Reply With QuoteDid you expect anything else from them ?
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You will recall that, when reports first emerged of a bid to acquire Cardiff City, we contacted the club to seek clarification.
We received a response that no formal bid had been made but a notice of intention to make such an offer had been received.
Since then speculation regarding a bid has significantly ramped up not just on social media but also in the national press. Reports that a quantified bid has been made, together with interviews with Gareth Bale who is reported to be involved with a consortium, is causing consternation amongst the fanbase who, in our view, should be kept in the picture.
We have since contacted directly the 3 Europe based Directors of the club seeking further clarification of the situation and asking for an official public statement to be made.
We received a reply that the Club are not prepared to make a public statement in response to what they say are "rumours".
To say that this is a very unsatisfactory situation is an understatement. The Club need to confirm the position so that supporters get the clarity they deserve. We will continue to press the club to make a formal statement.
Did you expect anything else from them ?
As frustrating as it is for us, it isn't particularly surprising.
the Bale consortium obviously feel that having Bale front and centre will help them win over the fans and achieve their aims, so it's in their interest to try to conduct this business in the public eye. It probably isn't in the club's interest to do so, or the other interested parties'.
As for asking the Europe based directors of the club I'm not surprised they couldn't get any information out of them - ultimately the decision to sell or not rests with Vincent Tan - god knows what motivates him to keep pumping money into the club, and god knows what prompted him to buy it in the first place, so whether he wants to sell up at the values mentioned is probably only something he can answer.
I guess we will find out one way or another if it happens or the interested parties pull out
If Tan doesn’t sell to any of these “rumoured” parties then it’s going to get pretty ugly.
is it though?Originally Posted by Underhill1980
A 34K+ seater stadium in league 2 or the National and it may get very ugly indeed.
Not sure where Tan is "pumping money" into the club but at the moment he is wasting that money if it is not being wisely spent (when have we been wise with money)
Even without a takeover it's pretty obvious that we're now heading for Cardiff City's 'austerity' years. Probably stay up in league one for several seasons, possibly just keeping out of danger of relegation to league 2. Most of us have been there - they were awful years. Maybe ugly is the wrong word, but it sure isn't going to be 'pretty' either.
Definitely more than an even chance.
Do you mean on the pitch or off by the fans?
National league? get a grip
Most probably both !
Do you mean on the pitch or off by the fans?
If Tan doesn't sell, or refuses to and turns off the money tap, who knows how ugly it could get
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