Steve Morison:”Most of its not in our hands anymore, We got

STEVE MORISON:



"We're still working hard on the couple of little bits we still need to do. Most of it is not in our hands any more, it's in other people's hands."

But he is happy with his lot otherwise, saying: "Look it's been great to do the work over the off season.”


“We didn't stop this summer, worked hard on and off pitch. It's good to see a smile on faces. I feel great. The Board, and Vincent Tan, backed me 100 per cent.”

"We haven't just plucked a load of people out of nowhere, we’ve got everyone we wanted.”

“Theres a lot of work gone into it and I'm really pleased where we are, we’ve got the squad I wanted.”

"We're working on a way of playing, and also a way of playing that suits the players we've got. We've brought the players in to play a certain way, and they're doing alright at the minute.”

Of the competition for places within his squad Morison said:

“I put it up in front of them, told them they have two competitions this year - one with the person sitting next to you, the other with the other 23 teams in the League. I showed them who was in their position, showed them every player; I will work with every single one of them."

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Part of the b/s has started. Tan has backed me 100% ! Morison obviously has had targets for strikers like he has had for every other position and has been refused, still no strikers 5 days before the season starts. I'm very excited to see the new players but a team with no goals in it will inevitably struggle.

I've always felt getting the striker in was the most difficult job for us.

To get a reasonable striker you need to pay for it. Tan is just not going to do that. So whoever we have on the radar I would well imagine its out of our hands.

Part of the b/s has started. Tan has backed me 100% ! Morison obviously has had targets for strikers like he has had for every other position and has been refused, still no strikers 5 days before the season starts. I'm very excited to see the new players but a team with no goals in it will inevitably struggle.

He may not have been refused We may have just failed to land them Let’s face it Tan has backed his managers more than any other owner that i have known in my near 50 years of watching city Red debacle was awful but he has backed his managers

Part of the b/s has started. Tan has backed me 100% ! Morison obviously has had targets for strikers like he has had for every other position and has been refused, still no strikers 5 days before the season starts. I'm very excited to see the new players but a team with no goals in it will inevitably struggle.

I thought we scored 4 last time out.The b/s as you call it is miles behind the agenda driven b/s you get on here.

Wonder how long it will take for him to roll out the excuses and blame the youngsters ?

The system needs to change and seems like he’s got the players in to do it.
Yes, we need at least one striker but I’m quietly confident Waters could be a success.
The way we play has made us a graveyard for them for a while.
Wish we still had Glatzel TBH.

Part of the b/s has started. Tan has backed me 100% ! Morison obviously has had targets for strikers like he has had for every other position and has been refused, still no strikers 5 days before the season starts. I'm very excited to see the new players but a team with no goals in it will inevitably struggle.

Morison is so grateful to get his first managers job, he has to say that.
99% freebies

Sean Morrison and Aden Flints wages are more than the 12 signings & Joe Ralls new wages put together.

What ever I think of Morison he has done a job of recruiting with virtually NO money that’s a fact.

Where are the strikers after 6 months knowing? They cost money and that’s why we have NO decent striker.

That could be the difference in mid table or relegation.

Troy Parrott undergoing a medical at PNE today before a season-long loan.

Hope this wasn’t one of our targets.

VT has backed SM as long as he's not spending any money, The payroll has be cut dramatically it's about time Tan put his hand in his tight pockets and paid out for a good striker. SM h q s done some great work and brought in some really good players but he can't kerp bringing in freebees strikers cost money Mr Tan you know it's that stuff you have millions of, it won't hurt to part with some of it.

Even lower league strikers cost thousands. Personally I'm happy to wait for a good Premier youngster to come available on loan when premier squads finalised, that for me will be better value for money.

VT has backed SM as long as he's not spending any money, The payroll has be cut dramatically it's about time Tan put his hand in his tight pockets and paid out for a good striker. SM h q s done some great work and brought in some really good players but he can't kerp bringing in freebees strikers cost money Mr Tan you know it's that stuff you have millions of, it won't hurt to part with some of it.

