Non-white City fans

[The Bloop]

Perhaps non white people are simply not attracted to this sport and its culture .

There are many great black players in the game , you'd would think that would bring more non white fans into the grounds ,.

Perhaps we have to accept that in the UK it is a white male fan event , sadly non white fans dont feel comfortable with the culture and probably feel more at ease at home , or cant afford to go ?.

When our upper class forefathers decided they'd like to build an Empire, the sport they introduced was public school cricket, not that soccerball played by those working class Northern folk. When the time came for people to migrate to our green and pleasant land, all they knew was cricket. All their role models and sporting heroes were cricketers, not footballers. There's very few successful footballers of South Asian decent, so today's Asian kids also have no footballing role models. Maybe that's why their underrepresented in the stands?

[life on mars]

When our upper class forefathers decided they'd like to build an Empire, the sport they introduced was public school cricket, not that soccerball played by those working class Northern folk. When the time came for people to migrate to our green and pleasant land, all they knew was cricket. All their role models and sporting heroes were cricketers, not footballers. There's very few successful footballers of South Asian decent, so today's Asian kids also have no footballing role models. Maybe that's why their underrepresented in the stands?

Its very sad though .

A lot of top class black Africans , French and London /Manchester Inner City boys play though in the Premier, you'd have thought it would change in time ?

[Wales-Bales]

I totally agree but that's different to a person not feeling welcome at a football club whether that's us or someone else

Are there any diversity stats for our Premier League years, along with the season before and after?

[NYCBlue]

As a docks city, Cardiff has a history of diversity. But now it doesn't seem any more or less diverse than any UK city.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

As a docks city, Cardiff has a history of diversity. But now it doesn't seem any more or less diverse than any UK city.

It's no London, Birmingham or Manchester or Leicester or Nottingham

But it's as diverse as Leeds , Sheffield , Bristol and Liverpool

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Are there any diversity stats for our Premier League years, along with the season before and after?

I am sure there are but even without seeing them I am certain that crowds of 30000 plus at the Cardiff City Stadium would have not been that different in make up than 20000 ones

Maybe I am wrong

[stan butler]

Perhaps non white people are simply not attracted to this sport and its culture .

There are many great black players in the game , you'd would think that would bring more non white fans into the grounds ,.

Perhaps we have to accept that in the UK it is a white male fan event , sadly non white fans dont feel comfortable with the culture and probably feel more at ease at home , or cant afford to go ?.

I run along the barrage from time to time and can count on one hand the amount of black/asian runners i've seen.
Same goes for swimming and mountain biking.
I know many Somalis who will have a kick about or watch football on tv but have no interest in going down the road to watch the city.
And it's got nothing to do with racism or not feeling welcome i believe it's more of a family generation thing.

[Jonccfc1927]

As a fan who was there in the early 80s, we always had a very strong following from the ‘docks boys’ who were from a very different ethnic background than most and as far as I’m aware, they were always very welcome, indeed they were often at the forefront of protecting scarfers when we had less than 500-600 away fans at many a ground. Always had the utmost respect for those lads and have only heard racist language from City fans maybe 3-4 times in 35 yrs of following them……

[life on mars]

I run along the barrage from time to time and can count on one hand the amount of black/asian runners i've seen.
Same goes for swimming and mountain biking.
I know many Somalis who will have a kick about or watch football on tv but have no interest in going down the road to watch the city.
And it's got nothing to do with racism or not feeling welcome i believe it's more of a family generation thing.

Yes your right , I didn't consider those other activities you point out .

[Rjk]

I think the club does very little to attract people who aren't introduced to Cardiff by their family or friends. or at least what it does do doesn't have much impact.
if you're not inducted into the football by someone bringing you along then there just isn't much visibility of it across most of the city.
I know plenty of people who are into football and have lived here since university, but have never even contemplated going to a city game.

the club should absolutely reach out to the non white communities in Cardiff to encourage more to start to follow the club, and I don t think they should stop there.

in terms of the question of how diverse the city is- I guess that if you open it up to Cardiff's "catchment" which is larger again than the population of Cardiff alone, then the non-white percentage would likely drop a fair bit.

[jon1959]

Hopefully this sort of initiative will bring more Asian players into the game and connect more with communities that are missing from the stadiums.


The Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) welcomed academy, scholars, and professional players to St Georges Park for a ‘Player Development Day’ as part of their Asian Inclusion Mentoring Scheme (AIMS).

AIMS was created to enhance the experience of British Asian footballers on the elite pathway by creating a structured network of support that allows them to thrive.

Danny Batth (Sunderland), Neil Taylor (Middlesborough), Otis Khan (Leyton Orient) and Malvind Benning (Port Vale) are among the senior footballers mentoring scholars and emerging pros, with those players, in turn, sharing their academy experiences with their younger peers.

https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news...ntoring-scheme

[DubaiDai]

I run along the barrage from time to time and can count on one hand the amount of black/asian runners i've seen.
Same goes for swimming and mountain biking.
I know many Somalis who will have a kick about or watch football on tv but have no interest in going down the road to watch the city.
And it's got nothing to do with racism or not feeling welcome i believe it's more of a family generation thing.

Maybe it is linked to the actual sport ?
I have been a city supporter for 62 years and yes it seems slow to change, however, go to watch cricket at sophia gardens (or anywhere else around the country) and you will see many black and Asian supporters. Mainly because there is a strong link to the game from their ethnicity

[DubaiDai]

I think the club does very little to attract people who aren't introduced to Cardiff by their family or friends. or at least what it does do doesn't have much impact.
if you're not inducted into the football by someone bringing you along then there just isn't much visibility of it across most of the city.
I know plenty of people who are into football and have lived here since university, but have never even contemplated going to a city game.

the club should absolutely reach out to the non white communities in Cardiff to encourage more to start to follow the club, and I don t think they should stop there.

in terms of the question of how diverse the city is- I guess that if you open it up to Cardiff's "catchment" which is larger again than the population of Cardiff alone, then the non-white percentage would likely drop a fair bit.

agree in principal with your comments but it would be interesting to find out if any clubs outside of the premiership are doing that much much to attract ethnic support ?