A tale of two players.

4 Responses to A tale of two players.

1. Dai Woosnam says:

   March 1, 2015 at 10:07 am

   Thanks as ever, Paul, for a fine report.
   As usual, you cover all the areas I wanted you to cover.
   Except for one, perhaps.
   When you mention the reception for Vincent, you do not tell us the one thing – above all – that we wanted to know…
   …viz. did YOU applaud our Dear Leader?
   And if so, on a scale of 1 to 10, how enthusiastically?
   Moi?
   I would have been cheering him to the rafters for his amazing generosity and even more amazing magnanimity in turning up in blue, had I been able to make the trip from my current base just to the west of Outer Mongolia (i.e. Great Grimsby).
   But on a scale of 1 (the Buddhist “one hand clapping”) to say 4 (the customary audience reaction at the Hay-on-Wye literary festival) to 10 (say, the reception given Maggie Thatcher back in the day at Tory party conferences) where would you rate yourself, Paul?
   I would hope Paul, for nothing less than a 7 from you.
   But I fear you will tell me it was a 3.
   Please prove my fears unfounded.
   Apart from that…keep up the good work Paul.
   Kindest,
   Dai.
2. The other Bob Wilson says:

   March 1, 2015 at 10:22 am

   It was a zero in my case Dai – I didn’t applaud or boo, just ignored him really, just like the majority around by me did. He got a decent reception and I didn’t see anyone obviously giving him stick, but it wasn’t rapturous by any means.

   Fair play to him, he wore blue and I’ve a new respect for him for ditching the rebrand, but it doesn’t extend to how he and the Board have run the club since we got promoted.
3. Anthony O'Brien says:

   March 1, 2015 at 1:40 pm

   Paul,

   I must congratulate you for your trademark well-balanced, well written, well informed report and analysis of yesterday’s events. At times Cardiff looked promising, but if I were Revell or Adeyemi I would be tearing my hair out asking what I’d have to do to get a full game. To some extent, too, if I were Doyle I’d be equally frustrated at running into promising positions without receiving a quick and accurate pass from a team-mate. I think he could work well with Revell and also with the similar type of quick movement and football brain of Anthony Pilkington – whenever he returns (which I hope is soon).

   On the question of Vincent Tan, I was proud that I could make my way forward and shake his hand yesterday. So much of the criticism he receives seems to be based on the fact that “he doesn’t know football”. BUT, he doesn’t claim to do so and he can surely “know a man who who does”! He is a businessman, pure and simple – though even that might now be questioned when we look at what he has invested in Cardiff City with no immediate sign of genuine reward. In this respect, I hope Dai Woosnam’s assessment proves correct – namely, that Vincent Tan, having spent so much, will NOT feel a sense of panic, will not cut his losses and turn his back on Cardiff. This is one reason why I was delighted by the reception he received yesterday – and from my viewpoint it was a tremendous reception which he undoubtedly expects and certainly deserves.

   Mention of Dai Woosnam, with his frequent piercing insights and commendable sense of fair play, also leads me to refer to his recent comments about the “Cardiff City Anthem”. I agree that Men of Harlech is not really suitable – but to me, neither is “We’ll Keep A Welcome”. I’d love to hear the team walking out to -and fans taking up -at least some part of Blue Skies by Ella FitGerald (or even better, by Doris Day). Anyone have any thoughts on this?

   As ever, best wishes to all.
4. The other Bob Wilson says:

   March 4, 2015 at 7:22 am

   Thank you Anthony.

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