So should we add to the already mounting debt whilst also demanding the same debt is cleared?

Just a question and I can see the value in spending to get the right man/men in; but we have been told we need a FFP reset and surely better that than do a Derby/Reading...?

it is what it is, we are not in the position to make an offer the selling club can't refuse, we are offering the bare minimum and hoping it will be enough.

Loans are really tricky, what happens if we loan a wonder 18 year old from a top 6 team and he has to play 50% of the game or we get fined and he is not ready or we have to pay a million-pound loan fee and wages for a more experienced squad player.

There is going to be a lot of luck involved in this. I have no concern with Watters starting on Saturday, but he can't be our only 9 as i don't think Harris or Davies are 9's in this system, they are good cover for O'Dowda and Ojo

Part of the b/s has started. Tan has backed me 100% ! Morison obviously has had targets for strikers like he has had for every other position and has been refused, still no strikers 5 days before the season starts. I'm very excited to see the new players but a team with no goals in it will inevitably struggle.

Agree 100%

There have been good signings, but VT backing SM? Backed him with what? ( and please dont say signing on fees) Sorry but no, our signings have been a case of excellent work and management by SM. Tan has spend zero, and should be indebted to SM.

If Tan had 'backed' Morison, wd would have strikers by now.

Im glad there are some on this board who see through the regime.

Success this year will be inspite of not because of the regime.

Part of the b/s has started. Tan has backed me 100% ! Morison obviously has had targets for strikers like he has had for every other position and has been refused, still no strikers 5 days before the season starts. I'm very excited to see the new players but a team with no goals in it will inevitably struggle.

Agree 100%

There have been good signings, but VT backing SM? Backed him with what? ( and please dont say signing on fees) Sorry but no, our signings have been a case of excellent work and management by SM. Tan has spend zero, and should be indebted to SM.

If Tan had 'backed' Morison, wd would have strikers by now.

Im glad there are some on this board who see through the regime.

Success this year will be inspite of not because of the regime.

Agree.

Part of the b/s has started. Tan has backed me 100% ! Morison obviously has had targets for strikers like he has had for every other position and has been refused, still no strikers 5 days before the season starts. I'm very excited to see the new players but a team with no goals in it will inevitably struggle.

Agree 100%

There have been good signings, but VT backing SM? Backed him with what? ( and please dont say signing on fees) Sorry but no, our signings have been a case of excellent work and management by SM. Tan has spend zero, and should be indebted to SM.

If Tan had 'backed' Morison, wd would have strikers by now.

Im glad there are some on this board who see through the regime.

Success this year will be inspite of not because of the regime.

Really simple question for you .... what's the difference in paying 1m to a club for a player or paying 1m to player to sign for us? Beare in mind money comes from same place.....

You cannot have your cake and eat it when it comes to club paying out money especially as it comes from same place no matter how you twist it..

Part of the b/s has started. Tan has backed me 100% ! Morison obviously has had targets for strikers like he has had for every other position and has been refused, still no strikers 5 days before the season starts. I'm very excited to see the new players but a team with no goals in it will inevitably struggle.

Agree 100%

There have been good signings, but VT backing SM? Backed him with what? ( and please dont say signing on fees) Sorry but no, our signings have been a case of excellent work and management by SM. Tan has spend zero, and should be indebted to SM.

If Tan had 'backed' Morison, wd would have strikers by now.

Im glad there are some on this board who see through the regime.

Success this year will be inspite of not because of the regime.

And I've heard that the signings we've made are directly down to signing on fees being the best on offer. A number of players could have gone elsewhere but we offered the best deals. That is down to Mr Tan and the board backing SM's Decisions-Fact.

Hard to accept by all the anti-Tan bullshitters I know but fact nevertheless.

Part of the b/s has started. Tan has backed me 100% ! Morison obviously has had targets for strikers like he has had for every other position and has been refused, still no strikers 5 days before the season starts. I'm very excited to see the new players but a team with no goals in it will inevitably struggle.

