Cardiff City Forum



A forum for all things Cardiff City

There will be signings

Fri Jul 04, 2025 3:00 pm

I have to laugh looking at this forum sometimes.

People are desperate for every bit of news to be a disaster.

O'Dowda was always likely to go, it's been rumoured for weeks. Robinson will likely soon follow. Disappointed that O'Dowda has gone, but it's no surprise.

None of the other 11 players who have left would be first team starters, with the possible exception of Goutas but he was always going to go after Bulut did.

All this "12 out and none in" would matter if it was the end of August. But it's the start of July.

Has been clearly said (although some have decided to shut their ears to this) that the new manager changed the recruitment strategy which is why there's a delay in new signings.

It has also been said that new players will come in. People just have to be patient.

The squad will be built between now and the end of the window.


But I guess some are never happy unless they're moaning about something.

Re: There will be signings

Fri Jul 04, 2025 3:00 pm

worcester_ccfc wrote:I have to laugh looking at this forum sometimes.

People are desperate for every bit of news to be a disaster.

O'Dowda was always likely to go, it's been rumoured for weeks. Robinson will likely soon follow. Disappointed that O'Dowda has gone, but it's no surprise.

None of the other 11 players who have left would be first team starters, with the possible exception of Goutas but he was always going to go after Bulut did.

All this "12 out and none in" would matter if it was the end of August. But it's the start of July.

Has been clearly said (although some have decided to shut their ears to this) that the new manager changed the recruitment strategy which is why there's a delay in new signings.

It has also been said that new players will come in. People just have to be patient.

The squad will be built between now and the end of the window.


But I guess some are never happy unless they're moaning about something.

Still plenty of time left .

Re: There will be signings

Fri Jul 04, 2025 3:04 pm

I never expected a big influx of players anyway I feel we have the nucleus of a good young squad in the making

I'm expecting maybe 2 or 3 more experienced players and then a couple of young loans to top up the squad

I also think another 3 or 4 will go out the door before September

Re: There will be signings

Fri Jul 04, 2025 3:10 pm

Of course their will be:



Yes but what type of signings ?

Remember Steve Morrisons Siging ms, Rejects , Cheap and shit the majority.
But Media Wales and some on here made out they were all top signings.
Nearly got us relegated.


We need Signings now before Training camp , to jell and get a to know how Murphy will play them.

We need a leader and a couple of hard / rough players

Re: There will be signings

Fri Jul 04, 2025 3:11 pm

We've not even played a pre-season friendly yet! There's lots of time left. If we haven't signed anyone by the time we get back from Spain I might get more twitchy but people need to chill out. O'Dowda is disappointing but far from a disaster. Keeping Salech, Robertson and Fish is key. Thats your spine of a promotion side at this level.

Re: There will be signings

Fri Jul 04, 2025 3:13 pm

On here and Media Wales many were going over the Top with Steve Morison’s 17 Signings

I said then, these are rejects and cheap and not good enough, once again usual suspects slammed me.

But never admit later they were wrong.

Remember they are under Tans control.

By the end of the season MEDIA WALES:


Steve Morison's 17 Cardiff City signings rated as two really stand out but others struggle as woeful season finally comes to an end

BY PAUL ABBANDONATO

15:14, 9 MAY 2023


A woeful 2022-23 campaign is finally over for Cardiff City - next season surely cannot be as bad, can it?

Re: There will be signings

Fri Jul 04, 2025 3:25 pm

Forever Blue wrote:On here and Media Wales many were going over the Top with Steve Morison’s 17 Signings

I said then, these are rejects and cheap and not good enough, once again usual suspects slammed me.

But never admit later they were wrong.

Remember they are under Tans control.

By the end of the season MEDIA WALES:


Steve Morison's 17 Cardiff City signings rated as two really stand out but others struggle as woeful season finally comes to an end

BY PAUL ABBANDONATO

15:14, 9 MAY 2023


A woeful 2022-23 campaign is finally over for Cardiff City - next season surely cannot be as bad, can it?

