“ Alex Robertson “

For me a very good player that Cardiff City needs and is consistent when he plays.

There has been a fall out with him and BBM and despite being 100% Fit has not been picked.
This needs sorting 100%

Alex Robertson aged 22, only 2 months ago for himself a new house in Cardiff.

Last season Robertson played 35 times in the Championship for Cardiff City.





The 22-year-old was called up by boss Tony Popovic for the October window ( Australia), but was not included in the matchday squads for the 1-0 win over Canada or the 2-1 defeat to the United States despite showing willingness and 10,000 miles of travelling.

He was not picked due to no matches so far this season,but Popovic was impressed that he travelled all that way and wants to play football and wanted to find out the problem at Cardiff.



Popovic said earlier this month that the Bluebirds midfielder had made himself available and was being closely monitored by Australia’s medical staff, but alluded to a "situation" at Cardiff that he wanted to get to the bottom of.



"Alexander has made himself available for the Socceroos, he wants to play for Australia, he informed us of that about a month ago," said Popovic.

"Since then, we have been monitoring him. The medical and physical staff, conditioning coaches have been in regular contact with him to understand what he's doing.“



"I just felt it was a good time to see where he is now. He has no minutes under his belt. He has a situation at Cardiff which I need to understand a little bit better from him and see why their is a problem there.”

"It's a chance to really see his current level, how he is in our environment. Then we hope he gets game time and we can understand where his base level is without football”

"If he gets the football - which we anticipate he will - it gives him an opportunity to be selected for the World Cup. If not, then we have the Asian Cup that follows."



Before the international break, Cardiff head coach Brian Barry-Murphy revealed that Robertson was pain-free and back in full training, but admitted he still needed to show “more intensity” to force his way into the Bluebirds’ competitive midfield.

“He’s back in full training and he has to show that he’s ready to compete with the other players,” Barry-Murphy said.

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Needs sorting ASAP as we very much need him big time.

Needs sorting ASAP as we very much need him big time.

Agreed he would be in my first team every game.

I know the Hierarchy wanted him to take a pay cut and a disagreement happened there?
Maybe just maybe they wanted BBM to do their dirty work ??

He's got a promotion/player of the year season under his belt in L1 for Pompey.

I'd love to see him in for a Wintle or Turnbull.

He's the type of player I'd go 'we need someone like that..." in Jan.

Something isn't right.

From the little information I have I think his attitude is wrong and BBM won’t pick him because of that.

I’m all for it, I’d choose an average player with a good attitude over a better player with a bad one.

This is what makes BBM the best manager we’ve had in years. He’s not afraid to make the big decisions.

From the little information I have I think his attitude is wrong and BBM won’t pick him because of that.

I’m all for it, I’d choose an average player with a good attitude over a better player with a bad one.

This is what makes BBM the best manager we’ve had in years. He’s not afraid to make the big decisions.

Simon,

The Australian manager is impressed with his attitude and so were our managers last season and Pompey the year before.
I believe this is down to his wages??

He's got a promotion/player of the year season under his belt in L1 for Pompey.

I'd love to see him in for a Wintle or Turnbull.

He's the type of player I'd go 'we need someone like that..." in Jan.

Something isn't right.

100% with you.

Well liked as well by the players and other managers.

It needs sorting

I doubted it for a while, but there does seem to be something up.

BBM had him at Man City so you'd think he'd want to use him.

So the thing about it being his wages could probably be right.

I doubted it for a while, but there does seem to be something up.

BBM had him at Man City so you'd think he'd want to use him.

So the thing about it being his wages could probably be right.

Yes Ned,

They both had a great relationship.

I believe it’s due to the wages??

Just saw this posted on a Facebook group make of it what you will

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Just saw this posted on a Facebook group make of it what you will

I suspected as much and I think I posted something similar a few weeks ago.

It would add up, wouldn't it.

Just saw this posted on a Facebook group make of it what you will

If this is true, we should be getting everything we can out of Robertson before he leaves.

If Robertson is worrying about getting injured again to scupper his move, meaning he no longer has the desire to play for us, will pull out of 50/50's etc, then he isn't fulfilling his contractual agreement with our club.

This could be what BBM is referring to when he says he wants more intensity from Robertson. He could be behaving like a coward protecting himself from getting injured again.

If Robertson is not showing the correct attitude to want to play for us, we have every right to start docking his wages for his unprofessional behavior.

Hopefully, none of what I've said is true and there are other, more innocent reasons why he isn't even making the match day squad. If it's the simple case of him needing games to get match fit, I will expect to see him play for the development to get minutes.

If Robertson is not playing any football at all though, that suggests he's refusing to play to protect himself from getting injured, so we should then dock his wages for him breaching his contract of representing Cardiff City FC.

From the little information I have I think his attitude is wrong and BBM won’t pick him because of that.

I’m all for it, I’d choose an average player with a good attitude over a better player with a bad one.

