Regardless, I wouldn’t trust Hammam as far as I could throw him. And given that I’ve no arm muscles and he’s not a small man, probably isn’t very far at all.

One individual who shouldn’t be overlooked for Cardiff’s current financial difficulties is Sam Hamman, who first rode in on a metaphorical great white horse, claimed to be Cardiff’s saviour, created a seige mentality (nobody likes us because we’re Welsh. we’re flying the flag for Wales, etc), then made moves towards a new stadium underpinned by debt.

Yes, this is Cardiff City we’re talking about, not Wimbledon, but there’s a hell of a lot of parallels between the two Hamman-owned clubs. And the fact he’s now the sole communicator between the club and Langston… not good. It takes something to make Peter Risdale look like the better option.

When I was living in Cardiff, I heard from many different places at different times that Cardiff’s level of debt was unsustainable and they were only a small wobble away from things going seriously wrong. Plus a lot of their cash problems were tied into the new stadium, which in itself is interesting and was far from plain sailing.

If Cardiff can ride this storm they may be ok, although I’m sceptical as to how long they’ll remain in the Championship for with their current off the field problems. If they lose the case, they’ll plummet quickly back to League 2.