New Manager recruitment process in place

Got to be better than they've had in the past.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...gn=communities

Cardiff City hire ex-Man City and Rangers chief as Dalman reveals manager plan
Bluebirds chairman Mehmet Dalman hopes the new recruitment process will ensure they get the right person in to lead a promotion charge.

Cardiff City will appoint a new task force including former Manchester City academy director Mark Allen to whittle down a shortlist of manager contenders in the hope of appointing a new boss by the end of the month.

The Bluebirds are looking for Omer Riza's permanent successor after he was sacked three games from the end of the season, with Aaron Ramsey taking over on an interim basis as City dropped into League One. Conversations are set to take place on Ramsey's own future, with no decision having yet been made.

WalesOnline reported on Friday the club had engaged leading global sports agency Wasserman to provide the board with potential names to succeed Riza. While concerns were raised after the news emerged, it has been reiterated today that the search is by no means limited to only Wasserman clients.

And now, the club are employing a new approach to add an extra filter in the process. Cardiff have created a sub-committee made up of Allen, head of academy Gavin Chesterfield and another external person, understood to be from Wasserman, to pour over the shortlist before presenting the board with a dozen viable candidates.

Cardiff will then interview the concentrated shortlist of around six people before presenting their final recommendations to owner Vincent Tan in what chairman Mehmet Dalman hopes represents a rigorous, one-off recruitment process. Join the Cardiff City breaking news and top stories WhatsApp community

“We need a new manager and we’ve got to get it right," Dalman said. "This is not one to take lightly if we are going to exploit the best of the talent we have. Personally, I’d like to see a proven manager who’s done this before and knows how to get the best out of the young and the experience players.

"In terms of process, we’ve recruited a lot of managers in the past and we’ve got some right but got some wrong. This time we can’t take that risk so we’re putting in place a process where we’ll have globally-recognised sporting agents, Wasserman, working with us, not exclusively but they are driving the process of recommending potential managers to us.

"On the board level, we’re creating a sub-committee on football, where two people will probably but not necessarily be appointed from the outside for the purpose of recruiting a manager.

"We are making an internal appointment from the academy who has experience in football. They [sub-committee] will run the first round of interviews and I’m envisaging 30-odd applicants and that will be distilled down to about a dozen, then half a dozen. Then it becomes a board interview process and a final recommendation to the owner.”

Dalman added that he hoped the final appointment would be made "within this month" and hoped to have the shortlist by "the beginning of next week".

It's a radical approach which Dalman says is just a one-off for this managerial appointment. But he says, in an ideal world, he would want more football nous at board level.

"Overall, I would say I would welcome more knowledge on football," he added. "After all, this is a football club and the more people it has who understand football the better it is. We’re striving towards that.”

Who knows, perhaps if this experiment, with Allen's expertise in particular, is a success then Tan might see the benefit of having someone of that ilk at the club in a full-time capacity.

Allen, 61, was appointed Swansea's director of football back in 2021, leaving in January 2023, but previously spent eight years as Manchester City's academy director and was also director of football at Scottish giants Rangers between 2017 and 2020. Most recently he held the sporting director role at Saudi club Al Ettifaq, where Steven Gerrard was manager, linking up with the Liverpudlian again after working together at Ibrox.

The specialist recruitment team will have to distil a sizeable number of applicants before the shortlist is presented to the board.

Importantly, Dalman believes this is an incredibly attractive job with a number of exciting and extremely talented young players, coupled with an excellent core of the squad, which should appeal to top candidates. Join the Cardiff City breaking news and top stories WhatsApp community.

"I can't give you any names, but the interest is high," Dalman said of the manager search. "This is a big club, it's good to see it is attracting good names who are interested in taking on the challenge.

"To be honest, there are too many names there for me and the board to distil and analyse and that's why this process will help us.

"We will end up with two or three buckets, if you like, one will be for an experienced manager who has done this before, a bright, upcoming manager who will give us a longer-term (option) - and the club desperately needs that stability - and the third one is that we will look at some of the continental managers and go to a shortlist. We will then make a final decision."

