Omer Riza appointed - CONFIRMED

[Sparticus_Mills]

We can only hope that we re find that form from the undefeated streak.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

The BBC report says:

"Riza joined the Bluebirds from Watford at the start of the season..."

In fact, Riza was jobless when he turned up here, having been sacked by Watford in March.

Call it a hunch, or just gut intuition, but I sense you could be happier with the appointment?

[Hilts]

Pathetic but totally predictable.

I would say a defeat Saturday and things could turn nasty towards our useless board.

But it will be shoulder shrugging acceptance with a few boos all the way to L1.

[The Lone Gunman]

Call it a hunch, or just gut intuition, but I sense you could be happier with the appointment?

It's brilliant. So Cardiff City.

There isn't a single City fan who'd heard of this guy six months ago, and why would they? His CV didn't suggest he had any management potential at this level.

He's brought in to improve the attack under Bulut (having been sacked at Watford, who were awful last season). The team scores one goal in six games and yet he gets a promotion.

A couple of decent home wins against two of the very worst sides in the division and people start getting excited for no apparent reason. A fortunate draw at West Brom followed by a lucky win over a Norwich side who should have been at least 3-0 up midway through the second half, and then reality actually kicks in. No wins in five games. Three miserable defeats in that time.

Nevertheless, the supply teacher gets the job on a permanent basis despite there being some genuinely decent candidates out there.

Fantastic stuff. I was going to say you couldn't make it up, but you don't have to.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

It's brilliant. So Cardiff City.

There isn't a single City fan who'd heard of this guy six months ago, and why would they? His CV didn't suggest he had any management potential at this level.

He's brought in to improve the attack under Bulut (having been sacked at Watford, who were awful last season). The team scores one goal in six games and yet he gets a promotion.

A couple of decent home wins against two of the very worst sides in the division and people start getting excited for no apparent reason. A fortunate draw at West Brom followed by a lucky win over a Norwich side who should have been at least 3-0 up midway through the second half, and then reality actually kicks in. No wins in five games. Three miserable defeats in that time.

Nevertheless, the supply teacher gets the job on a permanent basis despite there being some genuinely decent candidates out there.

Fantastic stuff. I was going to say you couldn't make it up, but you don't have to.

I thought to myself this afternoon that if you'd told someone pretty much the scenario that you've posted but no more, they'd probably ask what basket case of a football club would do that. When you replied "Cardiff City", they'd go "ah, yes" to say no further explanation necessary.

[olderblue]

I thought to myself this afternoon that if you'd told someone pretty much the scenario that you've posted but no more, they'd probably ask what basket case of a football club would do that. When you replied "Cardiff City", they'd go "ah, yes" to say no further explanation necessary.

I think there first reaction would be to check the calendar to see if it was April 1st

[splott parker]

I wonder if he still has connections at Leyton Orient & Cheshunt with a view to drafting in some game changers in January?

[Moodybluebird]

Regardless of the fan's disappontment, I still believe there's enough quality in the squad for Riza to work with. There are no guarantees any manager, even those with previous Championship experience will make any significant difference to the way we play or the results we achieve. If the players enjoy playing for Riza, and the signs are they do, that's a massive positive to be taken from his appointment.

[Former Labour leader]

We're pretty well all underwhelmed by this appointment and the time it's taken to make the decision.
I think all now depends if he can get a tune out of the players over the next few weeks. I he can and with a couple of new faces in Jan we will be OK. If not, the grim reaper will be calling sooner than Riza expects.

[Rjk]

I can understand the reaction from some, but I hope he does well.

The first manager to show some genuine attacking intent in years - an under him we are already a mid table team when we looked completely sunk without a trace under Bulut.

There's still obvious areas we can improve as well.

Results have been mixed - and we've been a bit unlucky at times lately (although we did have some good luck when we had a good run too)

Hopefully this stability can allow us to kick on even further - adding to the coaching staff would seem like a good idea. and of course if there's a way to strengthen a couple of positions in January that wouldn't hurt either.

Another positive is he's willing to play some of the younger talents - Colwill, Robertson, Tanner and Bagan have had some decent game time - Ashford and Reindorf some bench time. Etete and Davies still to come back.
That's as positive a picture as we have had in terms of the future of the club in some time - throw in Fish and Daland at centre back and some of the other youngsters on the finges too

[Moodybluebird]

We're pretty well all underwhelmed by this appointment and the time it's taken to make the decision.
I think all now depends if he can get a tune out of the players over the next few weeks. I he can and with a couple of new faces in Jan we will be OK. If not, the grim reaper will be calling sooner than Riza expects.

That's more or less how I see it. If he gets a few wins and puts a bit of space between us and the bottom three then we should be OK in the short term. We all know that it's the long term strategy that needs to be addressed

[RichardM]

I can understand the reaction from some, but I hope he does well.

The first manager to show some genuine attacking intent in years - an under him we are already a mid table team when we looked completely sunk without a trace under Bulut.

Mid table? Have you looked at the table recently?

[B. Oddie]

I wonder if he still has connections at Leyton Orient & Cheshunt with a view to drafting in some game changers in January?

I wonder if he's ever been to Tesco HQ?

