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Is it any wonder that we are missing out on potential transfers? It's hard to see who is in charge at Cardiff, who is making the decisions. Bearing in mind that Tan is half a world away, and twelve hours ahead, and Choo and Dalman both have their own businesses to run, you have to wonder who decides when we can sign someone?
In the past, we've had the likes of McKay and Warnock, who had the years of experience needed to head up a club, and I've no doubt they had a lot of freedom to make decisions. McCarthy and Harris were the same to a certain extent, except by then Tan was a bit more wary, and perhaps they were held back a bit.
Then we had Morison, Hudson and now Whitehead, who may be great coaches (or not), but they don't have that hands-on experience of running a club, being the boss man. Add to that the fact that Tan keeps the purse strings close to his chest, and you have the mess we are in now.
The people on the ground, at the club, have no experience of running a club, of signing players, of organising off-field. They were coaches, and in effect, they still are. Every time they have to make a major decision - whether it's new players, contracts, whatever - they have to find Choo or Dalman, and explain it all to them. Then Dalman has to wait for Tan to wake up, before explaining it all over again, Chinese whisper style. Tan has a think, then the message slowly works its way back.
Is it any wonder we're missing out on the likes of Hugill and Drameh? It's hard to believe the club is being run this way, but it's not hard to understand why we are currently in such a state of chaos. Tan needs to find someone he can trust to look after his investment, but even when he does, it might be too late to save us from the drop.
In the past, we've had the likes of McKay and Warnock, who had the years of experience needed to head up a club, and I've no doubt they had a lot of freedom to make decisions. McCarthy and Harris were the same to a certain extent, except by then Tan was a bit more wary, and perhaps they were held back a bit.
Then we had Morison, Hudson and now Whitehead, who may be great coaches (or not), but they don't have that hands-on experience of running a club, being the boss man. Add to that the fact that Tan keeps the purse strings close to his chest, and you have the mess we are in now.
The people on the ground, at the club, have no experience of running a club, of signing players, of organising off-field. They were coaches, and in effect, they still are. Every time they have to make a major decision - whether it's new players, contracts, whatever - they have to find Choo or Dalman, and explain it all to them. Then Dalman has to wait for Tan to wake up, before explaining it all over again, Chinese whisper style. Tan has a think, then the message slowly works its way back.
Is it any wonder we're missing out on the likes of Hugill and Drameh? It's hard to believe the club is being run this way, but it's not hard to understand why we are currently in such a state of chaos. Tan needs to find someone he can trust to look after his investment, but even when he does, it might be too late to save us from the drop.
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