The club hope that, while stopping short of appointing a full-time director of football, this at least proves that they are willing to listen to fans' concerns and seek the counsel of experts and football people in order to get this crucial appointment right.

"It's a filter and I think it will stop rash decisions being made. We will have independent, intellectual input," Dalman added.

"I think it's a step in the direction and I hope people can understand that people are doing the best we can within the circumstances in which the board operates."

Tan was Riza's major backer and the decision to leave him at the helm for so long ultimately sealed relegation. Following relegation, supporters' anger was rife and much of the criticism was laid at Tan's door for his inaction while the club slid towards a bottom-placed finish in the Championship.

But Tan is keen to take on the new challenge of earning promotion out of League One and is still fully committed to the cause.

"I don't speak for Vincent Tan. What I can say is I think some of the criticism is overdone and unfair," the Bluebirds chair added. "This is an owner who has got this club promoted twice into the Premier League for the first time in 56 years.

"He has injected a substantial amount of funds in the club. In his statement, it was clear to me he wants to bounce back. On the other hand, he has always said 'Everything is for sale at the right price - except for family.'

"As far as I am concerned, and I am having this discussion after a dialogue with him, I don't see anything else but his commitment to make sure we bounce back."

At least there shouldn't be any duds on the shortlist.
The only duds at that stage will be the ones conducting the interviews, with the successful candidate having to work under them, rather than a Sports Director or DofF.

Am I being too critical?

So no DOF then.

It should be obvious we need more expertise at board level or in senior roles at the club. Not just hiring them in for a one off.

Get them into the club and then we won't need to rent people to draw up shortlists.

The added benefit of they can help the club day to day, full time. All for a fraction of Ramsey's reported wage ffs.

Going from what dalman says it seems tan is still happy with the status quo :facepalm:

He mentions it would be nice to have these people on board, surely it's clearly essential. Christ this is painful.

Oh god! It’s going to be Gerrard.
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It's really not looking good and all looking so predictable. Review period , short list , they'd like someone with football knowledge on board (but not happening). Hiring outside help to help Dalman and Chesterfield (wasn't he at Barry Town not long ago) and then Tan has to approve.

Hopefully someone in by the end of the month.

What could possibly go wrong?

May as well employ Purse now than wait until November.🤣🤣🤣

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It's really not looking good and all looking so predictable. Review period , short list , they'd like someone with football knowledge on board (but not happening). Hiring outside help to help Dalman and Chesterfield (wasn't he at Barry Town not long ago) and then Tan has to approve.

Hopefully someone in by the end of the month.

What could possibly go wrong?

May as well employ Purse now than wait until November.������

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Yep, in depth interview process and then we hire the assistant. We have seen this before.

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Oh god! It’s going to be Gerrard.
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My first thought, the agency have Gerrard as a client and now they bringing in this guy whose worked with Gerrard at Rangers and Saudi.

I really hope it’s not tho. Would be a typical city appointment, paying for a future for the wrong person then going cheap with their replacement.

A month to come up with an appointment.

A month!


Well-run clubs have a contingency plan in place long before a managerial change happens.

What a shocking way to run a multi-million pound business.

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A month to come up with an appointment.

A month!


Well-run clubs have a contingency plan in place long before a managerial change happens.

What a shocking way to run a multi-million pound business.

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"by the end of the month"

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"by the end of the month"

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It'll be approx a month since our last game against Norwich and over a month since we were relegated.

Glad to see Gav Chesterfield involved, he knows his football

I know someone who worked with Mark at Rangers ( he is a academy coach ) and he messaged me earlier to say " he won't steer you wrong " ( then explained he worked with him etc etc )

I seriously doubt there's a manager out there who could get promoted with this current squad. If they continue with the same player recruitment process/personnel in place it won't make any difference..

