Chopra Unhappy at Cardiff - and Says So

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Full Chopra outburst

Jul 23 2010 Exclusibe, by Mark Bloom, South Wales Echo

MICHAEL Chopra has dropped a bombshell on the Cardiff City hierarchy with the message: “I’m off, if this club doesn’t sort itself out.”

The former Newcastle and Sunderland striker has chosen to speak out about his disillusionment and anger at the Bluebirds following a summer of financial turmoil that has seen the club unable to recruit new players for the new season because of a transfer embargo.

And, in an extraordinary blast, Chopra said: “I’m well hacked off.

“If this club doesn’t bring in new players, I’m off.

“I’ve had enough. Nothing is moving, with just a couple of weeks until the new season.

“I can see that we will struggle this season if people at board level don’t get real and sort this matter (the financial struggles) out sooner rather than later.

“It’s not good for morale and I’m not the only one fuming about the lack of movement in the camp.”

Chopra, who has attracted interest from other clubs, even though he remains under contract at City, claimed that he spoke with Malaysian investor Dato Chan Tien Ghee about the future of the club following the play-off final defeat against Blackpool in May.

He explained: “TG told me that the club would invest, and that we would have new faces to strengthen the team for a charge at the Premiership.

“But I don’t see any investment, I don’t see any new faces at the club to make this team a force next season.

“In fact, if this carries on, I can see us struggling. I am really angry about the whole business.

“I was under the impression that the new board were coming in and spending money to take this club to the next level.

“But I don’t see that in any shape or form and its very frustrating for me and the players who want to do well for this club next season.

“I’m happy playing for Cardiff, but I’ll be off if this continues.

“I’m ambitious and I want this club to meet those ambitions.

“If they can’t, what’s the point?

“I’m not happy seeing embargo headlines in the papers and no movement in the transfer market.

“All the players were looking forward to a big push for promotion, possibly the two automatic places.

“If nobody comes into this squad quickly then we could find ourselves struggling come the middle part of the season when we have to draw on a small squad.

“It’s a ridiculous situation to be in.”

City players are in talks with chief executive Gethin Jenkins after a request by the club for them to defer all appearance and bonus money until the end of the season.

www.walesonline.co.uk/footballnation/cardiff-city-fc/2010/07/23/full-chopra-outburst-91466-26912432/

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And Cardiff not paying what they owe


Motherwell crank up heat on Bluebirds

Jul 23 2010 Western Mail

CARDIFF CITY have been warned by Motherwell on the Scottish club’s official website to settle debt owed to them on the sale of defender Paul Quinn.

Motherwell have vowed to “pursue every possible avenue” to get back money still owed them by the Bluebirds on the transfer of the full-back a year ago.

Quinn arrived from the Scottish Premier League club last July in a deal thought to be worth £200,000.

It is understood the Bluebirds paid an initial £100,000 with the remainder due in January this year.

Motherwell say they have been patient with the Bluebirds over the outstanding cash due, particularly in light of the Welsh clubs well-publicised financial problems.

But that patience has now snapped with Motherwell insisting that the debt is now jeopardising the club’s interests.

And their decision to go public over a financial matter involving another club is an extremely rare step that will be highly embarrassing for Cardiff.

“The board have been very patient with Cardiff given the financial pressures they have faced and the need for clubs to work together to ensure we can all navigate an extremely testing financial environment for the game,” said Motherwell chief executive Leeann Dempster.

“However the interests of our shareholders, employees and fans are being jeopardised by the failure of Cardiff City to pay the debt that they have outstanding.

“We have made clear to the board of Cardiff that we are left with no option but to pursue every possible avenue of recourse to secure our own club's interests.

“We hope that this matter can be resolved in an orderly manner.”

The Quinn situation is not the only debt over player transfers Cardiff are currently trying to deal with.

The club still owes £500,000 to a credit broker over the signing of club captain Mark Hudson last summer too.

Hudson moved from the Addicks in a deal worth £1.075m.

Cardiff’s failure to pay the balance on the Hudson deal is one of the factors which has seen the Football League impost an transfer embargo on the club this summer.

www.walesonline.co.uk/footballnation/cardiff-city-fc/2010/07/23/motherwell-now-crank-up-the-heat-on-cash-strapped-bluebirds-91466-26912611/?

[funky]

I think they were counting on a big fee for Joe Ledley who then went to Celtic.

They still owe huge money for Chopra to Sunderland, Risdale has left the club in a poor condition from a financial perspective and the new owners don't seem that ambitious.

I know I am in the vast minority on this site bu tfor all his faults getting that investment in really was amaster stroke from Paladini.

Cardiff are in deep trouble despite having a new state of the art stadium (although the chanderlers are sub standard) anyway back to the original point, I'd love to see us sign either of those two players in Chopra in particular.

[cpr]

If Chopra thinks he's bigger than the club he can fark right off.

Lovely to see the scum in such a dreadful mess, looks like their new investors are about as wealthy as Pompey's second lot. They were obviously relying on promotion or Ledley to give them enough money to keep them going, shame, gutted for them.

[funky]

Jul 23, 2010 10:14:39 GMT cpr said:

If Chopra thinks he's bigger than the club he can fark right off.

Lovely to see the scum in such a dreadful mess, looks like their new investors are about as wealthy as Pompey's second lot. They were obviously relying on promotion or Ledley to give them enough money to keep them going, shame, gutted for them.

I know and such a lovely bunch of fans....deserve everything they get would not give a toss if they went belly up.

;D

[cpr]

Jul 23, 2010 10:20:04 GMT @funky said:

Jul 23, 2010 10:14:39 GMT cpr said:

If Chopra thinks he's bigger than the club he can fark right off.

Lovely to see the scum in such a dreadful mess, looks like their new investors are about as wealthy as Pompey's second lot. They were obviously relying on promotion or Ledley to give them enough money to keep them going, shame, gutted for them.

I know and such a lovely bunch of fans....deserve everything they get would not give a toss if they went belly up.

;D

Most obnoxious, revolting fans I have ever come across, hope they suffer!!! I knew a fan thaqt worked in our Cardiff factory (which is now closed) he was OK and came on hgoliday with us one year. He was their only redeeeming feature.

Worse than Sjoke fans!!!

[obk]

Sooo, how come we haven't bid for Chopra? Would be perfect for an ambitious club like ours, don't you agree?

[magyarangol29]

Jul 23, 2010 13:22:41 GMT obk said:

Sooo, how come we haven't bid for Chopra? Would be perfect for an ambitious club like ours, don't you agree?

lol, yes he'd get on really well with Derry & Colin lol, particularly after Shauns comments last season.

Couldn't be happening to a nicer bloke and club./

[londonranger]

Always unhappy. If hed scored a goal v blackpool wouldve gone up.

[Lonegunmen]

We should sign him. Just the proven yet young goalscorer we have been needing, along with Hooper.

[londonranger]

Sorry cant agree. He can score, but too many off field issues. Young promising strikers from lower divison, like Spurs are ready to buy Ipswichs kid striker with International potential. Incidentally Iread their site and they dont know what to do with Tarbaby. Warnie wants him still and I bet if Spurs let him go Neil snaps him up.