Bamba

[Citizen's Nephew]

Re: Bamba

Something's a bit off about this story and the old cynic in me wouldn't be surprised if this wasn't 'encouraged' by Warnock (he's a wily old fox and will use anything to get CCFC fans to give Middleborough an easy ride when we play them down here). I'll no doubt sound like a bloody conspiracy theorist but WOL will also have their grubby fingers in the Warnock PR pie just to get the click-bait.

All this stuff I read about giving Warnock and Sol a great welcome at CCS doesn't sit well with me. As soon as a player or manager dons the opposition kit, then they're fair game for a rough ride. We can be nice after the game not before. I mean, it'll be embarrassing with Peltier on the pitch too. And what if they re-sign Mendez-Laing or sign Junior Hoilett? I know he didn't play under Warnock but what about Ameobi!

We've all got a soft spot for Sol but come on, this is a new season and I agree with Stan, I don't like the ex-player stories and 'Cardiff City are at the start of a new season and that's all we should be focusing on'. and as 2b2bdoo quite rightly says - 'To be fair as a footballer if your contract expires and your not getting a new one it's not rocket science.'

Sol's 37 next January. Maybe he'll be a great coach. I don't know. I wish him well.

[stan butler]

Re: Bamba

Something's a bit off about this story and the old cynic in me wouldn't be surprised if this wasn't 'encouraged' by Warnock (he's a wily old fox and will use anything to get CCFC fans to give Middleborough an easy ride when we play them down here). I'll no doubt sound like a bloody conspiracy theorist but WOL will also have their grubby fingers in the Warnock PR pie just to get the click-bait.

All this stuff I read about giving Warnock and Sol a great welcome at CCS doesn't sit well with me. As soon as a player or manager dons the opposition kit, then they're fair game for a rough ride. We can be nice after the game not before. I mean, it'll be embarrassing with Peltier on the pitch too. And what if they re-sign Mendez-Laing or sign Junior Hoilett? I know he didn't play under Warnock but what about Ameobi!

We've all got a soft spot for Sol but come on, this is a new season and I agree with Stan, I don't like the ex-player stories and 'Cardiff City are at the start of a new season and that's all we should be focusing on'. and as 2b2bdoo quite rightly says - 'To be fair as a footballer if your contract expires and your not getting a new one it's not rocket science.'

Sol's 37 next January. Maybe he'll be a great coach. I don't know. I wish him well.

Quite a few were saying earlier that the story has Warnock stirring all over it.

[dembethewarrior]

Re: Bamba

The club should have been honest if true.
But why come out with this story then say " I don't want to batter the club. That is not my intention at all " knowing full well that's exactly what he's doing.
I hate it when ex players come out with stories. Just sort it between you and the club and move on.
Cardiff City are at the start of a new season and that's all we should be focusing on.
Sorry it ended like it did Sol and good luck for the future

Its his way of saying what happened and attempting to take the sting off the club. They handled it wrong and he says his bit..

[dembethewarrior]

Re: Bamba

So Mick McCarthy as representative of the club told Bamba straight what was happening but Bamba is hurt that one of the board who had spoken to him about becoming a coach didn't also speak to him?

I don't think he was released because he was coming back from illness, he was released because he wanted a player-coach contract but was a 36 year old who hadn't done it as a player since his injury in March 2019.

I think one of the board should have spoken to him as well but find it inconsistent when he says he found out via twitter he was being released and then later says Mick was always honest with him.

Mick, the one I call a liar can be honest and still not reveal he's being released..

[lisvaneblue]

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A lot of fuss about Sol Bamba really. I would be sure the club told him properly. I don't know why he keeps whinging on about it? If he does, or maybe it's just paper talk. Not like Wales Online to ignore the facts is it?

He did well for us for 3 years , but played one League game in the last two seasons and is 36 years old. Yes, he would have been an asset to the club, but not as a player. Anyway he's back with his old mate Warnock now. I wonder how many League game she will play?

There has been more comment on this than when Peter Whittingham, who was a club legend, left.

He has surprised me with his whinging. There he is on the front page of the Echo sporting a watch that is probably worth more than my car. Then he says he found out that he wasn't needed by City via Twitter while he was in Paris visiting his mum and his wife was in Portugal with the family enjoying a holiday. Poor old Sol!

[theclaw]

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A lot of fuss about Sol Bamba really. I would be sure the club told him properly. I don't know why he keeps whinging on about it? If he does, or maybe it's just paper talk. Not like Wales Online to ignore the facts is it?

He did well for us for 3 years , but played one League game in the last two seasons and is 36 years old. Yes, he would have been an asset to the club, but not as a player. Anyway he's back with his old mate Warnock now. I wonder how many League game she will play?

