Sun Apr 27, 2025 2:27 pm
brickyblue wrote:You can all blame this and that for all the wrong doing at the club .
Ultimately it's lands at one man's desk .
Vincent Tan
Unless he has a plan to seriously change everything from top to bottom including himself as he is the biggest problem.
Nothing will change .
Come on then Vincent let's here your plans for cardiff city next season as the silence from the club is defining.
One man one club not anymore he has to change its that simple
Sun Apr 27, 2025 2:48 pm
Sludge wrote:Forever Blue wrote:Sludge?
I will say it straight to you:
THE TRUST IS A TOTAL WASTE OF TIME / STAND OUTSIDE WITH THEIR FREE ROOM AND COFFEES EVERY HOME GAME / NOT INCREASED NUMBERS AFTER ALL THESE YEARS:
And talk complete shite.
Jack game well organised 2,500 Protested
Ramsey came in just before Oxford game and changed our fans minds / we only gave 48hrs for Oxford so 500 is good:
The turn out for the Oxford game was a let down
You said that yourself
Sun Apr 27, 2025 3:28 pm
Sludge wrote:montyblue wrote:Supporters mu ar.e you don' t represent me i can dobthat myself along with the guys who stood outside protesting shouting for tans head where were you?
Bunch of pen pushers .
So the 400 on the protest represent the fans ?
But the small membership of the trust , around the same amount , a few hundred ....doesn't?
Sun Apr 27, 2025 3:56 pm
montyblue wrote:Sludge wrote:montyblue wrote:Supporters mu ar.e you don' t represent me i can dobthat myself along with the guys who stood outside protesting shouting for tans head where were you?
Bunch of pen pushers .
So the 400 on the protest represent the fans ?
But the small membership of the trust , around the same amount , a few hundred ....doesn't?
I just stated they do not represent me as a cardiff support I did not put myself on a pedestal claiming to represent supporters perhaps should read it again.?
Sun Apr 27, 2025 4:48 pm
Sun Apr 27, 2025 4:50 pm
Sun Apr 27, 2025 5:59 pm
pembroke allan wrote:Will tan pay for them to go to Malaysia for the meeting?
Sun Apr 27, 2025 6:09 pm
montyblue wrote:Sludge wrote:montyblue wrote:Supporters mu ar.e you don' t represent me i can dobthat myself along with the guys who stood outside protesting shouting for tans head where were you?
Bunch of pen pushers .
I don't need to read it again , it's clear what you meant
What I am telling you is that if you think the trust don't represent you .....and lots of people would agree .....then protest groups such as the one you support also don't represent plenty of Cardiff fans either.....that's a fact or you would have 5000 on every March
This either us or them nonsense is part of the problem
So the 400 on the protest represent the fans ?
But the small membership of the trust , around the same amount , a few hundred ....doesn't?
I just stated they do not represent me as a cardiff support I did not put myself on a pedestal claiming to represent supporters perhaps should read it again.?
Sun Apr 27, 2025 6:12 pm
pembroke allan wrote:Will tan pay for them to go to Malaysia for the meeting?
Sun Apr 27, 2025 6:13 pm
Forever Blue wrote:pembroke allan wrote:Will tan pay for them to go to Malaysia for the meeting?
Sun Apr 27, 2025 6:45 pm
Sludge wrote:montyblue wrote:Sludge wrote:montyblue wrote:Supporters mu ar.e you don' t represent me i can dobthat myself along with the guys who stood outside protesting shouting for tans head where were you?
Bunch of pen pushers .
I don't need to read it again , it's clear what you meant
What I am telling you is that if you think the trust don't represent you .....and lots of people would agree .....then protest groups such as the one you support also don't represent plenty of Cardiff fans either.....that's a fact or you would have 5000 on every March
This either us or them nonsense is part of the problem
So the 400 on the protest represent the fans ?
But the small membership of the trust , around the same amount , a few hundred ....doesn't?
I just stated they do not represent me as a cardiff support I did not put myself on a pedestal claiming to represent supporters perhaps should read it again.?
Sun Apr 27, 2025 7:09 pm
Sludge wrote:cityone wrote:Sludge wrote:cityone wrote:Forever Blue wrote:CC Trust with about 200 Members and most live in Australia/America and New Zealand
Finally call for a meeting:
Will never ask the right questions:
K. MORGAN:
"We are dedicated fans of Cardiff City FC, some of us have supported the club through thick and thin for more than 60 years. However, we could not let the dreadful relegation to League One after more than 20 years in higher divisions go without comment. Relegation in all honesty has been coming since the 2021-22 season and the failure to address fundamental required changes from the top down has now come home to roost.
