FT: CARDIFF CITY 0 - 0 W.B.A.. RELEGATED

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Originally Posted by Coyote

We're a capital city, and we have loads of events that take place in the city, the city is thriving and on the rise, in spite of how shit the football club is, not because of it. Finding a buyer will be extremely easy.

The hard part will be getting Tan to part ways with it. Which is why he needs to be pushed out.

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Extremely easy? Yeah ok.

I'd love Tan to go. I think we will go into further decline under his ownership.

However I don't think there is any realistic interest in buying him out. I would love to be proved wrong.

thankyou to all the lads who keep the banter going and keep it interesting here, ill be honest as i said before, ive not watched a live game while the prick of a clown was in charge... i called for his head long long ago

long time bluebirds can remember even worse times than this, we been there there and done it

looking forward to winning ways and cheering again, it gives everyone a lift, its been so drab and negative for far too long

going to be a topsy turvy summer id have thought, players who think they are better than L1 will no doubt look to leave as cuts in outgoings will be drastic... my advise for those, thanks for nothing and piss off, there are plenty of young talent in lower teams who are just coming through and looking to progress way beyond us, lets hope we get a 15-20 goal a season little gem who can become a hero

as for the club **** you, it makes the prem league years seem like nothing now, id sooner be back in ninian cheering eddie may and the lads on

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Originally Posted by Hilts

Extremely easy? Yeah ok.

I'd love Tan to go. I think we will go into further decline under his ownership.

However I don't think there is any realistic interest in buying him out. I would love to be proved wrong.

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Yes, I do think it will be extremely easy to find a buyer interested, but the issue is Tan will price them out of it. Which is why we've got to be as openly hostile to him as possible now.

Given Wrexham are now an entertainment juggernaut in the US, and Swansea now have Modric investment, it would be very easy to pitch Cardiff as having potential to expand into entertainment ventures as the capital city, now that two other Welsh teams are on the rise. TKO Holdings held a massive WWE event in Cardiff in 2022, the first large event since Summerslam 1992 in Wembley and have a very lucrative Netflix deal. Other entertainers frequently include Cardiff as a part of their schedule when doing touring dates. There is massive upside to investing in Cardiff if done correctly and intelligently, we had a Champions League final held here after all.

We are on par with a team like Bolton as it currently stands. For a capital city, it's pathetic and given where the city is otherwise, we are under-performing on a monumental level. The pressure must be unloaded full-bore once the Sala trial is over, because he is (and I do not say this lightly) a cancer on this club.

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

When we haven’t got a home game for more than three months?

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It's how Cardiff city fans roll

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Originally Posted by Father Dougal

Yes.

However only if he's also the only one to get any credit for the clubs 2 promotions to the Premier league.

Can't have it all ways.

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Tan did not appoint Malky. TG did.

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Originally Posted by Coyote

Yes, I do think it will be extremely easy to find a buyer interested, but the issue is Tan will price them out of it. Which is why we've got to be as openly hostile to him as possible now.

Given Wrexham are now an entertainment juggernaut in the US, and Swansea now have Modric investment, it would be very easy to pitch Cardiff as having potential to expand into entertainment ventures as the capital city, now that two other Welsh teams are on the rise. TKO Holdings held a massive WWE event in Cardiff in 2022, the first large event since Summerslam 1992 in Wembley and have a very lucrative Netflix deal. Other entertainers frequently include Cardiff as a part of their schedule when doing touring dates. There is massive upside to investing in Cardiff if done correctly and intelligently, we had a Champions League final held here after all.

We are on par with a team like Bolton as it currently stands. For a capital city, it's pathetic and given where the city is otherwise, we are under-performing on a monumental level. The pressure must be unloaded full-bore once the Sala trial is over, because he is (and I do not say this lightly) a cancer on this club.

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Ok where's the interest?

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Originally Posted by Hilts

Ok where's the interest?

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I just told you there was major interest in the city itself. We know last years that several firms made approaches to Tan but were priced out of it due to Tan being Tan, something he's going to have less incentive to do now he's had this rude awakening.

We need to push him out, because if Reading can be saved (they'll be promoted next season, if not maybe in the playoffs this season), then Cardiff surely can.

