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So who was the player who Warnock wanted to swap for Huws?
Warnock said the other player was injured which is why a swap deal didn't take place.
He's played a grand total of 152 minutes for Cardiff. Whatever the standard of performance in those minutes, it's hard to make a case that he's been given a chance for us. But clearly NW has seen something he doesn't like. NW has always liked combative centre mids, so perhaps Huws is just too passive for him. If NW is still here for next season, then it will be in everyone's interest that he moves on.
Yeah he may have only played 152 minutes, but that's all WE have to judge him on.
Warnocks gets to see him every day.
I'm sure if Huws plays to his potential at Ipswich, Warnock would want him back because, just like he says with Zohore, he would have someone who was almost like a new signing, someone who could allow him to spend what money he has elsewhere,
Fair point.
I'm sceptical that NW would give him a second chance. NW is a bit like DJ in that he is possibly stubborn on his opinion of players. I'm not even suggesting this is a weakness in our manager, he just that knows what he likes. One of the things I'm basing this on is O'Keefe who I feel has deserved more of a chance than Huws. He was a revelation in the latter part of last season for us and looked like a top Championship player, but NW had O'Keefe at Palace and seems to have a fixed evaluation of him. O'Keefe I would have thought would've been a NW type player too.
He was never available to play for PT which is a great shame as he was his big signing. We can say what we want about PT, but his vision for the team was pretty much contrary to that of NW. Huws looked much more suited to the type of football Trollope aspired to.
The swap player was Leon Best, very talented, but has had some nasty injuries. Did well ( apparently) at Rotherham for Warnock last year, but not so well at other times.
Warnock said in the Press Conference this morning " O'Keefe doesn't really figure in my plans in the future, a bit like Huws" That seems fairly clearcut unless he is trying reverse psychology of course!
I think that is the case with O'Keefe as it is pretty obvious that he was one of those singled out by Warnock after the Brenford game for lacking desire. As for Huws, Warnock had some positive words to say about him when he was loaned to Ipswich so if he performs well I hope that Warnock will welcome him back
Quote by Warnock to the Press after the game Tuesday - http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/f...-city-12537435
Zohore wasn't in the picture when Warnock first came here. He wasn't in the match day squad for the first 7 games of Warnock's reign. Out of the cold he appeared on the bench for the games against Brighton, Ipswich and Wolves, finally getting on for the last of those. He's started every league game since and, in 8 starts, he's only been pulled off twice.
That's a really good point about O'Keefe and NW. I think the majority of us fans liked O'K and his style of play, but Warnock obviously saw other things. Poor temporament / attitude / training perhaps? From memory, he certainly seemed to be a Cardiff style of player that we like to see - combative / driving / hard working...?