" RUMOURS AND GOSSIP - SUNDAY 26/06/2011 "
Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:47 pm
*All that is written are rumours and whispers and bits of gossip I have heard and I am posting them all in one thread, not dissimilar to the updates I used to do, but these are not posted as factually correct. These are not my views but what I have had sent to me via email, text or telephone calls, they come from many different people, not sources, all of which may turn out to be true at a later date.
When the club sacked Dave Jones and set about the interviewing process I have heard a whisper that they received over 20 applications for the job.
A rumour going around is that Gethin Jenkins and Alan Whitely approached and sought the help of Lennie Lawrence as to how a football club appoints a manager, Lennie Lawrence was helpful with the request and give Gethin and Alan advice at a meeting held at the Vale.
The first person who was interviewed was Chris Hughton and the rumour is that the interview was not a detailed one and did not go into depth at all. A little birdie tells me that Chris Hughton said after the interview that it was the "worst interview he has ever been involved with" and he was shocked at the whole situation. Furthermore he apparently said that "it was very unprofessional". I will not add my comments to that but leave you all to debate what he apparently said.
Roberto Di Matteo was interviewed also but I have heard whispers that he felt it was pointless exercise.
Derek McInnes was also interviewed for the job and it was he who cut his family holiday short in Florida to fly back to the UK to be interviewed, I hear that McInnes gave a good interview and Gethin Jenkins and Alan Whitely were impressed with him.
There is a rumour that Malky Mackay was interviewed nearly two weeks prior to landing the job and like McInnes he also impressed in his first interview, I say first interview as there is an even stronger rumour that he was interviewed again on Monday June 13th 2011. In this alleged second interview Malky sat for 3 hours with Gethin Jenkins and laid out his plans and aspirations for the future and how he would build a squad using youth and working with players on the training ground and becoming involved in their diets and their nutrition. As this is just gossip it couldn't possibly bring our club into any sort of trouble as Watford or in particular Graham Taylor was adamant that Mackay was on holiday abroad and was certainly not in the UK being interviewed by Cardiff.
Strangely though as rumours go this one kept going because I heard another whisper that hours after this alleged second interview Malky Mackay was insistent that he would get the job despite being told there was another interview to take place with another candidate, he did not know who that person was. It turned out to be Alan Shearer.
How did Alan Shearer come about to be interviewed, did he send in his application? Well according to a whisper I heard, it came about through his agent Simon Bayliff, who is also the agent of Michael Chopra, whilst negotiating the deal that took Chopra to Ipswich, Bayliff said "You do know Alan Shearer would be interested in your vacancy?"
That sentence set the ball rolling and led to Shearer being interviewed.
The interviewing process was in the hands of Gethin Jenkins and Alan Whitely up to this point and they had interviewed each of the applicants themselves but there was a twist of events when Shearer was interviewed, TG flew over to oversee this particular interview.! I also know that TG interviewed Alan Shearer along with Gethin Jenkins and Alan Whitely as I spoke on the phone to TG whilst he was in the meeting with Shearer.
The whole business with Shearer was overtaken by the Malaysians and it is suggested that they saw Shearer as a name to help to continue to raise the profile of Cardiff City in Malaysia and the rumour goes that they were star struck by the name of Shearer.
The rumour is that Alan Shearer signed the contract and accepted the job. So it was offered but he turned the deal down after agreeing terms. What could have happened, cold feet maybe ? Or was it like the rumour suggests that he would not give up his role in the BBC and that he did not like being told that Craig Bellamy will return to Cardiff City, provided his contract can be sorted out at Eastlands.
On the night of Shearer's interview and it was all over the national press' websites that it was a done deal, I received a phone call to say that Malky Mackay was"pissed off" at how events seemed to be panning out as he was under the impression that the job was his after his previous interviews. Without knocking anyone but those who may or have questioned whether Mackay did in fact have an interview prior to an official approach being granted I think it would be wise to listen to Gethin's comments in the press interview announcing Malky as manager, when he said "We looked at other people but when we looked at it we kept coming back to one answer and we felt that was Malcolm Mackay."
