Charlton Athletic will hope Cardiff City manager situation is fixed ASAP
Charlton Athletic will be hoping that Cardiff City conclude their managerial search as soon as possible, with a concerning trend emerging following Nathan Jones’ admission on the vacant hot-seat.
The Bluebirds are on the hunt for their 12th permanent manager in the last 14 years after the dismissal of Erol Bulut, who had failed to win any of his first six matches of the new season and was handed his marching orders over a week ago.
Indeed, Cardiff have finally claimed their first victory of the new season by edging out Millwall at home on Tuesday evening but they still remain rooted to the foot of the division with just four points to their name, and they are seemingly no closer to appointing a new permanent manager.
According to a report from WalesOnline, the Bluebirds have called upon the support of two former unnamed managers alongside one of the largest footballing agencies in Europe to assist their search for a new manager, an appointment which they are not expected to make until the international break with interim boss Omer Riza standing in until then.
However, Charlton will surely hope that they fill the vacancy sooner rather than later. Popular manager Jones, who hails from the Rhondda Valley, is invariably linked with the job whenever it becomes available and has made little secret of his desire to manage his boyhood club one day.
Nathan Jones’ Cardiff City admission
Jones admitted in 2022 that he would “never turn down” the opportunity to manage Cardiff while with Luton Town. The Welshman took over Charlton in February, a year after a brief and ill-fated stint in the Premier League with Southampton, and admitted that he is enjoying the club’s trajectory although there is every chance that he could be swayed by an offer.
According to reports, the Addicks would require significant compensation to allow the former Stoke City and Luton boss to move elsewhere and are yet to receive contact from Cardiff regarding Jones.
Just days after Cardiff elected to part ways with Bulut, Jones was quizzed on the vacant managerial job back in Wales by the Press.
He said: “When this kind of stuff comes up I’m very flattered to be linked with that. One day – I’ve made no secret and been totally open – I would like to manage Cardiff. It is my hometown club. My dad lives close.
“But, right now, I have got a fantastic job and I’m at a wonderful club where I’m really, really looking to build something.