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Oh god! It’s going to be Gerrard.
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Rumour has it Going to Rangers

So Dalman and Choo haven't been fired from their roles yet?
Facking he'll nothing will change with these dip sticks.

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A month to come up with an appointment.

A month!


Well-run clubs have a contingency plan in place long before a managerial change happens.

What a shocking way to run a multi-million pound business.

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A month to get an important hire right isn't a long time at all, outside of football.

And football clubs at this level aren't really big business, a typical championship club has less turnover than a medum sized Tescos.

Sounds like we’re going for a pretty complicated recruitment process for a manager, paying lots of advisors to then just crack on as normal

Probably reading too much into the line near the bottom talking about Tan "He has injected a substantial amount of funds in the club. In his statement, it was clear to me he wants to bounce back. On the other hand, he has always said 'Everything is for sale at the right price - except for family.'

Felt a bit like putting it out there that Tan will sell if he has the opportunity. I also thought it was interesting that he needs to refer to his statement rather than what Tan has personally told him. Almost like they’re not actually speaking

Very disappointing. There's no actual structure being put in place, more of Choo and Dalman's antics to follow. Another missed opportunity and more proof if any was needed, these clowns won't change.

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Sounds like we’re going for a pretty complicated recruitment process for a manager, paying lots of advisors to then just crack on as normal

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We paid Wasserman last time, we got Omer Riza

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Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa

We paid Wasserman last time, we got Omer Riza

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They could have provided an excellent list for all we know?

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They could have provided an excellent list for all we know?

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And that's why it is very disappointing no structure is being put in place

I asked my latest go-to source and it replied ' Lee Carsley or a similarly experienced English lower-league manager would be the best fit considering availability and league compatibility.'

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I asked my latest go-to source and it replied ' Lee Carsley or a similarly experienced English lower-league manager would be the best fit considering availability and league compatibility.'

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Thanks for that non insight.

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A month to come up with an appointment.

A month!


Well-run clubs have a contingency plan in place long before a managerial change happens.

What a shocking way to run a multi-million pound business.

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I think the quote says "within this month" not in a month so within three weeks

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A month to get an important hire right isn't a long time at all, outside of football.

And football clubs at this level aren't really big business, a typical championship club has less turnover than a medum sized Tescos.

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Not sure of the relevance of either of these points? This is a million pound business we're talking about, not a rota swap to cover the cheese counter. Taking a month to make a crucial hire without a plan isn’t normal—it’s negligent.

If you’re running a football club and don’t have a plan for the most pivotal role when things go south, you’re not doing your job properly.

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Glad to see Gav Chesterfield involved, he knows his football

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We all know our football.

What are Chesterfields credentials at this level?

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We all know our football.

What are Chesterfields credentials at this level?

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If they win the playoffs, they'll be playing us next season :hehe:

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A month to get an important hire right isn't a long time at all, outside of football.

And football clubs at this level aren't really big business, a typical championship club has less turnover than a medum sized Tescos.

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I agree; I would rather they spend some time getting this one right.

If you get the right Manager, everything else falls into place. If you get the wrong one, we'll fall through the leagues.

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I agree; I would rather they spend some time getting this one right.

If you get the right Manager, everything else falls into place. If you get the wrong one, we'll fall through the leagues.

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We've been weeks already without a manager.

Our issues are with the ownership and board. There will be no change. Expect the same results.

They clearly are incapable of choosing a manager themselves so are bringing in outside help with Tan making the ultimate decision.

This doesn't bode well.

Until Tan finds a buyer this shit show will continue.

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I agree; I would rather they spend some time getting this one right.

If you get the right Manager, everything else falls into place. If you get the wrong one, we'll fall through the leagues.

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The club took 10 weeks to decide that Riza was worthy of a permanent contract. How much longer should they take this time?

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A month to get an important hire right isn't a long time at all, outside of football.

And football clubs at this level aren't really big business, a typical championship club has less turnover than a medum sized Tescos.

