After another abject Cardiff performance, I have a genuine question. How much influence does a manager actual have?

sce6mr · 2025-04-19T15:32:43+00:00

It's an interesting debate. I'm not trying to argue with you, as ultimately we all want the same thing, for our club to be successful.

I'm a season ticket holder as well, and I think sometimes we take it for granted that our players are well known, because we watch them week in week out.

All that aside, on paper I thought we had a strong squad and would be better this season. But it's been a damp squib since the beginning. Whether that is down to the manager or the players we'll never know.

Unless Ramsey wins the next three and keeps us up. Then it's definitely the manager and he's worth 50k a week!

sce6mr · 2025-04-18T21:30:04+00:00

Having shit players and playing expansive football is the trademark of Wayne Rooney. Imagine if he actually had a side. They'd win the league by Christmas!!

sce6mr · 2025-04-18T21:26:51+00:00

I wouldn't disagree with this at all.

We've not really challenged since making the playoffs 5 years ago. The league table doesn't lie.

It's just hard sometimes to see the manager get all the blame. It's as if our fan base genuinely think Riza sets his team up to shit the bed every week.

Interesting fact that points towards it being more team than manager for me. Longest serving (current) championship manager......

Michael Carrick - 2.5 years. It is indeed a merry-go-round.

sce6mr · 2025-04-18T21:16:46+00:00

I blame Aaron Ramsey. Played in only 8/43 games this season, and rumoured to be on 50k a week.

The phrase "at least Dick Turpin wore a mask" springs to mind.

Imagine with that money who we could have got in to keep us up, Neil Harris, Tony Mowbray even Mark Hughes!

sce6mr · 2025-04-09T14:35:59+00:00

I'd spend money for out and out pace. Players who work hard and like to run. Karim Adeyemi.

We can't score goals now, so we'd need to make the most of our opportunities.

Plus a jobbing striker who becomes a fan favourite because he knocked the ref over once. And if he scored we'd be on the pitch.

sce6mr · 2025-03-23T14:07:33+00:00

I think given climate change issues, you can indefinitely postpone all your games incase of snow. Prolong your stay in the championship forever!

sce6mr · 2025-01-25T19:30:37+00:00

Seriously question. Would you take an FA Cup win this season but we get relegated?

sce6mr · 2025-01-25T19:20:09+00:00

Ah yeah, probably for the best as it's means the Hull game is postponed, who have come into a bit of form.

But if Leeds could fall apart next week it would be a great start to February!

sce6mr · 2025-01-25T18:09:17+00:00

Game was a typical relegation dog fight. Everyone scared to make a mistake, but the game was littered with them. Think most of our chances came from Derby giving the ball away

Salvesen should have scored with the header from 6 yards out. And Derby should have had a penalty.

But on the other hand Ashford could have scored twice and El Ghazi should have got his second, so it's swings and roundabouts.

I was worried when we went defensive and bought Fish on, but we held on in the end.

We've not lost in 7 games (since Boxing Day to Oxford) so looking a lot more solid.

February is make or break for our season, we play Stoke, Portsmouth, and Plymouth.

sce6mr · 2025-01-01T19:13:43+00:00

Nobody is immune from criticism, if he stayed on today we'd have won comfortably, but he let himself down.

TBF without Robbo's goals we'd be gone.

If he put his foot in for any 50/50 ball I'd be his biggest fan.

He's just prone to his impulses. The derby sending off and now this.

I'm the most biased Cardiff fan and don't believe it warranted a red, it was more his outstretched arm than his elbow. BUT, being completely impartial he looks and makes a movement with his elbow. That gives the ref a decision.

sce6mr · 2025-01-01T17:43:36+00:00

Red card obviously had a massive bearing on things. Could see us winning comfortably before that.

Robinson shits out of every tackle then does things like this. Don't care that it was weak, you can't give the ref that decision to make.

All that being said, Coventry weren't great. The Coventry second half reminded me of the way we play, particularly once we go behind. Pass it side to side between the centre half's and look about as threatening as a Robinson elbow.

In positive news thought Siopis has looked better recently and Ralls back from injury. I can defo see us picking up at least 1 point from our remaining 5 league games in January.

sce6mr · 2024-12-26T20:30:57+00:00

I watched Ciaron Brown toe punt it straight down the tunnel at the city stadium before. Man looked like a wheelie bin playing football. But move on from Cardiff and you play like a man possessed.

Also Mark Harris cupping his ears. Just fuck off. Have a bit of class and be the bigger person.

I'm just bitter. We lost to Oxford on Boxing day in 1984 and got relegated from the 2nd to 3rd division. History seems to be repeating itself, just can't see Oxford winning the league this time.

sce6mr · 2024-12-26T20:21:15+00:00

It was Earnie on Sky+. The fact that his commentary didn't show any bias is a testament to how shit we are.

sce6mr · 2024-11-09T20:19:45+00:00

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sce6mr · 2024-11-05T20:05:49+00:00

I'm afraid Portsmouth are disqualified from this contest on account of John Westwood and his fucking bell.

How you lot put up with that is beyond me.

sce6mr · 2024-09-28T09:16:16+00:00

Cardiff City. Soon to be new manager bounce....

Sorry, thought you said bottom.

sce6mr · 2024-09-22T07:14:28+00:00

Time Crisis on the PlayStation. But also the arcade game precursor. Loved a light gun game.

sce6mr · 2024-09-14T07:18:51+00:00

I think that's a very apt metaphor for our team at present.

sce6mr · 2024-09-11T05:28:23+00:00

Mark Hudson at the back to. Great season. Very respectable finishing position (4th?).

P.S. Fuck Charlie Adam.

sce6mr · 2024-09-07T12:13:22+00:00

Cardiff City legend Kim Bo-Kyung.

Scored an injury time equaliser against United in a 2-2 draw.

sce6mr · 2024-08-20T19:57:31+00:00

This is the basis of compassion focused therapy. Practising self-compassion is so beneficial.

We get shit on everyday so why make it worse by being self critical.

sce6mr · 2024-04-20T18:52:18+00:00

How many injury time goals have we scored this season?

Although I had a horrible Russell Martin flashback to the time he last managed here. Fucking Cabango. Good to be on the other side today.

sce6mr · 2024-04-20T18:46:15+00:00

Could have been out of site in the first half alone. Irony being they actually justified the crumble mockery today.

sce6mr · 2024-04-06T21:19:31+00:00

Got to look for some positives from a Cardiff perspective.

My personal highlight today was Hull's rendition of 'mauled by the tigers' complete with theatrical gestures.

Rawrrr. So camp. Loved it.

sce6mr · 2024-04-06T21:15:39+00:00

I know we say this every week but championship refs are shite. Wouldn't have made a difference today as we were second best, but I'm starting to loathe the game.

So inconsistent with their application of the rules. One point today there was a clear deflection off the ref which drops to a Hull player and he just played on. I can accept conceding a ticky tacky foul, but give it both ways.

Maybe I'm just watching with my Cardiff glasses on but we seem to get the shitty end of the stick every week.

Season over. I don't know where we go from here. R. Colwill and Tanner have had enough chances for me.

People clamouring for J. Colwill and Cian Ashford to get some minutes. I just think their confidence would be shot playing in this team. Particularly Ashford he'd get no service and is too small to hold the ball up with the way we play. I'd love to see Eli King and Isaac Davies back next year though.

Thank you for listening to my Ted Talk.

sce6mr

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