Originally Posted by
Jursset_BrisCity
The situation at Cardiff lately has been landing me in a somewhat bizarre situation that had the real prospect of the team fielding in Flint, Pack, Reid, Cunningham, Tomlin - half a team that I used to cheer on at varying times at Ashton Gate....
Nonetheless with Reid going to Fulham that has rescinded a bit and given I have no time at all for either Tomlin or Cunningham anyway it leaves it at a more manageable Flint and Pack (who happen by the way to be incredibly good friends).
I find myself now bizarrely qualified to add thoughts on quite a few players in your squad.
So here is how I see:
Reid.
I don’t think I’ll hear anything from Warnock or read anything on here that will convince me that selling/loaning Bobby Reid is a good idea.
Loaning him to promotion rivals? That’s just additional idiocy.
I’ll qualify my views on Bobby by saying he’s a favorite here. He’s not a former player, he’s a Bristol lad, he came through the system and he still does things with the club in the city.
He left to play Premier League and nobody could begrudge him that.
I’ve seen people say he had a chance at Cardiff and he didn’t take it.
I’d question that. Did he? Did he really?
Saying it didn’t work....?
It sort of reminds me of buying a Ferrari for £100,000. Driving it through farmers fields until it gets bogged down in a muddy ditch and saying “well that Ferrari was shit, I thought they were supposed to be fast?”
Bobby Reid as you know is fast, he has talent on the ball and his skills are in running at defenders quickly and getting behind them.
So what the **** does anyone expect him to do with balls punted high in the air for him to challenge for?
Was he frustrated? Yeah probably.
But I bet he didn’t stop all game trying to make it work.
So I guess you either buy Reid, play to his strengths and get a bloody good player or you move him on.
Warnock chose the latter.
I think it is something he won’t regret but many others will.
Pack
This bloke has put up with so much shit in his 6 years that he deserves a medal.
He does the stuff others don’t want to do.
He sits in front of the defense and he’ll put in a challenge, he’ll get the ball in crap situations and he’ll try over and over again to make it work.
I think he’ll be a success.
The reason he will v Reid is that what can Bobby do with the ball sailing past him?
Pack on the other hand will go and get the ball off the back 4 if he’s not getting it.
He also has a 5 year understanding with Aden Flint.
Flint knows to give Pack the ball.
It’s funny that Pack is never given glowing tributes when he plays but when he doesn’t play there wasn’t half a hole.
He had a crap year last season and with Massingo and Nagy coming in, I think better all round he has a fresh start.
Won’t say much more on the others.
Flint I worry is a bit slow now and will revert more and more to route 1.
I didn’t see him much at Boro but apparently he had a shocker of a year.
Tomlin.
Only thing I’ll say is that when you’ve got an issue with a manager sometimes it doesn’t click and you move on.
When you have issues with Neil Warnock, Eddie Howe, Lee Johnson and Aitor Karanka then there’s a decent bet it’s not them...
Waste of superb natural talent. All a bit Paul Gascoigne.
Cunningham.
Buying him for the Premier League is one of the most bizarre decisions I’ve seen.
I’m not sure he was good enough for top half of the Championship.
Interesting he moves on? Flint got sent off away at PNE for elbowing him in the face after Cunningham ruffled his hair and mouthed something in his ear.
Cunningham then rolled around on the floor to get Flint sent off...
They didn’t get on in Bristol and there was afters there. That’s never one that’s going to click.
I have read now a couple of times over last 6 months that despite the animosity between the fans.
The two administrations of Bristol City and Cardiff have a very good relationship - hence the recent fairly smooth transfers.
Also Warnock and Johnson talk regularly by phone. Not something I’d have expected.
Strange times eh?
I do wish they’d stop these head tapping arrival photos though....