"Unless these matters are tackled urgently, the downward spiral on and off the field will continue and fan support will continue to drift away at an even faster rate than it has already.
"Of course we appreciate the enormous financial support from the club owner Vincent Tan which has led to promotion to the Premier League on two occasions. But there has been a complete failure to address the 'elephants in the room' of a lack of specialist football experience and knowledge at club board level and the lack of any full-time board director at the club, leading to an apparent lack of advice and knowledge to pass on to the owner.
"As the season has progressed and it quickly became evident that things were not going to plan on the pitch, it has been far from clear who on the club board, if anyone, has been advising the owner on footballing matters. If any such advice and recommendations have in fact been given, it is unclear if any notice has been taken of such advice and recommendations. Sadly, this has proved to be a critical element in the club's relegation in our view as the seemingly absolute and unchallengeable power of the owner in all major decisions has failed to work to the club's benefit.
"The appointment of a club board member with specialist football knowledge and experience has been raised by the trust with the club CEO Ken Choo and club chair Mehmet Dalman and has also been raised by the other elected official fan bodies Cardiff City Supporters' Club, the Fan Advisory Board (FAB) and the Disabled Supporters’ Association. Those officials have stated in meetings with fan bodies that they would be in favour of such an appointment but that the owner has been steadfastly against the idea, and he remains the sole decision maker. It seems to us that most of the strategic decision making at the club by the owner has been made in what is, effectively, an empirical knowledge and information vacuum.
"After the worst start to a season in the club's history and the expected departure of manager Erol Bulut, we believe it was a mistake to appoint such an inexperienced Championship manager as Omer Riza when there many experienced managers available to recruit. We are also unclear as to whether the permanent appointment of Omer Riza after an inordinate delay and after a series of poor performances and results was based on a board decision/recommendation or was solely a decision by the owner and on what criteria that decision was made.
"We thank Aaron Ramsey for stepping into an ultimately unsuccessful position as caretaker manager for the last three games of the season. However, we strongly believe that for the next season in League One we need an experienced manager at that level, possibly with Aaron playing a part in an assistant role to pick up experience (similar to Craig Bellamy under Vincent Kompany at Burnley and Anderlecht).
"We are also disappointed that Vincent Tan has made only minimal and very infrequent contact with the club fans to discuss issues and listen to fans views and concerns.
"There has therefore been virtually no opportunity for fans to speak to the person who appears to be the sole decision maker on key issues at the club.
Annis, this statement (for what it's worth) should have been release at christmas when everybody could see the direction the team were going, not now when it's too late.
Well the same could be said of the protest group on here .....why wasn't that jumping up and down earlier then?
This in fighting is pathetic
The protest group had their first demo in January against Leeds when they marched from Canton to the stadium. As for the trust it all sounded a great idea to have direct access to Dalman and the car salesman but it's never quite worked out that way has it?? Very few meetings have taken place and of the ones that have, very few of the difficult questions have been put to Tans yes men. I do agree with you that now is the time for all supporters and official groups to unite and try to run the 3 fraudsters out of our club.
The same criticisms you are aiming at the trust and they are fair enough are being aimed at the protest group and will be aimed at the protest group in the future
If you had 3000 on a protest March the other 15000 at the ground could say....well you don't represent US !
It's not going to achieve anything if all people can do is argue
Sun Apr 27, 2025 7:30 pm
Bakedalasker wrote:Sludge wrote:cityone wrote:Sludge wrote:cityone wrote:Forever Blue wrote:CC Trust with about 200 Members and most live in Australia/America and New Zealand
Finally call for a meeting:
Will never ask the right questions:
K. MORGAN:
"We are dedicated fans of Cardiff City FC, some of us have supported the club through thick and thin for more than 60 years. However, we could not let the dreadful relegation to League One after more than 20 years in higher divisions go without comment. Relegation in all honesty has been coming since the 2021-22 season and the failure to address fundamental required changes from the top down has now come home to roost.
"Unless these matters are tackled urgently, the downward spiral on and off the field will continue and fan support will continue to drift away at an even faster rate than it has already.