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Originally Posted by Coyote

Yes, I do think it will be extremely easy to find a buyer interested, but the issue is Tan will price them out of it. Which is why we've got to be as openly hostile to him as possible now.

Given Wrexham are now an entertainment juggernaut in the US, and Swansea now have Modric investment, it would be very easy to pitch Cardiff as having potential to expand into entertainment ventures as the capital city, now that two other Welsh teams are on the rise. TKO Holdings held a massive WWE event in Cardiff in 2022, the first large event since Summerslam 1992 in Wembley and have a very lucrative Netflix deal. Other entertainers frequently include Cardiff as a part of their schedule when doing touring dates. There is massive upside to investing in Cardiff if done correctly and intelligently, we had a Champions League final held here after all.

We are on par with a team like Bolton as it currently stands. For a capital city, it's pathetic and given where the city is otherwise, we are under-performing on a monumental level. The pressure must be unloaded full-bore once the Sala trial is over, because he is (and I do not say this lightly) a cancer on this club.

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Can't disagree with that ; the only problem is I reckon Tan takes very little interest in his football club nowadays and is more concerned with seeing the Sala case to it's conclusion.

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Originally Posted by Coyote

I just told you there was major interest in the city itself. We know last years that several firms made approaches to Tan but were priced out of it due to Tan being Tan, something he's going to have less incentive to do now he's had this rude awakening.

We need to push him out, because if Reading can be saved (they'll be promoted next season, if not maybe in the playoffs this season), then Cardiff surely can.

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What firms?

Sorry I'm not having a go. I just don't believe there is real genuine interest.

If there was why haven't they made themselves known? It would certainly help.

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Originally Posted by Coyote

We're a capital city, and we have loads of events that take place in the city, the city is thriving and on the rise, in spite of how shit the football club is, not because of how good it's doing. Finding a buyer will be extremely easy.

The hard part will be getting Tan to part ways with it. Which is why he needs to be pushed out.

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capital city doesn't mean shit.

were not in the 100 biggest cities in Europe.

were a small to medium provincial city in a relatively poor part of the UK.

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Originally Posted by Rjk

capital city doesn't mean shit.

were not in the 100 biggest cities in Europe.

were a small to medium provincial city in a relatively poor part of the UK.

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Agree. The capital city stuff is complete bollox.

The support from the Capital is terrible. Take away the Valleys and surrounding areas support and we'd really be a small club deserving of a Lower League place.

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Originally Posted by Hilts

What firms?

Sorry I'm not having a go. I just don't believe there is real genuine interest.

If there was why haven't they made themselves known? It would certainly help.

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I don't know the exact details because everyone involved has been hush-hush. It's not the kind of thing that companies would openly talk about unless in advanced talks, but allegedly, there were about 2-3 consortiums interested, including one American one last summer that Tan priced out.

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Originally Posted by Rjk

capital city doesn't mean shit.

were not in the 100 biggest cities in Europe.

were a small to medium provincial city in a relatively poor part of the UK.

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Burnley are 5 times smaller than us and are in the Premier League.

Brighton are half our size, and have played European football recently.

There are no excuses. The reason we've lost so much support and so many in the city would rather support big 6 clubs is because of the relationship between the ownership and the fans. Should that improve, the fan support would improve.

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

When we haven’t got a home game for more than three months?

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Could switch from protests outside the ground to a season ticket boycott.

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Originally Posted by Undercoverinwurzelland

Could switch from protests outside the ground to a season ticket boycott.

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There might natuarally be one of those anyway. Can we expect to shift 14 - 16000 ST's after a relegation?

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Originally Posted by Michael Morris

There might natuarally be one of those anyway. Can we expect to shift 14 - 16000 ST's after a relegation?

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10000 will a stretch at this point. Are there any teams casual fans would want to watch us play in League One?

At least going down from the Prem to the Championship, there are some good teams worth watching still.

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Originally Posted by Michael Morris

There might natuarally be one of those anyway. Can we expect to shift 14 - 16000 ST's after a relegation?

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If there is some ambition shown in the coming weeks with an intent to bounce back then sales will be decent.

There's plenty of talk about the lost fans due to the rebrand but we've also gained fans over the years.

