The sky’s the limit at Bluebirds – Morison

STEVE Morison believes the “sky is the limit” for “huge club” Cardiff City, but admits he will have to move on with his recruitment this summer if they are to make a good fist of challenging at the top of the table next term.

The Bluebirds started the season with aims on challenging the top six, having reached the play-offs two years before and falling narrowly short in the last campaign. After a solid start, they dropped off a cliff and lost eight games in a row as they plummeted down the table.

Now that their Championship status is mathematically guaranteed, Morison is looking forward to improving the team’s fortunes next term. That all begins in the summer transfer window for Cardiff.

“There is a lot of change that needs to happen,” Morison told Sky Sports. “Things are well under way with that. It’ll be an exciting summer I hope and one I’m thoroughly looking forward to being a part of. Once the season finishes we’ll be looking forward to preseason next year, and getting going again.

“It’s a huge football club and we need to be doing a lot better than we have done this year. That starts with us as staff, and also in the recruitment we do in the summer. We want to build to be the best version of ourselves next season, and aim as high as we can.

“If we can be consistent, and keep the points tally going that we’ve had since I’ve been here, then we could be in a nice position next year.”

The ultimate aim is the Premier League, but it might be unrealistic to expect promotion next term, given the seismic transfer task ahead in the coming months. But Morison knows the Bluebirds have an incredibly high ceiling and is buoyed by the prospect of trying to achieve top-flight status as a manager, emulating his feat as a player.

“The club needs to be more sustainable and more manageable with a more consistent group,” he added. “We need a more balanced squad in terms of age and athleticism. If we can do that it might change our fortunes.

“But the sky is the limit. There is no reason why you should put a target on something. I just want to be the best I can every day and see where it takes me.

“If that takes Cardiff to the Premier League then fantastic, because it means I’ve done something right and it means I’d have been here for a little bit of time - and that can be the problem with management.

“I’d like to have the time to be able to do what I’d like to do here.”