It's had to be all eyes as for once in his life, Publicity Pete has gone silent so our ears aren't needed. Just as well, as a promise or assurance from him has as much value as a Kajagoogoo cd.
£500,000 a year and we're in a messbut that's still half a million reasons for Ridsdale to stay
Ridsdale's latest assurances are that the tax bill will be paid, new players will still be signed this month and he looks forward to parading them. However the quality of any new signings remains to be seen. Whether it means others will depart will be monitored but how the club deal with their problems is now the biggest concern.
It seems apparent that, like it or not, we're in 'shit or bust' scenario. Paul Guy and co will surely not allow administration to happen but they're clearly not prepared to invest either so everything hinges on a takeover by the Malaysians or anyone else ... unless we somehow get promoted to the Premiership and sort it out through on field success.
The Malaysians are due to meet a delegation of fans in London next week and hold all the aces as the club appears to be on its knees. Clearly, whatever price was discussed a few weeks ago has long gone out of the window and there are rumours (unproven I stress) that City are now trying to cut a deal at almost half the price. This may prove good news as the less reward that the current regime walk away with, the more any new owners will have to invest in the club and dealing with the crippling burdens of its debts. However the Malaysians are smart businessmen and can call the shots, we will have to see how this develops. They're in a position to prolong the agony for the current Board.
Back to Ridsdale and a twist is that supporters have been issued with a rallying call to back him as he is on the verge of quitting. We should be so lucky, many ill argue. How many more times is he going to pull this melodramatic stunt say others as we've been here before.
The Riddler, quite rightly too, has come in for flak and is the focus of anger. The only person he has met this week is totally respected supporter and Supporters Club Chairman Vince Alm who asked to see him. However the content of what was discussed is confidential as Ridsdale put an embargo on Alm reporting details to fans.
That was compounded, to some degree, by Alm yesterday calling on fans to back Ridsdale suggesting the Malysian takeover may not happen at all without Ridders and the club would freefall without him. It's another card we've seen played before as we used to get the same messages in the era of Sam Hammam when his tenure was in crisis. More perplexing is why send such a message when few, if any, fans have called for him to get out now. Most of all, are hard-bitten Malysian businessmen so fickle and sensitive that one man means make or break as does what the supporters think of him? Really???
For my money, there is no reason to suspect Cardiff City's will be better off or worse off with or without Peter Ridsdale around although supporters or opponents will come up with factors.
The relaity is that there is no more a guarantee that we'll be ok with him than there is we'll collapse without him. What is for sure is that the club, and Ridsdale, have conspired to get us into this situation which is why the Trust calling for an A.G.M. is 100% valid.
I personally believe Peter Ridsdale has a duty to see his job through and undo the carnage that he, as a figurehead and a key decision maker for this club, has been a significant contributor towards. That's not to be ungrateful for the job he has done. On and off the pitch, he has achieved plenty and left a legacy ... if we can push on. However once these problems are resolved, whether for better or worse, he needs to get away from this club.
In my mind, it's not a case of supporting Peter Ridsdale. My support goes to Cardiff City Football Club. In that respect, then it's important he sticks around for a while longer.
It seems apparent that, like it or not, we're in 'shit or bust' scenario. Paul Guy and co will surely not allow administration to happen but they're clearly not prepared to invest either so everything hinges on a takeover by the Malaysians or anyone else ... unless we somehow get promoted to the Premiership and sort it out through on field success.
The Malaysians are due to meet a delegation of fans in London next week and hold all the aces as the club appears to be on its knees. Clearly, whatever price was discussed a few weeks ago has long gone out of the window and there are rumours (unproven I stress) that City are now trying to cut a deal at almost half the price. This may prove good news as the less reward that the current regime walk away with, the more any new owners will have to invest in the club and dealing with the crippling burdens of its debts. However the Malaysians are smart businessmen and can call the shots, we will have to see how this develops. They're in a position to prolong the agony for the current Board.
Back to Ridsdale and a twist is that supporters have been issued with a rallying call to back him as he is on the verge of quitting. We should be so lucky, many ill argue. How many more times is he going to pull this melodramatic stunt say others as we've been here before.
The Riddler, quite rightly too, has come in for flak and is the focus of anger. The only person he has met this week is totally respected supporter and Supporters Club Chairman Vince Alm who asked to see him. However the content of what was discussed is confidential as Ridsdale put an embargo on Alm reporting details to fans.
That was compounded, to some degree, by Alm yesterday calling on fans to back Ridsdale suggesting the Malysian takeover may not happen at all without Ridders and the club would freefall without him. It's another card we've seen played before as we used to get the same messages in the era of Sam Hammam when his tenure was in crisis. More perplexing is why send such a message when few, if any, fans have called for him to get out now. Most of all, are hard-bitten Malysian businessmen so fickle and sensitive that one man means make or break as does what the supporters think of him? Really???
For my money, there is no reason to suspect Cardiff City's will be better off or worse off with or without Peter Ridsdale around although supporters or opponents will come up with factors.
The relaity is that there is no more a guarantee that we'll be ok with him than there is we'll collapse without him. What is for sure is that the club, and Ridsdale, have conspired to get us into this situation which is why the Trust calling for an A.G.M. is 100% valid.
I personally believe Peter Ridsdale has a duty to see his job through and undo the carnage that he, as a figurehead and a key decision maker for this club, has been a significant contributor towards. That's not to be ungrateful for the job he has done. On and off the pitch, he has achieved plenty and left a legacy ... if we can push on. However once these problems are resolved, whether for better or worse, he needs to get away from this club.
In my mind, it's not a case of supporting Peter Ridsdale. My support goes to Cardiff City Football Club. In that respect, then it's important he sticks around for a while longer.
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