Club Statement

Club Statement

Friday June 15th 2012

As a club, this summer we are excited to be able to begin work that showcases Cardiff City Stadium as our true home, a real football stadium for next season and beyond that all supporters can appreciate and enjoy. We are glad to be able to finally and distinctively brand our stadium that celebrates of our history, embraces the present and also looks forward to the future.
In order to best facilitate this, in coming weeks the club will initiate a fan consultation process from which a working group of supporters and club representatives will be formed, looking at key areas of future brand development.
Included in this process will be dialogue on:

1. Historical stadium branding
2. Future club crest development
3. Future club kit development
4. Enhancing supporter areas
5. Discussing potential match day events
6. Improving match day atmosphere
During this process ideas and opinions will be canvassed from a wide range of supporters via an extensive online survey, using our existing database. This will include both season ticket holders and non season ticket holders from all areas of the stadium. Discussions on kit and crest developments will be based on existing parameters.
From this survey, working group delegates will be randomly selected from those who would like to constructively and openly talk about each area in depth with club officials. We will also be contacting the Cardiff City Supporters Club and the Supporters Trust concerning the delegates they would like to attend.
The findings of the online survey will then be discussed in length at the initial meeting, helping us to map the way forward. The club can then work on these areas with a view to presenting progress via a second session. Then, after positive plans have been established and agreed, a shortlist of options can then be broadcast and ultimately decided by supporters at appropriate times for each area.
We appreciate that opinions on all matters, including the development of a potential future crest and the kit can be subjective, but by taking the wider view as our base of decision making and by holding an open dialogue we feel that the best results can be delivered.
As a club we want to continue working closely with supporters, a practice that has among other things influenced the UK's most successful football family area and also contributed to progress made in the Canton Stand. This process will help to recognise our past while strengthening our future.

So the club sound as if they will listen to the fans. Time will tell.
"Discussions on kit and crest developments will be based on existing parameters."

I like the bit that says " we will continue to work with fans" yea rite like before

All ideas but bet they dont all happen,

That statement is to soften the blow of the changes that will be made.

To late all those points should have happened now

All ideas but bet they dont all happen,

That statement is to soften the blow of the changes that will be made.

To late all those points should have happened now

Think your spot on Luton

All ideas but bet they dont all happen,

That statement is to soften the blow of the changes that will be made.

To late all those points should have happened now

Maybe so but we are where are so we should run with this and see where it goes before dismissing it out of hand

All ideas but bet they dont all happen,

That statement is to soften the blow of the changes that will be made.

To late all those points should have happened now

Maybe so but we are where are so we should run with this and see where it goes before dismissing it out of hand

Not dismissing it mate, just frustrating that for one, it's too late.

And two, another statement is released and to me another disappointment,

Mainly because nothing is being done for the season coming, where I believe it should be. It's not to late,

My opinion, but yeah your right, let's see what happens!

All ideas but bet they dont all happen,

That statement is to soften the blow of the changes that will be made.

To late all those points should have happened now

Maybe so but we are where are so we should run with this and see where it goes before dismissing it out of hand

Not dismissing it mate, just frustrating that for one, it's too late.

And two, another statement is released and to me another disappointment,

Mainly because nothing is being done for the season coming, where I believe it should be. It's not to late,

My opinion, but yeah your right, let's see what happens!

I agree it shouldn't be too late and the club coud do a lot worse than compromise on the badge. I'd rather them run with Karl's now (saw your post on the badge thread and i agree with you 100%) and change that in the future if required than go with the proposed one only to change it next season

The club are clearly recognising that mistakes have been made and if it hadn't been for the whistleblower, we'd know exactly how they were going to promote the rebrand!

They've listened to the outcry about the loss of the Bluebird and incorporated it onto the new badge!

They now appear to be bending over backwards to involve us fans, in umpteen important future making decisions and I cannot think of any other club that is / has ever attempted to involve fans in such a way!

Whatever mistakes have been made in the rebranding process, I think it's time to give credit where it is due, for the club's attempts to build bridges, move on and see where it'll take us!

All f**king lies

They say it intends to recognise our past, thats easy give us our identity back. I expect you'll change your mind and do exactly what you want anyway.

A very positive statement from the club, they want to engage with fans which is what everyone wants.The club should be applauded.

A very positive statement from the club, they want to engage with fans which is what everyone wants.The club should be applauded.

Look at the date

A very positive statement from the club, they want to engage with fans which is what everyone wants.The club should be applauded.

A very positive statement from the club, they want to engage with fans which is what everyone wants.The club should be applauded.

Look at the date

ALL BULLSHIT

pissed my pants laughing!! whilst reading that bullshit!! And they wonder why we dont trust them? Its Lies!! Its all lies!!

A very positive statement from the club, they want to engage with fans which is what everyone wants.The club should be applauded.

unlucky troll.

I knew it was bollocks when 1st seen the statement back then. Nothings changed.

Lies, lies and more lies.

What happened to the club meeting fans to discuss another new badge for the 2013/14 season? We got slagged down, when we said we did not trust them to do this

A very positive statement from the club, they want to engage with fans which is what everyone wants.The club should be applauded.

unlucky troll.

at least I'm not a grass

Ppl not even looking when this was published,what a crock of shit tho,had these points made in the statement actually happened then we'd not be in the position we are now with ppl actually backing the team every Sat instead of moans and groans every week,the sooner the club has the balls to accept that the rebrand has failed to get support the sooner we can move on and get back to matters on the pitch

The only thing correct is the order of the numbers.

What happened to the club meeting fans to discuss another new badge for the 2013/14 season? We got slagged down, when we said we did not trust them to do this

That's why I dug it out Annis, the Club proved their worth two years ago