Cardiff City 3 Blackpool 2 - Is It Over Yet?

Above: The end of season lap of DISHONOUR which Russell Slade chose to puss out of. 
Below: My sign (confiscated by a club steward) 

I swear down, I’ve never said this before in my entire 33 year old life but I’m KEEN for this football season to end. After the most soul-destroying lifeless campaign I can remember, most City fans just want to think about something else now. I would personally just like to say a big ‘F**k You’ to the club for making fans feel this way.  

Every City fan has a dream. A dream where we turn on Sky Sports News or refresh a Twitter timeline and see the news that the Cardiff City board (Vincent Tan’s admin drones) have sacked Russell Slade (#SladeOut). Whilst that dream gives us hope, most of us will concede that the club’s decision makers are so clueless that Slade may well still be here next season.

This weekend has seen coded messages from the club that they will be spending money in the summer which is both confusing and worrying given that fans have had ‘cost cutting’ and ‘financial fair play rules’ rammed down our throats since the turn of the year.

Why spend now and why give that bag of gold to a Manager who’s out of his depth and never had money before? The saving grace being that whatever happens next the word ‘transition’ won’t be valid and with other excuses (lack of pre- season, players bedding in etc) now out-dated, it’s now or never for Russell Slade. It may take till Christmas for the club to realise a Manager upgrade is required but they will eventually, it’s just a shame fans are being asked to sit through it. 

Saturday’s game resulted in a 3-2 win but the same problems were there starring us all in the mush: slow and predictable tactics and a general lack of most things. We were treated to some comedy though when Directors box guests rocked up in full Vincent Tan mode (see above). What made this funnier (and perhaps disturbing) though was that these visitors were not joking. 

The club are now focusing on getting a result up at Nottingham Forest this Saturday so they can brag about finishing in the top ten (No doubt if they succeed we will hear alot about that over the summer). The thing is though, after a grim year, a top ten finish doesn’t mean shit to fans.

To wrap up the season here, stay tuned for next weeks’ end of season report and (very constructive) to-do list for the man we have learnt to loathe. WARNING: This will contain sarcasm.

At this time, congratulations should be aimed at Watford FC whose promotion to the Premier League is a middle finger to everyone who preaches stability and continuity. If something's wrong change it and move forward - Watford have had four Manager's this season.