Sam Hammam

After reading various articles and posts on Facebook and Cardiff City Forums this morning on Sam Hammam, what is everyone's general opinion of wanting Sam back?
Really interested to know what everyone thinks

No thanks. He is part of the club's history. We need to move forward, not backwards.

We need passion, We need Sam

We need Sam back. End of.

He's a football fan thru and thru and loves CCFC , ok he nearly took us to the brink but so did the current board but we now have his dream of the stadium and in all honesty he went wild with the money which was his downfall . But he stood up against Rugby at the CCS and lost and we have all seen the shit state of the pitch last season . Id have him back BUT NOT involved with anything financial and aslong as he works as a team player with TG / VT and the others .............. at the end of the day he didnt screw CCFC like Riddler and his cronies did !

We need a footballing head who knows what he's doing, if that is Sam then welcome back, if not then I hope theres another passionate person out there who can keep everyone intact behind the scenes, because right now it's all falling to pieces.

I am glad I am not the only one that would be glad to see Sam back then.
I thought his passion for the club was incredible and certainly more credible than that prick Ridsdale.

I am glad I am not the only one that would be glad to see Sam back then.
I thought his passion for the club was incredible and certainly more credible than that prick Ridsdale.

You are spot on. Hammam is exactly what we need right now.

We can all moan about the financial state of the club and whether Sam would be trusted with financial issues, but what club is perfect with financial issues. It's who has the passion to drive the club forward and have best interests at heart and I believe Sam has that.

Not for me cheers

Sam working alongside TG and VT will work !!

The simple answer here is the club desperately needs someone of Sam's calibre to come in and sort it all out. Sam fronts up with money of his own, he knows everyone in football and out of it. His contact book is endless. Most of all he loves the club with a passion.
For those who are saying no way to Sam, well come on then name an alternative who'll be willing to come in and solve the club's massive problems? If Sam is interested then you need to count your lucky stars that he is because no one else is going to come in. In fact the one's here want out. I didn't see any of those putting their hands in to their recently swollen bank accounts to pay this months wages. Knowing Sam he'd bung money in to the pot straight away.
So come on Sam doubters, what's your answer? Put up or shut up I say. Maybe Gethin Jenkins could nip to his bank and ask for a loan? How much do you think they'll loan him on 60k a year wages? But then he's got more important things to do like decide what stationary set to get for his desk.

The simple answer here is the club desperately needs someone of Sam's calibre to come in and sort it all out. Sam fronts up with money of his own, he knows everyone in football and out of it. His contact book is endless. Most of all he loves the club with a passion.
For those who are saying no way to Sam, well come on then name an alternative who'll be willing to come in and solve the club's massive problems? If Sam is interested then you need to count your lucky stars that he is because no one else is going to come in. In fact the one's here want out. I didn't see any of those putting their hands in to their recently swollen bank accounts to pay this months wages. Knowing Sam he'd bung money in to the pot straight away.
So come on Sam doubters, what's your answer? Put up or shut up I say. Maybe Gethin Jenkins could nip to his bank and ask for a loan? How much do you think they'll loan him on 60k a year wages? But then he's got more important things to do like decide what stationary set to get for his desk.

Fair play, so well said!

We need SAM HAMMAM back end of.

The simple answer here is the club desperately needs someone of Sam's calibre to come in and sort it all out. Sam fronts up with money of his own, he knows everyone in football and out of it. His contact book is endless. Most of all he loves the club with a passion.
For those who are saying no way to Sam, well come on then name an alternative who'll be willing to come in and solve the club's massive problems? If Sam is interested then you need to count your lucky stars that he is because no one else is going to come in. In fact the one's here want out. I didn't see any of those putting their hands in to their recently swollen bank accounts to pay this months wages. Knowing Sam he'd bung money in to the pot straight away.
So come on Sam doubters, what's your answer? Put up or shut up I say. Maybe Gethin Jenkins could nip to his bank and ask for a loan? How much do you think they'll loan him on 60k a year wages? But then he's got more important things to do like decide what stationary set to get for his desk.

Sam Hammam has had his chance here already and showed whilst he definatly does not lack the enthusiasm and passion for Cardiff, he does seem to lack the financial control needed to run a successful football club, football is now a business after all and should be treated as one.

Nobody can answer the question about an alternative as nobody can know which successful businessmen/women may be interested in either football or Cardiff City.

People only need to look back at his previous stint here and decide if all the good times we all enjoyed were worth not knowing if our club was days away from being gone forever near the end.

the club has lost its drive, ambition and connection with its fans, they are things that SAM will bring back in abundance.

if sam walked back through that door, with football matters only to deal with , i could see the club reaching the promised land!!

The simple answer here is the club desperately needs someone of Sam's calibre to come in and sort it all out. Sam fronts up with money of his own, he knows everyone in football and out of it. His contact book is endless. Most of all he loves the club with a passion.
For those who are saying no way to Sam, well come on then name an alternative who'll be willing to come in and solve the club's massive problems? If Sam is interested then you need to count your lucky stars that he is because no one else is going to come in. In fact the one's here want out. I didn't see any of those putting their hands in to their recently swollen bank accounts to pay this months wages. Knowing Sam he'd bung money in to the pot straight away.
So come on Sam doubters, what's your answer? Put up or shut up I say. Maybe Gethin Jenkins could nip to his bank and ask for a loan? How much do you think they'll loan him on 60k a year wages? But then he's got more important things to do like decide what stationary set to get for his desk.

Sam Hammam has had his chance here already and showed whilst he definatly does not lack the enthusiasm and passion for Cardiff, he does seem to lack the financial control needed to run a successful football club, football is now a business after all and should be treated as one.

