'Malky Mackay to blame' insists owner Vincent Tan

[Ribble]

How does a club get the messages of a manager?

There's more going on than just this, Cardiff are investigating/starting action against them in regards to irregularities in the transfers they made. They got a seizing order on the phones to protect any possible evidence contained within, which is why these have come to light.

That they're being turned out in the press now is blatantly Tan stitching them up, looks like he believes they were essentially stealing from him so probably sees it as fair game.

 

[Gassin's finest]

But text messages are private right? So despite the man's prejudices, isn't this a violation of privacy? "Thought Police" stuff?

 

[Ribble]

But text messages are private right? So despite the man's prejudices, isn't this a violation of privacy? "Thought Police" stuff?

Not really, they've been taken as evidence just as they'd take anything (letters, for example) they believed might be relevant to the case against them. To get the court order in the first place Cardiff will have had to present enough evidence to make it justifiable

 

[lenny7]

But text messages are private right? So despite the man's prejudices, isn't this a violation of privacy? "Thought Police" stuff?

Apparently there was one message that was just a picture of a "Black Monopoly" board where every square was Go to Jail, which (allegedly) he sent to a good few people at the club, so it wasn't exclusively between him and Moody, I think that might have a bearing on it.

 

[Danners9]

Dan Roan ‏@danroan 1m
Cardiff City FC "consider that LMA chief Richard Bevan’s position is untenable and we call for his resignation."

Dan Roan ‏@danroan 52s
Cardiff City: "That the LMA has sought to criticise the Club for the timing of the report to the FA is preposterous, because the..

Dan Roan ‏@danroan 28s
..offensive communications have been in the knowledge & possession of the LMA for months. When the messages came to light, 3 months ago.,

Dan Roan ‏@danroan 38s
the Club encouraged Mr Moody & Mr Mackay to deal with issue directly with the FA..With the backing of the LMA, (they) chose to do nothing.

Dan Roan ‏@danroan 19s
"LMA were therefore complicit in attempt to conceal messages (of which there were many more than the 2 texts acknowledged by Mr Mackay)."

 

[talkshowhost86]

Cardiff...bringing down the football authorities one day at a time.

G'wan you crazy Welsh bastards. Actually scratch that...I'll have Vincent Tan after me quicker than you can say 'comedy Bond villain'.

 

[Blackcanary]

Dan Roan ‏@danroan 1m
Cardiff City FC "consider that LMA chief Richard Bevan’s position is untenable and we call for his resignation."

Dan Roan ‏@danroan 52s
Cardiff City: "That the LMA has sought to criticise the Club for the timing of the report to the FA is preposterous, because the..

Dan Roan ‏@danroan 28s
..offensive communications have been in the knowledge & possession of the LMA for months. When the messages came to light, 3 months ago.,

Dan Roan ‏@danroan 38s
the Club encouraged Mr Moody & Mr Mackay to deal with issue directly with the FA..With the backing of the LMA, (they) chose to do nothing.

Dan Roan ‏@danroan 19s
"LMA were therefore complicit in attempt to conceal messages (of which there were many more than the 2 texts acknowledged by Mr Mackay)."

Anybody really surprised that the LMA seem to be a) incompetent and b) have similarly backward views as Mackay? Their statement from before made me do an actual facepalm at my desk. 'Banter' indeed'.

Good on Roan for calling them out. I hope this ends up being a massive and epic conspiracy that takes out all of FIFA too...

 

[CornerPinDreamer]

serioulsy hope Blatter fucks off Tan .. we'd end up with Herr Sepp mounted on 20ft version of the Jules Rimet Trophy and placed in Tan's back garden..

 

[Gassin's finest]

Harry has his usual say on the matter:

http://www.football365.com/news/21554/9434210/H-On-Malky-He-Hasn-t-Raped-Anyone-

Oh dear.

 

[Blackcanary]

Harry has his usual say on the matter:

http://www.football365.com/news/21554/9434210/H-On-Malky-He-Hasn-t-Raped-Anyone-

Oh dear.

"Malky is a great lad, a family man and a real football man, he has made mistakes and people make mistakes in life."

Oh, Harry.

 

[thinktank]

Harry has his usual say on the matter:

http://www.football365.com/news/21554/9434210/H-On-Malky-He-Hasn-t-Raped-Anyone-

Oh dear.

Oh dear oh dear.

 

[Bus-Conductor]

How does a club get the messages of a manager?

There's more going on than just this, Cardiff are investigating/starting action against them in regards to irregularities in the transfers they made. They got a seizing order on the phones to protect any possible evidence contained within, which is why these have come to light.

That they're being turned out in the press now is blatantly Tan stitching them up, looks like he believes they were essentially stealing from him so probably sees it as fair game.

It may well also be the case that the club owned the mobile phone contract and when he was sacked they demanded the phone back and the messages were either on them or retrieved.

 

[ethanedwards]

Sorry, but some of the posts on the first 2 pages, hilarious.

 

[jurgen]

"Malky is a great lad, a family man and a real football man, he has made mistakes and people make mistakes in life."

Oh, Harry.

There is the nub of the whole thing.. moronic self-anointed 'real football men' who have failed to realise football is not a 1970's timewarp where they could get away with such things. Redknapp should heed Mark Twain, keep mouth closed and all that..

 

[Blackcanary]

There is the nub of the whole thing.. moronic self-anointed 'real football men' who have failed to realise football is not a 1970's timewarp where they could get away with such things. Redknapp should heed Mark Twain, keep mouth closed and all that..

I suspect the whole industry is still awash with them to be honest. It's just normally too much of a 'closed shop' for us to ever hear about it. It takes an odd maverick like Tan to open up the can of worms.

And I think you can see how widespread those views are by the sheer number of football people who have been defending him for his views - Harry's in particular, complete with weak attempts at moral relativity: "he's not a murderer...", makes that awful 'Spiderwoman' cover look positively like a good idea in comparison than speaking up on this occasion.

 

[yawa]

Well played to Cardiff for calling out Bevan.

 

[gushayes11]

Malky doing a live interview on SSN in a minute. Could be interesting!

 

[Black]

I don't really see the big deal it's his private messages

 

[mark87]

Malky admits to the three texts messages as being inexcusable and unacceptable, but denies that he is a racist, sexist, anti-semitic or a homophobe.

 

[Gbspurs]

I don't really see the big deal it's his private messages

Why let that get in the way of a good ok' fashion witch hunt.