all this talk of having a go at promotion next year and getting players in, shipping players out, has got me thinking….. what do I want for my club Cardiff next season and beyond? Its easy to be caught up in the premiership dream, and we have done this before, at high cost.

I think i would like us to grow. Become a club again, not just a club where players are deemed rubbish after 1 appearance, or bought in and dismissed before even kicking a ball. I like us to become a club where players want to play for us, a club where fans are patient with players and managers.

Id like us to develop players, coach them to be better, sign players to suit a plan and a system / systems. Not just sign a player because they have decent stats on Football Manager 2017.

Id like us to sign welsh players where possible, Hennessy, Ledley, both out of contract, hopefully realistic signings for no transfer fee. I can see the wages being very high though. I want players who want to play for the club, want to improve and want to progress. Not just come here pick a pay packet and not work hard.

Id like fans to have a realistic approach to matches. If we lose 1-0 away from home it doesn’t mean we are rubbish. It doesn’t mean we are not putting the effort in. It doesn’t mean we are not good enough. Its a game of fine lines, if a goal goes in that hits both post, off the crossbar and crosses the line, it doesn’t undo the work for the other 89 mins. Its easy to forget that the other team is trying to win too.


Warnock - he has been excellent for the club since he came in. putting us in top 6 on current form since christmas. This achieved with a thin squad also. I think we should have a sensible go at promotion, get 4-5 good players in with the right attitude and have a good crack at promotion. However being cautious at the same time with finances without making our plight worse. If we do make it to the promised land, I really hope we don’t squander the money like last time and use it to put the club on a sound footing. Even if this means relegation / promotion cycles for next 10 years. Further more we should start planning for after Warnock, he snot going to be around long term and we need to start planning for this.

Players in/out - Warnock seems happy with our Centre Backs, plus Connolly. He talked up peltier and Bennet in recent weeks, so I’m thinking it will only be a defensive left back, and 2 keepers at the back. An attacking midfielder , 2 wingers, and possible a pacy striker. Would like to see him give Idriss Saadi a try, Lambert isn’t going to be wanted by many teams, so an be used off the bench as and when. Huws, Noone, Pilkington to be sold , Huws has made it clear he wants to stay at ipswich, so off ya go son. Noone and Pilks gone stale and not had the improvement Harris, Zahore has had since Warncok came in. Declan John, as important as i think it is to have home grown players at the club, he isn’t a left back, could do with a season on loan playing further forward in my opinion. Hoillett, to stay and have a good season behind him. Harris to stay hopefully.

as for Fred, o’keefe, Kennedy, get rid, just not good enough. Id like us to keep Adeyemi, however he’s out of contract so can’t see us offering him a new deal.

heres hoping for a good season !