Another name I heard on the grapevine that applied was former player Robbie Fowler, he sent in his CV but did not get to the interview stage. He did not even have the opportunity to speak with anyone at the club, he made a phone call to the club such was his eagerness for an interview but the call was not returned. For his efforts he received a response by email and it was said that his CV was not to the standard and lacked the experience that Cardiff City were looking for and that he could apply at a future date if another position becomes available.
We read recently that the club has made huge strides with historical debts and had come to agreement with PMG and that they agreed to convert a significant amount of their debt into shares, a bit of gossip I hear is that the amount turned into shares will be £5.7million. We know that PMG have been receiving approximately £100k per month from Premier seating over the last few years.
Also further to that bit of gossip is that the Malaysians will be converting part of the £15million they put into the club last year (which was additional to the initial £6million they invested for shares). The rumour is that a minimum of £5million will be turned into shares and anywhere up to £10million.
When the club offered existing shareholders the opportunity to buy further shares at a price of 15.69p the club set aside 12,746,973 new shares with a value of £2 million. Not all of those shares on offer were taken and of which 10,643,700 shares remain unissued worth £1.67million.
There are an additional 34,468,568 shares, worth £5.4million, which the directors can allocate to existing shareholders. But if the rumour is true that PMG and the Malaysians will convert anything over £10million then there is not even shares to go around so can we expect an EGM to be called to raise further shares?
What if other creditors, who are shareholders are offered to exchange for shares too?
In other rumours Adam Matthews was at the Vale last week receiving treatment before he starts his new career at Celtic next week and is gutted to be leaving and would have liked to have the opportunity to have worked with Malky Mackay.
The club backroom staff have been asked to submit their CV's to the club secretary so that Malky can evaluate them and see who he wants to keep. He has asked the staff to meet with him on Monday.
Mackay is bringing in his own physio but it does not rule out Alex Armstrong staying on but if he does then the rumour has it that he will work under the new physio. More gossip from down the Vale is that the medical staff have been put on alert to do quite a few medicals this coming week.
There is a general consensus down at the Vale that Jon Parkin will have a big part to play this season and he has been working really hard to lose some weight and has apparently dropped a waist size!
Ross McCormack is aware of the rumours of him possibly returning but as yet there has been no official approach.
A player that is in our sights is Aron Gunnarsson, who I believe is a free agent this summer.
With regards to Earnie talks are ongoing but hopefully something will be sorted this week.
You have all heard the names mentioned previously like Andrew Taylor and David Goodwillie and these are targets that Malky Mackay hopes to tie up this week. Taylor becomes a free agent on July 1st and Goodwillie wants to come to Cardiff and spent a couple of days here at the end of last week and the sticking point is the fee and how it is to be paid.
If I hear anymore rumours, whispers or gossip at all then I will post them on here at first opportunity.
For a future good read follow the links below
http://www.annisabraham.co.uk/news/
http://www.annisabraham.co.uk/books/buy-books/
When the club sacked Dave Jones and set about the interviewing process I have heard a whisper that they received over 20 applications for the job.
A rumour going around is that Gethin Jenkins and Alan Whitely approached and sought the help of Lennie Lawrence as to how a football club appoints a manager, Lennie Lawrence was helpful with the request and give Gethin and Alan advice at a meeting held at the Vale.
The first person who was interviewed was Chris Hughton and the rumour is that the interview was not a detailed one and did not go into depth at all. A little birdie tells me that Chris Hughton said after the interview that it was the "worst interview he has ever been involved with" and he was shocked at the whole situation. Furthermore he apparently said that "it was very unprofessional". I will not add my comments to that but leave you all to debate what he apparently said.
Roberto Di Matteo was interviewed also but I have heard whispers that he felt it was pointless exercise.
Derek McInnes was also interviewed for the job and it was he who cut his family holiday short in Florida to fly back to the UK to be interviewed, I hear that McInnes gave a good interview and Gethin Jenkins and Alan Whitely were impressed with him.
There is a rumour that Malky Mackay was interviewed nearly two weeks prior to landing the job and like McInnes he also impressed in his first interview, I say first interview as there is an even stronger rumour that he was interviewed again on Monday June 13th 2011. In this alleged second interview Malky sat for 3 hours with Gethin Jenkins and laid out his plans and aspirations for the future and how he would build a squad using youth and working with players on the training ground and becoming involved in their diets and their nutrition. As this is just gossip it couldn't possibly bring our club into any sort of trouble as Watford or in particular Graham Taylor was adamant that Mackay was on holiday abroad and was certainly not in the UK being interviewed by Cardiff.