"Of course we appreciate the enormous financial support from the club owner Vincent Tan which has led to promotion to the Premier League on two occasions. But there has been a complete failure to address the 'elephants in the room' of a lack of specialist football experience and knowledge at club board level and the lack of any full-time board director at the club, leading to an apparent lack of advice and knowledge to pass on to the owner.
"As the season has progressed and it quickly became evident that things were not going to plan on the pitch, it has been far from clear who on the club board, if anyone, has been advising the owner on footballing matters. If any such advice and recommendations have in fact been given, it is unclear if any notice has been taken of such advice and recommendations. Sadly, this has proved to be a critical element in the club's relegation in our view as the seemingly absolute and unchallengeable power of the owner in all major decisions has failed to work to the club's benefit.
"The appointment of a club board member with specialist football knowledge and experience has been raised by the trust with the club CEO Ken Choo and club chair Mehmet Dalman and has also been raised by the other elected official fan bodies Cardiff City Supporters' Club, the Fan Advisory Board (FAB) and the Disabled Supporters’ Association. Those officials have stated in meetings with fan bodies that they would be in favour of such an appointment but that the owner has been steadfastly against the idea, and he remains the sole decision maker. It seems to us that most of the strategic decision making at the club by the owner has been made in what is, effectively, an empirical knowledge and information vacuum.
"After the worst start to a season in the club's history and the expected departure of manager Erol Bulut, we believe it was a mistake to appoint such an inexperienced Championship manager as Omer Riza when there many experienced managers available to recruit. We are also unclear as to whether the permanent appointment of Omer Riza after an inordinate delay and after a series of poor performances and results was based on a board decision/recommendation or was solely a decision by the owner and on what criteria that decision was made.
"We thank Aaron Ramsey for stepping into an ultimately unsuccessful position as caretaker manager for the last three games of the season. However, we strongly believe that for the next season in League One we need an experienced manager at that level, possibly with Aaron playing a part in an assistant role to pick up experience (similar to Craig Bellamy under Vincent Kompany at Burnley and Anderlecht).
"We are also disappointed that Vincent Tan has made only minimal and very infrequent contact with the club fans to discuss issues and listen to fans views and concerns.
"There has therefore been virtually no opportunity for fans to speak to the person who appears to be the sole decision maker on key issues at the club.
Annis, this statement (for what it's worth) should have been release at christmas when everybody could see the direction the team were going, not now when it's too late.
Well the same could be said of the protest group on here .....why wasn't that jumping up and down earlier then?
This in fighting is pathetic
The protest group had their first demo in January against Leeds when they marched from Canton to the stadium. As for the trust it all sounded a great idea to have direct access to Dalman and the car salesman but it's never quite worked out that way has it?? Very few meetings have taken place and of the ones that have, very few of the difficult questions have been put to Tans yes men. I do agree with you that now is the time for all supporters and official groups to unite and try to run the 3 fraudsters out of our club.
The same criticisms you are aiming at the trust and they are fair enough are being aimed at the protest group and will be aimed at the protest group in the future
If you had 3000 on a protest March the other 15000 at the ground could say....well you don't represent US !
It's not going to achieve anything if all people can do is argue
3000 for a 23000, our biggest attendance of the season is a very good turnout for a protest for the time given. Manchester United on their day of Galzier protest managed 7,000 from an average 70,000 gates. That makes our percentage turnout higher.
As for the Trust with a membership of 200 after a decade or more of being around is poor don't you think. What they need is the ;eader pf the Trust to lay down in front of tans car when he finally turns up just like the leader of that Wimbledon Trust guy did. That's making a statement.
Sun Apr 27, 2025 7:30 pm
montyblue wrote:Sludge wrote:montyblue wrote:Sludge wrote:montyblue wrote:Supporters mu ar.e you don' t represent me i can dobthat myself along with the guys who stood outside protesting shouting for tans head where were you?
Bunch of pen pushers .
I don't need to read it again , it's clear what you meant
What I am telling you is that if you think the trust don't represent you .....and lots of people would agree .....then protest groups such as the one you support also don't represent plenty of Cardiff fans either.....that's a fact or you would have 5000 on every March
This either us or them nonsense is part of the problem
So the 400 on the protest represent the fans ?
But the small membership of the trust , around the same amount , a few hundred ....doesn't?
