Yes: Finally at least one important Question was Answered

Keith Morgan - Dalman - Meeting :


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I had asked Keith to ask 11 questions to Dalman which I listed last Saturday . Keith is not obliged to ask anything I like ….. that is his prerogative .


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(1) Keith got the answer to the most important question ….and that is Tan’s 100% clear continued financial support - no matter what - therefore including our monthly losses , Sala , and all our debts ….. be they to him , Dalman or others. Tan’s most recent interview , when he spoke about the possibility of us reaching the PL ….. did not clearly say that . Now , Tan has at least legally committed to the Club to do it as confirmed by Dalman.



(2) Keith also reported on the transfer embargo ….however , we only got an incomplete and still confusing answer . So yes we have clarified that the EFL embargo is separate from the FIFA embargo (good). He also confirmed that we are trying to lift the EFL embargo (great). However , what about the FIFA embargo ? Can it be lifted ?


Is the 3 window embargo cast in stone ? Can we now sign any players (albeit under the EFL limitation embargo rules)? Yes - thank you - we know that we can not presently meet the criteria to lift either embargo ….. but what the hell can we do ? Can we sign anybody under the EFL limitations ? Can anyone tell me what we can or can’t do ? Honestly , while we know more it is still confusing.




(3) I had asked 11 questions all of which are being questioned by fans …… and thankfully Keith asked the two above ….. but he did not ask or at least get the answers on the other 9. For avoidance of doubt I remind you of the 11 questions.


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These are tough bloody times for our Club financially and off the pitch .


I personally do feel with Tan and appreciate the agony that he must be facing and the dilemma of how to deal with the big big problems .

They have got themselves in a hell of a mess over these years on and of the pitch and it’s just getting worse.

The important thing is can we or will we and how the hell do we get out of this situation ?


The Tan - Dalman - Choo situation is not working at all !


Tan wants to sell ….but how can he ? ….. without losing a hell of a lot and that he will - understandably - not do …… because he has now limited our yearly losses which he can easily absorb if he wants to ….but for how long ?

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THESE WERE THE QUESTIONS:



Meeting tomorrow great opportunity for City fans to ask :



(1) Can DALMAN confirm that Tan will continue to support the Club financially no matter what ?Irrespective of where we are in the league and irrespective of the situation with the payment to Nantes if we have to pay it ?


(2) Can he explain the transfer embargo very clearly ! Where we are ? + what can we do about it ? + what result do we expect ?



(3) Rumor is that Tan really wants to sell the Club and that he Dalman is very much involved and is talking to agents and middlemen ….and prospective buyers.



(4) rumor is that he (his company) is owed £30 million which is a big jump from the last accounts . Is this true ? Does it mean that he now has far more influence over Tan than before ?



(5) Suing the insurance broker seems a bit far fetched looking from the outside ….. are we now clutching on straws ?



(6) could we be suing other people or companies over the Sala thing ?





(7) Hudson’s pisition safe ?



(8) When is our appeal to the Swiss Federal Court being heard …….and what are the consequences if things go against us ?




(9) There are well founded rumors that you are tired from being Chairman and have been so for some time … but that you are only continuing to do it because of your relationship with Tan and as a favor to Tan … albeit for a financial consideration .



(10) Tan said he has committed over £200 million . If you add your loan plus other loans plus normal trading creditors plus the Nantes payment (if we are forced to pay it) ……. The total can be well over £250 million more like £300 million .



This is really all Tan’s personal exposure and responsibility .


What is the real figure ? How concerned are you ?







Regarding the embargo .



Ok so FIFA say 3 window embargo .


Does that mean if we pay Nantes the embargo will be lifted (as per the EFL rules ). If so then it makes no sense at all to have 1 ,2,3 or any number ie window embargo …..


if we pay the embargo is off ….if we don’t it stays ….. there is no significance for the 3 . Your explanation may be right but appears to be incomplete.

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THE TRANSFER EMBARGO IS GOING TO HURT US:



Mark Hudson admits the transfer embargo under which Cardiff City have been placed could decide whether they are able to recall Mark McGuinness from his loan at Sheffield Wednesday and looks like being a no.


Monday 9th January 2022

By Glenn Williams



The Bluebirds want to bring the defender back to Cardiff and have tried to set the wheels in motion for his return this month.

Cardiff hoped McGuinness' final game for the Owls would be the FA Cup third round clash with Newcastle United on Saturday night, a game the Yorkshire club won and the centre-back earned rave reviews. Indeed, ex-Arsenal and England centre-back Martin Keown waxed lyrical about the 22-year-old's display against the high-flying Magpies while on commentary duty.


However, the club have learned in recent days that the transfer embargo, which has been placed on them both by FIFA and the English Football League, will play its part in the McGuinness decision.

Bluebirds boss Hudson said the coming days are crucial with regards to the player's immediate future.


"I think with what's going on at the moment (the embargo), we will see what unfolds over the next couple of days," Hudson said when asked about McGuinness.

"I watched him play [against Newcastle] and thought he was outstanding. I messaged him after to say well done. But we will have to pick that up in the next few days, because it's the weekend.
udson replied: "It'll be down to the embargo. So we will have to wait and see what we can do with that."

McGuinness has been one of the standout players for Sheffield Wednesday this season, winning the club's player of the month award for both November and December.

It is no surprise to hear that Owls boss Darren Moore is keen to keep hold of the defender for the final few months of the season amid a promotion push.

“We’ve sent back the agreement papers and made it clear we’d like him to stay, but we have got to wait for that answer to come back from Cardiff in terms of what they want to do with him,” he said after the FA Cup clash on Saturday night.

“We know he’s their player but I thought he was magnificent again tonight and all season he’s helped give us a platform. I hope he comes back for the second half and continues the job he has started here. If not, we thank him and thank Cardiff.”

On when he expected to hear a definitive answer, the Wednesday manager added: “If not by now, by Monday or Tuesday we’ll know. Latest. We want to know because if he’s going to stay we want him to play on Saturday.”

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It was also said at the meetings that players were being loaned out despite there not being the ability at present to bring replacements in as a manager`s decision on the basis that he didn’t believe they would have a part to play in the first team squad this season.

Would the EFL embargo being lifted have any real impact as long as there's a FIFA embargo, I do not think so.