BOXING DAY NO SHOW. UNITED IN OUR ABSENCE.

I love Cardiff City. My first job was selling programmes at the club when I was a fifteen-year-old boy. I now live in China and only get to see games at Christmas when I come home, so what I am about to propose will really hurt me but I think it’s the only thing that we can do.

This is the best time in the history of the club to be a Cardiff fan yet we are being mocked far and wide. Mr. Tan must understand that we are extremely grateful for his investment in both the club and in our community. However, we also need him to understand our collective frustration. As we have seen with many clubs who’ve gone bankrupt or had to take on massive debts at the expense of new owners, songs, scarves, message board comments and even protests achieve nothing.

I therefore propose that every Cardiff fan foregoes their ticket on Boxing Day. A stadium with only away fans will make a united statement that will resonate around the world.

I understand that some people will fear that there is no way of being sure who, come the day will join me in my absence. To make things fair, I propose that unless we get 10,000 names and emails on the below document, we all attend and resign ourselves to what may come. If however, we can get 10,000 Bluebirds to pledge to being united in our absence then let’s carry out our inaction and send a message to the world.

If we succeed, I suggest that we carry on not attending until Mr. Tan states his public support for probably the greatest manager our club has even known.

I love my club, as I’m sure you do too. Only together can we save it.

Gareth Jones
Gelefu47@gmail.com

http://tinyurl.com/BoxingDayNoShowILoveCardiff

Nice idea but I'm going to attend and support the team.

I love Cardiff City. My first job was selling programmes at the club when I was a fifteen-year-old boy. I now live in China and only get to see games at Christmas when I come home, so what I am about to propose will really hurt me but I think it’s the only thing that we can do.

This is the best time in the history of the club to be a Cardiff fan yet we are being mocked far and wide. Mr. Tan must understand that we are extremely grateful for his investment in both the club and in our community. However, we also need him to understand our collective frustration. As we have seen with many clubs who’ve gone bankrupt or had to take on massive debts at the expense of new owners, songs, scarves, message board comments and even protests achieve nothing.

I therefore propose that every Cardiff fan foregoes their ticket on Boxing Day. A stadium with only away fans will make a united statement that will resonate around the world.

I understand that some people will fear that there is no way of being sure who, come the day will join me in my absence. To make things fair, I propose that unless we get 10,000 names and emails on the below document, we all attend and resign ourselves to what may come. If however, we can get 10,000 Bluebirds to pledge to being united in our absence then let’s carry out our inaction and send a message to the world.

If we succeed, I suggest that we carry on not attending until Mr. Tan states his public support for probably the greatest manager our club has even known.

I love my club, as I’m sure you do too. Only together can we save it.

Gareth Jones
Gelefu47@gmail.com

http://tinyurl.com/BoxingDayNoShowILoveCardiff

I just put up something very similar.

I love Cardiff City. My first job was selling programmes at the club when I was a fifteen-year-old boy. I now live in China and only get to see games at Christmas when I come home, so what I am about to propose will really hurt me but I think it’s the only thing that we can do.

This is the best time in the history of the club to be a Cardiff fan yet we are being mocked far and wide. Mr. Tan must understand that we are extremely grateful for his investment in both the club and in our community. However, we also need him to understand our collective frustration. As we have seen with many clubs who’ve gone bankrupt or had to take on massive debts at the expense of new owners, songs, scarves, message board comments and even protests achieve nothing.

I therefore propose that every Cardiff fan foregoes their ticket on Boxing Day. A stadium with only away fans will make a united statement that will resonate around the world.

I understand that some people will fear that there is no way of being sure who, come the day will join me in my absence. To make things fair, I propose that unless we get 10,000 names and emails on the below document, we all attend and resign ourselves to what may come. If however, we can get 10,000 Bluebirds to pledge to being united in our absence then let’s carry out our inaction and send a message to the world.

If we succeed, I suggest that we carry on not attending until Mr. Tan states his public support for probably the greatest manager our club has even known.

I love my club, as I’m sure you do too. Only together can we save it.

Gareth Jones
Gelefu47@gmail.com

http://tinyurl.com/BoxingDayNoShowILoveCardiff

Yes great idea lets all stay home with the in laws etc... No I think I will go to the match

I love Cardiff City. My first job was selling programmes at the club when I was a fifteen-year-old boy. I now live in China and only get to see games at Christmas when I come home, so what I am about to propose will really hurt me but I think it’s the only thing that we can do.

