It has not happened in awhile a Cardiff City manager talking to the local press or then in the press room, but today the South Wales is carrying an interesting interview with the new Cardiff City boss Malky Mackey.
Mackey see the most important issue in front of him is the squad and new players to add to it. The paper has mentioned a figure of £5 million much less than the £12 million quoted previously. Then, on Talksport radio a journalist from the same paper 'South Wales Echo' Mark Bloom is talking about £12 to £15 million.
Prioity must be up front, there are only two strikers in the squad one of those is a first-year-professional and we are just over 27 days until the first pre-season friendly against Charlton in Spain. What will he make of his squad some of whom he has not seen play for the club? Must he make do with what he has and add to them? He only has 16out fielders in his squad and one of his strikers has yet to make is debut for the club and he joined by goalkeeper Jordan Santigo, defenders Alex Evans and Jonathan Meades along with midfielder Ibrahim Farah all turn professional for the upcoming season.
Then you have midfielder Aaron Wildig who has only made a handful of appearances off the bench. He spent time out on loan last season to SPL club Hamilton for a few months until the end of last season. You also have midfielder Solomon Taiwo signed two seasons ago in his first season he made two starts and came off the bench eight times. Last season he spent the season back with club Cardiff had ordinary sign him from on a season loan.
You could the guarantee one question at the top of any journalist mind OK Alan Shearer and the other Craig Bellamy. Mackey did not say no and did not see yes about him making a return, but like he said he is a Manchester City player and his future is down to them. The Cardiff manager knows Bellamy, as they were teammate's way back when at Norwich. They played together for a season, but the following year Bellamy missed most of the season (1999/2000) with a knee injury making it back for a few games at the end of the season. In the summer, Norwich sold him to Coventry City for a sum of £6.5 million.
Talk about is time with Bellamy he said,
“He’s someone I’ve kept in touch with throughout my career after coming across him at various times. He’s someone I know very well and someone I know did well for this football club last year.
“But he was here on loan and he is contracted to Manchester City, so it would be wrong to talk too much about him.
“But we all know he is a local boy and he is someone in this division who is one of those X-Factor players.
“I don’t know if Craig will want to come because I kicked lumps out him for most of my time at Norwich.”
Fans and pundits alike have been waxing lyrical over his style of football as the Echo said,' Mackay's team were renowned for playing attractive, passing football'. We from time to time seen City use the passing game, but far too often the game would switch to route one football with Jay Bothroyd the target. The last two seasons Cardiff were just too predicable going forward it made the fans very frustrated which then give the whole stadiums atmosphere turn negative.
It all played into the hands of the opposition the atmosphere the tactics, but Dave Jones gave us the best years seen by Cardiff fans in donkey's years. Why Jones could not take us a few more steps to the top of the mountain I don't know maybe Mackey can. He will not fail for the lack of support fans have been in the whole have been positive on is arrival he looked impressive at the press conference. Fans realise he is on a rebuild job so will cut him some slack keep Cardiff in the Championship is of paramount importance, but promotion would be great as for the play-off, does anyone want to go there again however, if it has to be so be it.
