 To this day May remains a legend among Cardiff fans having affectionately been nicknamed The Ayatollah.The honest, down-to-earth May's enduring popularity at Cardiff was illustrated by his invitation to manage one of the two sides which played the inaugural match at the club's new stadium in 2009.Ironically the opposing manager was the man that May was assistant to at Charlton Athletic, Lennie Lawrence, who also managed Cardiff during his career.