As much as the mood has undoubtedly improved this season, the root causes of Cardiff's recent troubles have not simply disappeared. Nathan Jones was in there [on the shortlist], there were others who weren't similar to Barry-Murphy. "I'll only start calling it a process if Barry-Murphy goes and the next appointment is very similar. It took Cardiff 18 years to get back to that level when they were last relegated to the third tier in 1985. "But you've only got to look around the football club and I still see the same mistakes."

Source: BBC February 05, 2026 06:27 UTC