Non-white City fans

[jon1959]

Re: Non-white City fans

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/clubs-back-pfa-asian-inclusion-mentoring-scheme

[DubaiDai]

Re: Non-white City fans

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]

Re: Non-white City fans

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 ?