Vincent Tan is a bad man, a very bad man

Malky Mackay could walk into any job that he wants to after the job he did with Cardiff. He led them into the Premier League after years of being so close to securing promotion, and then broke their transfer record 3 times to meet the expectations of the Premier League. He did quite well with the players he bought into the club, the only problem being that he spent Vincent Tan's money.

We all know that Mackay was hoping to bring a few more players in in January, which Tan reacted angrily to, and you won't like him when he's angry, as we have seen today. What Tan doesn't seem to realise is that this business is football, and it's completely different to any other business or sport in the world, and he has to recognise that. One question I have is why did he pick Cardiff in the first place? Perhaps he knew people on the board. I don't know. But it is something that is becoming normality in football, the influx of foreign owners, which works in some cases (John Henry at Liverpool for example). What Brendan Rodgers and John Henry have done at Liverpool is laid out a blueprint for the club for however many years and are sticking with it. The key factor here is communication. Now, I would presume that Mackay and Tan have had conversations previously outlining a vision with Cardiff that they agreed on. The problem with Cardiff was the involvement of the media, in which Tan publicly stated that he would allow Mackay £25 million to spend on new players after they won promotion to the Premier League. Cardiff spent £32 million in the summer. I don't think that was the final straw, but it contributed to it, purely because it was £7 million over the budget that Tan promised Mackay. Tan, being a businessman, likes to set budgets and deadlines and whatnot, but in football, that should be done by the manager of the club and not the owner. Mackay was perfectly within his right to say that he wanted more funds to sign players in January in order to maintain their Premier League status because he was the manager of Cardiff City. Tan was obviously reluctant to do so and sacked him. That was the final straw. Maybe the £25 million was meant to cover the entire season? Who knows. But if Tan can set budgets via talking to the media and speak with Mackay that way, why can't Mackay do exactly the same thing? Tan knows nothing about football.

With the foreign owners and goal-line technology modernising the game, one thing that football clubs pride themselves on is tradition. If you want to become an owner of a football club, here's a tip - don't change your club's colours. Especially if that colour is in the nickname of the club. You just don't do that. Ever since that day fans have been protesting, and they have been right to do so. It just shouldn't be happening. Vincent Tan has ruined all of Malky Mackay's hard work, as well as the rest of the staff with his control of the club. Who would want to work under him after the way this has been played out in the media? Surely no one would actually volunteer for the job? I mean, they are a Premier League club, which is a big draw for anybody, but after seeing what has happened to Malky Mackay then surely the favourites for the post must be put off by it. Mackay on the other hand can have a fresh start somewhere else with sane owners who will actually hold meetings and communicate with their manager. The question is, will he go straight back into management immediately? West Brom will more than likely offer him the job, or will he wait for a bigger job to come by, because he could easily get it. He has shone at Cardiff and at Watford before that, and his job was extraordinary given the circumstances that he had to work under.

Oh, and Vincent Tan is a wanker.