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Even Omer Riza's most fervent supporter would have realised that the seven or so months he spent managing the team was a period where he was in danger of losing his job at any time. We're told that for a month before Riza was sacked the Board was united in. wanting him to leave, but the owner was not having it until he woke up one morning and decided that he was.

However, the reaction of Messrs Tan, Dalman, Choo and the club Directors whenever a manager is sacked is always the same - it's as if someone else has decided to make the change and they've all been caught on the hop.

I'm afraid that, so far at least, the hierarchy seem to be reacting as they always do apart from the fact that this time it's being accompanied by a load of blather about how things have to change.

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I agree; I would rather they spend some time getting this one right.

If you get the right Manager, everything else falls into place. If you get the wrong one, we'll fall through the leagues.

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Tend to agree, if this appointment doesn’t work out Tans going to push back even more, we will still be paying Bulut.

Have any of the other clubs who sacked managers around our time for managers yet. Don’t think I’ve seen anything on Norwich or WBA

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Even Omer Riza's most fervent supporter would have realised that the seven or so months he spent managing the team was a period where he was in danger of losing his job at any time. We're told that for a month before Riza was sacked the Board was united in. wanting him to leave, but the owner was not having it until he woke up one morning and decided that he was.

However, the reaction of Messrs Tan, Dalman, Choo and the club Directors whenever a manager is sacked is always the same - it's as if someone else has decided to make the change and they've all been caught on the hop.

I'm afraid that, so far at least, the hierarchy seem to be reacting as they always do apart from the fact that this time it's being accompanied by a load of blather about how things have to change.

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Spot on Bob, the impression is being given that it’s only since Rita was dismissed that the process started,if that’s true ( surely not) then it displays a depth of incompetence that should strike us as staggering, unfortunately that seems to be a way of doing things which has inevitably led to us being in the position we are today.

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The club took 10 weeks to decide that Riza was worthy of a permanent contract. How much longer should they take this time?

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Obviously, as quickly as possible, three weeks is the max they should take, but get it right, there is still a lot of choice, if they don't take too long.

I think it's a positive that they are getting help, and it SOUNDS like they are trying to be thorough. Let's see what they come up with, I'm just glad it's not those three trying to do it alone.

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Obviously, as quickly as possible, three weeks is the max they should take, but get it right, there is still a lot of choice, if they don't take too long.

I think it's a positive that they are getting help, and it SOUNDS like they are trying to be thorough. Let's see what they come up with, I'm just glad it's not those three trying to do it alone.

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This article is from when they hired Omer Riza. Sound familiar? Nothing is changing, as per usual, it is more waffle from Dalman.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...ormer-30021069

What’s the rush? It’ll be cheaper to wait until August to install a new manger, and in the meantime Tan can just instruct the current staff to use pre season to practice shooting from our own half.

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Obviously, as quickly as possible, three weeks is the max they should take, but get it right, there is still a lot of choice, if they don't take too long.

I think it's a positive that they are getting help, and it SOUNDS like they are trying to be thorough. Let's see what they come up with, I'm just glad it's not those three trying to do it alone.

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They're getting help to create a shortlist of applicants for interview. The current board will be the ones doing the interviews and making a recommendation to Tan. The lucky winner will then be working under the existing structures. Nothing is changing long-term.

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They're getting help to create a shortlist of applicants for interview. The current board will be the ones doing the interviews and making a recommendation to Tan. The lucky winner will then be working under the existing structures. Nothing is changing long-term.

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I hope they follow the guidance from people in the know, although based on previous appointments, you are probably correct.

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This article is from when they hired Omer Riza. Sound familiar? Nothing is changing, as per usual, it is more waffle from Dalman.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...ormer-30021069

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Yes, it does. Something is wrong, it seems like they are at least trying and someone is making the decisions while ignoring the guidence, let us see what comes of this and decide then if it worked or was the usual flannel.

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I hope they follow the guidance from people in the know, although based on previous appointments, you are probably correct.

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I'm comforted by the hope that there shouldn't be any more Riza's on the shortlist, but after that, who knows.