Quote Originally Posted by Father Dougal View Post
I wanted it to happen as i love carnage and stories. Would have been a monumental boost.

However my head says this is probably for the best. Weve got a new squad in and bale would have been a huge huge distraction. He would only have come for the world cup.

Maybe he will finish his career with us? Who knows. Personally id rather we got the world cup out the way then if he wants to come and give his all after then lets have it. Seeing him just make the odd sub appearance or be pulled off on 50 mins still looking pretty fresh when we are 2 down at home would have made things turn pretty sour pretty quickly i fear (look at the threads on this board for evidence. Lol). and the pressure would have been ridiculous.

In the calm of the summer everyone can day they would have accepted any conditions to get him but in reality during games and the season i couldn't see people sticking to that. He would have to perform consistently or the fans would let him have it. Just the way it is.
Best for all this he goes to the MLS i think.
As much as it’s really disappointing, I agree it’s the best all round.
I always felt it would be a short term deal
Which wouldn’t have suited us
A deal based all around him getting fit so cardiffs results don’t matter
Hardly starting any games
His stock in the capital going down because it all starts to go a bit sour.
From his point of view great to join the home club but unless it was his last move with nothing else going on (wc) then he’s not going to be all out Cardiff. Add into that it’ll likely
Be a struggling team, and then add Vincent tan.
I’d have done the same as him

For all the moaners saying he’s strung us along, he’s probably been giving it a lot of thought but genuinely if you were In his shoes, with wales clearly your number one priority and about to play in a World Cup, would you join Cardiff right now?

The guy is a legend end of and I’ll still hold onto a scrap of hope he’ll join us to finish his career