This can't go on.
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This can't go on.
Hold on. Apparently the football is much better under Harris so it is all Ok despite zero shots on or off target.Originally Posted by dandywarhol
Wait: 2 shots, 1 off target, 1 blocked.
Phew.
Do I remind you of Huddersfield at home in the premier league or Swansea away last year or does arguing that football is pretty rubbish but not as rubbish make my point ridiculous?
It's alright, he will say it was hard luck and it won't happen again under him.
He will tell us what the fans here want while adding that ***insert name*** is the best striker/midfielder/defender he has worked with.
I don't blame Harris. He's a chancer who has landed on his feet. Our board and their comical decision making is the problem. That won't change any time soon. Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
Success under Warnock was an exception to the rule. I don't rate Malky too highly and think a few on here could have taken us up with the budget at his disposal.
A few on the board while pulling the trigger on Harris should have a long hard look at themselves.
Malky earned the Club £120m from promotion to the PL after spending just £12m in two Championship seasons after inheriting 9 players from Jones (3 being goalkeepers). Promotion was gained by winning the Championship by 8 pts and with a goal difference of +27.
In the Summer of 2013, for the PL campaign, Malky spent just £34.18m on transfer fees:
Medel £11.7m
Caulker £8.24m
Cornelius £7.23m
Theophile-Catherine £2.25m
Odemwingie £2.61m
Brayford £1.57m
Moore £0.58m
The Cornelius' transfer apart, the majority of the other fees were recouped when players were sold. Malky's dealings were hardly wasteful nor did he spend, 'loadsamoney.'
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The season we went up he spent over £10 million.
17 players came in permanently with a further three loans.
Some of the transfers were frees and included Craig Bellamy and Helguson who played a big part.
This, as you've touched on, to add to the quality players left from the Jones era.
He was certainly backed more than any manager since the Hammam spending splurge that's for sure.
The facts do not support your assertion. He also put £120m in the plus column for promotion which you ignore. But even not adding that into the equation his transfer record stands up to scrutiny compared to the woeful Transfer Committee's dealings headed by Tan in the 7 years following Malky.
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Malky one season wonder he's been garbage ever since and that has nothing to do with what happened at Cardiff
I was hardly Malky’s biggest fan, but he was a far better manager than Harris, and achieved far more on his managerial CV.
Malky did a good job at Watford.
Came to us, inherited a decimated squad, but re-built and took us to the Playoffs against all odds. He also took us to the Carling Cup final where we held our own with Liverpool, and only lost on penalties.
The season after he took us up to the Premier league as champions.
Harris, took Millwall up from League 1 via the Playoffs.
Took us to the Playoffs last season, with a squad that was easily a top six squad. He was no miracle worker.
Malky commanded the respect of most supporters, Harris doesn’t.
There’s no comparison between the two. Harris is a chancer who’s got lucky with a job well above his ability.
I doubt he’ll survive the season.
That easily a top six squad he took over a year ago was already 10 points off an automatic promotion spot languishing in 14th place in the table. Thirty games later that easily as top six squad ended up in 5th place, 10 points off an automatic promotion spot.
He may be a chancer and poundland Warnock but his squad outperformed the real one by some margin last season at least.
You are deliberately ignoring the additional £10-15m paid out in signing on fees for the above. Plus your statement that the majority of the players fees were recouped on sale is patently incorrect. Peter Odemwingie left on a free transfer (£2m+ loss) , Theophile-Catherine was sold for a loss, Gary Medel was sold for a loss as was Cornelius. Moore, Brayford were sold for small profits. The main problem however was that he spent more than the budget he was given in the first place on players that generally weren't anywhere near good enough.
That second half doesn't change much for me. Without the second penalty which was quite literally handed to us we are comfortably beaten.
4 points from the next two or he can go.
4 points from the next two or he can go.
SORRY, IT'S GOTTA BE 6 FROM 2 HOME GAMES
What difference does a home game make?
They’ll be home for supper .
Natural habitat, in it
And no travelling, bigger changing rooms, etcThey’ll be home for supper .
Natural habitat, in it
EXACTAMUNDO
Warnock was sacked on 11th November with City in 14th last season.
He quit didn't he?
Boro have started well
He did. You are right.
How much influence the club had on that I don't know. All I am saying is, however it came about the change happened with us 3 places better off than we are now.
I question what Harris can achieve here given his playing style, tactical knowledge and his managerial make up. Hand on heart I don't envisage a lot. I would put a fairly heavy wager on the 5th place finish last season being the highest he will achieve at Cardiff City.
Yeah I get your point.
I said when he was appointed that next season (ie this season). We would be in a relegation battle or lost in the lower midtable at best.
Having also been relegated the season before...
Screw the taxi. He should walk!
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