Robert Page and how we judge managers
Robert Page is a terrible manager, but still the most successful manager Wales has ever had. Can these two statements coexist? For some, seemingly so. They would argue that Wales’ achievements under his stewardship were in spite of him rather than because of him, but how can you quantify these things? The truth is that […]
The never-ending wait for an update to arrive
Erol Bulut is the sixth longest-serving manager in the Championship and the 3rd of June will mark the one-year anniversary of his appointment. Is he really though and will he actually reach that milestone? Who knows. We’re all way past joking about the situation and some are way past caring. Bulut remains Cardiff manger, largely […]
Is Erol Bulut gone for good, or coming back for more?
It’s that time of year again. Almost twelve months to the day, we were put out of our misery having waited beyond the conclusion of the season for confirmation of Sabri Lamouchi’s new deal, or departure. It was the latter, at a time when the general mood was that most were happy for him to […]
Cardiff have had a season of progress, but there is still plenty of room for progress
If Cardiff beat Rotherham on Saturday, assuming the game isn’t rained off (never forget!), they will have recorded 20 wins for the season and 21 defeats. That is unprecedented in the Championship, probably because it’s a bit weird. Its rare to be quite so black or white, but Cardiff are always either a bit Jekyll […]
Davd Turnbull is a good player, but will he prove to be a bad signing?
The January transfer window was going to be a game changer. After a partial embargo, with a sustained diet of freebies and loans, Cardiff could finally spread their financial wings. Some were expecting big moves and large sums invested, but the only permanent arrivals were Ethan Horvath, who didn’t even have a squad number at […]
Goals and where to find them in the transfer market
Cardiff need more goals in their team, but who doesn’t. Kieffer Moore was and will forever remain the silver bullet, but in the likelihood that ship has now finally sailed, what needs to happen now? Goals are the most expensive commodity in the game. A term you often hear is that the manager needs to […]
The Erol Bulut Hokey Cokey
You put your left arm in, left arm out. With sights already firmly fixed on next season, we’re all doing the Erol Bulut Hokey Cokey at the moment. Season tickets have just gone on sale and as per usual, we have no idea who will oversee the campaign we’re being asked to invest in. Bulut’s […]
Normal service resumed as Cardiff shrink in Swansea
Now we know. That win earlier in the season was not the turning of a page, it was simply the confluence of exceptional factors in Cardiff’s favour. A fit and firing Aaron Ramsey, a bear pit atmosphere, a rare Swansea manager that didn’t quite get it. It all conspired to create a glorious and all […]
It’s time for stability. It’s time to build with Bulut
What would constitute progress this season? It’s up to the individual, I guess. Anything higher than 21st is literal progress, but expectations, especially under the current circumstances, should be trained a little higher than that. Cardiff were bedded into 14th place for a while and most seemed relatively satisfied with that, but they‘ve since crept […]
Roathboy x Dave Jones
The last few years have been a bit of a slog, with a high turnover of managers and a team troubling the wrong end of the table. The fact that Dave Jones was keeping Cardiff competitive in the Championship, while tasked with turning a healthy profit and losing his best players every year feels rather […]