The worst decisions by Neil Warnock for Cardiff City

The worst decisions by Neil Warnock



By Jamie Kemble / Inside Cardiff City


Monday 5th June 2017


Dismissal of Emyr Huws

Opinion is split on whether Emyr Huws is good enough to feature in Cardiff’s midfield, and whether he could displace the likes of Gunnarsson, Whittingham or Ralls.

However, he wasn’t given a fair crack of the whip after joining from Wigan Athletic in the summer.

The midfielder even ended up taking a sizable wage cut to join Ipswich on loan and he impressed during his spell in Norfolk.

He’s still a Cardiff player, at least for the time being, and it’s unclear whether he will be deemed good enough next season.

But whether Neil Warnock was fair giving the Welsh international just one chance to impress in an all-round disappointing FA Cup defeat, is a talking point between supporters.






Shutting out the fringe players

Warnock has been known throughout his career for having faith in a select group of players and if he’s your manager, you don’t want to be a fringe player.

There’s no doubt the experience boss has his favourites in a squad and that could be one of his downfalls.

The players who unexpectedly give you a boost, just like Stuart O’Keefe under Russell Slade, can come in very handy during a season and you just don’t see that happening under Warnock.

Players like O’Keefe and Huws were shut out and sent on loan without a thought, and it could be a concern for Cardiff fans that fringe players haven’t got a fair chance of pushing the first team regulars.

A harsh criticism perhaps, but Warnock’s treatment of some fringe players may be one of his worst decisions during his reign.








Lack of desire to keep Peter Whittingham

Cardiff have offered Peter Whittingham a contract and whether he will sign it, we are likely to find out within the next couple of weeks.

It’s a reduced contract which makes sense given the reduced role he would inevitably play next season.

However, it’s the fashion in which the Bluebirds offered the contract and the lack of desire shown to keep one of the club’s best ever servants which is disappointing.

Whittingham has been fantastic for the club during the last decade and it’s clear he still has quality to offer at Championship level.

The least he deserved was for Cardiff to make it crystal clear they wanted him to stay instead of the careful and stuttering manner the news broke.

Whittingham’s future is extremely unclear and that will disappoint the majority of fans – Warnock’s lack of desire to keep the midfielder is going down as one of his poorer decisions.








Lack of investment in January window

The season ended brightly despite the lack of action during the January window and it certainly wasn’t detrimental to the season.

Having said that, It caused frustration for many supporters when Warnock failed to spend money after weeks of building up the January window.

Warnock kept saying ‘I can’t wait for the transfer window’ after a series of disappointing results at the back-end of last year and it caused excitement among fans.

But come the close of the January window, Cardiff had only managed to sign squad player Greg Halford,

A portion of the Bluebirds’ faithful felt let down by the lack of action and some lost trust means Warnock may look back on the move as a poor one.










Placing little emphasis on FA Cup tie

Cardiff dropped out of the FA Cup with a 3rd round home defeat to Fulham at the Cardiff City Stadium.

It was a game Neil Warnock revealed he struggled to get motivated for, saying he struggled to get out of bed for the 11.30am kick-off.

City fans enjoy the FA Cup and it’s a competition they hold close to their heart being the only Welsh club to win it, and then defying all the odds to reach the final in 2008.

A complete lack of motivation from Warnock upset a few despite the league needing to take priority following a very poor start.

Supporters look to the team and manager to set the tone and a disappointing lack of belief from Warnock wasn’t one of his finest moments.

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That article is so negative it wouldn't look out of place in the Tory manifesto

That article is so negative it wouldn't look out of place in the Tory manifesto

Lol! This little lot like the best decisions Warnock has made Tony

I think I can say with confidence that this report is the biggest load of crap I have ever read on this forum, and that includes the stuff I have come out with.

I think I can say with confidence that this report is the biggest load of crap I have ever read on this forum, and that includes the stuff I have come out with.

filler fodder

Stupid article written by someone who doesnt like Warnock

Such rubbish he must be a Swansea fan?

Talk about shocking articles, have no idea what this guy is trying to achieve, think NW was fully justified in all his decisions.

I'm a massive fan of Warnock, but he isn't faultless. Signing and playing the totally ineffective Greg Halford is his worst decision. However, he's made few mistakes......he does need to give O'Keefe a chance as well.

Did angelis write that?

Warnock out!!!

In my opinion he made the right call regarding Fulham in the FA Cup. At the time we were still entrenched in the relegation battle. It was far more important to survive relegation than go on a cup run. f*cking idiot who wrote that comment!

Nearly all them decisions were EXACTLY correct when you look at the situation we were.

League survival as a priority me nat knickling down. We had to ignore the cup and not blood youngsters or use fringe players.

It has only become and issue now because NW succeeded very quickly in getting us away from the relegation places.

Who give these people column inches. The internet has become full of people who think they have knowledge because they have the platform.

I'm a massive fan of Warnock, but he isn't faultless. Signing and playing the totally ineffective Greg Halford is his worst decision. However, he's made few mistakes......he does need to give O'Keefe a chance as well.

Halford did ok {not great} certainly no worse than OKeefe ..god knows why a few rave about him if that good the loan wouldnt have been to league 1..
but how can replacing a player you dont rate /allegedly dont get on with someone you rate and trust be a bad thing.?
neither are anywhere near good enough for a team challenging but at the time..with no money..id assume his priority was a happy ship all in sinc with him..

I'm a massive fan of Warnock, but he isn't faultless. Signing and playing the totally ineffective Greg Halford is his worst decision. However, he's made few mistakes......he does need to give O'Keefe a chance as well.

Halford did ok {not great} certainly no worse than OKeefe ..god knows why a few rave about him if that good the loan wouldnt have been to league 1..
but how can replacing a player you dont rate /allegedly dont get on with someone you rate and trust be a bad thing.?
neither are anywhere near good enough for a team challenging but at the time..with no money..id assume his priority was a happy ship all in sinc with him..

O'keefe was our best player when he came into the team last season and changed the look of our stale mid field. Halford is just a utility player from what I've seen O'keefe Is a much better player imo.