Malky Mackay Had To Go - Sam Hammam

[Folami David]

Malky Mackay had to be fired by Cardiff City, says former owner Sam Hammam.
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The 41-year-old Scot was sacked on Friday after two-and-a-half years in charge after a fractious relationship with billionaire owner Vincent Tan.
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Club life president Hammam claimed the situation between Mackay and Tan had broken down irretrievably.
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"The sacking of Malky was the right thing to do, the only problem is it should've been done a long time ago," said Hammam.
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Mackay guided Cardiff to the League Cup final in 2012 and followed it up last season with the Championship title and promotion to the Premier League.
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But he and Malaysian Tan had a public falling out when Mackay said in December he wanted to sign three players in the January transfer window.
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That prompted Tan to announce he would not make "a single penny" available for Mackay to spend.
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He also recently wrote to the manager, asking him to resign or be sacked .
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Hammam, who had control of Cardiff City between 2000 and 2006, said Mackay's departure was inevitable after the row became public.
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"If they're not... perfectly synchronised and are not working hand in glove, it just simply is not going to work.
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"And because Vincent owns the club then Malky has to go. It doesn't matter what is right or wrong, or what Malky did - this is beside the point."
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Hammam credits Mackay with successfully steering Cardiff back to the Premier League for the first time in 52 years.

[Shola Sholaz]

I also did not expect such from the owner after giving the go-ahead to continue with whatever he is doing at the club. It was just about time tho

[femifemzy3]

Let us just hope that the next coach will do better than the previous Cardiff boss. He has to. Plus must it be a He?

[Nifemi Donald]

That hasn't improved Cardiff City's game so far so maybe the owner decided wrongly. They are nt better than the way Mackay left them.