STEVE MORISON HONESTY AS HE STATES THE FUTURE FOR CARDIFF C

I just love Steve Morison’s honesty, last July, August a few others and myself said similar and that’s why we are where we are today.
We got slagged down on here by the usual suspects.
Honesty is the best way.



Well done Steve Morison.



STEVE MORISON:


"The goal is to have a core group within the first team which is from the academy, lowering the age group of the first team," Morison began.”

“But there is a huge risk in being too overbearing on them. Arguably, it's why we are where we are now, in a relegation battle.”

“The table doesn’t lie.”



By Glen Williams

Tuesday 8th February 2022


All told, Cardiff have made a pretty poor fist of it in their three attempts since they dropped back down into the second tier in 2019, having started each season badly and changed managers in every campaign.

Uncertainly lies ahead again this summer, too, with incumbent boss Steve Morison seeing his current deal expire in June.

Given the long-term vision of the club and how they want to get there, though, Morison might be better placed than most to oversee and implement the strategy moving forward.

While at the minute, things are very short term. Cardiff must first climb out of the relegation quagmire before anyone is talking about promotions next season and beyond, but supporters are keen to know what the future looks like for their club.






Steve Morison:

"But there is a huge risk in being too overbearing on them. Arguably, it's why we are where we are now in a relegation battle.”

"As much positivity as there is, the reality is those players were being asked a hell of a lot of in the first half of the season. That was why we struggled. It's clear to see. The table doesn't lie.”

"My mindset on it all was that we have got good players there, but are they ready for a 46-game Championship season? I don't know yet.”


"You will interview every single one of them and they'll all tell you, 'I'm ready, I want to play, I want to do this and I want to do that'.

"The reality is, they don't know what that feels like. They don't know how it feels to go Sunday-Wednesday-Saturday. They don't know how it feels to go to Peterborough on Wednesday night and then go to The Den and have someone snarling at you on Saturday.”

"You can't just go, 'Oh, it's all right, I'm young'. We need to win and do it now."



The word constantly coming out of Cardiff is that there is no transfer budget, it is why they have dealt solely in loans and free transfers for a year.

It means leaning even more heavily on the academy players, many of whom are promising prospects, but as Morison alludes to, they are not ready to bear the brunt of a rigorous Championship campaign, certainly if promotion is the ultimate goal – which it is.




The balancing act is introducing the players at the right time and making sure there is enough experience elsewhere on the pitch to sustain a promotion challenge in the years to come.

"Over the coming six months, year, two years — they don't need to rush — we will bring them through at the right time," the manager added.

"The best case is Phil Foden at Man City. People were calling for him to be playing and starting every single week, but would he be the player now? He didn't go on loan, stayed around in training with those players and got better.

"Now, bear in mind, we are trying to do that with five or six players, not just one.

"It's all about just doing things at the right rate. But our end goal is always exactly the same. Can we have a core group that end up having Cardiff careers like Joe Ralls?

"They will always need support around that. We can't get caught up in the fact that we need help around them.

"But it would be nice if we had one or two players who were nailed-on starters that are really doing well and we are doing well so they are not looking to go anywhere else, unless it's a big boy, which I don't think you should begrudge anyone going to further their career at a high level.

"But that's a long way down the line, as far as I can see."

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One thing we can say about Morison is that he won't say the sort of bullshit that Harris and McCarthy did.

He will always speak his mind. Sometimes that will rub people up in the wrong way, such as with what he said about Isaak Davies.

But he's always honest and I respect him for that.

FOREVER BLUE

Tell morrison just incase he gets lost we are playing peterborough at home tomorrow he seems to be under the impression we are away tomorrow.

FOREVER BLUE

Tell morrison just incase he gets lost we are playing peterborough at home tomorrow he seems to be under the impression we are away tomorrow.

One thing we can say about Morison is that he won't say the sort of bullshit that Harris and McCarthy did.

He will always speak his mind. Sometimes that will rub people up in the wrong way, such as with what he said about Isaak Davies.

But he's always honest and I respect him for that.

Exactly Ned,

I love his honesty.

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One of the commentators said during the Liverpool game, that Morison is also trying to improve how the club engage with fans via social media.

He comes across as a likeable and honest guy. Think he’s doing a good job under the circumstances.

One of the commentators said during the Liverpool game, that Morison is also trying to improve how the club engage with fans via social media.

He comes across as a likeable and honest guy. Think he’s doing a good job under the circumstances.

Doing a good job on all fronts.


Especially with NO money at all.

This job for Morrison was a massive gamble on his part. Stay up and he will be held in high esteem but if we are relegated it could damage his career. Hope we stay up

I can't say I like everything about Morison, though he does appear to be honest. He can sometimes come across as a bit defensively arrogant and I think he is probably very much aware that he is on trial and that people are judging him. This will usually affect young managers unless they are particularly thick skinned. So he could change in that respect as he gains experience - though he could also 'learn' to be dishonest. But it's his abilities rather than his character that we should be most concerned with - though there is some connection between the two things. So far, I think he may be able to put his money where his mouth is: he may turn out to be a good manager. Only time will tell - but I wish him luck (he will need it).

