Cardiff City manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is no longer, as the bad start to the season as cost him his job. Maybe he was always the wrong man, just too inexperienced for the British game.
Solskjaer knew the pressure was on with owner Vincent Tan making it clear he wanted Premiership football next season. The players need to look to themselves as well having played their part in the dreadful start to the season.
The Bluebirds defeat 1-0 to Middlesbrough on Tuesday night at the Cardiff City Stadium was dyer and with not a shot on target worth writing home about the players were booed off the field. Solskjaer did not take training Wednesday and was in London for a meeting with Chairman Mehmet Dalman. Once the news was out about the meeting it was obvious something was up with everyone expecting an announcement of his sacking.
The big question now is who will be the next boss. There is only one name on the lips of most Cardiff fans, Tony Pulis. He has a proven track record as manager, but he does not take interference from upon high. He has had a number of run-ins with former chairman in the past but any owner/chairman who hires him gets a manager with an excellent reputation within the game. In addition, what makes him attractive to a clubs owner is he can achieve goals with a small transfer budget.
He has a record of never being relegated as a manager, which is handy seeing the position the Bluebirds find themselves in now. He is also known to favour playing the long ball game, which could be a bit of a shock to the Cardiff players who play a passing game. The man himself is rumoured to want to manage again in the Premiership and could be looking towards Newcastle who could be about to make a change in their management.
The ball is now in Vincent Tan and Mehmet Dalman court now. The fans want Pulis who happens to be a long time Cardiff City fan and if they go elsewhere for their new manager they had better get it right.
A popular name in the press today linked to the job is the little known Dundee manager Paul Hartley whose previous managerial job was Alloa Athletic. He had two spells south of the border at Millwall and Bristol City spending his whole career in Scottish football. However, reports from Scotland say Hartley he is happy at Dundee and is staying.
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