Agree 100%

There have been good signings, but VT backing SM? Backed him with what? ( and please dont say signing on fees) Sorry but no, our signings have been a case of excellent work and management by SM. Tan has spend zero, and should be indebted to SM.

If Tan had 'backed' Morison, wd would have strikers by now.

Im glad there are some on this board who see through the regime.

Success this year will be inspite of not because of the regime.

And I've heard that the signings we've made are directly down to signing on fees being the best on offer. A number of players could have gone elsewhere but we offered the best deals. That is down to Mr Tan and the board backing SM's Decisions-Fact.

Hard to accept by all the anti-Tan bullshitters I know but fact nevertheless.

Just do not understand how anyone can say paying money in signing on fee or paying transfer fee is different when money comes from same pocket? Love an explanation of how its different! Can understand the apathy/hatred towards tan but not saying he hasn't backed manager because he hasn't spent 1m on transfer fee but spent 1m on signing on fee is wrong and they know it.

I think the world has changed and for once the club is ahead of the curve.

Pre covid there is no way we'd have signed Saywers, Rinomhota, Ojo, O'Dowda, Allsop & Romeo for less than 12 million !!!

Well played Cardiff City


And they'd still have signing on bonuses on top of that

Read a very interesting article yesterday written by Phil Thomas sports writer albeit in the sun how he points out the trouble the Championship is in financially. He mentions out of the 24 Championship clubs going into this weekend 13 of them haven't spent a bean on transfer fees. He goes onto say they are all waiting in line with a begging bowl waiting on the Premiership clubs to offer handouts and loan them players.

Part of the b/s has started. Tan has backed me 100% ! Morison obviously has had targets for strikers like he has had for every other position and has been refused, still no strikers 5 days before the season starts. I'm very excited to see the new players but a team with no goals in it will inevitably struggle.

Agree 100%

There have been good signings, but VT backing SM? Backed him with what? ( and please dont say signing on fees) Sorry but no, our signings have been a case of excellent work and management by SM. Tan has spend zero, and should be indebted to SM.

If Tan had 'backed' Morison, wd would have strikers by now.

Im glad there are some on this board who see through the regime.

Success this year will be inspite of not because of the regime.

So every player signed on for free , playing for free , zero agency fees.

Can you explain how much you think Tan has contributed to the wages and also monthly input into the club.

He's backed every manager with millions

Wasted money on players which is then blamed on the management committee

Now he's blamed for not spending

He can't win

And I'm not defending everything he's done but there are some crazy comments in here by fans that do not know what's going on

Morrison is just sharing his opinion .

Part of the b/s has started. Tan has backed me 100% ! Morison obviously has had targets for strikers like he has had for every other position and has been refused, still no strikers 5 days before the season starts. I'm very excited to see the new players but a team with no goals in it will inevitably struggle.

Agree 100%

There have been good signings, but VT backing SM? Backed him with what? ( and please dont say signing on fees) Sorry but no, our signings have been a case of excellent work and management by SM. Tan has spend zero, and should be indebted to SM.

If Tan had 'backed' Morison, wd would have strikers by now.

Im glad there are some on this board who see through the regime.

Success this year will be inspite of not because of the regime.

So every player signed on for free , playing for free , zero agency fees.

Can you explain how much you think Tan has contributed to the wages and also monthly input into the club.

He's backed every manager with millions

Wasted money on players which is then blamed on the management committee

Now he's blamed for not spending

He can't win

And I'm not defending everything he's done but there are some crazy comments in here by fans that do not know what's going on

Morrison is just sharing his opinion .

Amen to that.

Free transfers are now Bosman. No fee, but a signing on bonus for the players. There are no free transfers these days. Some of the players we've signed must be on decent wages.
I agree goalscorers come at at price.
If Tan doesn't cough up and we miss chance after chance it will be a tough season.

Part of the b/s has started. Tan has backed me 100% ! Morison obviously has had targets for strikers like he has had for every other position and has been refused, still no strikers 5 days before the season starts. I'm very excited to see the new players but a team with no goals in it will inevitably struggle.

