Official: Cardiff City player hero leaves Cardiff City

Cardiff City Under-23s boss Andy Legg leaves club as part of academy shake-up

Monday 25th November 2019


A temporary replacement has been named

Andy Legg has left his post as Cardiff City’s under-23s manager as part of an internal restructure, WalesOnline has learned.

It is understood that Legg’s departure is not a straight directive from new first-team boss Neil Harris but is a decision made by the club’s top brass.

Sources at the club have stressed that they are grateful for the brilliant job Legg did as under-23s boss and his departure is simply a byproduct of a decision to take the academy in a different direction.

His exit is also not by virtue of any disciplinary measures, either.

It is also thought this structure shake-up has been in the works for some time, before Harris’s appointment in fact, and was not a case of the new manager looking to overhaul the youth set-up immediately.

Former Norwich City, Bristol Rovers and Wales under-21s midfielder Tom Ramasut takes over from Legg on a temporary basis as the club seek a permanent appointment.

Ramasut, 42, has coached at the academy for eight years and was in charge of today’s 0-0 draw with Charlton Athletic at Leckwith in Legg’s absence.

Legg’s departure is the second high-profile exit from the club’s academy in a matter of months, with Craig Bellamy having left South Wales to join Anderlecht’s youth setup this summer.

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was a topic on here last week mate



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Shit on by James Mcarthy. Hes the one the club needs to move out.

Shit on by James Mcarthy. Hes the one the club needs to move out.

is he the bloke that took over from Derek Clydesdale ? prior to there being an academy as such

was a topic on here last week mate



https://cardiffcityforum.co.uk/viewtopi ... 2&t=211191

Yes, but officially announced today, so newsworthy

was a topic on here last week mate



viewtopic.php?f=2&t=211191

Yes, but officially announced today, so newsworthy

Correct Chris


For me ANDY LEGG was a great servant for our club and he was not the problem.

No room for sentiment in football.

Under 23s have been doing terrible for a while, Legg has to take some responsibility.

Would have expected McCarthy to be moved on as well. Heard a lot of bad stuff about him, as has been said above. Disappointed they've decided to keep him.

Hopefully there are more capable people in charge of the Academy now.

It has nothing to do with Legg doing good or doing bad the whole academy needs and is getting a reshuffle.

Everybody there needs a kick up the ass.

Well if Legg was moved on due to a resuffle surely McCarthy should have gone also?

A new broom and all that !!

Rob earnahaw coming in?.

I would have though a revamp where people lose their jobs involved those deemed to be not doing their job well enough are the ones to go ? ...not just some random process where you could actually be keeping all those that are seen as under achieving ?

Well if Legg was moved on due to a resuffle surely McCarthy should have gone also?

A new broom and all that !!

How’d you know he’s not the person doing the reshuffle