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BBC News
15-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
'Cardiff don't have to sell best players'
Cardiff City are under no financial pressure to sell players following their relegation, but will reduce the size of their squad in League One, says chairman Mehmet they prepare to play in the third tier for the first time since 2003, the Bluebirds are looking for a ninth manager in four years after a turbulent campaign in which they finished bottom of the is confident Cardiff will keep the "core" of their team together but anticipates that several players out of contract this summer will Yakou Meite and centre-back Dimitrios Goutas are among those with deals expiring who will be expected to depart, while Wales captain Aaron Ramsey has yet to decide on his future having been caretaker manager for the final three games of the season."We have 33 players on our books and that's quite a lot. I think that needs to be cut back to more like 25 or 26," said Dalman."Out of the eight who are out of contract, we would probably lose six, maybe five. There may be a couple that we still want to have conversations with. That will bring us to a sensible number."We probably need to add three or four players into the team. And don't forget we've got some of the brightest, most promising youngsters coming through the academy." Club captain Joe Ralls, Anwar El Ghazi, Andy Rinomhota and Jamilu Collins are the other senior players out of Collins is certain to leave, while former Aston Villa winger El Ghazi is unlikely to stay in League will hold talks with midfielder Ralls, their longest serving player, and they will be keen to keep Rinomhota after he impressed in defence and midfield during the last scorer Callum Robinson signed a new deal in January but, as a Republic of Ireland international with Premier League experience, the 30-year-old is bound to attract offers from other are also bracing themselves for interest in striker Yousef Salech, who scored nine goals in all competitions following his January move from Swedish side when he was asked if the financial impact of relegation meant the Bluebirds would have to sell their leading players, Dalman said: "That's not in our plans. We will sell players if somebody comes up with an attractive offer."We would consider it, but that's true of every season at any given time. That is nothing to do with our circumstances."We are very determined to keep the core of the team together, and the feedback we are getting from the core of the team is to stay together. I'm sure there'll be a few who will not fancy staying in League One. We will respect that, although we will expect them to respect their contracts as well."Dalman revealed this week that Cardiff would be trialling a new process to find their next manager, by assembling a sub-committee – featuring former Swansea City sporting director Mark Allen and a member of the Wasserman agency – to compile a have tipped Ramsey to take the role on a full-time basis after his temporary spell in charge but, with the 34-year-old midfielder keen to keep playing, his future remains uncertain."Aaron is a wonderful chap. I got to know him quite well over the last couple of years and we will sit down with Aaron and have a chat," said Dalman."Aaron is through and through Cardiff and, whatever we discuss, it'll be good for Cardiff and it'll be good for Aaron."
BBC News
10-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Ralls hopes Cardiff return 'stronger than ever'
Joe Ralls hopes Cardiff City can use the upcoming summer to return "stronger than ever" following relegation into League One. The Bluebirds finished rock bottom of the Championship after securing just nine wins from 46 matches - the lowest return in the second central midfielder Ralls took to social media to thank the Cardiff faithful for their support during what has been a wretched 2024-25 campaign for the club."Now that the dust has settled after a tough season for all of us, I want to take a moment to come on here and thank our loyal fans for your support," he wrote."Even during times when we didn't perform as we should have on the pitch, you've been nothing short of incredible in the stands."I know our club isn't where we all hoped it would be, and that hurts."But we'll use this summer to regroup, rebuild and come back stronger than ever."