Agree 100%

There have been good signings, but VT backing SM? Backed him with what? ( and please dont say signing on fees) Sorry but no, our signings have been a case of excellent work and management by SM. Tan has spend zero, and should be indebted to SM.

If Tan had 'backed' Morison, wd would have strikers by now.

Im glad there are some on this board who see through the regime.

Success this year will be inspite of not because of the regime.

Fair play to the regime for bringing in 12 players without it negatively affecting the books. Must have a top negotiater working for them

So would you prefer we spent £2-3mill on a striker, backing the manager in your mind, but then only let Morison bring in a further 3-4 players on freebies, and fill the gaps with youngsters again? Something you regularly criticse the club for doing? That's the reality of the situation. These players do not get paid in hugs and kisses.

Part of the b/s has started. Tan has backed me 100% ! Morison obviously has had targets for strikers like he has had for every other position and has been refused, still no strikers 5 days before the season starts. I'm very excited to see the new players but a team with no goals in it will inevitably struggle.

Agree 100%

There have been good signings, but VT backing SM? Backed him with what? ( and please dont say signing on fees) Sorry but no, our signings have been a case of excellent work and management by SM. Tan has spend zero, and should be indebted to SM.

If Tan had 'backed' Morison, wd would have strikers by now.

Im glad there are some on this board who see through the regime.

Success this year will be inspite of not because of the regime.

Fair play to the regime for bringing in 12 players without it negatively affecting the books. Must have a top negotiater working for them

So would you prefer we spent £2-3mill on a striker, backing the manager in your mind, but then only let Morison bring in a further 3-4 players on freebies, and fill the gaps with youngsters again? Something you regularly criticse the club for doing? That's the reality of the situation. These players do not get paid in hugs and kisses.

Before we all get carried away praising Regime / Managers etc etc


No one knows how we will do? let’s keep our praise or slagging off till say 10-12 games in.

If a miracle is achieved and we are doing well in those first 10-12 games then they both deserve praise, if down in the bottom half , then well you know what will be said.

My view I am very worried , but I will fully back the players and manager and reserve my views till after 10-12 games as I usually do.

So at the moment Morison is more than excited & the media excited beyond, majority of fans as well, here’s to 22,000 fans on Saturday & a City Win and by mid September with how everyone feels going up the Championship.


Positivity.

Part of the b/s has started. Tan has backed me 100% ! Morison obviously has had targets for strikers like he has had for every other position and has been refused, still no strikers 5 days before the season starts. I'm very excited to see the new players but a team with no goals in it will inevitably struggle.

Agree 100%

There have been good signings, but VT backing SM? Backed him with what? ( and please dont say signing on fees) Sorry but no, our signings have been a case of excellent work and management by SM. Tan has spend zero, and should be indebted to SM.

If Tan had 'backed' Morison, wd would have strikers by now.

Im glad there are some on this board who see through the regime.

Success this year will be inspite of not because of the regime.

Fair play to the regime for bringing in 12 players without it negatively affecting the books. Must have a top negotiater working for them

So would you prefer we spent £2-3mill on a striker, backing the manager in your mind, but then only let Morison bring in a further 3-4 players on freebies, and fill the gaps with youngsters again? Something you regularly criticse the club for doing? That's the reality of the situation. These players do not get paid in hugs and kisses.

Before we all get carried away praising Regime / Managers etc etc


No one knows how we will do? let’s keep our praise or slagging off till say 10-12 games in.

If a miracle is achieved and we are doing well in those first 10-12 games then they both deserve praise, if down in the bottom half , then well you know what will be said.

My view I am very worried , but I will fully back the players and manager and reserve my views till after 10-12 games as I usually do.

So at the moment Morison is more than excited & the media excited beyond, majority of fans as well, here’s to 22,000 fans on Saturday & a City Win and by mid September with how everyone feels going up the Championship.


Positivity.

