‘Letting Erol Bulut go would be a huge mistake’ – Palmer

ALLOWING Erol Bulut to leave at the end of his contract would be a “mistake”, according to former England international Carlton Palmer.

The Bluebirds manager has three games remaining on his current contract and, at time of writing, owner Vincent Tan has not communicated whether he wants the manager to stay or leave at the end of the season.

It has dominated conversation among City supporters in recent months and as we reach crunch point, fans are falling either on the “Bulut In” or “Bulut Out” side of the fence. Palmer has made his feelings clear, too.

“Cardiff City, sitting mid-table in the Championship on 59 points, they have been on a bit of a bad run, only two wins in their last six games, and four defeats in those games,” he told Football League World.

“But the manager, Erol Bulut, has done a great job in keeping them there, and his contract is set to run out at the end of this season, and he is attracting interest from Besiktas, who are one of the clubs tracking him and are very keen on him.

“I would think that Cardiff would wait until the end of the season and the manager and the club will sit down and see where they can go forward. I think it would be a mistake for Cardiff to let him go given the job that he has done, they were perilously in danger of getting drawn into a relegation battle and were down the bottom, and he has managed to pull them up, and with three games to go, they are looking at a mid-table finish.

“It would not take an awful lot in the transfer window in the summer, to maybe get Cardiff pushing for a play-off place next season. So I am sure they will sit down and have that conversation, and I am sure Cardiff will want to keep him for as long as possible.”