I'm with you annis early days I admit but losing our better players for who usually there's rumours about now who we signing I think we don't need to sell clinque is just that a clinque spun by our new coach time will tell whose right whose wrong

Re: There will be signings

Fri Jul 04, 2025 3:33 pm

Maybe I am wrong but I suspect that there will be very few signings until the club is sold.

Why would Tan spend money on a club that he will no longer be owning

Re: There will be signings

Fri Jul 04, 2025 3:39 pm

desbluebird wrote:
Forever Blue wrote:On here and Media Wales many were going over the Top with Steve Morison’s 17 Signings

I said then, these are rejects and cheap and not good enough, once again usual suspects slammed me.

But never admit later they were wrong.

Remember they are under Tans control.

By the end of the season MEDIA WALES:


Steve Morison's 17 Cardiff City signings rated as two really stand out but others struggle as woeful season finally comes to an end

BY PAUL ABBANDONATO

15:14, 9 MAY 2023


A woeful 2022-23 campaign is finally over for Cardiff City - next season surely cannot be as bad, can it?

I'm with you annis early days I admit but losing our better players for who usually there's rumours about now who we signing I think we don't need to sell clinque is just that a clinque spun by our new coach time will tell whose right whose wrong


You're the one who's spinning everything into a negative :lol:

Hilarious that you can accuse anyone else of spinning.

Re: There will be signings

Fri Jul 04, 2025 3:41 pm

I'm. Realist I've followed this club from 1968 seen so many false dawns been here heard it all before I will wait and see bit I see something I want to comment on I will it's just an.opinion like yours

Re: There will be signings

Fri Jul 04, 2025 3:41 pm

Forever Blue wrote:Of course their will be:



Yes but what type of signings ?

Remember Steve Morrisons Siging ms, Rejects , Cheap and shit the majority.
But Media Wales and some on here made out they were all top signings.
Nearly got us relegated.


We need Signings now before Training camp , to jell and get a to know how Murphy will play them.

We need a leader and a couple of hard / rough players


But the better players might not be available now? Some won't be available for a few weeks yet.

I'd rather wait and bring in the better players than sign players now but they're not as good.

I think some have been waiting to bring up something negative and the O'Dowda sale gave them the opportunity - even though it has long been expected.

The way some people have reacted to it is way over the top.

Re: There will be signings

Fri Jul 04, 2025 3:42 pm

EastleighBlue wrote:We've not even played a pre-season friendly yet! There's lots of time left. If we haven't signed anyone by the time we get back from Spain I might get more twitchy but people need to chill out. O'Dowda is disappointing but far from a disaster. Keeping Salech, Robertson and Fish is key. Thats your spine of a promotion side at this level.


Spot on.

Sadly doesn't fit the agenda of some on here though.

Re: There will be signings

Fri Jul 04, 2025 3:42 pm

I will say again we just don' t want a squad of academy kids from different clubs and players nobody knows,
I few wise old heads on loan for a season to help us get out of this division .

Re: There will be signings

Fri Jul 04, 2025 3:46 pm

montyblue wrote:I will say again we just don' t want a squad of academy kids from different clubs and players nobody knows,
I few wise old heads on loan for a season to help us get out of this division .

I agree with you monty and its not negative its an opinion no offence

Re: There will be signings

Fri Jul 04, 2025 3:49 pm

desbluebird wrote:I'm. Realist I've followed this club from 1968 seen so many false dawns been here heard it all before I will wait and see bit I see something I want to comment on I will it's just an.opinion like yours


You literally said we should sell the whole team the other day :lol: :lol:

Re: There will be signings

Fri Jul 04, 2025 3:49 pm

montyblue wrote:I will say again we just don' t want a squad of academy kids from different clubs and players nobody knows,
I few wise old heads on loan for a season to help us get out of this division .


I believe we will sign a mix of experience and young players.