How well or badly we do isn't whats being discussed though, its if Morison has been backed. These players have not been free and do not play for free. We could spend big money on a player and they turn out to be complete flops - Murphy and cornelius spring to mind. Some of most successful transfers have been freebies, etheridge,Bamba, hoillet.

I'd rather we completely transfer the team with 12 signings than spend big on a striker and only bring in 3-4 players to strengthen elsewhere. As we seen with Moore, a good striker isn't worth shit if he isn't supported and the defence leak goals for fun.

Everything in life is relative.

We have had the chance to wipe the slate clean and improve our squad.

How many would argue that the newbies are not far superior to those who left in the summer.

This championship may be even weaker than last years, clubs like us and Stoke have jettisoned their expensive nonperformers but others still have theirs and are sailing close to FFP with daft unsustainable debt. How many have genuinely improved?

i think we may well have to wait until transfer deadline day to get our striker

On paper this is a decent championship squad, without the experimenting, we could have been around halfway last season. I am expecting halfway to play offs.

Part of the b/s has started. Tan has backed me 100% ! Morison obviously has had targets for strikers like he has had for every other position and has been refused, still no strikers 5 days before the season starts. I'm very excited to see the new players but a team with no goals in it will inevitably struggle.

Agree 100%

There have been good signings, but VT backing SM? Backed him with what? ( and please dont say signing on fees) Sorry but no, our signings have been a case of excellent work and management by SM. Tan has spend zero, and should be indebted to SM.

If Tan had 'backed' Morison, wd would have strikers by now.

Im glad there are some on this board who see through the regime.

Success this year will be inspite of not because of the regime.

And I've heard that the signings we've made are directly down to signing on fees being the best on offer. A number of players could have gone elsewhere but we offered the best deals. That is down to Mr Tan and the board backing SM's Decisions-Fact.

Hard to accept by all the anti-Tan bullshitters I know but fact nevertheless.

Exactly, there no such thing as a free transfer anymore, signing on fees ,bonuses and agents fees, the anti club people need to realise this .

Part of the b/s has started. Tan has backed me 100% ! Morison obviously has had targets for strikers like he has had for every other position and has been refused, still no strikers 5 days before the season starts. I'm very excited to see the new players but a team with no goals in it will inevitably struggle.

Agree 100%

There have been good signings, but VT backing SM? Backed him with what? ( and please dont say signing on fees) Sorry but no, our signings have been a case of excellent work and management by SM. Tan has spend zero, and should be indebted to SM.

If Tan had 'backed' Morison, wd would have strikers by now.

Im glad there are some on this board who see through the regime.

Success this year will be inspite of not because of the regime.

Fair play to the regime for bringing in 12 players without it negatively affecting the books. Must have a top negotiater working for them

So would you prefer we spent £2-3mill on a striker, backing the manager in your mind, but then only let Morison bring in a further 3-4 players on freebies, and fill the gaps with youngsters again? Something you regularly criticse the club for doing? That's the reality of the situation. These players do not get paid in hugs and kisses.

Before we all get carried away praising Regime / Managers etc etc


No one knows how we will do? let’s keep our praise or slagging off till say 10-12 games in.

If a miracle is achieved and we are doing well in those first 10-12 games then they both deserve praise, if down in the bottom half , then well you know what will be said.

My view I am very worried , but I will fully back the players and manager and reserve my views till after 10-12 games as I usually do.

So at the moment Morison is more than excited & the media excited beyond, majority of fans as well, here’s to 22,000 fans on Saturday & a City Win and by mid September with how everyone feels going up the Championship.


Positivity.

How well or badly we do isn't whats being discussed though, its if Morison has been backed. These players have not been free and do not play for free. We could spend big money on a player and they turn out to be complete flops - Murphy and cornelius spring to mind. Some of most successful transfers have been freebies, etheridge,Bamba, hoillet.

I'd rather we completely transfer the team with 12 signings than spend big on a striker and only bring in 3-4 players to strengthen elsewhere. As we seen with Moore, a good striker isn't worth shit if he isn't supported and the defence leak goals for fun.

