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" CARDIFF CITY STATEMENT RE MEDIA SUN BANNED "

Fri Sep 09, 2011 5:48 pm

STATEMENT ON TABLOID COVERAGE
Fri 09 Sep 2011

Cardiff City Football Club were disappointed to read articles in three national tabloid newspapers this week whereby we feel insensitive and unfounded connections were drawn from the tragic events at Wembley Stadium on September 6th 2011.

It is our opinion that The Daily Mirror, The Sun and the Daily Mail have acted insensitively towards the memory of Mike Dye at a time when his family are still in the early stages of mourning their loss.

It is also our view that the tabloid attempts to draw tenuous connections of possible clashes between Cardiff City and Swansea City supporters at the Wales v England match come without any direct evidence or basis for doing so, using this as a means to cite 'Rivalry fury'.



This is something that we consider to be extremely disrespectful to both clubs and supporters following many positive steps being taken between both clubs in recent years, specifically in light of the sympathies being shared by both clubs and all supporters over this tragic incident.

The club have taken this matter up with the Press Complaints Commission and will be contacting the tabloids named directly in due course.

It should also be noted that neither the Daily Mirror or the Daily Mail have made direct requests for their employees to attend the match, while we have requested that The Sun withdraw their request to attend due to the sensitivity of the day. This has been agreed.

On Saturday we will pay respects to Mike Dye as outlined and are sure all supporters will play their part. Thank you.





Brilliantly said, well done Cardiff City :ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah:

Re: CARDIFF CITY STATEMENT RE MEDIA

Fri Sep 09, 2011 5:53 pm

WELL DONE CCFC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Backing Mikey all the way unlike the scum papers do!!!!!!!!!!!

Proud

Re: CARDIFF CITY STATEMENT RE MEDIA

Fri Sep 09, 2011 5:54 pm

great statement from the club,they should ban them for good. :ayatollah:

Re: CARDIFF CITY STATEMENT RE MEDIA

Fri Sep 09, 2011 5:54 pm

absolutely superb...there club have been first class on this ..well done to everyone there.

Re: CARDIFF CITY STATEMENT RE MEDIA

Fri Sep 09, 2011 5:54 pm

Well done the club !!

Re: CARDIFF CITY STATEMENT RE MEDIA

Fri Sep 09, 2011 5:57 pm

10/10 To the club and all concerned.
Thank you on my behalf for backing us fans.

Re: CARDIFF CITY STATEMENT RE MEDIA

Fri Sep 09, 2011 5:58 pm

great statement by the club :ayatollah:

Re: CARDIFF CITY STATEMENT RE MEDIA

Fri Sep 09, 2011 5:58 pm

2blue2handle wrote:http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~2446150,00.html

Brilliantly said, well done Cardiff City


Absolutely fantastic to see the club taking such a postive stance on this, I don't think I have ever felt as proud of our club as I have reading that statement.

:ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah:

Re: " CARDIFF CITY STATEMENT RE MEDIA "

Fri Sep 09, 2011 6:00 pm

Great!Fair play too them,makes me even prouder to be a Bluebird!Respect to the club backing their fans!

Re: " CARDIFF CITY STATEMENT RE MEDIA "

Fri Sep 09, 2011 6:00 pm

I am so proud to see everyone pull together and unite at this time. Well done Cardiff City FC :ayatollah:

Re: CARDIFF CITY STATEMENT RE MEDIA

Fri Sep 09, 2011 6:01 pm

10/10 To the club and all concerned.
Thank you on my behalf for backing us fans.

Re: CARDIFF CITY STATEMENT RE MEDIA

Fri Sep 09, 2011 6:01 pm

BIGBLOO VANE wrote:10/10 To the club and all concerned.
Thank you on my behalf for backing us fans.



100 percent agree

Re: " CARDIFF CITY STATEMENT RE MEDIA "

Fri Sep 09, 2011 6:02 pm

carlccfc wrote:I am so proud to see everyone pull together and unite at this time. Well done Cardiff City FC :ayatollah:


And Julian Jenkins for doing this :ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah:

Re: " CARDIFF CITY STATEMENT RE MEDIA "

Fri Sep 09, 2011 6:13 pm

f*cking class. Well done City.

Re: " CARDIFF CITY STATEMENT RE MEDIA "

Fri Sep 09, 2011 6:14 pm

Spot on. Well done CCFC! :ayatollah:

Re: " CARDIFF CITY STATEMENT RE MEDIA "

Fri Sep 09, 2011 6:26 pm

Well done City. Proud to be a Bluebird.

