“BOBBY REID LIFTS THE LID ON NEIL WARNOCK”
Sun May 03, 2020 12:43 am
Bobby Decordova-Reid lifts the lid on Neil Warnock's role in his shock Cardiff City exit
The former Bluebirds forward has spoken out on his shock Cardiff City departure
By Tom Coleman
Sunday 3ed May 2020
Fulham striker Bobby Decordova-Reid has suggested that former boss Neil Warnock played an instrumental role in his Cardiff City exit last summer.
The 27-year old made a shock deadline day move to Fulham on the final day of the summer transfer window, just 12 months on from an £8.5m transfer from Severnside rivals Bristol City.
The move dismayed many fans, with Warnock himself suggesting at the time that he wanted to keep the player to "build a team around".
However, according to Bristol Live, the forward told an Instagram Q and A that it was made clear he could not be guaranteed first team action following Cardiff's relegation to the Championship, adding that he was eventually told he could leave the club.
Looking back on the move, he said: "Let me take you back to Cardiff and how that happened because I don't think a lot of people know the story behind it and what happened.
BOBBY REID:
"I know a few Cardiff fans are probably upset with how it happened but I remember we played Wigan in the first game of the season.
"Obviously I didn't play as much as I wanted to the season before in the Premier League, Neil Warnock was the manager at the time, it was down to him.
"I thought if he'd brought me in and wasn't going to play me then I didn't know if I could trust him the next season because the style of play he was playing didn't necessarily suit me.
"The reason I went there initially in the Premier League was because you kind of have to play some football to a certain extent in order to compete.
"In the Championship I wasn't too sure if they were going to revert back to how they'd played before so we had a talk in pre-season and he said he couldn't guarantee me to play games.
"My agent was looking elsewhere to see what he could find and there was interest from Fulham.
"I remember playing the first game for Cardiff, the window was still open, then I came in on the Monday and he told me I could go if I wanted to go.
"It was a massive surprise to me as I thought he might give me a chance to play. Once he said that I knew it wasn't going to work out there.
"I don't know what's been said from that side but I got told I could leave so I did."
Decordova-Reid left South Wales with five goals to his name, and there's still a feeling among some supporters that he was never given a chance to really realise his potential at the Cardiff City Stadium.
However, he insists he has no regrets over the move, adding that the opportunity to play in the top flight was too good to turn down.
"Obviously everyone wants to play in the Premier League and I got a call from my agent saying they were interested.
"I thought it was a place where I was going to play games, unfortunately I didn't necessarily play as much as I wanted to, but it was close to home as well.
"It was perfect, Premier League football and close to home, I didn't have to go up north and could stay close to family.
"It was something I couldn't turn down and to this day I don't regret it."
The former Bluebirds forward has spoken out on his shock Cardiff City departure
By Tom Coleman
Sunday 3ed May 2020
Fulham striker Bobby Decordova-Reid has suggested that former boss Neil Warnock played an instrumental role in his Cardiff City exit last summer.
The 27-year old made a shock deadline day move to Fulham on the final day of the summer transfer window, just 12 months on from an £8.5m transfer from Severnside rivals Bristol City.
The move dismayed many fans, with Warnock himself suggesting at the time that he wanted to keep the player to "build a team around".
However, according to Bristol Live, the forward told an Instagram Q and A that it was made clear he could not be guaranteed first team action following Cardiff's relegation to the Championship, adding that he was eventually told he could leave the club.
Looking back on the move, he said: "Let me take you back to Cardiff and how that happened because I don't think a lot of people know the story behind it and what happened.
BOBBY REID:
"I know a few Cardiff fans are probably upset with how it happened but I remember we played Wigan in the first game of the season.
"Obviously I didn't play as much as I wanted to the season before in the Premier League, Neil Warnock was the manager at the time, it was down to him.
"I thought if he'd brought me in and wasn't going to play me then I didn't know if I could trust him the next season because the style of play he was playing didn't necessarily suit me.
"The reason I went there initially in the Premier League was because you kind of have to play some football to a certain extent in order to compete.
"In the Championship I wasn't too sure if they were going to revert back to how they'd played before so we had a talk in pre-season and he said he couldn't guarantee me to play games.
"My agent was looking elsewhere to see what he could find and there was interest from Fulham.