Strangely though as rumours go this one kept going because I heard another whisper that hours after this alleged second interview Malky Mackay was insistent that he would get the job despite being told there was another interview to take place with another candidate, he did not know who that person was. It turned out to be Alan Shearer.
How did Alan Shearer come about to be interviewed, did he send in his application? Well according to a whisper I heard, it came about through his agent Simon Bayliff, who is also the agent of Michael Chopra, whilst negotiating the deal that took Chopra to Ipswich, Bayliff said "You do know Alan Shearer would be interested in your vacancy?"
That sentence set the ball rolling and led to Shearer being interviewed.
The interviewing process was in the hands of Gethin Jenkins and Alan Whitely up to this point and they had interviewed each of the applicants themselves but there was a twist of events when Shearer was interviewed, TG flew over to oversee this particular interview.! I also know that TG interviewed Alan Shearer along with Gethin Jenkins and Alan Whitely as I spoke on the phone to TG whilst he was in the meeting with Shearer.
The whole business with Shearer was overtaken by the Malaysians and it is suggested that they saw Shearer as a name to help to continue to raise the profile of Cardiff City in Malaysia and the rumour goes that they were star struck by the name of Shearer.
The rumour is that Alan Shearer signed the contract and accepted the job. So it was offered but he turned the deal down after agreeing terms. What could have happened, cold feet maybe ? Or was it like the rumour suggests that he would not give up his role in the BBC and that he did not like being told that Craig Bellamy will return to Cardiff City, provided his contract can be sorted out at Eastlands.
On the night of Shearer's interview and it was all over the national press' websites that it was a done deal, I received a phone call to say that Malky Mackay was"pissed off" at how events seemed to be panning out as he was under the impression that the job was his after his previous interviews. Without knocking anyone but those who may or have questioned whether Mackay did in fact have an interview prior to an official approach being granted I think it would be wise to listen to Gethin's comments in the press interview announcing Malky as manager, when he said "We looked at other people but when we looked at it we kept coming back to one answer and we felt that was Malcolm Mackay."
Another name I heard on the grapevine that applied was former player Robbie Fowler, he sent in his CV but did not get to the interview stage. He did not even have the opportunity to speak with anyone at the club, he made a phone call to the club such was his eagerness for an interview but the call was not returned. For his efforts he received a response by email and it was said that his CV was not to the standard and lacked the experience that Cardiff City were looking for and that he could apply at a future date if another position becomes available.
We read recently that the club has made huge strides with historical debts and had come to agreement with PMG and that they agreed to convert a significant amount of their debt into shares, a bit of gossip I hear is that the amount turned into shares will be £5.7million. We know that PMG have been receiving approximately £100k per month from Premier seating over the last few years.
Also further to that bit of gossip is that the Malaysians will be converting part of the £15million they put into the club last year (which was additional to the initial £6million they invested for shares). The rumour is that a minimum of £5million will be turned into shares and anywhere up to £10million.
When the club offered existing shareholders the opportunity to buy further shares at a price of 15.69p the club set aside 12,746,973 new shares with a value of £2 million. Not all of those shares on offer were taken and of which 10,643,700 shares remain unissued worth £1.67million.
There are an additional 34,468,568 shares, worth £5.4million, which the directors can allocate to existing shareholders. But if the rumour is true that PMG and the Malaysians will convert anything over £10million then there is not even shares to go around so can we expect an EGM to be called to raise further shares?
What if other creditors, who are shareholders are offered to exchange for shares too?
In other rumours Adam Matthews was at the Vale last week receiving treatment before he starts his new career at Celtic next week and is gutted to be leaving and would have liked to have the opportunity to have worked with Malky Mackay.
The club backroom staff have been asked to submit their CV's to the club secretary so that Malky can evaluate them and see who he wants to keep. He has asked the staff to meet with him on Monday.
Mackay is bringing in his own physio but it does not rule out Alex Armstrong staying on but if he does then the rumour has it that he will work under the new physio. More gossip from down the Vale is that the medical staff have been put on alert to do quite a few medicals this coming week.