Re: " CARDIFF CITY STATEMENT RE MEDIA "

Fri Sep 09, 2011 6:40 pm

GarethBrad wrote:Well done City. Proud to be a Bluebird.

Spot on,well done cardiff city. :ayatollah: :ayatollah:

Re: " CARDIFF CITY STATEMENT RE MEDIA "

Fri Sep 09, 2011 6:43 pm

Well done Cardiff City FC, great to know you support us fans

Re: " CARDIFF CITY STATEMENT RE MEDIA SUN BANNED "

Fri Sep 09, 2011 7:01 pm

the club showing a tremendous amount of integrity and backing the memory of one of our own

proud to be a bluebird :ayatollah: :ayatollah:

Re: " CARDIFF CITY STATEMENT RE MEDIA SUN BANNED "

Fri Sep 09, 2011 7:01 pm

Well done the club. A show of strength fans and club united together

Re: " CARDIFF CITY STATEMENT RE MEDIA SUN BANNED "

Fri Sep 09, 2011 7:06 pm

:ayatollah: :ayatollah:

Re: " CARDIFF CITY STATEMENT RE MEDIA SUN BANNED "

Fri Sep 09, 2011 7:06 pm

That is Tidy all 3 banned :ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah:

Re: " CARDIFF CITY STATEMENT RE MEDIA SUN BANNED "

Fri Sep 09, 2011 7:20 pm

Well done Cardiff City FC. If Julian Jenkins is responsible for this, how can we let him go. Renegotiate his salary or whatever.We need this kind of person at CCFC . It makes me very proud that the club have remembered Mike in this way

Re: " CARDIFF CITY STATEMENT RE MEDIA SUN BANNED "

Fri Sep 09, 2011 7:27 pm

:ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah:

Good to see the CLUB behind the FANS and respecting his family at this tragic time


BLOOBIRDS! :ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah:

Re: " CARDIFF CITY STATEMENT RE MEDIA SUN BANNED "

Fri Sep 09, 2011 7:39 pm

a big thank you to everyone at ccfc, you've 100% made the correct decision :ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah:

Re: " CARDIFF CITY STATEMENT RE MEDIA SUN BANNED "

Fri Sep 09, 2011 7:40 pm

the blue path wrote:a big thank you to everyone at ccfc, you've 100% made the correct decision :ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah:


:ayatollah: :ayatollah: :ayatollah:

Re: " CARDIFF CITY STATEMENT RE MEDIA SUN BANNED "

Fri Sep 09, 2011 7:58 pm

Excellent good on the club well done!!

Re: " CARDIFF CITY STATEMENT RE MEDIA SUN BANNED "

Fri Sep 09, 2011 8:02 pm

Well done this is brilliant news that we the fans matter,its great to see us pull in the same direction!

Re: " CARDIFF CITY STATEMENT RE MEDIA SUN BANNED "

Fri Sep 09, 2011 8:09 pm

Well played CCFC

Re: " CARDIFF CITY STATEMENT RE MEDIA SUN BANNED "

Fri Sep 09, 2011 8:13 pm

Well done my club!!!!

With being wary of being disrespectful to Mike and his family. I must say that a lot of positives are happening at the moment and we seem to pulling together as a band of brothers because of this sad and shocking loss and everything that has happened around it. Attitudes/moods are changing, not only ourselves but our rivals down the way. Football fans nation wide have also come together with us in a show of respect and defiance in regards to the certain tabloids.
I live in the Merseyside and as some of you may know it is a sin to purchase The Sun Newspaper, a REAL death wish. A few LFC & EFC chaps iv'e spoken with in the past few days have also/or are writing to this tabloids in regards to this report, after all they know first hand how it feels.

I honest believe this is going to change a lot of things, rivalry will always exist and I for one love it, however bridges are being built, none more so than at international fixtures I believe, it time we unite as one under one flag (cheesy but true). I think this very forum is a prime example, moments like these are when you realise what tight bunch we are, even if the vast majority have not met one another, we share a lot of personal things on here and have a lot in common, regardless of age. The atmosphere on here is already becoming a lot more respectful and long may it continue. We will begin to put things in perspective and love supporting Cardiff, back to the days Mike used to talk so fondly about on this forum.

Shit at writing presidential speeches but this is my attempt, I just get my head down and type. hope my message is conveyed as I intended it to.

Just got down from up north, ill be at the gate for 2.15

Justice will be served but now is a time to remember and respect!
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