[Rjk]

Mid table? Have you looked at the table recently?

I meant in terms of how we've looked under Riza, rather than literal table position.

We look like a mid table team, capable of winning on a good day and losing on a bad day. I think our form since Riza took over probably supports that also.

Under Bulut though we looked completely out of our depth - people were saying the players were nowhere near enough - no pace in the side, no goal threat -to get something that at least works some of the time out of that mess is a decent job.

[Rjk]

I wonder if he still has connections at Leyton Orient & Cheshunt with a view to drafting in some game changers in January?

Managers signing players through their connections is not a good strategy in the long run

[Mr Soul '68]

My fear is not who is the manager but how much they have to spend in January and who they spend it on… probably nobody as we have ‘stars’ coming back from injury or returning loanees

We desperately need a striker in the January window, or we will struggle big time. With a decent striker I'm sure we'll get ourselves out of the relegation dogfight that we are currently in

[Eric the Half a Bee]

I meant in terms of how we've looked under Riza, rather than literal table position.

We look like a mid table team, capable of winning on a good day and losing on a bad day. I think our form since Riza took over probably supports that also.

Under Bulut though we looked completely out of our depth - people were saying the players were nowhere near enough - no pace in the side, no goal threat -to get something that at least works some of the time out of that mess is a decent job.

In the league table of form since Bulut left we've been a decent mid table side.

[the other bob wilson]

A very Cardiff City type of managerial appointment.

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[Divine Wright]

It's brilliant. So Cardiff City.

Cardiff City is only as mad as its' owner.

Let's be clear about this ... This is so Vincent Tan.

[Father Dougal]

Pathetic but totally predictable.

I would say a defeat Saturday and things could turn nasty towards our useless board.

But it will be shoulder shrugging acceptance with a few boos all the way to L1.

Just imagine if we lost next 2 home games. Not impossible to imagine considering the last 5 games.

I don't think many of us think riza will see the season out and will probably be gone in January or February but a couple of defeats now and he might not see the new year in.

The fact I say this on the day his appointment is made shows how ridiculous the situation is.

[Michael Morris]

Vincent Tan's comments

“We’ve clearly seen a change for the better in playing style and performance during Omer’s time as Interim Manager with some encouraging results. After careful consideration in recent weeks as to what the best decision was for the Club and this squad of players, I’m very pleased to give Omer this opportunity and wish him well.

“Our targets, clearly, are to climb the Championship table and further develop a squad that has youth and ability at its core.

“I thank our supporters for their patience during this critical review period and hope we can all enjoy better times during the remainder of this season.”

[LA Bluebird]

The thing that stands out to me in that statement is "has youth and ability at its core" - is there any evidence that Riza is different in the slightest from our other managers here? Consistently picking Meite and Kanga in squads over the likes of Ashford and Reindorf would suggest not - his treatment of Ashford who had one off performance from the bench after being a key spark in late comebacks vs Southampton and Norwich is particularly poor IMO.

Maybe you can argue now he's got the job on a bit more of a permanent basis he can afford to give youth a bit more of a look, but if Tan wants a team based around youth he's probably got to make sure he's putting a structure in place where we aren't in the shite and looking to appoint a new manager every six months first.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

The thing that stands out to me in that statement is "has youth and ability at its core" - is there any evidence that Riza is different in the slightest from our other managers here? Consistently picking Meite and Kanga in squads over the likes of Ashford and Reindorf would suggest not - his treatment of Ashford who had one off performance from the bench after being a key spark in late comebacks vs Southampton and Norwich is particularly poor IMO.

Maybe you can argue now he's got the job on a bit more of a permanent basis he can afford to give youth a bit more of a look, but if Tan wants a team based around youth he's probably got to make sure he's putting a structure in place where we aren't in the shite and looking to appoint a new manager every six months first.

He's given Colwill and Tanner regular starting places unlike Bulut. Rumour has it that Bulut wanted Gary Bell to come out of retirement in case Ng got injured

[BLUETIT]

He's given Colwill and Tanner regular starting places unlike Bulut. Rumour has it that Bulut wanted Gary Bell to come out of retirement in case Ng got injured

That would have been no use, Gary Bell is a left back

[North Cardiff Blue]

It's brilliant. So Cardiff City.

There isn't a single City fan who'd heard of this guy six months ago, and why would they? His CV didn't suggest he had any management potential at this level.

He's brought in to improve the attack under Bulut (having been sacked at Watford, who were awful last season). The team scores one goal in six games and yet he gets a promotion.

A couple of decent home wins against two of the very worst sides in the division and people start getting excited for no apparent reason. A fortunate draw at West Brom followed by a lucky win over a Norwich side who should have been at least 3-0 up midway through the second half, and then reality actually kicks in. No wins in five games. Three miserable defeats in that time.

Nevertheless, the supply teacher gets the job on a permanent basis despite there being some genuinely decent candidates out there.

Fantastic stuff. I was going to say you couldn't make it up, but you don't have to.

You've changed your tune, now it suits your narrative, the crap teams are crap

A couple of weeks ago it was they are no different from Burnley and Sunderland everyone can beat everyone