Wales Online
27-04-2025
- Sport
- Wales Online
Cardiff City hold awards night hours after gutting relegation confirmed
Cardiff City hold awards night hours after gutting relegation confirmed Cardiff City were relegated to League One on Saturday Joe Ralls of Cardiff City leads the players around the pitch after relegation to League One was confirmed (Image:) Cardiff City held their awards evening last night, just hours after their Championship relegation was confirmed. The 0-0 draw with West Brom at Cardiff City Stadium consigned the Bluebirds to League One football after a miserable season that saw them change manager three times. They now face the prospect of finishing the campaign rock-bottom of the league, with a trip to Norwich City still to come next weekend. Join the Cardiff City breaking news and top stories WhatsApp community. Article continues below Relegation has been entirely of the club's making, having circled the drain for a number of seasons prior to their demotion, with an absent owner taking the brunt of a strongly-worded statement released by the supporters' trust on Sunday morning. A number of the players were seen to be visibly upset at the full-time whistle yesterday and in all honesty would probably liked to have skipped last night's awards, also held at the stadium. Sign up to our daily Cardiff City newsletter here. These events are always planned in advance but the fact it fell on the day the club suffered the ultimate gut-punch would have been galling for all concerned. Cardiff City players applaud fans after being relegated (Image: Huw Evans Picture Agency ) Callum Robinson was crowned player of the season, with his 12 goals and brace against Swansea City highlighted. Ollie Tanner's strike at Ashton Gate against Bristol City was awarded goal of the season, while few will argue with Andy Rinomhota being named players' player of the season, such has been his steady performances across the park and his difficult off-field circumstances in recent weeks. Article continues below Cian Ashford was one of the few bright sparks of the 2024/25 campaign and was rightly awarded the young player of the season crown. Ronan Kpakio was named academy player of the season. Shannon Evans was named women's player of the season after being integral to her side's defence of their Adran Premier title, while Fiona Barry was crowned the women's young player of the season. Eliza Collie and Matthew Turner were named PFA Community Champions for their work in the city community, while Zack Thomas picked up the community participant award.
BBC News
29-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Injury raises doubt about Ralls' Cardiff future
Cardiff City captain Joe Ralls might have played his final game for the club after sustaining an injury that could rule him out for the rest of the 31-year-old midfielder missed Saturday's 1-1 Championship draw against Sheffield Wednesday with a calf problem, which could keep him sidelined for a with his contract expiring at the end of this season, Ralls' 15-year association with Cardiff could come to an end this summer."He hurt his calf so he'll be out for three or four weeks. He probably won't feature again this season," said Bluebirds manager Omer Riza. "But he'll feature in other ways. He'll be around the group. He's a leader and we need that especially."If he comes back quicker than that then great, but if he doesn't, then you can't force it."
BBC News
25-02-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Cardiff keeper Alnwick to miss rest of season
Cardiff City are set to be without Jak Alnwick for the rest of the season after the goalkeeper tore his suffered the injury towards the end of last Saturday's 1-1 draw at Plymouth Argyle but, as Cardiff had made all of their available substitutions, the 31-year-old had to stay on the pitch for the duration of the match that lasted beyond 102 States international Ethan Horvath deputised for him in Tuesday's 1-0 win over Hull City, just a second league clean sheet since October for the Welsh side."Jak's had a bad tear in his hamstring. That will rule him out probably until the end of the season," said Cardiff manager Omer Riza."It's a shame for him and a shame for us because he's been excellent. But Ethan has got a lot of experience and he's been waiting patiently so it's an opportunity for him." Cardiff were without several players for the Hull game, with centre-back Dimitrios Goutas suspended following his red card at Plymouth and on-loan attacking midfielder Will Alves ruled out after sustaining an injury during the same captain Joe Ralls had already injured his calf, fellow midfielder David Turnbull is a long-term absentee, centre-back Jasper Daland is sidelined with a cut to his leg and midfielder Aaron Ramsey was unavailable as he is only able to play one game a week as he manages his workload after a long lay-off."Will Alves took a whack on his knee against Plymouth and it swelled up. We're managing that and hopefully that's not too serious," Riza added."Joe Ralls pulled his calf before the Plymouth game, hence why we couldn't get him on and why Rambo [Ramsey] had to play 100 minutes. I think that's two or three weeks [for Ralls]."Joel Bagan managed to get himself on the bench today. We were a bit concerned about how tight his hamstring was. We managed that for him to be on the bench and come on, which is positive."Rambo played 100 minutes so to ask him to be involved [against Hull] would have been asking too much."