I just stated they do not represent me as a cardiff support I did not put myself on a pedestal claiming to represent supporters perhaps should read it again.?
f.ck me your hard work i never said us protesting represented the fans base but there nay well have been 5,000 fickle fans if dalhman had not put ramsey in charge .
Where are you by the way when ut comes to the fan base are you Jesus's of nazareth the messiah that's going to bring us alm together or just some fan with and opinion.?
Sun Apr 27, 2025 7:34 pm
Bakedalasker wrote:Sludge wrote:cityone wrote:Sludge wrote:cityone wrote:Forever Blue wrote:CC Trust with about 200 Members and most live in Australia/America and New Zealand
Finally call for a meeting:
Will never ask the right questions:
K. MORGAN:
"We are dedicated fans of Cardiff City FC, some of us have supported the club through thick and thin for more than 60 years. However, we could not let the dreadful relegation to League One after more than 20 years in higher divisions go without comment. Relegation in all honesty has been coming since the 2021-22 season and the failure to address fundamental required changes from the top down has now come home to roost.
"Unless these matters are tackled urgently, the downward spiral on and off the field will continue and fan support will continue to drift away at an even faster rate than it has already.
"Of course we appreciate the enormous financial support from the club owner Vincent Tan which has led to promotion to the Premier League on two occasions. But there has been a complete failure to address the 'elephants in the room' of a lack of specialist football experience and knowledge at club board level and the lack of any full-time board director at the club, leading to an apparent lack of advice and knowledge to pass on to the owner.
"As the season has progressed and it quickly became evident that things were not going to plan on the pitch, it has been far from clear who on the club board, if anyone, has been advising the owner on footballing matters. If any such advice and recommendations have in fact been given, it is unclear if any notice has been taken of such advice and recommendations. Sadly, this has proved to be a critical element in the club's relegation in our view as the seemingly absolute and unchallengeable power of the owner in all major decisions has failed to work to the club's benefit.
"The appointment of a club board member with specialist football knowledge and experience has been raised by the trust with the club CEO Ken Choo and club chair Mehmet Dalman and has also been raised by the other elected official fan bodies Cardiff City Supporters' Club, the Fan Advisory Board (FAB) and the Disabled Supporters’ Association. Those officials have stated in meetings with fan bodies that they would be in favour of such an appointment but that the owner has been steadfastly against the idea, and he remains the sole decision maker. It seems to us that most of the strategic decision making at the club by the owner has been made in what is, effectively, an empirical knowledge and information vacuum.
"After the worst start to a season in the club's history and the expected departure of manager Erol Bulut, we believe it was a mistake to appoint such an inexperienced Championship manager as Omer Riza when there many experienced managers available to recruit. We are also unclear as to whether the permanent appointment of Omer Riza after an inordinate delay and after a series of poor performances and results was based on a board decision/recommendation or was solely a decision by the owner and on what criteria that decision was made.
"We thank Aaron Ramsey for stepping into an ultimately unsuccessful position as caretaker manager for the last three games of the season. However, we strongly believe that for the next season in League One we need an experienced manager at that level, possibly with Aaron playing a part in an assistant role to pick up experience (similar to Craig Bellamy under Vincent Kompany at Burnley and Anderlecht).
"We are also disappointed that Vincent Tan has made only minimal and very infrequent contact with the club fans to discuss issues and listen to fans views and concerns.
"There has therefore been virtually no opportunity for fans to speak to the person who appears to be the sole decision maker on key issues at the club.
Annis, this statement (for what it's worth) should have been release at christmas when everybody could see the direction the team were going, not now when it's too late.
Well the same could be said of the protest group on here .....why wasn't that jumping up and down earlier then?
This in fighting is pathetic
The protest group had their first demo in January against Leeds when they marched from Canton to the stadium. As for the trust it all sounded a great idea to have direct access to Dalman and the car salesman but it's never quite worked out that way has it?? Very few meetings have taken place and of the ones that have, very few of the difficult questions have been put to Tans yes men. I do agree with you that now is the time for all supporters and official groups to unite and try to run the 3 fraudsters out of our club.
The same criticisms you are aiming at the trust and they are fair enough are being aimed at the protest group and will be aimed at the protest group in the future
If you had 3000 on a protest March the other 15000 at the ground could say....well you don't represent US !
It's not going to achieve anything if all people can do is argue
3000 for a 23000, our biggest attendance of the season is a very good turnout for a protest for the time given. Manchester United on their day of Galzier protest managed 7,000 from an average 70,000 gates. That makes our percentage turnout higher.
