By admin The Championship rivals of Cardiff City had a successful weekend.
Sheffield Wednesday took urgent action to get a new contract for their much sought-after manager, Danny Rohl. That followed after the German did a remarkable job of keeping the team in the division when, halfway through the season, it appeared they would be eliminated.
In the meantime, Plymouth Argyle went out and grabbed their man. Despite Wayne Rooney’s turbulent tenure as Birmingham City’s manager—which ultimately proved to be a major factor in the Pilgrims’ defeat—he was the team’s choice.
There are others who have a tempo as well. It appears that Norwich City will soon name their new boss. David Wagner was cruelly permitted to go by the Canaries following their Championship play-off semifinal loss to Leeds United. According to BBC Radio Norfolk, they now intend to name FC Nordsjaelland manager Johannes Hoff Thorup as their new manager before the end of the week.
According to our sister publication Hull Live, Hull City anticipates announcing before the end of the week that Tim Walter, the former head of Hamburg, will take over as manager as well.
Everything went rather quickly, all things considered. It’s just been a week and a half since Norwich lost their manager. Depending on the division they were in, Plymouth had to line up targets; nonetheless, Neil Dewsnip managed to land Rooney, a well-known player, even though he still has a lot to prove.
With Liam Rosenior leading them to seventh place and a nomination for manager of the season, Hull were unwavering in their demand to apply the axe. After making the difficult decision to fire Rosenior, Acun Ilicai focused almost instantly on Walter.
The Owls will benefit greatly from their astute decision to retain Rohl. It followed several weeks of fruitful and drawn-out discussions between the manager and the owner in London. When the news was revealed over the weekend, Owls owner Dejphon Chansiri stated, “The hard work preparing for next season is already underway.” “I’m happy that Danny has a well-deserved new contract in place. It was important to secure his services in this regard.”
Even though this crisis has been looming and on the agenda for months and months and months, the sound of silence remains deafening at Cardiff.
It makes sense that some supporters got tired of hearing about Erol Bulut’s future at press conferences, but the reality is that many people anticipated that we would find ourselves in this predicament months later, so it was important to bring up these concerns lest the situation continue to worsen unnoticed. Everybody stops when the manager isn’t around.
Unfortunately, as this impasse drags on, Cardiff find themselves in a situation where supporters, players, and staff are once again kept in the dark. Get our Cardiff City newsletter by subscribing here.
The longer this standoff persists for all parties involved, the more unpleasant it gets. Mehmet Dalman, the chairman, is the one tasked with bringing everything together. There was unrest within Cardiff’s upper management a few weeks ago, and it’s likely to get worse. It has to be noted, given the circumstances, that cannot be an easy task.
Some insiders claim that the club is merely awaiting Tan’s final permission, but others deny that the club has advanced that far. The outcome may not be known for hours, days, or even weeks, but the situation is still in such a precarious position that it is difficult to predict which way it will go.
It is reasonable to argue that if there had been no possibility of a settlement being reached, it would not have been permitted to continue for this long. That will reassure the many supporters of Bulut, at the minimum.
But Cardiff hasn’t kicked a ball in almost a month. The players and staff have left for their holidays, the transfer window opens in two weeks, and before you know it, the players will be reporting back for preseason.