' CARDIFF CITY DIRECTORS TO SIT AMONG FANS '
Tue Feb 24, 2015 4:43 pm
Tuesday 24th February 2015
By Steve Tucker
' Wigan v Cardiff City: Bluebirds directors to sit among fans after declining invitation to directors' box '
Steve Borley and Ken Choo will sit among the away fans at Wigan tonight after the club confirmed two board members had 'respectfully declined' an invitation to the directors' box
Cardiff City directors Steve Borley and Ken Choo will sit among the away fans at Wigan tonight after the decision to boycott the directors' box of former manager Malky Mackay's new club.
The move comes after the club confirmed to WalesOnline that two board members had ‘respectfully declined’ an invitation to be guests in the Latics boardroom at the DW Stadium.
Cardiff also said chairman Mehmet Dalman was never scheduled to attend the clash at all.
It comes amid a Football Association (FA) investigation into ex-Bluebirds boss Malky Mackay - now in charge at Wigan - and former head of recruitment Iain Moody over the exchange of alleged racist, homophobic and sexist messages.
Cardiff sent a dossier to the Association cataloguing the accusations back in August.
' The roller coaster story of Malky Mackay's Cardiff City reign '
Wigan appointed Mackay as their new boss despite the ongoing probe in November and owner Dave Whelan was fined £50,000 for making subsequent comments about Jewish and Chinese people as he sought to defend the appointment.#
He recently served a six-week ban from all football-related activity though an FA disciplinary commission said it was "satisfied" Whelan "is not a racist" and did not intend to cause offence.
Speaking ahead of tonight's match, Mackay - sacked from Cardiff after an acrimonious, public fallout with Tan in December 2013 - yesterday said it was 'just another game' as he came up against his former club.
He said: "Managers get sacked, that happens the world over.
"I've got some terrific memories and there's some really good people who work there.
"It's nothing other than three points, it's just another game.”
The Scot admitted sending offensive messages in an interview to Sky Sports back in August and apologised, adding that he is not racist, sexist, homophobic or anti-Semitic.
By Steve Tucker
' Wigan v Cardiff City: Bluebirds directors to sit among fans after declining invitation to directors' box '
Steve Borley and Ken Choo will sit among the away fans at Wigan tonight after the club confirmed two board members had 'respectfully declined' an invitation to the directors' box
Cardiff City directors Steve Borley and Ken Choo will sit among the away fans at Wigan tonight after the decision to boycott the directors' box of former manager Malky Mackay's new club.
The move comes after the club confirmed to WalesOnline that two board members had ‘respectfully declined’ an invitation to be guests in the Latics boardroom at the DW Stadium.
Cardiff also said chairman Mehmet Dalman was never scheduled to attend the clash at all.
It comes amid a Football Association (FA) investigation into ex-Bluebirds boss Malky Mackay - now in charge at Wigan - and former head of recruitment Iain Moody over the exchange of alleged racist, homophobic and sexist messages.
Cardiff sent a dossier to the Association cataloguing the accusations back in August.
' The roller coaster story of Malky Mackay's Cardiff City reign '
Wigan appointed Mackay as their new boss despite the ongoing probe in November and owner Dave Whelan was fined £50,000 for making subsequent comments about Jewish and Chinese people as he sought to defend the appointment.#
He recently served a six-week ban from all football-related activity though an FA disciplinary commission said it was "satisfied" Whelan "is not a racist" and did not intend to cause offence.
Speaking ahead of tonight's match, Mackay - sacked from Cardiff after an acrimonious, public fallout with Tan in December 2013 - yesterday said it was 'just another game' as he came up against his former club.
He said: "Managers get sacked, that happens the world over.
"I've got some terrific memories and there's some really good people who work there.
"It's nothing other than three points, it's just another game.”
The Scot admitted sending offensive messages in an interview to Sky Sports back in August and apologised, adding that he is not racist, sexist, homophobic or anti-Semitic.
Re: ' CARDIFF CITY DIRECTORS TO SIT AMONG FANS '
Tue Feb 24, 2015 4:58 pm
Ffs all this crap about not going and they are, but not in directors box? 
Re: ' CARDIFF CITY DIRECTORS TO SIT AMONG FANS '
Tue Feb 24, 2015 5:22 pm
pembroke allan wrote:Ffs all this crap about not going and they are, but not in directors box?
Just another dig at the club by the same people that seem to hate the club
Re: ' CARDIFF CITY DIRECTORS TO SIT AMONG FANS '
Tue Feb 24, 2015 5:51 pm
BRILLIANT!!!
I take back all comments on all threads.
A club united in its stance against prejudice is something to be proud of.
A great day for CCFC
I take back all comments on all threads.
A club united in its stance against prejudice is something to be proud of.
A great day for CCFC
Re: ' CARDIFF CITY DIRECTORS TO SIT AMONG FANS '
Tue Feb 24, 2015 5:55 pm
I think it would be a great idea if the directors sat among the fans at every game. Itvwould show solidarity and bring them down to earth
Re: ' CARDIFF CITY DIRECTORS TO SIT AMONG FANS '
Tue Feb 24, 2015 5:55 pm
Well that changes about every f*cking thing. Good on them. 
Re: ' CARDIFF CITY DIRECTORS TO SIT AMONG FANS '
Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:26 pm
ooooo. i feel sorry for them, imagine sitting on hard plastic seats for 90 min, 
Re: ' CARDIFF CITY DIRECTORS TO SIT AMONG FANS '
Wed Feb 25, 2015 6:57 am
Santa Ponsa Blue wrote:Tuesday 24th February 2015
By Steve Tucker
' Wigan v Cardiff City: Bluebirds directors to sit among fans after declining invitation to directors' box '
Steve Borley and Ken Choo will sit among the away fans at Wigan tonight after the club confirmed two board members had 'respectfully declined' an invitation to the directors' box
Cardiff City directors Steve Borley and Ken Choo will sit among the away fans at Wigan tonight after the decision to boycott the directors' box of former manager Malky Mackay's new club.
The move comes after the club confirmed to WalesOnline that two board members had ‘respectfully declined’ an invitation to be guests in the Latics boardroom at the DW Stadium.
If that is true'then well done gentlemen.
Cardiff also said chairman Mehmet Dalman was never scheduled to attend the clash at all.
It comes amid a Football Association (FA) investigation into ex-Bluebirds boss Malky Mackay - now in charge at Wigan - and former head of recruitment Iain Moody over the exchange of alleged racist, homophobic and sexist messages.
Cardiff sent a dossier to the Association cataloguing the accusations back in August.
' The roller coaster story of Malky Mackay's Cardiff City reign '
Wigan appointed Mackay as their new boss despite the ongoing probe in November and owner Dave Whelan was fined £50,000 for making subsequent comments about Jewish and Chinese people as he sought to defend the appointment.#
He recently served a six-week ban from all football-related activity though an FA disciplinary commission said it was "satisfied" Whelan "is not a racist" and did not intend to cause offence.
Speaking ahead of tonight's match, Mackay - sacked from Cardiff after an acrimonious, public fallout with Tan in December 2013 - yesterday said it was 'just another game' as he came up against his former club.
He said: "Managers get sacked, that happens the world over.
"I've got some terrific memories and there's some really good people who work there.
"It's nothing other than three points, it's just another game.”
The Scot admitted sending offensive messages in an interview to Sky Sports back in August and apologised, adding that he is not racist, sexist, homophobic or anti-Semitic.