There is a general consensus down at the Vale that Jon Parkin will have a big part to play this season and he has been working really hard to lose some weight and has apparently dropped a waist size!
Ross McCormack is aware of the rumours of him possibly returning but as yet there has been no official approach.
A player that is in our sights is Aron Gunnarsson, who I believe is a free agent this summer.
With regards to Earnie talks are ongoing but hopefully something will be sorted this week.
You have all heard the names mentioned previously like Andrew Taylor and David Goodwillie and these are targets that Malky Mackay hopes to tie up this week. Taylor becomes a free agent on July 1st and Goodwillie wants to come to Cardiff and spent a couple of days here at the end of last week and the sticking point is the fee and how it is to be paid.
If I hear anymore rumours, whispers or gossip at all then I will post them on here at first opportunity.
For a future good read follow the links below
http://www.annisabraham.co.uk/news/
http://www.annisabraham.co.uk/books/buy-books/
Re: " RUMOURS AND GOSSIP - SUNDAY 26/06/2011 "
Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:50 pm
first to reply ....................now i will read it 
Re: " RUMOURS AND GOSSIP - SUNDAY 26/06/2011 "
Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:50 pm
NIBluebird wrote:first to reply ....................now i will read it
..........me too
Re: " RUMOURS AND GOSSIP - SUNDAY 26/06/2011 "
Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:51 pm
GREAT INFO
Re: " RUMOURS AND GOSSIP - SUNDAY 26/06/2011 "
Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:51 pm
Lol 
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Re: " RUMOURS AND GOSSIP - SUNDAY 26/06/2011 "
Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:51 pm
Cheers Carl
Re: " RUMOURS AND GOSSIP - SUNDAY 26/06/2011 "
Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:52 pm
gunarsson!!!! quality player!!1
cheers carl
cheers carl
Re: " RUMOURS AND GOSSIP - SUNDAY 26/06/2011 "
Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:53 pm
Gunnarson is a very good player would be well happy with him. also happy with every name mentioned. and also happy cardiff put fowler in his place after him leaving us after everything we done for him!
Re: " RUMOURS AND GOSSIP - SUNDAY 26/06/2011 "
Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:53 pm
Craig Bellamy returns from returns from holiday on Sunday July 3rd and will meet with Man City on Monday the 4th. The New York Red Bulls want Bellamy but he is not interested in going there.
Re: " RUMOURS AND GOSSIP - SUNDAY 26/06/2011 "
Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:54 pm
nothing about why shearer decided against us?
rumour is it wasn't to do with money more to do with the shops.......if you get what I mean
rumour is it wasn't to do with money more to do with the shops.......if you get what I mean
Re: " RUMOURS AND GOSSIP - SUNDAY 26/06/2011 "
Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:54 pm
what was the reason that shearer wasnt offered the job then, or did we not want him!
Re: " RUMOURS AND GOSSIP - SUNDAY 26/06/2011 "
Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:54 pm
Great news carl 
keep it uppp,, soo 3 signings by end of week hopefully 
keep it uppp,, soo 3 signings by end of week hopefully
Re: " RUMOURS AND GOSSIP - SUNDAY 26/06/2011 "
Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:54 pm
phil stant wrote:nothing about why shearer decided against us?
rumour is it wasn't to do with money more to do with the shops.......if you get what I mean
Will update it now
Re: " RUMOURS AND GOSSIP - SUNDAY 26/06/2011 "
Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:54 pm
carlccfc wrote:Craig Bellamy returns from returns from holiday on Sunday July 3rd and will meet with Man City on Monday the 4th. The New York Red Bulls want Bellamy but he is not interested in going there.
hopefully know by the 5th then
Re: " RUMOURS AND GOSSIP - SUNDAY 26/06/2011 "
Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:56 pm
Jenks wrote:what was the reason that shearer wasnt offered the job then, or did we not want him!