This is the best time in the history of the club to be a Cardiff fan yet we are being mocked far and wide. Mr. Tan must understand that we are extremely grateful for his investment in both the club and in our community. However, we also need him to understand our collective frustration. As we have seen with many clubs who’ve gone bankrupt or had to take on massive debts at the expense of new owners, songs, scarves, message board comments and even protests achieve nothing.

I therefore propose that every Cardiff fan foregoes their ticket on Boxing Day. A stadium with only away fans will make a united statement that will resonate around the world.

I understand that some people will fear that there is no way of being sure who, come the day will join me in my absence. To make things fair, I propose that unless we get 10,000 names and emails on the below document, we all attend and resign ourselves to what may come. If however, we can get 10,000 Bluebirds to pledge to being united in our absence then let’s carry out our inaction and send a message to the world.

If we succeed, I suggest that we carry on not attending until Mr. Tan states his public support for probably the greatest manager our club has even known.

I love my club, as I’m sure you do too. Only together can we save it.

Gareth Jones
Gelefu47@gmail.com

http://tinyurl.com/BoxingDayNoShowILoveCardiff

Great Idea. I posted similar. Attending only shows we will attend no matter what. Staying away is a statement. It's why it's called "voting with our feet".

Get to the game and demonstrate inside the ground.The crazy Malaysian already has your money from your season ticket and won't give a shit if there's a few hundred/thousand empty seats.Go to the game,support your team and rip into Tan the same time.Make it uncomfortable for him, make it known he isn't welcome at your club.I'm not sure he does know he's unwelcome unless he reads this board and CCMB.Tell the fella next to you that he's supporting Tan wearing the red shirt, no need for violence.As you know, god we preach it enough on here, we got rid of Petty who turned our club into a basket case by pure hatred towards him INSIDE the ground.You know the rest.....

For the first time in my life I'm agreeing with a jack... The players and manager would rather a full hostile stadium. The players and fans are all behind malky, unities as one against a total bell end of an owner!

But can you imagine the publicity a total empty stadium would bring about.

United we stand divided we fall.

Most of our fans want Tan Out yet would still like him to throw us the cash for 3 maybe 4 quality players in January.

The problem is as most football suporters are happy to be shafted the majority will wonder into the ground on Boxing Day spend 90 minutes moaning and then continue to get shafted. Prettty much like the majority of the population of the UK do alot of moaning but never take any action. In a few years time we will be over run by Romanians, Bulgarians, Turks, Serbs, Bosnians and uncle tom cobbly and all and all we will do is moan moan moan and do f**k all about it.

I love Cardiff City. My first job was selling programmes at the club when I was a fifteen-year-old boy. I now live in China and only get to see games at Christmas when I come home, so what I am about to propose will really hurt me but I think it’s the only thing that we can do.

This is the best time in the history of the club to be a Cardiff fan yet we are being mocked far and wide. Mr. Tan must understand that we are extremely grateful for his investment in both the club and in our community. However, we also need him to understand our collective frustration. As we have seen with many clubs who’ve gone bankrupt or had to take on massive debts at the expense of new owners, songs, scarves, message board comments and even protests achieve nothing.

I therefore propose that every Cardiff fan foregoes their ticket on Boxing Day. A stadium with only away fans will make a united statement that will resonate around the world.

I understand that some people will fear that there is no way of being sure who, come the day will join me in my absence. To make things fair, I propose that unless we get 10,000 names and emails on the below document, we all attend and resign ourselves to what may come. If however, we can get 10,000 Bluebirds to pledge to being united in our absence then let’s carry out our inaction and send a message to the world.

If we succeed, I suggest that we carry on not attending until Mr. Tan states his public support for probably the greatest manager our club has even known.

I love my club, as I’m sure you do too. Only together can we save it.

Gareth Jones
Gelefu47@gmail.com

http://tinyurl.com/BoxingDayNoShowILoveCardiff

This for me is the best idea of all, empty seats all around the ground that will send out a message when it's beamed out on t.v cameras. Voting with your feet is always an effective protest as it's taken as a snub, besides everyone can still watch the game. Personally i don't think we've got 27,000 fans who'd be that voiciferous against Tan, he's got away virtually scot free up to now & there'd still be thousands who'd jump if asked to.

Asking people not to go simply won't happen. I suggest having people on the turnstiles with signs and asking people to enter the stadium late 5-10 mins after the start of the game? Not everyone will do it but more will than not turn up at all.

get in the ground and support the TEAM. no good loitering outside as Tan will not hear you!!!

bloody hell, I've just agreed with a jack ( although he usually posts some sense not like some of the others )

Ha ha good try fairweather fan in china wants a ticket for when he comes home at Christmas, proposes nobody goes so he can get one, I'll go and support my team thanks