Anyone else happy with Tan?

[North Cardiff Blue]

Re: Anyone else happy with Tan?

Stadium expansion.

Bailed us out from the rugby boys and the taxman!

If he had only appointed a decent football man, (who would have picked a decent manager), instead of Dalman and Choo we could be flying now!

[blue lewj]

Re: Anyone else happy with Tan?

Tan was part of a consortium that bought a controlling stake in City. Headed up by Dato Chan Tien Ghee.
They installed Malky.

Tien Ghee left the club just over a month before we were promoted on March 1 2013. The club stated
'We are greatly indebted to TG, who since joining in 2010 has been instrumental in the progress of the club to where it is today, and we wish to record our deep appreciation for his invaluable contributions and efforts.'

Take a look at the managerial appointments and the way the club has been run since then.

[blue lewj]

Re: Anyone else happy with Tan?

Bailed us out from the rugby boys and the taxman!

If he had only appointed a decent football man, who would have picked a decent manager, instead of Dalman and Choo we could be flying now!

That is what is needed.
Football men advising and making football decisions.

If it is as simple as giving Tan the final say on say 4 options that will work to varying degrees it would be something.

You can't have a bash at football and hope for the best.
Well you can but the club will be a lot lower than it currently is.

[2b2bdoo]

Re: Anyone else happy with Tan?

Maybe it’s better the devil you know, he keeps us an afloat. I do feel the club need a new direction and leadership though. A new owner might work, but first you have to find someone willing to buy us. Then you have to hope they are actually good for the club. So many owners promise the world and deliver on nothing before selling up and doing a runner.

[blue lewj]

Re: Anyone else happy with Tan?

I see it as needing one of two things.

1. Tan realising what is needed and getting football people to at least advise him. A Director of Football reporting in to Tan would see this club transform almost overnight. Even, dare I say it, a Warnock type figure who massages everybody's ego but leaves the footballing playing side and signings to the manager ultimately.

2. He remains stubborn, takes us down as far as possible, and fans will demand change sooner or later. In this instance a new owner will be needed at some stage.

[City123]

Re: Anyone else happy with Tan?

I imagine Swansea fans are pretty happy

[goats]

Re: Anyone else happy with Tan?

I can’t say I’m as up to speed with all the goings on with the club as I used to be, but for me the problem seems to be Dalman and Choo and how the club is ran, rather then Tans ownership? Hasn’t he put a lot of money in?

I do realise that Tan should be doing more to move those two on and bring in some people who know what they’re doing but seeing TAN OUT banners makes me feel very uneasy.

I hated when we changed to red but he listened eventually and changed it back.
He’s developed part of the ground.
We’ve spent god knows how much on transfers and wages and managers over the years. Got promoted twice..

I actually quite like having Tan as an owner compared to what some fans of other clubs have been through.

Am I being a total melon here and missing something obvious?

Problem is he wants the final say on things he hasn’t got a clue about, Dalman and choo are just yes men and let it happen hence we lose millions every month from their own incompetence. We ever sold any managers like the jacks? We’ve barely sold any players let alone managers, most of whom never work again…..

[goats]

Re: Anyone else happy with Tan?

Yes
We've lurched from crisis to crisis all under his Stewardship.
How the hell he ever became a billionaire beats the shit out of me.
He put people in place to "run" the club its all down to him.

Wasn’t he handed the franchise for Macdonalds in Malaysia? Like a licence to print money…..

[goats]

Re: Anyone else happy with Tan?

2 promotions?

Almost pointless….

[Taunton Blue Genie]

Re: Anyone else happy with Tan?

Can some take a stab at a guess as to why Tan is still interested in the club? It baffles me completely.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Re: Anyone else happy with Tan?

Wasn’t he handed the franchise for Macdonalds in Malaysia? Like a licence to print money…..

Given how high he can hoist his trousers, I dare say he hasn't got a couple of quarter pounders swinging away down below....

[blue lewj]

Re: Anyone else happy with Tan?

Can some take a stab at a guess as to why Tan is still interested in the club? It baffles me completely.

I can certainly see why Dalman's firm with their virtually guaranteed return on their investment are interested.

[WJ99mobile]

Re: Anyone else happy with Tan?

I wouldn't use the word happy but I'm not against him.

I'd assume most people are in the same boat.

[WJ99mobile]

Re: Anyone else happy with Tan?

All the hate stems from a few poor managerial choices (and as such player recruitment), but ones many on here agreed with at the time.

[The Lone Gunman]

Re: Anyone else happy with Tan?

I can’t say I’m as up to speed with all the goings on with the club as I used to be, but for me the problem seems to be Dalman and Choo and how the club is ran, rather then Tans ownership?

You're apparently missing the fact that Mehmet Dalman was brought into the club more than a decade ago by Vincent Tan and elevated to the position of Chairman by Tan, while Ken Choo is merely one of Tan's stooges - an employee who does what he's told.

Make no mistake, it's Tan who controls CCFC, not his subordinates.