Sad departure of a decent man who I hoped would succeed at Cardiff City.

7 Responses to Sad departure of a decent man who I hoped would succeed at Cardiff City.

1. Robert Williams says:

   September 18, 2014 at 5:50 pm

   Hello there, Well said the comments you made were certainly I hope the view of most supporters I don’t anyone has the right to bring into question his football prowess his record as a player speaks for itself a Legend on the pitch and an extremely likeable off it. I wish him well and hope he has the opportunity to manage another team soon a get the success he deserves.
   cheers bobw
2. Mike Crocker says:

   September 18, 2014 at 6:23 pm

   Very good Bob, top form again.

   Your reference to Ole’s first match against West Ham I remember only too well. I had my head in my hands as he addressed us, thinking “please don’t do this”. From that point on it’s been a disaster. I too wish Ole well, just too nice and too inexperienced to deal with the task.

   Mike
3. Dai Woosnam says:

   September 18, 2014 at 7:11 pm

   A thoroughly comprehensive summing up of the Ole 9 months’ reign, Paul. Much thanks for it.
   I will just say this: I may have been calling for Tony P in 1999, but I can save my breath to cool my porridge now, I fancy.
   Keep your eye on what happens to Alan Pardew if the Magpies get defeated by Hull this weekend. I fancy that mighty club on Tyneside might be his new home.
   If that is the case BY FAR the best option is a chap I never liked or rated until this summer in Brazil.
   I always thought that Neil Lennon was a hothead, and worse a CHEEKY hothead with his entreaty to Cardiff to “get real” and pay the £12.5m he wanted for his Kenyan with the name I cannot spell and am too lazy to Google. Eventually Soton coughed up the absurd amount, and Vincent was proved wise in calling a halt to our bidding at £9.5m.
   Why Lennon showed immense chutzpah of course, was the fact that he had stolen two City stars for nothing! And here he was turning the financial screws on us! I was spitting nails.
   But listening to him on the studio panel in Brazil, made me realise that I never really had previously got the first CLUE about the bloke!
   He turned out NOT to be dour, but rather witty.
   But most remarkable of all were his insights! What a keen football brain!
   And he proved to be easily the most insightful pundit of ALL the pundits on both BBC/ITV.
   So if Vincent can get Neil Lennon, I know City will be hiring real quality, and most importantly, a manager who will not be afraid of upsetting the occasional player in his squad and reading them the riot act!
   Kindest,
   Dai
4. The other Bob Wilson says:

   September 19, 2014 at 6:36 am

   Mike and Robert, thanks very much for your comments – I’m glad to see Ole leave in many ways, but have no desire whatsoever to “put the boot in”.

   Like you Dai, I’ve warmed to Neil Lennon somewhat since he left Celtic and would have no complaints if he became our new manager, but I don’t like the sound of some of this morning’s stories;

   http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/512313/Clash-with-Cardiff-owner-Vincent-Tan-cost-Ole-Gunnar-Solskjaer-his-job

   http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/400564/Cardiff-could-become-a-no-go-zone-following-Ole-Gunnar-Solskjaer-s-departure

   http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/cardiff-manager-search-square-one-4282861?

   http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29259956

   Might be rubbish, but I fear getting someone good enough to turn things around might not be as straightforward as just waving a hefty pay packet in his face.

   Paul
5. ROD GROVES says:

   September 19, 2014 at 9:51 am

   Good morning read all to days comments and we all agree ,Oli is a nice man and a lovely thing to have said about you when you have just left the managers job at the mighty CARDIFF CITY in a total mess and a 3 million pay off ,great work if you can get it ,how this clown ok a nice clown ended up manager of Cardiff i do not know, but he says we have a lot of very talented players WE WILL SEE.Quite frankly he would be ok as a scout leader, nice man good with kids, but not involved with the scout football team that would be a bridge to far ,from day one he has been totally out of his depth lost confused and clueless ,i find it very sad that i think he was so confused he did not really understand how bad we have been under his control, like we have all said nice man but not the manager of CARDIFF CITY .
6. Dai Woosnam says:

   September 19, 2014 at 11:07 am

   Paul,
   I have to congratulate your contributor Rod Groves on making me laugh fit to burst 5 minutes ago with his gloriously funny line:
   “Quite frankly he would be ok as a scout leader, nice man, good with kids, but not involved with the scout football team: that would be a bridge too far”.
   Very good indeed. Still shaking with laughter now.
   I am trying to work out WHY it is so funny, and of course one shouldn’t.
   [I am reminded of the chap who wondered why the lark sang so beautifully …so cut the throat of one in order to find out.
   Thus one must never analyse some things too much.]
   That said, I now will contradict myself and again run my eye over Rod’s excellent contribution: and (1 minute later) …having just done so, I now can see that his masterstroke is his choice of the last four words…”a bridge too far”.
   Touché, Rod !!
   Kindest,
   Dai.
7. ROD GROVES says:

   September 19, 2014 at 2:41 pm

   Thank you Dai i am glade you enjoyed my post on Oli and i hope it gives a few fans a laugh i am just raping up Oli,s going away present it is a red nose and a pointy hat, i will send it to THE CLOWN NORWAY it will get there trust me.

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