"They can criticise me, I don't have any problem with this. But I think they do it on purpose, these messages. Of course, we are reading this, the players are reading this, it affects us also. It affects players. When you speak about players, the coach, our game, things like this, it affects the players."

I suspect very few players do not look at media reports and forum comments.

The regular abuse written from the safety of one's keyboard without thought for the consequences is alarming, not only on this forum, but I suspect the 'other side'.

I doubt whether there is an answer to the 'online abuse' of players and management of a team by regular contributors who masquerade as Cardiff City 'fans'.