Nobody can answer the question about an alternative as nobody can know which successful businessmen/women may be interested in either football or Cardiff City.

People only need to look back at his previous stint here and decide if all the good times we all enjoyed were worth not knowing if our club was days away from being gone forever near the end.

Fact is though mate, there isn't anyone who's willing to invest at this current time. Everyone wants to cash their money in rather than gamble it on football.

As for your last comment, have you been asleep for the last year or two? You did hear about those court cases to put us out of business didn't you?
You will notice that the Sam is evil stories only came out when Ridesdale had forced him out of the club and then started a massive spin with his mates in the media. Can't you see that Ridsdale was never going to be honest about things at that time and was always going to put his spin on things and make Sam out to be the bad guy.

Fact is though mate, there isn't anyone who's willing to invest at this current time. Everyone wants to cash their money in rather than gamble it on football.

As for your last comment, have you been asleep for the last year or two? You did hear about those court cases to put us out of business didn't you?
You will notice that the Sam is evil stories only came out when Ridesdale had forced him out of the club and then started a massive spin with his mates in the media. Can't you see that Ridsdale was never going to be honest about things at that time and was always going to put his spin on things and make Sam out to be the bad guy.

I hope that you dont have me pegged as a Ridsdale 'sympathiser', I got on with him on a personal level but was never a fan of his with regards to being in control here, Cardiff City and the phrase 'going out of business' seems to go hand in hand now regardless of ownership though I do hope that it changes soon.

Agree with you about not many people wanting to put money into football, its a global problem which seemingly has affected all but the so called 'Top Clubs' in every league in every country.

Nobody will disagree about Ridsdale using his friends in the media to show himself in a good light, but if we were in the same position we would do the same thing, the use what you can to portray yourself in the best light.

of the current board only the Malaysians have invested recently , so its only fair that they want their fellow directors to chip in too isnt it ? A succesfull football club doesnt mean a healthy bank balance and our rugby following and property devolping board members are just on the take in my opninon , Sam might not have money but he can reduce Langston's debt without a doubt !

Yes Sam was made out to be the bad guy and Ridsdale was cast in the 'holier than thou' category so that he was able to cover up his shambolic ways for so long, and now he has screwed us over, it is evident that Sam was better off for this Club all along.
At the end of the day, plenty of rivals warned of Ridsdales way, and no fucker listened. Guilty as charged

I don't understand why we need Sam or someone new in???

We just had new investors come in and a new chief executive.

Our financial situation will not be sorted out overnight and has not been sorted just because of the Maylaysian investment.

The situation hasnt really changed from before the Mayalasians came in. It's not anymore or less of a sinking ship despite the tour cancellation being slightly farcical.

Why do we need someone who is in touch with the fans? I'd much rather someone who is not in the limelight and will sort the present situation out in a professional and successful manner.

I think we should give them time to sort things out.

After reading various articles and posts on Facebook and Cardiff City Forums this morning on Sam Hammam, what is everyone's general opinion of wanting Sam back?
Really interested to know what everyone thinks

We NEED A MAN WITH PASSION/LEADER/MONEY and LOVE FOR OUR CLUB, SAM HAMMAM IS THE MAN

i would welcome him, at least he knows football, unlike some at our club

After reading various articles and posts on Facebook and Cardiff City Forums this morning on Sam Hammam, what is everyone's general opinion of wanting Sam back?
Really interested to know what everyone thinks

We NEED A MAN WITH PASSION/LEADER/MONEY and LOVE FOR OUR CLUB, SAM HAMMAM IS THE MAN

and he's the only chairman that's bought me a drink,in some nice hotel on the way to mansfield many years ago.very good trip

After reading various articles and posts on Facebook and Cardiff City Forums this morning on Sam Hammam, what is everyone's general opinion of wanting Sam back?
Really interested to know what everyone thinks

We NEED A MAN WITH PASSION/LEADER/MONEY and LOVE FOR OUR CLUB, SAM HAMMAM IS THE MAN

Annis! you ain't just a pretty face.

no thanks

I don't understand why we need Sam or someone new in???

We just had new investors come in and a new chief executive.

Our financial situation will not be sorted out overnight and has not been sorted just because of the Maylaysian investment.

The situation hasnt really changed from before the Mayalasians came in. It's not anymore or less of a sinking ship despite the tour cancellation being slightly farcical.

Why do we need someone who is in touch with the fans? I'd much rather someone who is not in the limelight and will sort the present situation out in a professional and successful manner.

I think we should give them time to sort things out.

the new investors will not invest any more due to the way they do their business , the want other board members to invest too but it looks like that is NOT going to happen . Im not even sure who hired the new CEO ?

I just don't think we need a chancer right now. Hammam's fault is that his heart leads and his head follows. I've never questioned his passion or enthusiasm but we are in a position right now where we can't risk another gamble. We need an astute business attitude and we do need a season or two of boredom to steady the ship.

I'm not saying Ridsdale was the answer, God, anyone would have been better than him. I'm not even saying the Malaysians are the way forward. They may be, they may not be. All I know is that right now if Hammam came back it would spell the beginning of the end because he goes with his heart and we're not in a position where we can handle that kind of management.

Remember we are not wanting Sam in charge or in control here just want him along side the Malaysians instead of PMG who IMO are not interested at all about whats best for us the fans , TG and VT are sound business men who wouldnt allow an untidy ship but they are not football men . Sam is 100% football and should be given a 2nd chance coz compared to Riddler he's a saint

Oh right, well so long as he doesn't steer the ship he could add something I guess. So long as the financial side is controlled that is.