As for the Trust with a membership of 200 after a decade or more of being around is poor don't you think. What they need is the ;eader pf the Trust to lay down in front of tans car when he finally turns up just like the leader of that Wimbledon Trust guy did. That's making a statement.
Sun Apr 27, 2025 7:36 pm
montyblue wrote:Bakedalasker wrote:Sludge wrote:cityone wrote:Sludge wrote:cityone wrote:Forever Blue wrote:CC Trust with about 200 Members and most live in Australia/America and New Zealand
Finally call for a meeting:
Will never ask the right questions:
K. MORGAN:
"We are dedicated fans of Cardiff City FC, some of us have supported the club through thick and thin for more than 60 years. However, we could not let the dreadful relegation to League One after more than 20 years in higher divisions go without comment. Relegation in all honesty has been coming since the 2021-22 season and the failure to address fundamental required changes from the top down has now come home to roost.
"Unless these matters are tackled urgently, the downward spiral on and off the field will continue and fan support will continue to drift away at an even faster rate than it has already.
"Of course we appreciate the enormous financial support from the club owner Vincent Tan which has led to promotion to the Premier League on two occasions. But there has been a complete failure to address the 'elephants in the room' of a lack of specialist football experience and knowledge at club board level and the lack of any full-time board director at the club, leading to an apparent lack of advice and knowledge to pass on to the owner.
"As the season has progressed and it quickly became evident that things were not going to plan on the pitch, it has been far from clear who on the club board, if anyone, has been advising the owner on footballing matters. If any such advice and recommendations have in fact been given, it is unclear if any notice has been taken of such advice and recommendations. Sadly, this has proved to be a critical element in the club's relegation in our view as the seemingly absolute and unchallengeable power of the owner in all major decisions has failed to work to the club's benefit.
"The appointment of a club board member with specialist football knowledge and experience has been raised by the trust with the club CEO Ken Choo and club chair Mehmet Dalman and has also been raised by the other elected official fan bodies Cardiff City Supporters' Club, the Fan Advisory Board (FAB) and the Disabled Supporters’ Association. Those officials have stated in meetings with fan bodies that they would be in favour of such an appointment but that the owner has been steadfastly against the idea, and he remains the sole decision maker. It seems to us that most of the strategic decision making at the club by the owner has been made in what is, effectively, an empirical knowledge and information vacuum.
"After the worst start to a season in the club's history and the expected departure of manager Erol Bulut, we believe it was a mistake to appoint such an inexperienced Championship manager as Omer Riza when there many experienced managers available to recruit. We are also unclear as to whether the permanent appointment of Omer Riza after an inordinate delay and after a series of poor performances and results was based on a board decision/recommendation or was solely a decision by the owner and on what criteria that decision was made.
"We thank Aaron Ramsey for stepping into an ultimately unsuccessful position as caretaker manager for the last three games of the season. However, we strongly believe that for the next season in League One we need an experienced manager at that level, possibly with Aaron playing a part in an assistant role to pick up experience (similar to Craig Bellamy under Vincent Kompany at Burnley and Anderlecht).
"We are also disappointed that Vincent Tan has made only minimal and very infrequent contact with the club fans to discuss issues and listen to fans views and concerns.
"There has therefore been virtually no opportunity for fans to speak to the person who appears to be the sole decision maker on key issues at the club.
Annis, this statement (for what it's worth) should have been release at christmas when everybody could see the direction the team were going, not now when it's too late.
Well the same could be said of the protest group on here .....why wasn't that jumping up and down earlier then?
This in fighting is pathetic
The protest group had their first demo in January against Leeds when they marched from Canton to the stadium. As for the trust it all sounded a great idea to have direct access to Dalman and the car salesman but it's never quite worked out that way has it?? Very few meetings have taken place and of the ones that have, very few of the difficult questions have been put to Tans yes men. I do agree with you that now is the time for all supporters and official groups to unite and try to run the 3 fraudsters out of our club.
The same criticisms you are aiming at the trust and they are fair enough are being aimed at the protest group and will be aimed at the protest group in the future
If you had 3000 on a protest March the other 15000 at the ground could say....well you don't represent US !
It's not going to achieve anything if all people can do is argue
3000 for a 23000, our biggest attendance of the season is a very good turnout for a protest for the time given. Manchester United on their day of Galzier protest managed 7,000 from an average 70,000 gates. That makes our percentage turnout higher.
