Upon his return to Cardiff, John impressed new manager, Paul Trollope, during pre-season and went on to make his first league start for the club in over a year, where he put in a man of the match performance in a goalless draw against Birmingham City on the opening day of the season. Despite an impressive start to the season, John became a bit-part player under Neil Warnock and was told he could leave the club at the end of the season.
