00:00Well, Cardiff City certainly aren't where they'd want to be, sight languishing in League
00:071. They are, of course, a club who was relegated from the Championship last season following
00:12a very disappointing end to the campaign under, of course, club legend Aaron Ramsey. But
00:17a lot of the poor games and poor results had happened previously under Umariza as well
00:22when he was in charge of the club. And as painful as that is, Cardiff City have to move
00:27on because now we are in the midst of summer and the transfer window is open for the Bluebirds
00:32and they must get their squad ready and prepared for the upcoming League 1 season, which of
00:37course gets underway in mid-August. So it's time now to look at who the Bluebirds are targeting
00:42in this transfer window ahead of their League 1 campaign. So let's go now to our Wales sports
00:49correspondent, Charles Hague-Jones. Charles, who are Cardiff City targeting? Who do they
00:54want to bring in to their squad to make sure that their League 1 campaign is as successful
01:00as it can be? And sort of what will the transfers, who they do bring in, what will they tell us
01:04about what Cardiff City's aims are next season as well? Obviously, I think it's quite obvious
01:09they'll want a goal scorer. They'll want guaranteed goals in League 1. You know, no matter what
01:14level of football you're in, you'll want a guaranteed goal scorer. Do they actually need
01:17strength in depth across the pitch as well? Because, of course, there was such disappointment
01:22in such poor standards last season that they may want something of a reset at the club and
01:27for lots of new transfers to come in. So who are they targeting? Goal scorer, you'd imagine.
01:31But what else is needed at the club to make sure that their League 1 campaign is as good
01:35as it can be and that they are at least in the mix of promotion, despite what their targets
01:41internally may be? Yes, obviously, for Cardiff City, a new boss coming in, Brian Barry Murphy,
01:49he's sort of reassessed the pre-planned transfer strategy, which is shifting away from previous
01:54recruitment plans to a more structured one suited to League 1 and the goals that they have.
02:01You know, the club has already seen a mass exodus. You know, veterans like Aaron Ramsey,
02:05Joe Rawls, Yaku Miete, there's others as well released or sold. So you feel it's a bit of a
02:12clear out and I think that's certainly what Cardiff City needed. You know, you obviously touched on it
02:18there, the disappointment, the disarray of relegation from the Championship to League 1 is massive.
02:23But in the past, we have seen many, many teams sort of bounce back from it. You know,
02:29personal to me, obviously, the Birmingham region, Birmingham City did it last season. They were
02:34incredible at it, bouncing back, winning the league with 111 points, an EFL record as well.
02:41Wolves as well, their neighbours in the West Midlands, they went down at a complete reset
02:47and then came up as champions as well and sort of went on. And now they're obviously in the Premier
02:51League as well. So, you know, football's a very fickle, a very changing game and hopefully Cardiff City
02:57can find that as well. The mass exodus has already happened. There's been a few loan out moves as well.
03:04In terms of the forwards, you know, getting rid of a few players as well. And there has been a few
03:11warning signs, of course. Low profile signings to date may reflect budget caution, which obviously
03:16Vincent Tan has been very transparent as of recent. You know, there was some massive disappointment from
03:22Cardiff City fans and the supporters just throughout last season with the miscommunication and
03:27misunderstanding of what was going on behind the scenes. But Barry Murphy has clearly got a plan. He's
03:33clearly taking an understanding to this role at Cardiff City and wants to make sure that he is
03:38completely in charge and feeling where they are going with it. You know, firstly, you've got to
03:46look at the wage bill. There's got to be reduced, they have to reduce that. They have to make sure
03:52they've obviously released experience figures like Aaron Ramsey, like Joe Rawls, who were on
03:58significant wages. And that's going to help Cardiff City tenfold in terms of making sure
04:04that they are competitive in League One and that they don't have that sort of hanging over them
04:08anymore. They need to make sure it's a fresh start. There's going to be, I think, we have to expect
04:15an influx of young loanies and free transfers as well. Very exciting time for a Cardiff City fan.
04:21They are a bit of nervousness as well in there because, you know, you really don't want to
04:27remain down in League One. You want to make sure you enjoy the ride and you come right back up at
04:32the first time of asking. And I feel this summer window is massive for that. But Barry Murphy seems
04:38like he knows where he's heading with it and hopefully the outcome is positive.
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