This writer is well into his fourth year of covering Cardiff City, but next week will be the fifth manager he sits opposite in a Bluebirds press conference.
It's been a tumultuous time since Cardiff's last fall from the Premier League. The club have started poorly every season, swung drastically from one style of play to another, overseen a gigantic squad turnover and been hit with off-field tragedies and complications amid the backdrop of a devastating global pandemic and cost-of-living crisis for its fans.
But despite all of that, there is no denying that this club is one brimming with potential. In fact, that's what makes all the shortcomings of the last few years so disappointing and frustrating. They are so close to getting things right.
