" A Bit of a pop at Neil Warnocks New Contract "

As Reading FC have shown with Stam, Cardiff should be wary with new Warnock deal
Warnock has been rewarded for a fine job with the Bluebirds this season

Monday 5th March 2018

Cardiff boss Neil Warnock

By Russell Kempson (Reading FC)

What is worse than Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock once again unnecessarily and unfairly lambasting a referee and his assistants for his side’s latest draw or defeat?

Well, it is Warnock smug, smarmy and smirking after he had agreed a two-year extension to his contact, which will keep him at the South Wales club until 2020.

To be fair to “Colin W”, which I don’t really like to be, he has done an excellent job at Cardiff this season.

They’ve as good as nailed a Championship play-off spot already, barring a late collapse, and appear to be serious contenders for an automatic promotion slot.

And who knows? They might even catch long-time leaders Wolverhampton Wanderers should the boys from the Black Country falter over the run-in.

All that after Warnock rescued Cardiff from a possible relegation struggle last term, when he succeeded Paul Trollope in October 2016 and lifted the Bluebirds from a precarious 23rd place to a final finish of 12th.

Fair play, Colin.

However, I can’t help feel that the knee-jerk reactions of club owners sacking their managers for a series of poor results also applies to them offering the bosses new fat contracts after a season of excellence.

Remember … Reading FC’s Jaap Stam, after inspiring his side to the second-tier play-off final last term, was handed a two-year contract extension.

That superb 2016/17 campaign, so desperate has been 2017/18, now looks little more than a one-off fluke.

Stam has become damaged goods and Reading’s Chinese owners now appear a tad foolish in locking in the Dutchman until the summer of 2019.

Wherever Cardiff end up at the conclusion of this season – automatically promoted or successful or beaten in the play-offs – it could be that one-off fluke syndrome all over again.

And next time around - as with Reading and Stam - if it all goes horribly pear-shaped, will the Cardiff hierarchy wonder why on earth they had rewarded Warnock so prematurely and handsomely?

Colin W will always harangue match officials. As distasteful as it is, we’ve all grown to accept that.

And you know, strangely – on the back of his new deal - I think I prefer those mostly distorted and deluded post-match histrionics to him being smug, smarmy and smirking.

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That’s a non article??? How can you compare Stam to Warnock? Warnock’s been there and done it, worst case scenario Warnock takes us up, and we come back down, and then we have an experience manager in championship to take us back up again...

I think we should learn a lesson from Burnley, don’t sack if it goes wrong in the Premier....Although age is not on Warnock’s side..I would stick by him for the next two seasons regardless.

Yet another of the endless supply of
Opinionated Keyboard warriors
Generally PC but full of patronising negative greyness

Trying to make a name in social media.

f**k off you Gaylord

What a ridiculous article, is the writer serious in comparing Stamm a first time manager to the experience at manager level Warnock has? At no point does the writer make any reference to it being Stamms first job as manager.

What a ridiculous article, is the writer serious in comparing Stamm a first time manager to the experience at manager level Warnock has? At no point does the writer make any reference to it being Stamms first job as manager.

Over 30 years of management experience and 7 promotions Neil Warnock 1 and a bit years in the Championship Jaap Stam just about sums it up.

If you do the checklist on the article it ticks all the boxes.
1) false comparisons
2) able to get the reader irrate
3) strong opinions against

Perfect WOL journalism, get this man a job

Sounds like jealousy to me.

Tin-pot club, one of the worst stadiums in all leagues with supporters to match.

And who remembers that abomination of their club song?

https://youtu.be/_rp3toJ9cAQ

Can't remember how to embed youtube vids but if you haven't seen it, make sure you have a sick bag to hand.

No other manager complains to referee or fourth official? Guys a joke

So if a manager has turned things around for a club you shouldn't reward them with a new contract then?

So if a manager has turned things around for a club you shouldn't reward them with a new contract then?

Some managers get rewarded with the sack after winning the league.

So if a manager has turned things around for a club you shouldn't reward them with a new contract then?

Some managers get rewarded with the sack after winning the league.

Yeah I know, like a manager is doing well so the way you reward them is more often than not a new contract, does that mean if you do that you are certain to go in the opposite direction.

No other manager complains to referee or fourth official? Guys a joke

Spot On .