Cardiff fans send open letter to owner, chairman and CEO, expressing deep concern

Worried Cardiff fans send an open letter to the owner, chairman and CEO, expressing deep concern at the current situation.

Supporters groups have come together to send an extraordinary letter laying out the serious concerns fans have with the way the Championship outfit is currently being run, current management and it’s direction.

They also highlight a significant frustration over the absence of clear short-term and long-term plans for Cardiff City, especially following a prolonged search for a new manager.

The club has seen seven managers in four years and are still yet to confirm the permanent replacement for Erol Bulut who was sacked in late September, with Omer Riza doing a good job as interim.

There’s a call for more transparency and better communication from the club’s leadership with the fanbase feel left in the dark regarding the managerial search and overall club strategy.

An open letter to the Cardiff City Owner, Chairman and CEO. On behalf of all official Cardiff City supporters organisations, there is complete unanimity and agreement behind this letter which has been penned. Expressing deep concern with the current situation at the club. pic.twitter.com/eYIB903X4L

— Cardiff City Fan Advisory Board (@cardiffcityfab) December 1, 2024

An open letter to the Cardiff City Owner, Chairman and CEO.

Following discussions among all official Cardiff City supporters organisations, there is complete unanimity and agreement behind this letter which has been penned. Expressing deep concern with the current situation at the football club.

01.12.2024

Dear Mehmet and Ken,

As we head towards the midpoint of the season, we write this open letter, on behalf of Cardiff City supporters to you. This letter has been agreed upon by all Cardiff City Supporter organisations (The Cardiff City Supporters club, The Cardiff City Trust, The Cardiff City Disabled supporters association and the Fan Advisory Board). We are seeking constructive conversation and want to raise the serious concerns surrounding the current situation at the Club – Particularly the lack of any clear short term and long-term plans for the football club.

Once again, the club regrettably finds itself in a precarious position at the bottom end of the table, with no full-time manager, no clarity on hiring process and no clear plan or strategy evidenced. Supporters continue to voice frustration with the lack of communication from the owner Sri Vincent Tan either directly or via his directors. Leaving an interim Manager in the impossible position of fielding questions which should be answered by an executive function.

The Fan Advisory Board believes that we are close to, if not already experiencing, a significant shift in supporter opinion that could result in irreversible toxicity and apathy almost irrespective of results on the pitch.

We feel that the club remain stuck in a cycle of perpetual failure, there’s a loss of confidence by fans in the club’s ability to make the right decisions, having been in this erratic pattern for several years. The lessons of the past have not been learnt, reflected in seven managers in just four years.

You have had over 70 days to find and appoint a first-team manager and it is indicative of the lack of leadership, overall strategy, and footballing knowledge at the Club.

We do not doubt that everyone is working hard, but the Club is in dire need of a clear plan and better communication from the boardroom to Cardiff City Supporters.

At a recent fans parliament you committed to better communication, this has not been forthcoming. Therefore, we call for:

· Urgent communication to the fans on the current managerial situation and the process involved in hiring.

· A clear, coherent, and credible plan for the immediate season and a long-term plan which outlines how the club plan to break the cycle of failure and progress on and off the pitch.

· A commitment to complete transparency and honesty through more frequent communication to supporters. Working hand in hand with supporter organisations.

We look forward to hearing from you,

Regards,

The Cardiff City Fan Advisory Board.

This is what Twitter users are saying as Cardiff fans send an open letter to the owner, chairman and CEO, expressing deep concern…

@Mez__81: About time we did something like this. The 3 clowns need to realise that they are not untouchable and they should be made to answer us supporters and our concerns. I hope that this will make them sit up and take notice but sadly I feel that they don’t give a toss about us.

@Mattyaztec1927: Well done all but I have to ask what are we going to do if your requests fall on deaf ears?

@CCFCMando: Brilliant letter, our board are weak and spineless and have been for years. Failure after failure since PL relegation and there’s no end in sight. Time that they sort it out IMMEDIATELY or sell up, they’re not much wanted here anymore anyway.

@skcollob_ho: Yeah, good luck with that letter. The ownership of this club treat the fans with contempt and act as though the fans don’t matter. Sure, they’ll sit down, but what answers do the fans really think they’ll get, aside from monosyllabic responses to serious questions?!

@SloperBlues: About time. Over 70 days since Bulut was sacked and we still don’t have a permanent manager. Totally unacceptable.

@SJRichards79: Fully support this letter but am not hopeful it will make a difference. The board are wilfully neglectful towards the club. They wouldn’t run a corner shop this way so goodness knows why they run a multi million £ business in such a shambolic way!

@jack_nr98: Something seriously needs to be answered by Mehmet and Choo. No permanent manager, no direction and floating above the drop. We need answers!!!

@neddthomas: Good letter but a sad state of affairs that a letter like this has to be written. The worst thing is they promised better communication but, much like a lot in the last 14 years, they’ve not delivered #CardiffCity #Bluebirds

@The_Watts: Fantastic letter this but will no doubt be ignored

@leonsdcn3: I’m bored of the club, that our own fans have to keep making statements like this almost on an annual basis now.

@c8nnorr: Thank god someone affiliated with the club is speaking out about this shambles at the club atm

@connorccfc26: Finally 👏👏 thank you