"I'm sure we would have all read enough of the articles by now, but this is the sport section of the Malaysian based English language newspaper and how they presented the news in their section in malaysia."
The Malaysian owners of Cardiff have abandoned plans to scrap the club’s traditional blue kit in favour of red shirts following protests by fans.
Cardiff – known as the Bluebirds for their iconic blue shirts – saw their hopes of promotion to the Premier League dashed by West Ham on Monday after defeat in the second leg of their play-off semi-final.
Owner Vincent Tan, a Malaysian tycoon, was considering changing Cardiff’s strip to red, believing it to be ‘luckier’ as well as the colour of the Welsh national side.
There were also plans to replace the bluebird on Cardiff’s club crest with a dragon, which appears on the national flag of Wales and which in Chinese culture is considered a symbol of power.
However, these too have been abandoned “for the next season”.
Cardiff chairman Datuk Chan Tien Ghee, in a statement on the club’s website, said “vociferous opposition” had caused the owners to re-think their plans.
“The new club crest and home colours which were being discussed were intended to demonstrate the symbolic fusion of Welsh and Asian cultures through the use of the colour red and the predominant featuring of a historical Welsh dragon under the Cardiff City FC name,” Chan said.
“This would have been a springboard for the successful commercialisation and promotion of the club and its brand, driving international revenues and allowing us to fund transfers and success locally, thereby giving the club the best chance of competing at the higher reaches of competition.” — AFP
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