Originally Posted by
Badly Ironed Shirt
He's not the only one though. The OP started this with a thread that was basically saying "Yeah, well Tan apologised, and so the haters have to stop hating".
Except, when it was pointed out that Tan didn't apologise, the people who (once again) had to justify their positions were said to be pedantic.
I am being told that my views are "increasingly irrelevant" - but I am under no illusions. My views have always been irrelevant.
It is amusing that, because someone has a view that differs from the majority view, they get labelled a troll. The basic objective of that labelling is to try to force those oddballs (another term used here recently) away from forums like this - it is now commonplace on the internet to try to lessen an opposing view by promoting the person with the opposing view as a troll.
This thread was started with the sole aim of belittling the opposite view to the OP's and, if anyone is trolling, it is him. Except, he isn't trolling because he is posting a view that I have no doubt he believes in. Similarly, when I post my "anti-Tan" stuff (which seems to get a lot more criticism when the team is winning promotion, and a lot more support when the team is not winning promotion) I am not trolling - I am expressing my opinion. An opinion to which I am entitled, and an opinion that, just because it is an extremely minority opinion in these days of on the pitch success, is an opinion that carries as much weight with me as your opinion carries with you.
Now, there is an argument that my views are not welcome here - and that is upto the moderators to decide - although I am not sure that Cardiff City needs another echo chamber, and this is the one forum where opposition fans are welcomed as much as home fans - and this is the only forum where "bitter ex-fans" like me can spout off all their "crap". It's a tolerant forum, always has been - but I don't think it always will be.
Vincent Tan is owed a lot of money by Cardiff City football club - money that he spent on a vanity project (or mid-life crisis project) in 2012. It's a shame that he didn't convert debt to equity like he promised 27 months ago. If he had carried out that one promise, then Cardiff would be entering the money league debt free. Just for once, I would like to see a Cardiff City owner take responsibility for their actions. Tan hasn't done that. Still no real apology for causing discord and discontent among a customer/fan base, still no debt to equity, still no long term structure or planning. One promotion may outweigh or even delete these facts for many of you. It's nowhere near enough for me.