The team he has built embodies all the attributes that made the 41-year-old Scotsman a respected player and now marks him out as one of the most promising young British managers in the game.Financially this club is going to grow, there's no doubt about it. And with him at the helm it's just going to allow us to do it in the right manner.But the manager has not been given a free reign to spend wildly. Of the 10 players Cardiff signed on permanent deals in Mackay's first summer, seven were free transfers. Fees were paid only for defender Ben Turner and strikers Kenny Miller and Joe Mason - for a total of less than £2m. He's been immense," said striker Craig Bellamy, who returned to his hometown club in the summer of 2012. "He's really grasped what this club is about because we are a different breed down here.Inheriting a Cardiff squad scarred by play-off failure and in need of rebuilding represented a tough enough prospect for an experienced manager, but Mackay arrived in south Wales with a mere two years' experience behind him.The fans have taken to him, the club's taken to him. He's really pushed us forward with his professionalism.
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