Nothing ever runs smoothly at Cardiff City, it’s always a soap opera, so fans shouldn’t really have been surprised but found themselves shocked at today’s news that the players had not been paid. This in a week when the fourth placed Bluebirds play two critical home games against Leicester City (Tuesday) and Swansea City (Saturday) which is hardly a morale booster.
According to reports, Finance Director Alan Flitcroft dashed to the club’s training facility to inform manager Dave Jones that the squad will be paid in a couple of days. It all lends credence to HMRC’s claims that the club were trading insolvent and had run out of funds.
However, at that same hearing, the club stressed that a Malaysian investment was close and it looks like T.G. is riding to the rescue. He is quoted today as saying that, ““They will be paid and, even if it’s a day or two late, it is only due to international transfer of funds.”
The big name players on thousands of pounds per week can probably cope adequately with this and not even notice a blip but you wonder if it impacts on squad members. Either way, it’s a talking point and distraction that they could do without.
The signs are highly encouraging from T.G. that he will come good, the messages from within the club remain upbeat too but times and experiences should really have taught all City fans to believe it when we see it … and it ain’t a done deal yet.
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