He was offered it, Shearer Walked out after signing the contract and being told that he had to go part-time with the BBC and The Malaysians want Bells to come back, Shearers agent then let Sky News know, Jenkins then had to crawl to Macky, as the RUMOUR GOES
Re: " RUMOURS AND GOSSIP - SUNDAY 26/06/2011 "
Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:56 pm
GREAT POST
Re: " RUMOURS AND GOSSIP - SUNDAY 26/06/2011 "
Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:56 pm
nice one for keeping us informed on your opinions
Re: " RUMOURS AND GOSSIP - SUNDAY 26/06/2011 "
Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:57 pm
i think i prefer this format carl!
Re: " RUMOURS AND GOSSIP - SUNDAY 26/06/2011 "
Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:57 pm
that is some serious gossip!!
i hope we can get aron gunarson, the guy is class!!
goodwillie & the middlesbrough lad this week with earnie towards the end of the week woud be a dream fair play!!
bellamy with us this coming season is the next bit of GOSSIP i hope to here!!
i hope we can get aron gunarson, the guy is class!!
goodwillie & the middlesbrough lad this week with earnie towards the end of the week woud be a dream fair play!!
bellamy with us this coming season is the next bit of GOSSIP i hope to here!!
Re: " RUMOURS AND GOSSIP - SUNDAY 26/06/2011 "
Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:57 pm
Cheers Carl ,glad the "rumour and gossip" about Shearer has finally been said.
I For one never thought that AS would be here,and those of you who took my advice with MM - We got 5-1 on that night.
Keep up the good work Carl
I For one never thought that AS would be here,and those of you who took my advice with MM - We got 5-1 on that night.
Keep up the good work Carl
Re: " RUMOURS AND GOSSIP - SUNDAY 26/06/2011 "
Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:57 pm
Cheers Carl
Re: " RUMOURS AND GOSSIP - SUNDAY 26/06/2011 "
Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:57 pm
Dunno about you annis but would you like to see a 4-3-3 with
Goodwillie Ebanks-Blake Earnshaw Up front
Goodwillie Ebanks-Blake Earnshaw Up front
Re: " RUMOURS AND GOSSIP - SUNDAY 26/06/2011 "
Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:58 pm
Forever Blue wrote:Jenks wrote:what was the reason that shearer wasnt offered the job then, or did we not want him!
He was offered it, Shearer Walked out after signing the contract and being told that he had to go part-time with the BBC and The Malaysians want Bells to come back, Shearers agent then let Sky News know, Jenkins then had to crawl to Macky, as the RUMOUR GOES
what a wanker!, think we are better off though
Re: " RUMOURS AND GOSSIP - SUNDAY 26/06/2011 "
Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:58 pm
good stuff.thanks. thought parkin would have been given a goal weight to return back to pre-season training. he was clearly carrying at least 2 stone at the end of the season.
Re: " RUMOURS AND GOSSIP - SUNDAY 26/06/2011 "
Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:59 pm
Parkin dropped a waist size only 42 inches now then!!
Feed the beast and he will score, feed the beast and he will score!
Feed him slimfast they want!!
Feed the beast and he will score, feed the beast and he will score!
Feed him slimfast they want!!
Re: " RUMOURS AND GOSSIP - SUNDAY 26/06/2011 "
Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:59 pm
Jenks wrote:what was the reason that shearer wasnt offered the job then, or did we not want him!
The rumour is that Alan Shearer signed the contract and accepted the job. So it was offered but he turned the deal down after agreeing terms. What could have happened, cold feet maybe ? Or was it like the rumour suggests that he would not give up his role in the BBC and that he did not like being told that Craig Bellamy will return to Cardiff City, provided his contract can be sorted out at Eastlands.
Re: " RUMOURS AND GOSSIP - SUNDAY 26/06/2011 "
Sun Jun 26, 2011 9:01 pm
Parkin to play a big part I thought we had renewed ambition
I thought we had renewed ambition
Re: " RUMOURS AND GOSSIP - SUNDAY 26/06/2011 "
Sun Jun 26, 2011 9:02 pm
great gossip carl
Re: " RUMOURS AND GOSSIP - SUNDAY 26/06/2011 "
Sun Jun 26, 2011 9:04 pm
cheers carl keep the info coming m8
Re: " RUMOURS AND GOSSIP - SUNDAY 26/06/2011 "
Sun Jun 26, 2011 9:04 pm
Rita Pidsdale wrote:Parkin to play a big part
Get Big Jon fit and we got a good player in my opinion.