To be fair we’ve cut the budget 5 years running. Now to lower than low.
Last season we had our worst position in the league for 20 years.
I said last year I was worried by throwing in all those players whether they were good enough or not, I got slagged of on here for it.

We are not paying transfer fees, we are paying signing on fees, every club does, but we are paying very low wages for the Championship.

I am worried, but prepared as usual to fully support our players and manager and hope I am proved wrong and we are in top 8 etc.

Now lets get 22,000-25,000 positive fans this Saturday as we’ve had months of unbelievable hype.

I always give everyone a chance and just hope that what we get a good start and keep the fans fully positive and we all give the
10-12 games.

Part of the b/s has started. Tan has backed me 100% ! Morison obviously has had targets for strikers like he has had for every other position and has been refused, still no strikers 5 days before the season starts. I'm very excited to see the new players but a team with no goals in it will inevitably struggle.

Agree 100%

There have been good signings, but VT backing SM? Backed him with what? ( and please dont say signing on fees) Sorry but no, our signings have been a case of excellent work and management by SM. Tan has spend zero, and should be indebted to SM.

If Tan had 'backed' Morison, wd would have strikers by now.

Im glad there are some on this board who see through the regime.

Success this year will be inspite of not because of the regime.

Fair play to the regime for bringing in 12 players without it negatively affecting the books. Must have a top negotiater working for them

So would you prefer we spent £2-3mill on a striker, backing the manager in your mind, but then only let Morison bring in a further 3-4 players on freebies, and fill the gaps with youngsters again? Something you regularly criticse the club for doing? That's the reality of the situation. These players do not get paid in hugs and kisses.

Before we all get carried away praising Regime / Managers etc etc


No one knows how we will do? let’s keep our praise or slagging off till say 10-12 games in.

If a miracle is achieved and we are doing well in those first 10-12 games then they both deserve praise, if down in the bottom half , then well you know what will be said.

My view I am very worried , but I will fully back the players and manager and reserve my views till after 10-12 games as I usually do.

So at the moment Morison is more than excited & the media excited beyond, majority of fans as well, here’s to 22,000 fans on Saturday & a City Win and by mid September with how everyone feels going up the Championship.


Positivity.

How well or badly we do isn't whats being discussed though, its if Morison has been backed. These players have not been free and do not play for free. We could spend big money on a player and they turn out to be complete flops - Murphy and cornelius spring to mind. Some of most successful transfers have been freebies, etheridge,Bamba, hoillet.

I'd rather we completely transfer the team with 12 signings than spend big on a striker and only bring in 3-4 players to strengthen elsewhere. As we seen with Moore, a good striker isn't worth shit if he isn't supported and the defence leak goals for fun.

To be fair we’ve cut the budget 5 years running. Now to lower than low.
Last season we had our worst position in the league for 20 years.
I said last year I was worried by throwing in all those players whether they were good enough or not, I got slagged of on here for it.

We are not paying transfer fees, we are paying signing on fees, every club does, but we are paying very low wages for the Championship.

I am worried, but prepared as usual to fully support our players and manager and hope I am proved wrong and we are in top 8 etc.

Now lets get 22,000-25,000 positive fans this Saturday as we’ve had months of unbelievable hype.

I always give everyone a chance and just hope that what we get a good start and keep the fans fully positive and we all give the
10-12 games.

Yes averyone pays them but not everyone has signed 12 players either. I highly doubt players like ojo, Sawyers Allsop, Rinomhota etc are playing for peanuts. Wintle is probably on half, if that, what bacuna was on and I'd pick wintle over Bacuna everytime. I'd imagine we were paying pretty high wages last season and the team was extremely poor. People need to focus on what the club are building rather than money we've spent or not spent.

You say you'll give them 10-12 games before you judge but it seems you've already made your mind up we will struggle. It seems like a few people are just waiting for Morison to fail so they can pull up quotes of what has been said.