One of the commentators said during the Liverpool game, that Morison is also trying to improve how the club engage with fans via social media.

He comes across as a likeable and honest guy. Think he’s doing a good job under the circumstances.

Doing a good job on all fronts.


Especially with NO money at all.

I think Leeds, Man City, Norwich, Boro and Stoke must be well impressed hearing that we aren’t paying anything towards these players.

Or are the teams we are loaning players to paying directly to the clubs loaning us players.

One thing we can say about Morison is that he won't say the sort of bullshit that Harris and McCarthy did.

He will always speak his mind. Sometimes that will rub people up in the wrong way, such as with what he said about Isaak Davies.

But he's always honest and I respect him for that.

100% agree whats the point in bullshitting when it was seen through by everybody else. Steve Morison is something we've lacked as a straight talking manager for a while. Even warnock wasn't as honest

One of the commentators said during the Liverpool game, that Morison is also trying to improve how the club engage with fans via social media.

He comes across as a likeable and honest guy. Think he’s doing a good job under the circumstances.

Doing a good job on all fronts.


Especially with NO money at all.

I think Leeds, Man City, Norwich, Boro and Stoke must be well impressed hearing that we aren’t paying anything towards these players.

Or are the teams we are loaning players to paying directly to the clubs loaning us players.

We won't know for sure what we're paying out but given that Doyle, Drameh and Hugill are on loan from Premiership clubs it's a fair bet that even if we're only paying half their wages it will still be more than what we were paying the players we've loaned out.

The frustrating thing is that if Forever Blue had just left his reply as "Doing a good job on all fronts" then that would have been a welcome and accurate post, but instead he has to have a pop.

In any event, if Morison can perform in the summer loan market like he did in the January market then how much money does he need Maybe he's another Warnock

In all seriousness, the loan market is vital when you're looking to bring in quality that you just wouldn't be able to afford otherwise. To be fair, Harris recognised that when he brought in Osei-Tutu, Ojo and Wilson and when you look at the clubs in the top half of the Championship they've all used it to varying degrees.

What I do accept is that if Morison continues at this level of improvement the club will need to assist him in the summer in at least making a few permanent signings. They could be on loan, they could be renewing contracts or they could involve an outlay in an important position e.g. Hugill.

What is a huge advantage for us at the moment is that we, for the first time in a long time, are building a strategy that makes it attractive to both players and loaning clubs alike. Just listen to Drameh's interview last night on the club's TV about how Morison was phoning his agent every day to the point that the player approached Bielsa to allow him to come to us. That's not about money, that's about structure and reputation that will stand us in good stead in the summer, hopefully

Mind you, the job isn't done yet. We still have to stay up but things are looking a lot more hopeful for this season and next in my opinion

One of the commentators said during the Liverpool game, that Morison is also trying to improve how the club engage with fans via social media.

He comes across as a likeable and honest guy. Think he’s doing a good job under the circumstances.

Doing a good job on all fronts.


Especially with NO money at all.

I think Leeds, Man City, Norwich, Boro and Stoke must be well impressed hearing that we aren’t paying anything towards these players.

Or are the teams we are loaning players to paying directly to the clubs loaning us players.

We won't know for sure what we're paying out but given that Doyle, Drameh and Hugill are on loan from Premiership clubs it's a fair bet that even if we're only paying half their wages it will still be more than what we were paying the players we've loaned out.

The frustrating thing is that if Forever Blue had just left his reply as "Doing a good job on all fronts" then that would have been a welcome and accurate post, but instead he has to have a pop.

In any event, if Morison can perform in the summer loan market like he did in the January market then how much money does he need Maybe he's another Warnock

In all seriousness, the loan market is vital when you're looking to bring in quality that you just wouldn't be able to afford otherwise. To be fair, Harris recognised that when he brought in Osei-Tutu, Ojo and Wilson and when you look at the clubs in the top half of the Championship they've all used it to varying degrees.

What I do accept is that if Morison continues at this level of improvement the club will need to assist him in the summer in at least making a few permanent signings. They could be on loan, they could be renewing contracts or they could involve an outlay in an important position e.g. Hugill.

What is a huge advantage for us at the moment is that we, for the first time in a long time, are building a strategy that makes it attractive to both players and loaning clubs alike. Just listen to Drameh's interview last night on the club's TV about how Morison was phoning his agent every day to the point that the player approached Bielsa to allow him to come to us. That's not about money, that's about structure and reputation that will stand us in good stead in the summer, hopefully

Mind you, the job isn't done yet. We still have to stay up but things are looking a lot more hopeful for this season and next in my opinion

Absolutely true on all counts.

Tan has clearly backed Morison in the January window. He had to because under his stewardship we absolutely messed up this season. That looks like it will result in us staying up pretty easily. The summer is the time that he needs to back Morison again with the tools to put together a squad that can take us up. He needs to do that or he needs to let someone in who will if it is true there are others willing to.

Morison built a very good under 23 squad. Even though some turned on him after the Bristol City loss it is clear he has the ability. Could he be the young, thrusting manager we all wanted?