It didn't take Cardiff City very long to get Michael Chopra back on message following a radio interview on Monday night.

Speaking on Radio Five Live the Bluebirds striker said: "My main aim this season is to get promoted with Cardiff.

"And hopefully I can."

So far so good.

But then he added: "If I don't get promoted with Cardiff, hopefully I can be in the Premiership next season with someone else."

D'oh.

Enter the Cardiff City media department which issued the following "clarification".

"I think what I've said has been misunderstood a touch last night," said Chopra practically moonwalking away from his comments.

But that begs the question. How exactly do you misinterpret "If I don't get promoted with Cardiff, hopefully I can be in the Premiership next season with someone else"?

In these situations it is always more convenient to blame the journalist for either mis-quoting or mis-interpreting even when the words are heard coming out of the mouth of the man himself.

Isn't it better sometimes to just admit Chopra was being honest about his ambitions and meant what he said.

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