Sat May 20, 2023 11:58 am
Everything we know about Cardiff City's managerial search so far as Bluebirds ponder Steve Morison return
By Paul Abbandonato
Cardiff City Forum Members
The Bluebirds are on the look out for a new boss after parting ways with Sabri Lamouchi.
For the third time in eight months, Cardiff City are on the hunt for a new manager.
Sabri Lamouchi's departure from the club may well have taken some by surprise given he delivered on his brief to keep the Bluebirds in the Championship, but ultimately he failed to do enough to convince Vincent Tan that he was the right man to take the club forward into next season.
Attention now turns to who will step in and lead the Bluebirds into the coming campaign, with the search already well underway. And, as always with Cardiff City, the speculation of recent days has been frenzied.
Nathan Jones was the early favourite with the bookies, perhaps for obviously reasons given his affinity with City. Indeed, he's mentioned in the past that the chance to take over at Cardiff City Stadium is one he couldn't turn down.
His name remains among the touted runners and riders, although it's not entirely clear if he's a real contender at this stage, with the club understood to be interviewing a number of candidates.
Chairman Mehmet Dalman has already told WalesOnline that the search is continuing, despite some corners of the media going big on the prospects of Lamouchi's number two Sol Bamba.
Bamba has certainly held ambitions of one day taking over as Bluebirds boss, and there were suggestions from several outlets that he was ready to accept an opportunity to do just that.
However, in reality, the situation is more complicated than that. Bamba might be in the mix, but there doesn't appear to be a decision on anyone yet at this stage, and suggestions of him being on the verge of taking over are ridiculously premature.
His knowledge of the club, affinity for the fans, and his contacts book certainly makes him a strong candidate, but there are others that have also caught Tan's eye.
One of those, incredibly, is believed to be former boss Steve Morison. Just eight months after he was dismissed as City boss, a decision that divided many fans, it's our understanding that he's now a real contender for the job.
A sensational return would likely leave the club open to a whole raft of questions regarding their overall planning and direction. The obvious question is what does Tan see now that he perhaps didn't back in September?
We've also had Supporters Trust chair Keith Morgan, concerned about the speculation, calling for Tan to appoint 'a credible manager'. That will pile on the pressure, the Trust somewhat surprised by the departure of Lamouchi.
It's important to stress there a number of other names in the frame that are yet to emerge publicly, with Cardiff clearly keen to explore as many options as possible.
Certainly, there is an overriding feeling that Cardiff need to get this next appointment right, with Tan understandably having little appetite for another relegation fight next season.
Cardiff would ideally like to make a decision one way or the other in the coming days, particularly with the transfer window and pre-season looming.
After getting it wrong so often in the past, Cardiff have to ensure they get this call right.
Sat May 20, 2023 12:22 pm
How many times have we been saying....this time they must get it right...nothing will be right until Tan has fucked off.
Sat May 20, 2023 11:51 pm
And the search goes on .......
Sun May 21, 2023 8:09 am
My prediction , we’ll go for a budget appointment and a character who Tan feels like he can influence. We’ll start average over August / September and then go on a 6/7 losing game by the end of November and sack the manager. The cycle will continue.
The Championship looks tougher next year . Ipswich and Sheffield Wednesday ( I think they’ll win ) are big clubs more than capable at holding their own in this league . Plymouth will be a tricky place to go and all have upward momentum. The premier league clubs whoever join Southampton will all be stronger than us.
Unless we see a real change in the approach taken by our hierarchy over the next 8 weeks I can’t see anything positive coming from next season .
Sun May 21, 2023 9:31 am
northside of risca wrote:Unless we see a real change in the approach taken by our hierarchy over the next 8 weeks I can’t see anything positive coming from next season .
This time last year or there abouts the majority of us were getting excited. 17 new players and a promise of a new football approach. Today all but one or two of us are very concerned about what is going to happen to us.
We can only sit back and wait to see what happens in these next 8 weeks. The club have dug a massive hole that it is going to take something special to get out of it and win the fans over.
Sun May 21, 2023 11:49 am
Underhill1927 wrote:
Groundhog Day
Absolute nail on the head.
-Cardiff Job comes available
-Alot of interest of managers with Calibre
-Managers present a plan to Tan
-Tan disagrees
-Managers with Calibre walk away
-Tan picks someone cheap and inexperienced
-Cheap and inexperienced manager gets sacked
-Experienced manager comes in and saves us from doom
-Experienced manager presents plan to Tan
-Tan disagrees
-Return to top
The only thing changing is our negative trend if league positions.
You can guess what happens next....