Season can't start too soon for Cardiff

The season can't start too soon for cash strapped Cardiff City.   They will start to get some gate money and the first tranche of £5m of television money due over the season.  But in the meantime they have some immediate issues to face including a £600,000 wages bill due today, a transfer embargo and a winding up order in the High Court ib August 11th.

Cardiff are potentially a viable club, but cash is king and it is clear that the Malaysian investors don't have bottomless pockets.  As a consequence, the Bluebirds have lost out on signings they should have made over the summer, damaging their promotion prospects.