As for the Trust with a membership of 200 after a decade or more of being around is poor don't you think. What they need is the ;eader pf the Trust to lay down in front of tans car when he finally turns up just like the leader of that Wimbledon Trust guy did. That's making a statement.
Well said budd.
Sun Apr 27, 2025 7:37 pm
Sludge wrote:montyblue wrote:Sludge wrote:montyblue wrote:Sludge wrote:montyblue wrote:Supporters mu ar.e you don' t represent me i can dobthat myself along with the guys who stood outside protesting shouting for tans head where were you?
Bunch of pen pushers .
I don't need to read it again , it's clear what you meant
What I am telling you is that if you think the trust don't represent you .....and lots of people would agree .....then protest groups such as the one you support also don't represent plenty of Cardiff fans either.....that's a fact or you would have 5000 on every March
This either us or them nonsense is part of the problem
So the 400 on the protest represent the fans ?
But the small membership of the trust , around the same amount , a few hundred ....doesn't?
I just stated they do not represent me as a cardiff support I did not put myself on a pedestal claiming to represent supporters perhaps should read it again.?
f.ck me your hard work i never said us protesting represented the fans base but there nay well have been 5,000 fickle fans if dalhman had not put ramsey in charge .
Where are you by the way when ut comes to the fan base are you Jesus's of nazareth the messiah that's going to bring us alm together or just some fan with and opinion.?
Well you had a go at the trust calling them a bunch of pen pushers
That's fine , that's your opinion
But there are plenty of fans on other messageboards who think your sort of protests are a waste of time and they slag you off in the same way
You don't represent the fans anymore than anyone else
The point I am trying to make is it's all stupid and it's far better to work together
But Cardiff City fans have always argued like little kids so on it goes
Sun Apr 27, 2025 7:39 pm
Sun Apr 27, 2025 7:48 pm
Roath_Blue wrote:The problems at the club have divided fans so much that it’s as if we all support different teams.
Paul posted earlier about perspective, and the perspective here should really be that we are stronger as a bigger group with a louder voice.
Everyone had an opinion, everyone has their own way of doing things - people are at different stages of their lives with different priorities and things going on outside of football.
One thing is crystal clear -
The letters by the Trust haven’t worked - The board just come out with a bunch of lies to keep them happy.
Similarly, Tan doesn’t care about a few thousand people with banners walking from Canton - probably quite the opposite - the two protests were two of the biggest crowds of the season, so more money for Tan.
What really needs to happen is everyone coming together, showing Tan (in the right way, not calling him a pig m*ther f*cker like we are in high school) to show him that we are united in our displeasure at how he is running the club.
Right now he’s probably laughing at everything.
Sun Apr 27, 2025 7:51 pm
Sludge wrote:Bakedalasker wrote:Sludge wrote:cityone wrote:Sludge wrote:cityone wrote:Forever Blue wrote:CC Trust with about 200 Members and most live in Australia/America and New Zealand
Finally call for a meeting:
Will never ask the right questions:
K. MORGAN:
"We are dedicated fans of Cardiff City FC, some of us have supported the club through thick and thin for more than 60 years. However, we could not let the dreadful relegation to League One after more than 20 years in higher divisions go without comment. Relegation in all honesty has been coming since the 2021-22 season and the failure to address fundamental required changes from the top down has now come home to roost.
"Unless these matters are tackled urgently, the downward spiral on and off the field will continue and fan support will continue to drift away at an even faster rate than it has already.
"Of course we appreciate the enormous financial support from the club owner Vincent Tan which has led to promotion to the Premier League on two occasions. But there has been a complete failure to address the 'elephants in the room' of a lack of specialist football experience and knowledge at club board level and the lack of any full-time board director at the club, leading to an apparent lack of advice and knowledge to pass on to the owner.
"As the season has progressed and it quickly became evident that things were not going to plan on the pitch, it has been far from clear who on the club board, if anyone, has been advising the owner on footballing matters. If any such advice and recommendations have in fact been given, it is unclear if any notice has been taken of such advice and recommendations. Sadly, this has proved to be a critical element in the club's relegation in our view as the seemingly absolute and unchallengeable power of the owner in all major decisions has failed to work to the club's benefit.
