Spot on analysis of Vincent Tan’s Cardiff City from Rob Phillips.

[the other bob wilson]

At the bottom of this piece.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64278995


Analysis - Rob Phillips, BBC Wales football correspondent:

After more than 30 years of reporting on Cardiff City, nothing should surprise me.

But I really was shocked when news broke of Mark Hudson's sacking.

A decision like this is only made by one man, Vincent Tan.

The next manager appointed will be the 26th in my time covering Cardiff. Yet if the final whistle against Wigan had come a minute earlier, Hudson would still be there.

Hudson, a fine servant as a player, deserved better.

Summer recruit Ebou Adams has not yet kicked a ball in anger because of injury and is about to welcome his third Cardiff manager. It is a ridiculous way to run a club, and the turmoil can only benefit Cardiff's relegation rivals.

Everyone knows Cardiff need a philosophy and identity to develop as a club. Steve Morison and Hudson added pace and more creativity - but a lack of end product is the problem.

The hefty summer recruitment was far from perfect, but the aim was clear. Now what? Neil Warnock back?

With respect to Warnock's promotion to the Premier League and his success in bringing the club back together during his time as Cardiff boss, he left a scorched-earth squad and youngsters like Rubin Colwill and Isaak Davies only emerged after he went.

A director of football would today have a list of potential candidates for a board to peruse - but the club do not have one.

There is no point having one, the way the club is run and set-up. And here - in short - is the issue at the heart of Cardiff.

The key decisions are made by one man, who pays the bills and whose financial commitment is unquestionable.

Tan can ill-afford for the club to be relegated, so he pulls the trigger when that scary prospect looks more likely.

Until he wants to sell or a bidder comes in with a suitable offer, this is the reality - and the asking price would drop significantly in League One.

It is a vicious circle with no sign of a break. Cardiff fans are in a catch-22, helpless as they watch the club flounder in choppy relegation waters.

Should Cardiff recruit the right manager, they may still escape relegation. In truth, Cardiff currently cannot live with Tan, but right now they also cannot live without him.

[Maurice Swan]

Never thought I would agree with Jason Perry....
""Cardiff City is a club that reacts, it's reacting now from the scoreboard [against Wigan] because they've got nobody at the level that's needed to look at the whole thing, the big picture, the process," Perry said.

"It's a club that's run without a plan and, when you have that, you go from pillar to post. You just react, you bring different managers in with different styles, different opinions who bring different sorts players in, which costs you a lot of money and makes a debt. "

[OurManFlint II]

Remember when Dave Jones was like the 5th longest serving manager in the UK lol

[splott parker]

Remember when Dave Jones was like the 5th longest serving manager in the UK lol

Who was the 5th longest serving manager at the time who Dave Jones was like

[Dorcus]

Brilliant piece. Rob Phillips nailed it. This club needs root and branch change and reform.

[Pedro de la Rosa]

Agree with Rob but I disagree with this “Steve Morison and Hudson added pace and more creativity”. Where is this pace and creativity?

Nailed it about Tan, we are damned with him and damned without him. Anyone got a few billion knocking around to save us?

[the other bob wilson]

There’s a link to last night’s phone in on that story in the OP and it’s worth listening to the reaction of Messrs Walsh and Perry to the breaking news of the sacking - it’s about one hour twelve minutes into the programme.