WoL: CANDIDATES LINING UP TO TAKE BLUEBIRD ROLE

CARDIFF CITY MANAGERIAL UPDATE EMERGES AMID EXPECTATION
By Adam Jones

Cardiff City have been “inundated” with interest in the managerial vacancy since Steve Morison’s departure and could still appoint a boss in the coming days if a particular candidate stands out, according to a report from Wales Online.




The Welsh outfit currently sit in 18th place after claiming 11 points from 10 league games, something that was potentially expected considering how new the second-tier side’s squad is following a major rebuild at the Cardiff City Stadium in the summer.

However, owner Vincent Tan has opted to pull the trigger due to results and is keen to see the Bluebirds move up the table as quickly as possible, with Mark Hudson looking like the front runner to take the top job in the Welsh capital.

According to Wales Online, he is set to be given the chance to take the club forward for a run of games before a decision is taken on whether he’s the right man for the longer term.

He won’t be the only candidate for the permanent role, although Reading’s Paul Ince will not be amongst them after he committed his future to the Berkshire club – but this latest report has revealed there has been a considerable amount of interest in the vacancy despite how harshly many people thought Morison was treated – with that dismissal potentially a deterrent to some possible candidates.






The Verdict:

Some would argue this job is a poisoned chalice at this stage considering the owner’s demand for better results despite how new the first-team squad is.

Not only would a new manager have to adapt to life themselves – but they will also have the major task of trying to gel this squad together and that won’t be an easy task with the first team becoming accustomed to Morison and his methods in recent months.

They are also missing Jamilu Collins and some would even argue they may not have enough firepower up top to be a real force this term, even with Callum Robinson’s late arrival from West Bromwich Albion this summer.

The top job at Cardiff could potentially be an exciting role though – because they have the calibre of players at their disposal to record a respectable league finish this season and that will be enough to tempt many managers to apply for the job.

And if there are managers of real experience who could probably come in and do a better job than Hudson, then they should move quickly to tie them down with just over one week left to go of the international break.

Since this report, Paul Ince has (thankfully IMHO) distanced himself to Reading FC but we can never rule out a 'surprise' from the Bluebird hierarchy

Mark Hudson? Who knows? But he has a couple of tough games in which to stake his claim

Should he see us, say, puck up 5 or 6 points from the next three games, I just hope they don't go into panic mode and sign him up for life when his agent discloses Barcelona or PSG have shown an interest

Short, sharp contracts are the way forward for both the inexperienced like Steve Morison and the has beens like McCarthy

Chris, I remember the exact story being given to WOL last time by Dalman and we ended up with Steve Morison

It’s either Hudson providing we gets some much needed points in next 3 games or another low key appointment.
We could have the best candidates in world football declaring interest in the role that doesn’t mean we are looking for one

Wow, when you see it written like that... 11 points from 10 games (30) it looks bad.
Hopefully Mr Tan can see past any *advice* he gets from MD or Choo and remembers that he got promoted twice with an experienced manager so springs a surprise on us.
Fingers crossed.