The following two statements were issued by Cardiff City Supporters’ Trust today. One was issued this morning and the other this evening:

Cardiff City Supporters’ Trust today issued the following statement following a meeting of the club’s board.

Chair Tim Hartley said: “Despite yesterday’s lengthy board meeting supporters are still concerned about the long term future of our manager. There is confusion over the departure of Iain Moody with Malky Mackay’s agent now stating that he will make a statement if the club remains silent.

“Bluebirds fans deserve a full explanation following the board meeting, including the reasoning behind the decision to appoint Alisher Apsalyamov as acting Head of Recruitment.

“The events of the last week at Cardiff demonstrates the need for a new approach to the ownership and governance of professional football clubs.

“Cardiff could make a start by acting in a more transparent way and by engaging and communicating with fans. It could also consider having an elected supporter director who would be able to represent the fans views at the top table.

“We reiterate our support for Malky Mackay who has been one of the best managers in the club’s history.”

Keith Morgan, a member of the board of Cardiff City Supporters’ Trust, responding to the statement issued by Cardiff City in the wake of yesterday’s board meeting, said:

“We are disappointed that the statement contains no reference to fans, no consideration of putting an elected supporter representative on the board and also the issues which caused the upheaval at the club have not been addressed in the statement. We believe that far greater dialogue between the club owner and senior management and the supporters of the Bluebirds
is vitally necessary in the future.

“We note that interest paid of £5.8m has been written off by Mr Tan which is good news for the club’s future and makes reference to interest free loans. But we are puzzled that the statement contains no reference to Mr Tan converting the debt, which has been built up, into shares. Further clarification is needed from the club’s owner on this matter.

“We once again reiterate our full support for Malky Mackay and hope he leads the Bluebirds to even greater success in the Premier League.”