Cardiff City distance themselves from Neil Warnock’s comments on Brexit

Cardiff City have released a statement distancing themselves from manager Neil Warnock’s comments on Brexit, made after their 0-0 draw with Huddersfield on Saturday.

Warnock was asked if Brexit would make things harder for English clubs to sign players from abroad in the January transfer window, and not only did he say the UK’s departure from the European Union would be better “footballwise”, but stated that he “couldn’t wait to get out” and “to hell with the rest of the world.”

On Monday morning, a Cardiff spokesperson said: “Comments made by our manager following Saturday’s fixture are representative of his personal political stance.

“These comments do not reflect the political position of Cardiff City Football Club, nor its Board of Directors.”

Warnock’s remarks created some controversy over the weekend, so much so that the club was moved to take the unusual step of publicly confirming that they were only the thoughts of their manager.

Warnock said: “I think once the country knows what they’re doing, it will be straightforward [to make signings] … Any transfer window is difficult for me, not just this one.”

He continued: “I don’t know why politicians don’t do what the country wants, if I’m honest. They had a referendum and now we see different politicians and everyone else trying to put their foot in it … Why did we have a referendum in the first bloody place?

“I can’t wait to get out of it, if I’m honest. I think we’ll be far better out of the bloody thing. In every aspect. Football-wise as well, absolutely. To hell with the rest of the world.”

Cardiff are currently 17th in the Premier League having surprisingly won promotion from the Championship last season. Warnock has been frustrated in his attempts to strengthen their squad this week, recently condemning Liverpool and Nathaniel Clyne after the full-back moved to Bournemouth on loan, believing he was already on his way to Cardiff.