Err. Any bets on Malky McKay leaving soon? From sky sports:
Cardiff boss Malky Mackay's hopes of having some transfer funds to spend in January have been well and truly dashed.
Mackay said after Saturday's 1-0 win over West Brom that he would love to bring in three more players next month and would be speaking to owner Vincent Tan about his plans.
But chief executive Simon Lim released a statement on Monday criticising Mackay for his comments over the weekend and bringing the tempestuous relationship between the manager and Tan back into the spotlight.
The Scotsman was upset earlier this season when head of recruitment Iain Moody - now with rivals Crystal Palace - was replaced by young Kazakh Alisher Apsalyamov, and he has now been told he will have 'not a single penny' allocated for transfers.
He has been accused of over-spending in the summer when sizeable fees went on Kevin Theophile-Catherine, Steven Caulker, Andreas Cornelius and Gary Medel.
"Tan Sri Vincent Tan was extremely upset to read quotes from the manager concerning the possibility of new recruits, before he had been informed whether funds would be made available," Lim said.
"He believes that doing so unfairly raises supporter expectations, placing unnecessary pressure on the club.
"His view is that due to the funds already committed, including the originally authorised summer transfer budget of £35m that rose to £50m in total, including add-ons, the manager has been fully supported.
"The overspending of £15m has upset Tan Sri greatly, resulting in the removal on Iain Moody as head of recruitment. As such, he has stated that not a single penny will be made available in January.
"Having been the highest-spending promoted club and the seventh-highest spender in the Premier League last summer, the owner believes that the manager has been given the best possible chance of retaining our Premier League status."
So that's his card marked then!
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Still he goes they go down and one less place for Palace to fall thru the trapdoor :-(
This from earlier today was big news but it's just been trumped by this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25457024
What a basket case. Looks like they're going to get rid of him any which way they can and for that I hope they get relegated.
"Cardiff City manager Malky Mackay has been told by owner Vincent Tan to resign or he will be sacked.
In a letter emailed to Mackay on Monday, it is understood Tan listed in depth his grievances with the Scot.
Tan criticised 41-year-old Mackay at length in a range of areas, such as signings, transfer budgets, results on the pitch and style of play.
The Malaysian businessman also questioned the former Watford manager's record as a boss.
Mackay has previously said he will not resign.
A Cardiff spokesman told BBC Sport: "The club is not party to any letter sent from one person to another."
The correspondence came on the same day the Malaysian businessman issued a statement through Cardiff chief executive Simon Lim criticising Mackay.
Tan said he was "extremely upset" after Mackay revealed he was hoping to recruit three new players in the January transfer window.
The ex-Scotland international, who was named Cardiff boss in June 2011, led the Welsh club to promotion from the Championship seven months ago, but his future became uncertain when head of recruitment, Iain Moody, was removed from his position in October.
Tan's concerns surrounds a perceived overspend of the transfer budget agreed between Mackay, Lim and Moody.
Cardiff broke their transfer record three times over the summer, signing striker Andreas Cornelius for £7.5m, defender Steven Caulker for £8m and then midfielder Gary Medel for £11m.
The owner claims the total budget was £35m and that £50m was spent including add-ons.
Mackay and Moody have denied those claims, insisting the £35m was solely for transfer fees and that Lim and Tan had no complaints about that rising with add-ons."
Not sad to see Cardiff suffer though. Sold their soul with minimal resistance when Tan came in.
We know TJ wants his money back, we know he does not have an affinity with the club, so he could sell to anyone. RM said he would sell to people who had the best interests of Charlton at heart and look how that turned out. TJ isn't likely to try that....
This could be us.
No animosity there whatsoever.