Rinomhoto gone

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Andy Rinomhota will depart the Welsh capital upon the expiration of his contract.<br><br>We&#39;d like to thank Andy for his professionalism, tenacity and work rate, and wish him all the very best for the future.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CityAsOne?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CityA sOne</a></p>&mdash; Cardiff City FC (@CardiffCityFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/CardiffCityFC/status/1936423879167410682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 21, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Great servant. End of an era.

Thank you Andy for everything that you did as a Bluebird and best wishes for your future.

I thought he as one of our best players last season, possibly the best overall.
Sorry to see him go but the right thing to do.

Realistically, how many of last season can we see wanting to stay assuming they have an option to do so?

Should have no problem getting a club Championship or Lg1

Shame that. It's funny, start of last season I may have forgot he was still at the club but I thought he was one of the better performers by the end. Good luck to him.

perhaps BBM wants to bring in more of a specialist DM to sit in front of the centre backs. as I'm not sure any of our other midfielders really fulfil that role

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Originally Posted by Rjk

perhaps BBM wants to bring in more of a specialist DM to sit in front of the centre backs. as I'm not sure any of our other midfielders really fulfil that role

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It could be the manager has a plan?

So that's everyone gone with contracts expiring. Shame about Rinomhota, now we desperately need a left back.

Think he was treated very shoddily by the club in his second season here and recovered so well in his final year here that he was voted Player’s Player of the Year. One of very few who can look back on last season with a degree of satisfaction. With Rinomhota and Ralls gone, a squad that was already weak mentally has got weaker.

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Originally Posted by jeepster

It could be the manager has a plan?

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Hope it’s not a cunning plan :hehe:

One of our better players last season. Back to Reading?

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

Think he was treated very shoddily by the club in his second season here and recovered so well in his final year here that he was voted Player’s Player of the Year. One of very few who can look back on last season with a degree of satisfaction. With Rinomhota and Ralls gone, a squad that was already weak mentally has got weaker.

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What is going to be vital is the new manager recruiting players who will be leaders on the field (by example physically and mentally).

It is a shame that a role couldn`t be found for Joe Ralls as he understands what the club is all about. However, it is possible that with the player wages restrictions set by the EFL in League 1 we simply couldn`t offer him an acceptable wage.

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Originally Posted by Coyote

So that's everyone gone with contracts expiring. Shame about Rinomhota, now we desperately need a left back.

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left back we have O'dowda , Bagan and Giles, do you mean right back?

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Originally Posted by Ninian1962

What is going to be vital is the new manager recruiting players who will be leaders on the field (by example physically and mentally).

It is a shame that a role couldn`t be found for Joe Ralls as he understands what the club is all about. However, it is possible that with the player wages restrictions set by the EFL in League 1 we simply couldn`t offer him an acceptable wage.

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He can always come back when he has something to offer the club, as it stands, he doesn't. Probably one of the highest earners and not really contributing, on the slide, he isn't going to improve.

Good player with the right attitude.
He will be missed.

Shame.

Rinomhota was my Player of the Season last year and one of the few who could hold his head up.

I can see why BBM wants/needs to free up wages and squad places, but Rino must have been a harder decision than most.

He was a strange signing by Morison who wanted to play out from the back which didn't suit Rino's inability to pass very well. Fair enough, he worked hard and got on with it, but isn't that his job? Thanks, good luck (not that he'll need it - he'll be fine), cheerio.

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Shame that. It's funny, start of last season I may have forgot he was still at the club but I thought he was one of the better performers by the end. Good luck to him.

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Me and Mrs Bluebird too. Can't remember the game but he came on and bombed up and down the wing and we thought who are you, why haven't we been playing you?

Very sorry to see you go - good luck

The more players that leave this current squad the better, the relegation is the proof, being one of the best ,in a crap bunch isn't all that.

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Originally Posted by jeepster

It could be the manager has a plan?

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Would make a nice change

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left back we have O'dowda , Bagan and Giles, do you mean right back?

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O'Dowda is an attacking winger, Bagan is a wildcard for all defensive roles and Giles is young. We need a dedicated left-wing back. And a right-wing back too, if Ng is going.

I'm not having a go at him and good luck in the future but it's indicative of how shit we were last season when we are saying he is 1 of our best players last season.
We spunked millions last Summer on absolute shite.

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Originally Posted by Rjk

left back we have O'dowda , Bagan and Giles, do you mean right back?

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Bagan and Giles are backups and ODowda isn't a left back.

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Originally Posted by Tuerto

He can always come back when he has something to offer the club, as it stands, he doesn't. Probably one of the highest earners and not really contributing, on the slide, he isn't going to improve.

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This ^^^