There has been more comment on this than when Peter Whittingham, who was a club legend, left.

Very true

[stan butler]

Re: Bamba

He has surprised me with his whinging. There he is on the front page of the Echo sporting a watch that is probably worth more than my car. Then he says he found out that he wasn't needed by City via Twitter while he was in Paris visiting his mum and his wife was in Portugal with the family enjoying a holiday. Poor old Sol!

He didn’t have to say anything and just moved on. I hope our game against boro don’t turn into a warnock ,Bamba love fest.
That’s what warnock will want and. I doubt stir it up leading up to the game

[dml1954]

Re: Bamba

Why? I'm not having a dig, but why would you want someone to come back as manager when you don't even know if they can coach let alone manage?

Because he is obvious manager material. He is a thinker about the game, a leader, inspirational and has played at the highest level here and abroad. Players would run through brick walls for him. His illness and the way he has come back from it is another pointer. Not a guarantee I know but its a good start.

[J R Hartley]

Re: Bamba

Because he is obvious manager material. He is a thinker about the game, a leader, inspirational and has played at the highest level here and abroad. Players would run through brick walls for him. His illness and the way he has come back from it is another pointer. Not a guarantee I know but its a good start.

He will need to learn to take personal responsibility if he is to go into management. He would often be found berating a team mate when he was at fault for a goal. Pointing fingers to deflect from his own mistake, not a good look.

[dembethewarrior]

Re: Bamba

He has surprised me with his whinging. There he is on the front page of the Echo sporting a watch that is probably worth more than my car. Then he says he found out that he wasn't needed by City via Twitter while he was in Paris visiting his mum and his wife was in Portugal with the family enjoying a holiday. Poor old Sol!

I don't get this kind of attitude "he's got money so **** him"

He's got money because of the profession he's good at, it's not his fault the insane wages they pay footballers.

He still deserves to be kept in the loop, common decency you'd afford any employee.

[J R Hartley]

Re: Bamba

I don't get this kind of attitude "he's got money so **** him"

He's got money because of the profession he's good at, it's not his fault the insane wages they pay footballers.

He still deserves to be kept in the loop, common decency you'd afford any employee.

Contradicts himself though. He says he wasnt kept in the loop but then says Mick told him he wasnt getting playing contract or a coaching job. Did they think we were just going to sack Steve Morrison so he could take over the Under 23's?

[Jimmy the Jock]

Re: Bamba

We don't know this for sure though do we? He's got a new gig with Boro, I think it's best all round. Let's see if he can be an asset to them.

This.

Makes me chuckle when people are posting he would have been an asset to the club ? On what basis?

[LeningradCowboy]

Re: Bamba

Something's a bit off about this story and the old cynic in me wouldn't be surprised if this wasn't 'encouraged' by Warnock (he's a wily old fox and will use anything to get CCFC fans to give Middleborough an easy ride when we play them down here). I'll no doubt sound like a bloody conspiracy theorist but WOL will also have their grubby fingers in the Warnock PR pie just to get the click-bait.

All this stuff I read about giving Warnock and Sol a great welcome at CCS doesn't sit well with me. As soon as a player or manager dons the opposition kit, then they're fair game for a rough ride. We can be nice after the game not before. I mean, it'll be embarrassing with Peltier on the pitch too. And what if they re-sign Mendez-Laing or sign Junior Hoilett? I know he didn't play under Warnock but what about Ameobi!

We've all got a soft spot for Sol but come on, this is a new season and I agree with Stan, I don't like the ex-player stories and 'Cardiff City are at the start of a new season and that's all we should be focusing on'. and as 2b2bdoo quite rightly says - 'To be fair as a footballer if your contract expires and your not getting a new one it's not rocket science.'

Sol's 37 next January. Maybe he'll be a great coach. I don't know. I wish him well.

Peltier is another one who has turned up at Middlesbrough after throwing his toys out the pram when he didn't get the new contract from us that Warnock had supposedly promised him.

[lisvaneblue]

Re: Bamba

I don't get this kind of attitude "he's got money so **** him"

He's got money because of the profession he's good at, it's not his fault the insane wages they pay footballers.

He still deserves to be kept in the loop, common decency you'd afford any employee.

Seems he was kept in the loop from what he says. MM told him and as his boss he was the right man to do it, but that wasn't enough for him.

I think he's been set up by his new boss to make an issue of it.

[jon1959]

Re: Bamba

Seems he was kept in the loop from what he says. MM told him and as his boss he was the right man to do it, but that wasn't enough for him.

I think he's been set up by his new boss to make an issue of it.

He's been approached by WOL to do an interview and agreed. From what he said he had mixed messages from the club - with Mehmet Dalman saying something different from Mick McCarthy. Communication could have been better.

Good luck to him, and thanks for the memories!