Former striker and EFL pundit Don Goodman has advised Aaron Ramsey to think twice before accepting the Cardiff City manager job, should it be offered.
The Wales captain stepped in to oversee the final three games of the season but failed to secure a win as Cardiff slipped into League One for the first time in 22 years.
The Wales captain stepped in to oversee the final three games of the season but failed to secure a win as Cardiff slipped into League One for the first time in 22 years.
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00:00Former striker and EFL pundit Don Goodman has advised Aaron Ramsey to think twice before accepting the Cardiff City manager's job, should it be offered.
00:12The Wales captain stepped in to oversee the final three games of the season but failed to secure a win as Cardiff slipped into League One for the first time in 22 years.
00:23Although the club has started the process of appointing a new manager, Ramsey has expressed a clear intention to continue playing, with the 2026 World Cup still firmly in his sights.
00:35Should it be considered it's likely to be on a player-manager basis, an ambitious ask for a club lacking a strong football structure.
00:42Speaking to Boyle Sports, Goodman said,
00:44If ever the term basket case applied to a club, it's Cardiff City.
00:49It's an absolute mess. You have to ask what manager would want to take a League One job under an ownership with such a poor track record.
00:58He added,
00:59If Ramsey weren't a Cardiff lad and a fan, I doubt he'd be seen as a candidate.
01:04It's hard to see him managing a League One team at this stage.
01:08Goodman also compared the instability at Cardiff to that of Watford, warning that quality candidates may avoid the job altogether due to ownership issues.
01:18To go on again, you know, you've seen it happen a load of times with different teams over the years and they have taken a step back to go on, to go forward again.
01:27So, you know, I feel like this is a great opportunity now for this club and it gives it a platform then to go on and to sort of, you know, that sort of launch platform.
01:38Meanwhile, Cardiff City supporters trust chairman Keith Morgan raised concerns that owner Vincent Tan might ignore the advice of a newly formed subcommittee tasked with finding the next manager.
01:51Elsewhere, Portsmouth boss John Mazzino responded to Alex Robinson's decision to reject a permanent move to Fratton Park last summer.
01:59The midfielder instead joined Cardiff, who were mid-table at the time, but now finds himself facing League One football regardless.
02:06Mazzino said he holds no ill will and supports the player despite the outcome.