Even if we are shit next year I reckon we will average around 12000.

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The reason we've lost so much support and so many in the city would rather support big 6 clubs is because of the relationship between the ownership and the fans. Should that improve, the fan support would improve'.

Have we lost so much support? Since when? The rebrand was a disaster but it didn't stop us getting sellout crowds in the premier league. The reason so many in the city would rather support big 6 clubs is that Cardiff City are, generally speaking, often pretty rubbish as a football team.

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Originally Posted by Coyote

The reason we've lost so much support and so many in the city would rather support big 6 clubs is because of the relationship between the ownership and the fans. Should that improve, the fan support would improve'.

Have we lost so much support? Since when? The rebrand was a disaster but it didn't stop us getting sellout crowds in the premier league. The reason so many in the city would rather support big 6 clubs is that Cardiff City are, generally speaking, often pretty rubbish as a football team.

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It's almost a badge of honour on this board to outdo one another as to how long they've stopped actually going to games - I doubt more than a handful of the more 'prominent' posters on here are regular supporters, yet we've had over 50,000 attend our last two home games.

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Originally Posted by Coyote

Yes, I do think it will be extremely easy to find a buyer interested, but the issue is Tan will price them out of it. Which is why we've got to be as openly hostile to him as possible now.

Given Wrexham are now an entertainment juggernaut in the US, and Swansea now have Modric investment, it would be very easy to pitch Cardiff as having potential to expand into entertainment ventures as the capital city, now that two other Welsh teams are on the rise. TKO Holdings held a massive WWE event in Cardiff in 2022, the first large event since Summerslam 1992 in Wembley and have a very lucrative Netflix deal. Other entertainers frequently include Cardiff as a part of their schedule when doing touring dates. There is massive upside to investing in Cardiff if done correctly and intelligently, we had a Champions League final held here after all.

We are on par with a team like Bolton as it currently stands. For a capital city, it's pathetic and given where the city is otherwise, we are under-performing on a monumental level. The pressure must be unloaded full-bore once the Sala trial is over, because he is (and I do not say this lightly) a cancer on this club.

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We could always try branching out into the Circus industry and see where that gets us. After all we already have a bunch of clowns running the club and a head honcho who would give Charlie Charolee a good run for his money.

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Originally Posted by PentyrchBlue

We could always try branching out into the Circus industry and see where that gets us. After all we already have a bunch of clowns running the club and a head honcho who would give Charlie Charolee a good run for his money.

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I’m sure there is a pair of Stan Stennet’s clown shoes tucked in a cupboard at CCS.

I’d love to see Dalman parade around the pitch wearing those.

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Originally Posted by Coyote

Get Tan, Dalman and Choo to sell.

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What is your experience in M&A?

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Originally Posted by Coyote

Pretty sure Everton did it over the summer months, and they didn't even get relegated.



Get Tan, Dalman and Choo to sell. They are actively hostile to our growth as a football club at this point. Wrexham are where they are because they have a positive atmosphere in their club, it's that simple. We are in the running, alongside Manchester United and Reading (the former of which are still a Premiership side and the latter of which are selling) for having the most miserable, underachieving side as it stands in the 92 relatively to geographical size/fan capture.

We do not have a director of football in the year 2025. We are the only capital city in Europe without a team in the top division, or even the second division now. This is unacceptable beyond measure and something must be done because this club is on life support due to the feckless threesome. This is a sick joke, and I'm tired of the complacency.

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There are offers and not those that the pine man is peddling. Tan just needs to do one

Anyone who clapped the players off today should hang their head in shame

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Originally Posted by Punxsutawney Phil

There are offers and not those that the pine man is peddling. Tan just needs to do one

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I can't stand these posts, are you related to Carl, where are the offers coming from..?

amuse me.

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Originally Posted by TheBirchgrovePub

Anyone who clapped the players off today should hang their head in shame

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Much as though I want many of them to leave, I felt they did everything but score yesterday. The effort put in justified a response and it looks like the vast majority in attendance agreed.

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Originally Posted by Dave Blue

Much as though I want many of them to leave, I felt they did everything but score yesterday. The effort put in justified a response and it looks like the vast majority in attendance agreed.

