" CCFC Trust demand appointment of credible manager "

Cardiff City Supporters Trust call upon Vincent Tan to appoint 'credible' manager in strongly worded message

Trust chairman Keith Morgan has written a message to members about the current situation


Friday 19th May 2023

A Cardiff City Supporters Trust chief has expressed his alarm at the Bluebirds' hunt for yet another manager and is calling on Vincent Tan to make a 'credible appointment.'

But in a strongly worded message, put on the Trust's official website, chairman Keith Morgan warns he is not filled with confidence about the Bluebirds owner making the right decision.

The concern set out by Morgan comes amid mounting speculation linking ex-Cardiff manager Steve Morison with a return to the club, with Tan having a soft spot for him.

Trust chair Morgan starts his open letter about what the supporters' body call 'the managerial turmoil' at the club.

Keith says he was 'taken aback as everyone else was when the announcement came that Sabri Lamouchi will leave the club at the conclusion of his contract and that the search for a new manager had begun.'

He said he had tried to 'ascertain the situation' with the club hierarchy but didn't get anywhere, whilst re-emphasising the Trust's wish for 'football expertise on the board in the shape of a Director of Football.'

In his statement, put on the Trust's official website, Morgan writes that 'is a proposal that the chairman supports but the owner opposes. Mehmet Dalman did confirm that the answer is still no.'

Morgan's statement went on: "We find ourselves, yet again, without a manager having come perilously close to relegation last season. We have a team that evidently needs to be strengthened in the challenging context of an embargo.

"In these circumstances the need for a credible managerial appointment is even more critical but, without some sort of football expertise at board level, one wonders whether this is possible. Our churn rate of managers over the last season does not fill me with confidence.

"The lack of any specific information as to the reason for the current situation is unsatisfactory as far as fans are concerned and is symptomatic of the way the club is run by its owner."

I strongly agree with Keith Morgan that the club is crying out for a Director of Football, has done for years.

But just sums up Dalman that he thinks we don't need one.

I strongly agree with Keith Morgan that the club is crying out for a Director of Football, has done for years.

But just sums up Dalman that he thinks we don't need one.

Mehmet Dalman most certainly DOES think we need a Director of Football - not necessarily with that title but someone with extensive football expertise at decision making main board level - and has recommended to Vincent Tan on many occasions that this should happen as a matter of urgency. It is Vincent Tan that is continuing to refuse this advice. I know this for a fact because he told the most recent fans` representatives meeting that this was his opinion and always has been.(he mentioned it at previous meetings as well). He expanded on this view by stating that in his (vast) experience of being involved at a senior level in many businesses, CCFC is unique in having no-one at board level who has the relevant expertise and experience in the type of business in which they operate. e.g banks have had bankers, engineering companies have had engineers etc. etc.

The problem that CCFC has with its owner is that he will simply not acknowledge that he has an almost total lack of football knowledge and expertise but won`t contemplate employing anyone at a senior level who does.

Keith

I strongly agree with Keith Morgan that the club is crying out for a Director of Football, has done for years.

But just sums up Dalman that he thinks we don't need one.

Mehmet Dalman most certainly DOES think we need a Director of Football - not necessarily with that title but someone with extensive football expertise at decision making main board level - and has recommended to Vincent Tan on many occasions that this should happen as a matter of urgency. It is Vincent Tan that is continuing to refuse this advice. I know this for a fact because he told the most recent fans` representatives meeting that this was his opinion and always has been.(he mentioned it at previous meetings as well). He expanded on this view by stating that in his (vast) experience of being involved at a senior level in many businesses, CCFC is unique in having no-one at board level who has the relevant expertise and experience in the type of business in which they operate. e.g banks have had bankers, engineering companies have had engineers etc. etc.

The problem that CCFC has with its owner is that he will simply not acknowledge that he has an almost total lack of football knowledge and expertise but won`t contemplate employing anyone at a senior level who does.

Keith

Keith,

I apologise.. misread it and thought it was Dalman who said we don't need a Director of Football, not Tan.

But it is what we need.

You're spot on with what you say about the owner.