Re: There will be signings

Fri Jul 04, 2025 3:53 pm

worcester_ccfc wrote:
montyblue wrote:I will say again we just don' t want a squad of academy kids from different clubs and players nobody knows,
I few wise old heads on loan for a season to help us get out of this division .


I believe we will sign a mix of experience and young players.


Please don' t invite me to say the inevitable about what you believe ,as your last belief did not work out we have shipped out plentybut o' dowda gone ramsey gone ralls gone maybe Robinson and Robertson will be tempted to a Championship club

Re: There will be signings

Fri Jul 04, 2025 3:55 pm

worcester_ccfc wrote:
desbluebird wrote:I'm. Realist I've followed this club from 1968 seen so many false dawns been here heard it all before I will wait and see bit I see something I want to comment on I will it's just an.opinion like yours


You literally said we should sell the whole team the other day :lol: :lol:

Wasn't the whole team said we needed goalkeeper as the two we got not really good enough I said if and when they sell selech hopefully we get 10 mil when and if we sell Robinson sell for 5 to 7 mil and spend that money on replacements said I'd get rid of chambers where does he play? Centre half modfield? I'm not sure ng well he's injured so nothing happening with that where does that say whole team? 5/6 players at most and only if selech and Robinson are sold a big if although I've heard rumors as I live in London that Millwall are interested in selech just something I heard here not saying it's true BTW just a rumor

Re: There will be signings

Fri Jul 04, 2025 4:12 pm

montyblue wrote:I will say again we just don' t want a squad of academy kids from different clubs and players nobody knows,
I few wise old heads on loan for a season to help us get out of this division .


Absolutely Spot Monty:

Those who think we will do well with just kids need to have their heads tested

Re: There will be signings

Fri Jul 04, 2025 4:14 pm

worcester_ccfc wrote:
Forever Blue wrote:Of course their will be:



Yes but what type of signings ?

Remember Steve Morrisons Siging ms, Rejects , Cheap and shit the majority.
But Media Wales and some on here made out they were all top signings.
Nearly got us relegated.


We need Signings now before Training camp , to jell and get a to know how Murphy will play them.

We need a leader and a couple of hard / rough players


But the better players might not be available now? Some won't be available for a few weeks yet.

I'd rather wait and bring in the better players than sign players now but they're not as good.

I think some have been waiting to bring up something negative and the O'Dowda sale gave them the opportunity - even though it has long been expected.

The way some people have reacted to it is way over the top.



As long this time Ned,

They are better players.

We need to go straight back up and start of with Wins.

Our Fanbase will have NO PATIENCE AT ALL AND RIGHTLY SO.

Re: There will be signings

Fri Jul 04, 2025 4:15 pm

desbluebird wrote:I'm. Realist I've followed this club from 1968 seen so many false dawns been here heard it all before I will wait and see bit I see something I want to comment on I will it's just an.opinion like yours



Fair play Des :thumbright: :bluebird:

Re: There will be signings

Fri Jul 04, 2025 4:19 pm

Forever Blue wrote:
montyblue wrote:I will say again we just don' t want a squad of academy kids from different clubs and players nobody knows,
I few wise old heads on loan for a season to help us get out of this division .


Absolutely Spot Monty:

Those who think we will do well with just kids need to have their heads tested



ANNIS
we are not going to be the next Sunderland with a scratch team of kids but i fear we are heading that way with this manager,
but we are not the man city academy.

Re: There will be signings

Fri Jul 04, 2025 4:21 pm

montyblue wrote:
Forever Blue wrote:
montyblue wrote:I will say again we just don' t want a squad of academy kids from different clubs and players nobody knows,
I few wise old heads on loan for a season to help us get out of this division .


Absolutely Spot Monty:

Those who think we will do well with just kids need to have their heads tested



ANNIS
we are not going to be the next Sunderland with a scratch team of kids but i fear we are heading that way with this manager,
but we are not the man city academy.




Monty,


I am not panicking yet??


But I am very very worried.

Re: There will be signings

Fri Jul 04, 2025 5:21 pm

Forever Blue wrote:
worcester_ccfc wrote:
Forever Blue wrote:Of course their will be:



Yes but what type of signings ?