This is what makes BBM the best manager we’ve had in years. He’s not afraid to make the big decisions.

Simon,

The Australian manager is impressed with his attitude and so were our managers last season and Pompey the year before.
I believe this is down to his wages??

Hmmm sounds like he wants a move away (whatever the reason) so I’d prefer players that will give their all being picked.

I hope it's not true but it would explain a lot if it is

but if he is refusing to play the club should dock his wages from August to January then sell him in the window

surely what he's doing is a breach of contract

makes it believable why there is no intensity in training dont want to get injured or picked heart set on pompey

Underwhelming signing for me, lightweight who hasn't looked interested.

If for should be in the squad full stop. I don't believe wages comes into this he is on a contract end of. I do think a move away makes more sense back to Portsmouth and perhaps an agreement is unofficial in place.

He underwhelmed in championship but clearly has some talent. Shame as league one he would be an asset.

God I have been saying all pre season he wanted away especially pompey but hey ho

Notwithstanding what's been said above, I still don't believe Pompey were ever in for him.

Was a slight rumour at the start of the window but that was it.

As far as I know, they did want him but couldn't afford him. Both his wages and the high transfer fee we were asking for - we have to sell him for a big fee because Man City have a 40% sell on clause. Not going to sell him cheap and then give nearly half to Man City.

I also don't think he'd refuse to play because of a transfer, if the window was still open then maybe but not now.

Not pretending to have any factual evidence but I get the feeling it's more complicated than just a transfer situation.

Never seen anything in a city short that deserves the accolades from some fans.

He reminds me of Stuart O'Keefe, neat, tidy, but undersized and unathletic.

Notwithstanding what's been said above, I still don't believe Pompey were ever in for him.

Was a slight rumour at the start of the window but that was it.

As far as I know, they did want him but couldn't afford him. Both his wages and the high transfer fee we were asking for - we have to sell him for a big fee because Man City have a 40% sell on clause. Not going to sell him cheap and then give nearly half to Man City.

I also don't think he'd refuse to play because of a transfer, if the window was still open then maybe but not now.

Not pretending to have any factual evidence but I get the feeling it's more complicated than just a transfer situation.

I agree with you. It wasn't an ACL or anything career-threatening; they could have signed him. Whether we overvalued him is another matter.

I said just after season started he won't play for city again

If he wants to play let him .
If he wants to go in January let him.
Either way this has to be sorted out its ridiculous

If he wants to play let him .
If he wants to go in January let him.
Either way this has to be sorted out its ridiculous

If the rumours are true then it can't be sorted out until January. Even if he wants to play would you really want him in the team if he's pulling out of 50/50 tackles or even giving less than 100% ?

If he wants to play let him .
If he wants to go in January let him.
Either way this has to be sorted out its ridiculous

If the rumours are true then it can't be sorted out until January. Even if he wants to play would you really want him in the team if he's pulling out of 50/50 tackles or even giving less than 100% ?

Apart from the first 5 games under bulut he never looked any better pre season he was walking around on the pitch what an attitude from a pro and since this has been said by me before the guy has no love for cardiff, and what a way to thank us fans for our support,
give me Joe colwill anyday, someone who plays for the shirt the club the fans, that's what we want not sonme sulky player who is to good to play in league,1 p.ss off
From me.

Why would we have rejected approaches for him in the summer if wages were the real issue?

Also, just because BBM has worked with him before doesn’t necessarily mean they had a good relationship.

My guess, and it it's 100% a guess is that he didn’t look up for it in pre-season, which probably suggests his head’s been turned, most likely by Portsmouth. Isn’t he good mates with one of their players and trained with him over the summer?

They’re probably trying to get him on the cheap because they can’t afford what Cardiff are asking, and we weren’t willing to let him go since we value his potential and future worth.

It might be a difficult situation for him to come back from once you’ve shown an interest in leaving.

Just speculation, but nothing else really makes sense, he’s miles ahead of Turnbull and would stroll through this league if he wanted to.

Time will tell on Alex Robertson, but stories of a ‘missed’ or ‘scheduled’ move to Portsmouth are wide of the mark, according to one of the senior club staff I know. Nor is it to do with ‘wages’, as that would be a contract rather than playing issue

What does seem apparent, is that BBM has asked Robertson to step up his fitness and physicality after his recent injury, and is of the opinion that he needs to be at the high levels demanded of the rest of the squad

It is expected that Robertson will be integrated back into the match day squad and line/up ‘soon’

I for one, look forward to that!

It would add up, wouldn't it.

Yep and he didn't even play for Aus, frustrating, I would be hard on him, BBM should keep embarrassing him, saying he he still can't get the intensity, hang him out to dry, IF he is not trying.

It would add up, wouldn't it.

Yep and he didn't even play for Aus, frustrating. I would be hard on him. BBM should keep embarrassing him, saying he he still can't get the intensity, hang him out to dry, IF he is not trying.