Looking forward to next season

I am now excited about next season that's now quick I have forgotten about today. We are not in the Premiership so I have no interest in it. I am ready for the new era without ex-Cardiff City boss Dave Jones and excited over whom will be the new boss.

Whoever comes in they will have to hit floor running with little time to catch his breath. There is a rumour that the new manager could come via a promotion from the present coaching staff with the possibility of Craig Bellamy coming in as coach pending on talks with Manchester City. There is an urgency to replenish the squad with new players after 12 players left at the end of the season.

I feel in my bones next season will be no push over in the Championship but one thing any new boss must do is secure automatic promotion no messing with the play-offs. There are six new teams in the Championship next season Birmingham, Blackpool and West Ham relegated from the Premier League with their parachute players looking for an instant return to the top table.

Has for last season teams Reading and Nottingham Forest will be a danger and will be hoping to go one better than a play-off place. As for the rest they will all be looking to do better and while Cardiff stall they are strengthening their squads. Leeds, Burnley, Millwall, Leicester, Hull, Middlesbrough, Ipswich, Watford, Bristol City, Portsmouth, Barnsley, Coventry, Derby, Crystal Palace and Doncaster will be looking for a more fruitful 2011/12 season.

Then there are the three who won promotion from Division One Brighton, Southampton and Peterborough they will be hoping to emulate promoted Norwich and gain a double promotion.

Bluebirds board to make decision

The South Wales Echo believes the long away meeting over the future will happen over this weekend after all the initial talk the decision will hopefully come. Fans have been left in limb waiting on a decision on the future direction the club will be taking for next season.

The Malaysians are reported to be unhappy with last season after backing the manager Dave Jones to bring promotion to the club. After six years, a majority of the clubs fans want to see an end of the Jones era and start afresh start with a new boss at the helm. There is also the budget which it's rumoured will be slash back heavily after back some highly paid loan signings last season.

The squad will need some rebuilding there are three goalkeeper one is still to have any first team experience and of the seventeen outfielder players four have yet to make their debuts. There could be a few more leaving the club yet, but who will be in charge of the team. He (Jones) has said a few times 'judge me at the end of the season' well I think he has been judged. If he was to stay his first mistake would bring howls of disapproval and calls for him to go greater than anything the board have heard before.

Of the field Cardiff have yet to make much in the way of preparations for next season we know the reason for the lack of movement in the transfer market. There are only two season fixture announced with the Bluebirds travel Yeovil Town on Saturday July 26 3pm kick-off and a trip to Weston-Super-Mare the following Saturday another 3pm kick-off. The planned tour for Malaysia has not come to fruition again, but the Academy youngest are going to tour there.