Steve Morison speaks out on 'unwarranted' Cardiff City sacki

Steve Morison speaks out on 'unwarranted' Cardiff City sacking and the result that caused 'carnage'



Steve Morison insists his sacking as Cardiff City manager was "unwarranted" last September and that losing the South Wales derby prompted "carnage" in this corner of the world.

Morison was sacked last September after only 10 games, with Cardiff languishing in 18th. The former City boss was tasked with overhauling the squad, shipping 15 players out and bringing 17 in, but was given hardly any time to work with the squad he had assembled.



New managers with new philosophies came in and never quite struck the right blend. Understandable, really, given Morison had brought the players in to play a certain way and those principles changed with each subsequent managerial appointment.



Steve Morison:

“I lost my job in tough circumstances – I don’t think I warranted it,” Morison told the South London Press. “We were 10 games in, with a new squad. We had a better points-to-game ratio than the club ended up with last season.”


“You leave with your head held high. I did everything asked of me. Could we have picked up a couple more results? Yeah. But could we also have dropped a couple more results? Also yeah. You wait to see if you get another opportunity. I didn’t expect to get another one in the Championship straight away but I thought I might get a League One or League Two one.

“Certain clubs liked the way I’d played football at Cardiff and the situation I’d dealt with. But maybe outside of Cardiff and Wales, not many people know what you have been doing because I suppose it is kind of off people’s radar.

“I found it amazing when we had the South Wales derby on and we had a really bad result in it (a 4-0 defeat last April). In Wales it is absolute carnage, in regards to the result, but you go over the bridge, back into England, and people didn’t even know it had happened.

“I had a couple of clubs where it looked like I was getting jobs and I lost out to people who have never had any experience as managers before – both subsequently have been sacked out of their roles. You get a bit frustrated with that because you feel you could’ve helped – I’d experienced that situation and the model of the other club, and what they wanted was everything that I’d done at Cardiff."

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He said he felt the "time was right" to take on the job at Hornchurch, believing he could emulate his playing days by starting in non-League, like he did at Bishop's Stortford, before rising to the top, like he did in the Premier League with Norwich City.

Indeed, while it might have been a shock to see him drop from the Championship to the Isthmian Premier Division, he also deserves credit for taking a job and simply getting back in the game.


“Everyone talks about mental well-being and you don’t think about it massively until it happens to you, or you have bad moments. For my state of mind, it just feels right. It feels nice," he added.

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“People might think I’ve got an ego or have an opinion of me, I think that puts all that to bed, in terms of the fact I just love football. I want to be involved and I want to be a part of it. I want to be a part of something successful. Can we go to the next step? Whatever happens off the back of it, happens.”

So now to his new challenge. Hornchurch have failed to get promoted in the last two seasons, despite being right at the top of the table. They hope the appointment of Morison, who split opinion during his time in the Cardiff dugout, will give them that extra edge to get their noses over the line.

Morison knows, though, that Hornchurch will represent a big scalp for the Isthmian Premier teams, if only for the fact that the former Wales striker is their manager.

“I told [the Hornchurch players] that we’re going to have a target on our backs, even bigger than what we had – being one of the teams that always competes at that level," he added.

“We’re going to get stick but it’s going to be good fun. It’s not something I’m too worried about. It makes winning more enjoyable.

“If they had been able to turn two draws into wins then they would have been promoted. They lost the league by four points and at one point they were five points clear. It’s just making subtle changes.

“We’re not going to rip up the rulebook. You’re not going to see someone trying to play like Manchester City in the Isthmian Premier League – it’s not right and I’m not stupid. But can we change and train with a slightly better intensity? Can we change a few bits off the pitch to make things a bit easier on it? We’ll do everything we can.”

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Dream on you're at Hornchurch and not Manchester City for a reason, no one else wanted you

Dream on you're at Hornchurch and not Manchester City for a reason, no one else wanted you

Was thinking similar.

He may be right on certain points but don't come at it from the dizzy lows of tier 7 football.

I certainly don’t miss his interviews. It was as if he’d just learned to speak.

There you see again the level of his arrogance.

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There you see again the level of his arrogance.

Ned,


Morison was arrogant to so many at Cardiff City, was really disliked.
He thinks so high of himself, well he is right where he belongs.

I honestly don’t like his attitude.

There you see again the level of his arrogance.

Ned,


Morison was arrogant to so many at Cardiff City, was really disliked.
He thinks so high of himself, well he is right where he belongs.

I honestly don’t like his attitude.

Annis he say in this interview that he does not have an ego is arrogance the same as an ego

There you see again the level of his arrogance.

Ned,


Morison was arrogant to so many at Cardiff City, was really disliked.
He thinks so high of himself, well he is right where he belongs.

I honestly don’t like his attitude.

Annis he say in this interview that he does not have an ego is arrogance the same as an ego

And he seems 'happy' to run down Cardiff and Wales as insignificant corners of the world...

Can you imaginr if he'd taken the Swansea job...?!