Remember Steve Morrisons Siging ms, Rejects , Cheap and shit the majority.
But Media Wales and some on here made out they were all top signings.
Nearly got us relegated.


We need Signings now before Training camp , to jell and get a to know how Murphy will play them.

We need a leader and a couple of hard / rough players


But the better players might not be available now? Some won't be available for a few weeks yet.

I'd rather wait and bring in the better players than sign players now but they're not as good.

I think some have been waiting to bring up something negative and the O'Dowda sale gave them the opportunity - even though it has long been expected.

The way some people have reacted to it is way over the top.



As long this time Ned,

They are better players.

We need to go straight back up and start of with Wins.

Our Fanbase will have NO PATIENCE AT ALL AND RIGHTLY SO.


They will be better players and be better coached.

But some of our fanbase are pathetic and start crying as soon as one thing goes wrong.

People have made their minds up and I doubt they'll apologise when proved wrong, like the rest of us have when we've been wrong.

Re: There will be signings

Fri Jul 04, 2025 5:24 pm

Paul Keevil wrote:Maybe I am wrong but I suspect that there will be very few signings until the club is sold.

Why would Tan spend money on a club that he will no longer be owning



Only I think he wants to try and fund a promotions and see if he can get another before selling, the Yanks just want to buy on the dip in value, Tan wouldn't want to take such a massive loss.

Re: There will be signings

Fri Jul 04, 2025 5:41 pm

worcester_ccfc wrote:
Forever Blue wrote:
worcester_ccfc wrote:
Forever Blue wrote:Of course their will be:



Yes but what type of signings ?
I wasn't wrong about riza if I'm proved wrong I am.big enough to put my hands up say ok I was wrong about this appointment bbm only time will tell ill give him 15 games but I'm not optimistic and if after 15 games we not at least top 3 I'll complain let this be understood as he's promises winning the league his words

Remember Steve Morrisons Siging ms, Rejects , Cheap and shit the majority.
But Media Wales and some on here made out they were all top signings.
Nearly got us relegated.


We need Signings now before Training camp , to jell and get a to know how Murphy will play them.

We need a leader and a couple of hard / rough players


But the better players might not be available now? Some won't be available for a few weeks yet.

I'd rather wait and bring in the better players than sign players now but they're not as good.

I think some have been waiting to bring up something negative and the O'Dowda sale gave them the opportunity - even though it has long been expected.

The way some people have reacted to it is way over the top.



As long this time Ned,

They are better players.

We need to go straight back up and start of with Wins.

Our Fanbase will have NO PATIENCE AT ALL AND RIGHTLY SO.


They will be better players and be better coached.

But some of our fanbase are pathetic and start crying as soon as one thing goes wrong.

People have made their minds up and I doubt they'll apologise when proved wrong, like the rest of us have when we've been wrong.

Re: There will be signings

Fri Jul 04, 2025 5:44 pm

I don't think this squad is up for the fight so we will struggle in my opinion without a few experienced battlers brought in. We have a number of players who I would regard as soft. The majority of our midfield went missing the end of the season.

Re: There will be signings

Fri Jul 04, 2025 5:46 pm

I wish I could be optistic but heard this so many years watching the city tune never changes only time I believed was when warlock came to us then I believed what he said since then so many managers have come and gone all saying the same thing sorry prove it so far I've seen nothing

Re: There will be signings

Fri Jul 04, 2025 5:48 pm

I considered O'Dowda as one of the players I would like to have stayed. Unfortunately, he's gone.
My concern is that we don't lose Salech, Robertson, Colwill or Fish.
Sure, if we keep them, we can build a team around them, but if we lose one or more of them, I'd be surprised if we replaced them with equal or better.
Only time will tell.

Re: There will be signings

Fri Jul 04, 2025 5:53 pm

Very worrying times
All the best players gone . Wow wtf is next ?
We are crumbling before our eyes and people can’t see it