"I remember playing the first game for Cardiff, the window was still open, then I came in on the Monday and he told me I could go if I wanted to go.
"It was a massive surprise to me as I thought he might give me a chance to play. Once he said that I knew it wasn't going to work out there.
"I don't know what's been said from that side but I got told I could leave so I did."
Decordova-Reid left South Wales with five goals to his name, and there's still a feeling among some supporters that he was never given a chance to really realise his potential at the Cardiff City Stadium.
However, he insists he has no regrets over the move, adding that the opportunity to play in the top flight was too good to turn down.
"Obviously everyone wants to play in the Premier League and I got a call from my agent saying they were interested.
"I thought it was a place where I was going to play games, unfortunately I didn't necessarily play as much as I wanted to, but it was close to home as well.
"It was perfect, Premier League football and close to home, I didn't have to go up north and could stay close to family.
"It was something I couldn't turn down and to this day I don't regret it."
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Re: “BOBBY REID LIFTS THE LID ON NEIL WARNOCK”
Sun May 03, 2020 7:16 am
Another half arsed sob story from a pampered professional footballer
Two things that stick out from that interview are :- after being told that he would play a big part for us this season why did he then instruct his agent to “look around” to see what else was out there when he was still under contract and being paid handsomely by City
Secondly, if I remember rightly he was shocking at Wigan and looked like he couldn’t care less
In view of this attitude I don’t think the club had any other option than to tell him to F**k off
He can try to put whatever “spin” he wants on it but the fact of the matter is that he wanted out and he forced the move
Two things that stick out from that interview are :- after being told that he would play a big part for us this season why did he then instruct his agent to “look around” to see what else was out there when he was still under contract and being paid handsomely by City
Secondly, if I remember rightly he was shocking at Wigan and looked like he couldn’t care less
In view of this attitude I don’t think the club had any other option than to tell him to F**k off
He can try to put whatever “spin” he wants on it but the fact of the matter is that he wanted out and he forced the move
Re: “BOBBY REID LIFTS THE LID ON NEIL WARNOCK”
Sun May 03, 2020 8:08 am
" I have always supported Fulham" is what he said and that he wants to be close to his sister, who is a bigwig councelor in Fulham, he is making it up as he goes along 
Re: “BOBBY REID LIFTS THE LID ON NEIL WARNOCK”
Sun May 03, 2020 8:26 am
Bobby Reid is as bad as his agent, he left if his own free will , not Cardiff’s fault or Warnocks fault .
Re: “BOBBY REID LIFTS THE LID ON NEIL WARNOCK”
Sun May 03, 2020 11:02 am
i have no ill will to him, NW clearly wasn't going to play him and the football NW did play was so awful, that Bobby Reid would of been ineffective. good luck to the lad, was nice to have him whilst he was here
Re: “BOBBY REID LIFTS THE LID ON NEIL WARNOCK”
Sun May 03, 2020 4:27 pm
bluebird04 wrote:i have no ill will to him, NW clearly wasn't going to play him and the football NW did play was so awful, that Bobby Reid would of been ineffective. good luck to the lad, was nice to have him whilst he was here
well he started at Wigan and his efforts were poor including missing a sitter..
so not for me...he can stew at his dream/ boyhood club...Fulham ffs..
Re: “BOBBY REID LIFTS THE LID ON NEIL WARNOCK”
Mon May 04, 2020 8:45 am
Never understood Warnock signing him and Murphy as they are both lightweight players who both had histories of being in and out of form Not the typical 7 out of 10 player week in week out type of player warnock usually went for
Love Warnock and what he did for the club but wasted money on these players Yes we got money back on Reid but would rather we spent the money on someone who would have been in the team every week
Love Warnock and what he did for the club but wasted money on these players Yes we got money back on Reid but would rather we spent the money on someone who would have been in the team every week
Re: “BOBBY REID LIFTS THE LID ON NEIL WARNOCK”
Mon May 04, 2020 10:02 am
Igovernor wrote:" I have always supported Fulham" is what he said and that he wants to be close to his sister, who is a bigwig councelor in Fulham, he is making it up as he goes along
Don't know about supporting Fulham. He's from Bristol, and played for the Wurzels. His sister is the MP for Battersea, and is in the shadow cabinet.