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The vast majority in attendance didn’t clap the team off yesterday. Most people had left by the time they started shuffling around the field.

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

The vast majority in attendance didn’t clap the team off yesterday. Most people had left by the time they started shuffling around the field.

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I think that was more to do with the couple of minutes after the final whistle when no-one seemed to know what was happening. I clapped, along with what I thought the large majority. They played well, they put in really good effort and my applause was for the game I'd just watched.

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Originally Posted by A Quiet Monkfish

I think that was more to do with the couple of minutes after the final whistle when no-one seemed to know what was happening. I clapped, along with what I thought the large majority. They played well, they put in really good effort and my applause was for the game I'd just watched.

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I knew what was happening. The game had finished, we'd drawn 0-0 and got relegated, so like the majority of the crowd I left. Plenty had left before the final whistle. There wasn't much applause for the team as I was leaving the Ninian Stand and any such applause certainly didn't come from the majority of the crowd.

It was interesting to hear the West Brom fans to my left giving their team some serious stick. They've obviously got significantly higher expectations than our lot.

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

I knew what was happening. The game had finished, we'd drawn 0-0 and got relegated, so like the majority of the crowd I left. Plenty had left before the final whistle. There wasn't much applause for the team as I was leaving the Ninian Stand and any such applause certainly didn't come from the majority of the crowd.

It was interesting to hear the West Brom fans to my left giving their team some serious stick. They've obviously got significantly higher expectations than our lot.

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Yeah, but at leat we had a go at it yesterday, maybe Mehmet can make up some certificates on the printer saying'Well Done'

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Originally Posted by Bobby Dandruff

Bolton, Blackpool, Barnsley, Lincoln, Huddersfield,Rotherham, Stevenage, Mansfield, Northampton.

Places that I thought I’d never have to go to and watch Cardiff City play again.

I couldn’t feel more dispirited.

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when did we play stevenage:shrug:

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Originally Posted by poc

when did we play stevenage:shrug:

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Stevenage are in L2 aren't they.

Are they relegating us 2 divisions for being so sh!t.?

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Originally Posted by Hilts

Stevenage are in L2 aren't they.

Are they relegating us 2 divisions for being so sh!t.?

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no they are in league one

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

I knew what was happening. The game had finished, we'd drawn 0-0 and got relegated, so like the majority of the crowd I left. Plenty had left before the final whistle. There wasn't much applause for the team as I was leaving the Ninian Stand and any such applause certainly didn't come from the majority of the crowd.

It was interesting to hear the West Brom fans to my left giving their team some serious stick. They've obviously got significantly higher expectations than our lot.

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I think if Riza had still been in charge the atmosphere in the last 2 games would have been far more toxic. The performance was okay yesterday, it was in most of the 44 games before it wasn’t! There were Tan out chants , some applause but worst of all a lot of resignation and apathy from the majority, I think we’ve been beaten as a support. I’m still convinced a lot of passion died when Tan changed colours , we have had moments of joy since but there’s a huge disconnect between the owner , board and the fans

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Originally Posted by The Lone Gunman

The vast majority in attendance didn’t clap the team off yesterday. Most people had left by the time they started shuffling around the field.

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Oh I see. You are commenting on the accuracy of other accounts AFTER you had left yourself.

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Originally Posted by Dave Blue

Oh I see. You are commenting on the accuracy of other accounts AFTER you had left yourself.

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Not at all.

BP said: "Anyone who clapped the players off today should hang their head in shame."

You replied: "The effort put in (by the players) justified a response and it looks like the vast majority in attendance agreed."

I said: "The vast majority in attendance didn’t clap the team off yesterday. Most people had left by the time they started shuffling around the field."

Yesterday's attendance was declared at 23,710. The vast majority of those in attendance did not clap the players off yesterday. That was obvious to anyone who was there.

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Originally Posted by poc

no they are in league one

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Alex Revell. Manager with L1 experience then.

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Originally Posted by TheBirchgrovePub

Anyone who clapped the players off today should hang their head in shame

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Why? Should people who continue to support shit teams also be ashamed?

I read on Walesonline that some of the players were in tears. Good, we've been in tears for the last few seasons and they more likely crying about taking a pay cut playing for accrington stanley.