Gate receipts to go to the family maybe?
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I think Cardiff City and FC Nantes should become much closer. We're both from Celtic nations and now have an even stronger bond, united in grief. Perhaps the two teams could play each other in an annual match during pre-season, one year in Cardiff and the next in Nantes and so on.
Gate receipts to go to the family maybe?
I'm not sure how much is done after your City becomes twinned but a very, very small positive out of this tragedy could be becoming closer to Nantes and this friendly game could help do that.
Families... Yes, great idea
The club's and supporters' response to the tragedy has been poignant and heartfelt. Let's not jump on the 21st Century football sentimentality train ..
Or we move on, which is what I suspect will happen.
These ideas of tournaments etc, whilst very romantic won't be so appealing if we got relegated twice.
Last edited by William Treseder; 05-02-19 at 11:25. Reason: Spelling
Just jumping in on this. I've certainly seen a lot of good will messages online and social media from Nantes fans, sharing pics and videos with footage from the Arsenal and Bournemouth games and the like.
Obviously their mourning is completely different to ours but I still think there has been some sort of shared grieving between Nantes and Cardiff fans.
I've posted on some Nantes forums and have had a few fans contact me on Social Media and various conversations how sad it has all been.
Whilst I expect it to die down in due course I still believe there will be some sort of lasting link.
Thanks. So, basically, we’ve seen a bit of social media interaction between what in reality is a tiny percentage of the respective fanbases, which is no surprise at all given the circumstances. But can that really be described as a genuine bond?
As TOBW suggests, it will be interesting to see how the relationship between the two clubs develops in the coming months as their financial considerations move to the forefront and the realities of how this tragedy came about become more apparent.