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IS MALKY MACKAY OUR BEST EVER MANAGER

Sat Jan 07, 2012 12:20 pm

He came into this club while we didn't have a lot of money and we didn't have many 'good' players. When Dave Jones left, he left us with this squad;
David Marshall
Kevin McNaughton
Mark Hudson
Anthony Gerrard
Peter Whittingham
Paul Quinn
Lee Naylor
Gabor Gyepes
Jonathan Meades
Tom Heaton
Darcy Blake
Solomon Taiwo
Jordan Santiago
Alex Evans
Ibrahim Farah
Stephen McPhail
And do you really think we'd be in 3rd position with 2 points behind the leaders at January and in the Carling Cup semi final with this team.
He added 11 quality players to the squad;
Andrew Taylor
Filip Kiss
Don Cowie
Kenny Miller
Robert Earnshaw
Craig Conway
Rudy Gestede
Aron Gunnarsson
Joe Mason
Joe Ralls
Ben Turner
Not only did he just bring them in but he has trained them to give 100% every game. Dave Jones never did that, he basically just fielded a team and just let them do the job. I always thought that Dave was a excellent manager and I still do but a question remains in my head, is Malky the best manager we've ever had? :ayatollah:

Re: IS MALKY MACKAY OUR BEST EVER MANAGER

Sat Jan 07, 2012 12:27 pm

He's doing a great job but far too early for stuff like that.

Re: IS MALKY MACKAY OUR BEST EVER MANAGER

Sat Jan 07, 2012 12:30 pm

PtB wrote:He's doing a great job but far too early for stuff like that.



I agree. Let not get carried away with things. Keep our head down and just get on with playing. :ayatollah:

Re: IS MALKY MACKAY OUR BEST EVER MANAGER

Sat Jan 07, 2012 12:38 pm

To early to say, but doing a fantastic job, and certainly looking like one of our best :ayatollah:

Re: IS MALKY MACKAY OUR BEST EVER MANAGER

Sat Jan 07, 2012 12:53 pm

He been manager for less that 6 months, its still early days :ayatollah:

Re: IS MALKY MACKAY OUR BEST EVER MANAGER

Sat Jan 07, 2012 1:13 pm

It Is too early, but i genuinley think he has the attitude and managment skills to take us to that next step and make us a great club, in my time watching cardiff he is by far the best. There are not many managers around who can unite a clubs fans and players within 6 months on joining... wouldnt surprise me if he is managing a top 4 prem side within the next 10 years.... hopefully still with CCFC

Re: IS MALKY MACKAY OUR BEST EVER MANAGER

Sat Jan 07, 2012 1:41 pm

PtB wrote:He's doing a great job but far too early for stuff like that.



Spot on Paul, he has to have a couple of seasons behind him to comment. :ayatollah:

Re: IS MALKY MACKAY OUR BEST EVER MANAGER

Sat Jan 07, 2012 2:13 pm

He has in my mined to be Like Jimmy Scoular first then go forward. :ayatollah:

Re: IS MALKY MACKAY OUR BEST EVER MANAGER

Sat Jan 07, 2012 2:54 pm

Far too early to decide.

i will say all his signing have been above average. The ones I am concerned about seem to be working there way up from above average to good. Miller and Conway are the ones I am still concerned about with Conway the biggest concern. Before people jump on me I will say Miller is knocking on the good door.

I don't include Earnie in MM signings but if he was then he would be my big concern. I am not surprised over that and did not want him coming back here as a player. However I would love him to prove me wrong, really would.

Re: IS MALKY MACKAY OUR BEST EVER MANAGER

Sat Jan 07, 2012 2:58 pm

Definitely has the potential to be but it' s still early days, needs to achieve promotion first.

Re: IS MALKY MACKAY OUR BEST EVER MANAGER

Sat Jan 07, 2012 4:19 pm

Wait for 5 years if we are in prem or play offs each year and wembley final then he will be close

Re: IS MALKY MACKAY OUR BEST EVER MANAGER

Sat Jan 07, 2012 4:25 pm

He's made a fantastic start, but he's only been here for 5mins!

Perspective.

:ayatollah:

Re: IS MALKY MACKAY OUR BEST EVER MANAGER

Sat Jan 07, 2012 5:22 pm

If we go up ;)

Re: IS MALKY MACKAY OUR BEST EVER MANAGER

Sat Jan 07, 2012 5:23 pm

nope not yet :ayatollah:

Re: IS MALKY MACKAY OUR BEST EVER MANAGER

Sat Jan 07, 2012 5:27 pm

Got to be the best start a manager has ever had for us? :ayatollah:

Re: IS MALKY MACKAY OUR BEST EVER MANAGER

Sat Jan 07, 2012 5:36 pm

SBF1 wrote:Got to be the best start a manager has ever had for us? :ayatollah:


spot on mate, even behind DJ, at this moment in time. However as said above potential is massive, and i wonder also, as any manager made a better start?? :ayatollah:

Re: IS MALKY MACKAY OUR BEST EVER MANAGER

Sat Jan 07, 2012 6:14 pm

Malkay not going to get the tag of best ever manager on the day we have been knocked out of the FA Cup :lol:

Re: IS MALKY MACKAY OUR BEST EVER MANAGER

Sun Jan 08, 2012 12:16 am

joe ralls was already here before malky was manager

Re: IS MALKY MACKAY OUR BEST EVER MANAGER

Sun Jan 08, 2012 4:31 pm

Better than eddie may are you real long way to go yet

Re: IS MALKY MACKAY OUR BEST EVER MANAGER

Sun Jan 08, 2012 4:57 pm

Bakedalasker wrote:Far too early to decide.

i will say all his signing have been above average. The ones I am concerned about seem to be working there way up from above average to good. Miller and Conway are the ones I am still concerned about with Conway the biggest concern. Before people jump on me I will say Miller is knocking on the good door.

I don't include Earnie in MM signings but if he was then he would be my big concern. I am not surprised over that and did not want him coming back here as a player. However I would love him to prove me wrong, really would.


I normally agree with your post Iain, But Kenny Miller concerned about ? Hes been proabably our best signing in my opinion. Him and Whitts seem to be a class above this division