For the third successive Saturdy, Cardiff City fans' build up to the game has been reading incredibly negative comments for within the club.The club's lack of public relations and self-promotion is legendary but, not content with that, they seem to be doing their best to cause more harm.
Two weeks ago, our happy-go-lucky boss (as pictured left) saw City fans walk up Sloper Road reading Dave Jones blabbing how it would be embarrassing if Ninian Park would be embarrassing in the Premiership and that he didn't want to take s up only to come straight back (if the the riches would clear the club of all debt!). Last weekend, it was Peter Ridsdale' turn by telling newspapers how it would need a miracle to get to the play-offs and admitting the squad is too thin (of course it is when he's let laods out and brought nobody in while the playing budget has gone on a handful of players).
And now in today's Western Mail (http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/footballnation/football-news/2008/02/23/city-s-jones-in-plea-to-fans-91466-20513701/ ), it's Jones turn again. Maybe there are a couple of valid points but he's so droll, downbeat and negative. Also, it must be said, ignoring a few realities such as a team who until recent weeks has not performed at Ninian Park for a year, the sale of players, the lack of ambition to go for the play-offs and these dour messages that come from the club.
Don't forget, they've also told us we're going nowhere until the new stadim is built, there's the battle of the egos with Hammam and Ridsdale, the Langston legal affair and Peter Ridsdale pre-occupied with talking about himself. To top it all, our players are refusing to speak to media. The club's lack of public relations and promotion is almost legendary.
Don't any of them take a moment to realise how negative and counter-productive this is? Why say these things? Why do these things?
If they don't talk up our club, how can we possibly expect better crowds?
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