Yes sven, two agree ments in two days 100% especially the stupid bridge comment. I'm going for a lie down now as it must be a dream. Come out with one of your gems, so we can get back to normal!

There you see again the level of his arrogance.

Ned,


Morison was arrogant to so many at Cardiff City, was really disliked.
He thinks so high of himself, well he is right where he belongs.

I honestly don’t like his attitude.

Annis he say in this interview that he does not have an ego is arrogance the same as an ego

Roger,

Exactly.

For him to mention his attitude shows he knows that he has one.

There you see again the level of his arrogance.

Ned,


Morison was arrogant to so many at Cardiff City, was really disliked.
He thinks so high of himself, well he is right where he belongs.

I honestly don’t like his attitude.

Annis he say in this interview that he does not have an ego is arrogance the same as an ego

And he seems 'happy' to run down Cardiff and Wales as insignificant corners of the world...

Can you imaginr if he'd taken the Swansea job...?!

Chris,


He has made out we are Nobody’s, to say No one outside Wales is interested in our derby game is total crap, I know fans all over the UK who look out for it.

He is a Class A Prick

There you see again the level of his arrogance.

Ned,


Morison was arrogant to so many at Cardiff City, was really disliked.
He thinks so high of himself, well he is right where he belongs.

I honestly don’t like his attitude.

Agree, his attitude is shocking and has an ego the size of a tour bus.

Like you said further down, made us sound like nothing and the level of his disrespect is shocking.

Complete prick he is.

Steve Morison:

‘I found it amazing when we had the South Wales derby on and we had a really bad result in it (a 4-0 defeat last April). In Wales it is absolute carnage, in regards to the result, but you go over the bridge, back into England, and people didn’t even know it had happened.’

Steve Morison:

‘I found it amazing when we had the South Wales derby on and we had a really bad result in it (a 4-0 defeat last April). In Wales it is absolute carnage, in regards to the result, but you go over the bridge, back into England, and people didn’t even know it had happened.’

That quote shows who he is.

If he did well with us, he would have gone to Millwall as soon as they offered it.

A very similar parallel is Neil Harris. Harris got picked up relatively quickly in the football league. Morrisson didn't.

If only he was as good as he thinks he is. We'd be in the prem by now

A very similar parallel is Neil Harris. Harris got picked up relatively quickly in the football league. Morrisson didn't.

If only he was as good as he thinks he is. We'd be in the prem by now

I think we've finally identified the real 'Roathy'...!

He can piss off, never forgive him for the 0-4 derby loss

Steve Morison:

‘I found it amazing when we had the South Wales derby on and we had a really bad result in it (a 4-0 defeat last April). In Wales it is absolute carnage, in regards to the result, but you go over the bridge, back into England, and people didn’t even know it had happened.’

Sums his arrogance up for me.

I quite like him and think he got sacked way too early.

I quite like him and think he got sacked way too early.

He got sacked because he got ahead of himself and upset the boss; never a good move...

The comments on the derby show his utter contempt for the supporters,who cares what people over the bridge do or don’t think, it’s what matters to the fans that follow CCFC that should concern him, going into work on the day after the 4-0 humiliation was excruciating,if he thought that meant nothing,good riddance to him.

A very similar parallel is Neil Harris. Harris got picked up relatively quickly in the football league. Morrisson didn't.

If only he was as good as he thinks he is. We'd be in the prem by now

I think we've finally identified the real 'Roathy'...!

Off topic sorry, but talking about Roathy, what happened to Adam Brown ?

A very similar parallel is Neil Harris. Harris got picked up relatively quickly in the football league. Morrisson didn't.

If only he was as good as he thinks he is. We'd be in the prem by now

I think we've finally identified the real 'Roathy'...!

Off topic sorry, but talking about Roathy, what happened to Adam Brown ?

That's actually a good question, as the last 'report' from a certain outlet was in November of last year and nothing (from any source) since...

I quite like him and think he got sacked way too early.

He got sacked because he got ahead of himself and upset the boss; never a good move...

It was about time someone stood up to them interfering especially on match days,but hey ho it was a knee jerk reaction which they obviously regretted it as they wanted him back recently!

I’m obviously in the minority here, but in footballing terms I actually liked what he was trying to do in terms of playing style. The Birmingham game in the sunshine stands out where we dominated the game and it was a bit of a breath of fresh air to watch. I also thought he had an eye for a player too( didn’t he bring in Cody Drameh and Tommy Doyle?) And at the time, though a massive gamble, I thought his outstanding record with the U23s meant he was worth a go given Tan’s decision to do things on the cheap. I agree though that he came across as arrogant and his public slating of young players was awful!

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Steve Morison:

‘I found it amazing when we had the South Wales derby on and we had a really bad result in it (a 4-0 defeat last April). In Wales it is absolute carnage, in regards to the result, but you go over the bridge, back into England, and people didn’t even know it had happened.’

Sums his arrogance up for me.

Exactly Simon,

I heard time and time again he bullied some of the players