And so history repeats itself at Cardiff City. As was suggested in these columns last week this is a perilous time of year for Bluebirds bosses in the era of Vincent Tan. Yet the departure of Erol Bulut was probably inevitable given Saturday's desperately poor 2-0 Championship home defeat to Leeds United – the final act under the former Fenerbahce

When Mick McCarthy was sacked, journalists were huddled around their laptops in the concourse at Cardiff City Stadium, with virtual press conferences then the norm due to Covid protocol, waiting for him to turn up after a painful eighth defeat in a row.

Cardiff have sacked manager Erol Bulut after going winless in their first six league games of the season. The Bluebirds have picked up just one point this campaign and sit rock bottom of the