"The appointment of a club board member with specialist football knowledge and experience has been raised by the trust with the club CEO Ken Choo and club chair Mehmet Dalman and has also been raised by the other elected official fan bodies Cardiff City Supporters' Club, the Fan Advisory Board (FAB) and the Disabled Supporters’ Association. Those officials have stated in meetings with fan bodies that they would be in favour of such an appointment but that the owner has been steadfastly against the idea, and he remains the sole decision maker. It seems to us that most of the strategic decision making at the club by the owner has been made in what is, effectively, an empirical knowledge and information vacuum.
"After the worst start to a season in the club's history and the expected departure of manager Erol Bulut, we believe it was a mistake to appoint such an inexperienced Championship manager as Omer Riza when there many experienced managers available to recruit. We are also unclear as to whether the permanent appointment of Omer Riza after an inordinate delay and after a series of poor performances and results was based on a board decision/recommendation or was solely a decision by the owner and on what criteria that decision was made.
"We thank Aaron Ramsey for stepping into an ultimately unsuccessful position as caretaker manager for the last three games of the season. However, we strongly believe that for the next season in League One we need an experienced manager at that level, possibly with Aaron playing a part in an assistant role to pick up experience (similar to Craig Bellamy under Vincent Kompany at Burnley and Anderlecht).
"We are also disappointed that Vincent Tan has made only minimal and very infrequent contact with the club fans to discuss issues and listen to fans views and concerns.
"There has therefore been virtually no opportunity for fans to speak to the person who appears to be the sole decision maker on key issues at the club.
Annis, this statement (for what it's worth) should have been release at christmas when everybody could see the direction the team were going, not now when it's too late.
Well the same could be said of the protest group on here .....why wasn't that jumping up and down earlier then?
This in fighting is pathetic
The protest group had their first demo in January against Leeds when they marched from Canton to the stadium. As for the trust it all sounded a great idea to have direct access to Dalman and the car salesman but it's never quite worked out that way has it?? Very few meetings have taken place and of the ones that have, very few of the difficult questions have been put to Tans yes men. I do agree with you that now is the time for all supporters and official groups to unite and try to run the 3 fraudsters out of our club.
The same criticisms you are aiming at the trust and they are fair enough are being aimed at the protest group and will be aimed at the protest group in the future
If you had 3000 on a protest March the other 15000 at the ground could say....well you don't represent US !
It's not going to achieve anything if all people can do is argue
3000 for a 23000, our biggest attendance of the season is a very good turnout for a protest for the time given. Manchester United on their day of Galzier protest managed 7,000 from an average 70,000 gates. That makes our percentage turnout higher.
As for the Trust with a membership of 200 after a decade or more of being around is poor don't you think. What they need is the ;eader pf the Trust to lay down in front of tans car when he finally turns up just like the leader of that Wimbledon Trust guy did. That's making a statement.
You have had years to develop protest groups
I have been on several marches myself
But here you are knocking the trust again
It's pathetic
Why don't you lie down and take action if that's what you think will achieve things ?
Do it at Norwich
Get on with it
Sun Apr 27, 2025 7:54 pm
montyblue wrote:Roath_Blue wrote:The problems at the club have divided fans so much that it’s as if we all support different teams.
Paul posted earlier about perspective, and the perspective here should really be that we are stronger as a bigger group with a louder voice.
Everyone had an opinion, everyone has their own way of doing things - people are at different stages of their lives with different priorities and things going on outside of football.
One thing is crystal clear -
The letters by the Trust haven’t worked - The board just come out with a bunch of lies to keep them happy.
Similarly, Tan doesn’t care about a few thousand people with banners walking from Canton - probably quite the opposite - the two protests were two of the biggest crowds of the season, so more money for Tan.
What really needs to happen is everyone coming together, showing Tan (in the right way, not calling him a pig m*ther f*cker like we are in high school) to show him that we are united in our displeasure at how he is running the club.
Right now he’s probably laughing at everything.
Trouble is tan is not interested in meeting any cardiff fan half way we are customers of his if you remember it's his toy
And the other problem is I would say 70% want him gone and 30% are happy enough for him to stay what do you suggest perhaps if you could persuade the 30% to join the 70% we could be all a 100% Tan out i awaite your solution .
