Nathan Jones has already made his feelings clear on Cardiff City amid job hunt

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Cardiff City are on the hunt for a new manager after Erol Bulut was dismissed over the weekend.

Bulut was sacked following a 2-0 defeat at home to Leeds United, a result that condemned the Bluebirds to their worst start to a season for 94 years.

Whoever takes the hot seat will clearly have a big task on their hands. Cardiff have mustered up just one point and one goal in the Championship so far and are currently rooted to the bottom of the table.

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The bookies, as always, have their own ideas as to who might be in the frame to take the reins, with boyhood Cardiff fan Nathan Jones among the early favourites.

Jones is currently in charge of Charlton Athletic, but has previously made little secret of his affinity for the Bluebirds.

"I worked on the turnstiles when I was an apprentice and then rushed and watched all the games," he said when looking back on his formative years a Cardiff supporter.

"All my mates came down and then we would all go back and chat about the games. I love Cardiff City.

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"I grew up in the Rhondda and it's either Cardiff or Swansea. There's probably more Cardiff fans in the Rhondda valley than Swansea. I want to see Welsh football do well. I played for Merthyr. I want to see Merthyr do well and Newport. It's better when Wrexham, Newport, Cardiff do well."

Jones has been tipped as a future Cardiff boss in the past, and has already admitted it's a chance he couldn't turn down.

"You never know where your career is going to take you," he added when speaking to WalesOnline in 2022. "Here at Cardiff, Steve (Morison) has just come in and implemented something so he will need time.

"But, look, eventually, you never know. It's not something I can sit here now and say, 'Yeah, it's something I really want to do', but, being home in Wales, I love Wales, I am a very proud Welshman, it's a long way in the future but I would never turn that down."