Vincent Tan to give half his wealth to charity after he dies...

[The Lone Gunman]

Bollocks. The club was in serious threat of going into administration before Tan got involved.

Sure thing.

As I recall, when Tan initially got involved in the club (albeit as something of a sleeping partner), it was in the Championship play-off positions but also deep in debt and losing money hand over fist. As things stand, the club is just outside the Championship play-off positions, deep in debt and losing money hand over fist.

I guess the biggest difference you'll highlight is that City are now perceived by many as being financially secure, but is that actually true? After all, we're continually told that CCFC is almost totally reliant upon Vinnie's continued goodwill and financial support, which is hardly a position of strength. After all, what happens if this man who lives on the other side of the world suddenly snuffs it? How would the club fare in such a situation?

I've always believed that you can only truly evaluate a football club owner's tenure is once it's finished. Will CCFC be in a better position after Tan has gone than it was when he took over? Only time will tell.

[William Treseder]

You might as well ask me what my opinion of Vincent Tan would be if he was somebody entirely different who behaved entirely differently. Utterly pointless question, really. However, if you want to assess things from a football perspective while taking nothing else into consideration, the truth is the club is no further forward now that it was when Tan took control.

I wasn’t looking for your opinion on him as a person, that’s why i said his tenure.

[The Lone Gunman]

I wasn’t looking for your opinion on him as a person, that’s why i said his tenure.

I'd say the two are intrinsically linked, wouldn't you?

[jon1959]

https://www.theedgemarkets.com/artic...plan-continues

[William Treseder]

https://www.theedgemarkets.com/artic...plan-continues

When you read all that, and realise the vast amount of his wealth and business interests, Cardiff City must be like a box of monopoly to him. Hidden away, and brought out to play with every now and then. 😂

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Does anyone remember when a group of fans dressed up in Malaysian costumes and flags to persuade Vincent Tan to stay after the initial objection to the rebrand

They were in their fifties

It was like something out of a pantomime

I thought it was so cringeworthy it had me in stitches

[Tuerto]

Does anyone remember when a group of fans dressed up in Malaysian costumes and flags to persuade Vincent Tan to stay after the initial objection to the rebrand

They were in their fifties

It was like something out of a pantomime

I thought it was so cringeworthy it had me in stitches

See it as educational, It would have been the nearest any of them had ever got to a geography lesson.

[J R Hartley]

Does anyone remember when a group of fans dressed up in Malaysian costumes and flags to persuade Vincent Tan to stay after the initial objection to the rebrand

They were in their fifties

It was like something out of a pantomime

I thought it was so cringeworthy it had me in stitches

Big Gwyn dressed his dog up in a red shirt I seem to recall. Now that was ****ing cringeworthy.

[splott parker]

Big Gwyn dressed his dog up in a red shirt I seem to recall. Now that was ****ing cringeworthy.

Is he still about? I know we haven’t been down the City for a good while but hadn’t seen him home or away for a bit before ‘closed doors’...........haven’t seen Gwyn either

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Big Gwyn dressed his dog up in a red shirt I seem to recall. Now that was ****ing cringeworthy.

I remember seeing a photo of about 30 blokes dressed up like something out of alladin on the front of the western mail

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

See it as educational, It would have been the nearest any of them had ever got to a geography lesson.

Chinese, Japanese, they all look the same innit

[Croesy Blue]

Didn’t the guy who had the other messageboard turn up to Coventry away with a Thailand flag?

[Tuerto]

Didn’t the guy who had the other messageboard turn up to Coventry away with a Thailand flag?

Please let this be true, and please let it be that he had his Photo taken with it.

[Croesy Blue]

Please let this be true, and please let it be that he had his Photo taken with it.

I’ve searched and can’t find it but I’m sure it happened

[William Treseder]

I'd say the two are intrinsically linked, wouldn't you?

Not really. What kind of character a club owners is, and how he runs the club, are 2 different things entirely.
You could have an owner who’s as nice as pie, but naive, and ****s the club up, or you could have an absolute keunt in charge, but they improve your club both on and off the pitch.
I was just interested in your opinion as him as an owner.

[The Lone Gunman]

Not really. What kind of character a club owners is, and how he runs the club, are 2 different things entirely.

As far as I’m concerned you couldn’t be more wrong.

[William Treseder]

As far as I’m concerned you couldn’t be more wrong.

Can you explain?

[The Lone Gunman]

Can you explain?

This? Dear me.....

Yes, I can explain and it's very simple. I don't believe what kind of character a club owner is and how he runs the club are two entirely different things as you suggest. On the contrary, I believe they are very strongly linked.

[William Treseder]

Can you explain?

You not wanting to explain your reasoning TLG ?

[William Treseder]

This? Dear me.....

Yes, I can explain and it's very simple. I don't believe what kind of character a club owner is and how he runs the club are two entirely different things as you suggest. On the contrary, I believe they are very strongly linked.

Well that was a damp squib. Thought you were gonna enlighten me a bit more than that.

[The Lone Gunman]

Well that was a damp squib. Thought you were gonna enlighten me a bit more than that.

So what do you want exactly?

[William Treseder]

So what do you want exactly?

We’ll just have to agree to disagree. There’s more chance of Sludge getting his Nat King than you ever saying anything positive about Tan. Your a bitter man 😀

[The Lone Gunman]

We’ll just have to agree to disagree. There’s more chance of Sludge getting his Nat King than you ever saying anything positive about Tan.

In order for me to say something positive about Tan, I'd first have to believe there was something positive about Tan. I don't, so I won't.

[stan butler]

In order for me to say something positive about Tan, I'd first have to believe there was something positive about Tan. I don't, so I won't.

Hypocrite ice cream brigade.

[The Lone Gunman]

Hypocrite ice cream brigade.

Snivelling troglodyte troop.