Tag: Erol

23 September 2024 Off

Cardiff City: Nathan Blake points finger at board after Erol Bulut exit

By Total Football News

Blake says the hunt for a 12th permanent manager in Tan’s 14-year reign is a “minefield”.

Former Wales international Blake added: “You’ve got to get to a point at some point where the owners and the chairman and CEO, they sit and look at themselves and ask the question ‘are we doing this right, is this the right way to go about things?’.

“But it won’t happen, there’s no sort

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22 September 2024 Off

Cardiff City fire manager Erol Bulut

By Total Football News

After a relegation battle in 2022-23, Cardiff improved in Bulut’s first year in charge, finishing 12th.

The 49-year-old was rewarded with a new two-year deal in June, which was set to run until the end of the 2025-26 season.

But a calamitous start to this season has seen the Turkish boss sacked after just seven games in all competitions.

“The board of directors wish to thank Erol for all of

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21 September 2024 Off

Cardiff City 0-2 Leeds United: Largie Ramazani and Joel Piroe goals heap pressure on Erol Bulut

By Total Football News

Leeds United strode to a convincing win at the Championship’s bottom side Cardiff City to heap more pressure on Bluebirds manager Erol Bulut on an emotional day in the Welsh capital.

There were moving scenes before and during the game as both teams and their supporters paid tribute to Sol Bamba, the former Cardiff and Leeds captain who died last month aged just 39.

With the visitors already on top,

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19 September 2024 Off

Cardiff City boss Erol Bulut will ‘never give up’ after bad start

By Total Football News

The pressure seemed to be getting to Bulut following Cardiff’s most recent defeat at Derby County last Saturday as he refused to do interviews after the 1-0 loss at Pride Park.

Bulut was banned from the touchline at Derby following his red card at Swansea City last month. Although that suspension did not preclude him from doing interviews at Pride Park, Bulut handed his media duties over to assistant coach

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17 September 2024 Off

Erol Bulut: The challenge facing Bluebirds boss

By Total Football News

There are voices calling for Bulut to be the latest victim of an autumn overhaul given the stark reality of the league table.

Cardiff fans were hoping the recent international window would give Bulut and his coaching team time to work with the squad in the hope of an upturn at Derby County.

The 1-0 defeat at Pride Park saw more metaphorical knife-sharpening among the faithful judging by some of

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14 September 2024 Off

Erol Bulut: Cardiff City boss avoids media after Derby loss

By Total Football News

Cardiff City manager Erol Bulut refused to conduct interviews after Saturday’s defeat at Derby County consigned the Championship’s bottom club to their worst start to a season for 35 years.

The 1-0 loss was Cardiff’s fourth from five league games, in which they have collected just one point and scored a single goal.

With a goal difference of minus 10 at the foot of the table, this the Bluebirds’ worst

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4 June 2024 Off

Cardiff City: Erol Bulut signs new deal to remain as manager

By Total Football News

Erol Bulut has signed a two-year deal to remain as Cardiff City manager, a month after their 2023-24 Championship season ended.

Bulut’s previous contract had been set to expire this summer after he took charge at Cardiff on a one-year agreement in June 2023.

His new contract runs until the end of the 2025-26 season.

He has been discussing a new deal with the Welsh club since owner Vincent Tan

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1 April 2024 0

Erol Bulut: Manager urges Cardiff City to ‘wake up again’ before Coventry City

By Total Football News
Centre-back Dimitrios Goutas shows his disappointment after goals from Adil Aouchiche and Jobe Bellingham gave Sunderland victory at Cardiff City on Friday
Centre-back Dimitrios Goutas shows his disappointment after goals from Adil Aouchiche and Jobe Bellingham gave Sunderland victory at Cardiff City on Friday

Erol Bulut has urged Cardiff City to “wake up again” as they look to end the Championship season with a flourish.

Cardiff go to Coventry City on Monday with their slim play-off hopes all but wiped out after successive defeats.

Having been beaten at Swansea City before the

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28 March 2024 0

Erol Bulut: Cardiff City should hand manager a new contract, says Sol Bamba

By Total Football News
Sol Bamba and Sabri Lamouchi at Cardiff last season
Sol Bamba (left) joined Sabri Lamouchi (right) at Cardiff City having played under the Frenchman when he was Ivory Coast boss

Former Cardiff City player and assistant boss Sol Bamba believes the Bluebirds should hand Erol Bulut a new contract.

Bamba was part of Cardiff’s coaching staff last season before he and boss Sabri Lamouchi departed after steering the club to Championship survival.

Lamouchi’s successor, ex-Fenerbahce boss Bulut, signed a

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