Sun Apr 27, 2025 8:01 pm
Sun Apr 27, 2025 9:02 pm
Sludge wrote:montyblue wrote:Bakedalasker wrote:Sludge wrote:cityone wrote:Sludge wrote:cityone wrote:Forever Blue wrote:CC Trust with about 200 Members and most live in Australia/America and New Zealand
Finally call for a meeting:
Will never ask the right questions:
K. MORGAN:
"We are dedicated fans of Cardiff City FC, some of us have supported the club through thick and thin for more than 60 years. However, we could not let the dreadful relegation to League One after more than 20 years in higher divisions go without comment. Relegation in all honesty has been coming since the 2021-22 season and the failure to address fundamental required changes from the top down has now come home to roost.
"Unless these matters are tackled urgently, the downward spiral on and off the field will continue and fan support will continue to drift away at an even faster rate than it has already.
"Of course we appreciate the enormous financial support from the club owner Vincent Tan which has led to promotion to the Premier League on two occasions. But there has been a complete failure to address the 'elephants in the room' of a lack of specialist football experience and knowledge at club board level and the lack of any full-time board director at the club, leading to an apparent lack of advice and knowledge to pass on to the owner.
"As the season has progressed and it quickly became evident that things were not going to plan on the pitch, it has been far from clear who on the club board, if anyone, has been advising the owner on footballing matters. If any such advice and recommendations have in fact been given, it is unclear if any notice has been taken of such advice and recommendations. Sadly, this has proved to be a critical element in the club's relegation in our view as the seemingly absolute and unchallengeable power of the owner in all major decisions has failed to work to the club's benefit.
"The appointment of a club board member with specialist football knowledge and experience has been raised by the trust with the club CEO Ken Choo and club chair Mehmet Dalman and has also been raised by the other elected official fan bodies Cardiff City Supporters' Club, the Fan Advisory Board (FAB) and the Disabled Supporters’ Association. Those officials have stated in meetings with fan bodies that they would be in favour of such an appointment but that the owner has been steadfastly against the idea, and he remains the sole decision maker. It seems to us that most of the strategic decision making at the club by the owner has been made in what is, effectively, an empirical knowledge and information vacuum.
"After the worst start to a season in the club's history and the expected departure of manager Erol Bulut, we believe it was a mistake to appoint such an inexperienced Championship manager as Omer Riza when there many experienced managers available to recruit. We are also unclear as to whether the permanent appointment of Omer Riza after an inordinate delay and after a series of poor performances and results was based on a board decision/recommendation or was solely a decision by the owner and on what criteria that decision was made.
"We thank Aaron Ramsey for stepping into an ultimately unsuccessful position as caretaker manager for the last three games of the season. However, we strongly believe that for the next season in League One we need an experienced manager at that level, possibly with Aaron playing a part in an assistant role to pick up experience (similar to Craig Bellamy under Vincent Kompany at Burnley and Anderlecht).
"We are also disappointed that Vincent Tan has made only minimal and very infrequent contact with the club fans to discuss issues and listen to fans views and concerns.
"There has therefore been virtually no opportunity for fans to speak to the person who appears to be the sole decision maker on key issues at the club.
Annis, this statement (for what it's worth) should have been release at christmas when everybody could see the direction the team were going, not now when it's too late.
Well the same could be said of the protest group on here .....why wasn't that jumping up and down earlier then?
This in fighting is pathetic
The protest group had their first demo in January against Leeds when they marched from Canton to the stadium. As for the trust it all sounded a great idea to have direct access to Dalman and the car salesman but it's never quite worked out that way has it?? Very few meetings have taken place and of the ones that have, very few of the difficult questions have been put to Tans yes men. I do agree with you that now is the time for all supporters and official groups to unite and try to run the 3 fraudsters out of our club.
The same criticisms you are aiming at the trust and they are fair enough are being aimed at the protest group and will be aimed at the protest group in the future
If you had 3000 on a protest March the other 15000 at the ground could say....well you don't represent US !
It's not going to achieve anything if all people can do is argue
3000 for a 23000, our biggest attendance of the season is a very good turnout for a protest for the time given. Manchester United on their day of Galzier protest managed 7,000 from an average 70,000 gates. That makes our percentage turnout higher.
As for the Trust with a membership of 200 after a decade or more of being around is poor don't you think. What they need is the ;eader pf the Trust to lay down in front of tans car when he finally turns up just like the leader of that Wimbledon Trust guy did. That's making a statement.
Well said budd.
You have your banner monty
If you want direct action take it to Norwich and wave it about on the pitch
Let's have it