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Cardiff City fans have sent an unequivocal message to their club – a total rejection of the rebrand and a demand for a return to playing in blue.

85.21% (847) of supporters who responded to the annual fans’ survey – open to members and non-members – said the Trust should continue to campaign against the rebrand. Just 2.41% (24) of all those polled supported the rebrand.

Of Trust members only 2 (0.75%) members that filled in the survey supported the rebrand while 83.58% of  members wanted the Trust to continue to oppose the colour change with 15.67%  disagreeing with the rebrand, but reluctantly accepting it.

A total of 1,002 responded to the survey.

Other findings from the survey included:

·       58% of members were happy with the match day experience.

·       81% of members were happy with the way the Trust has performed.

·       76.7% of fans described the past 12 months as disappointing.

When fans were asked about what had caused them most concern over the past year, the top responses were the rebrand, the sacking of Malky Mackay and the off-field distractions. Supporters also questioned the major shareholder’s long term commitment to Cardiff City. There was a perception of a lack of football knowledge at the club and concern that it is not properly engaging with supporters.

Tim Hartley, chair of Cardiff City Supporters’ Trust, said: “These results show a hardening of opposition by fans to the rebrand. It is now obvious that they haven’t been won over and it is not being embraced.

“Just 24 fans out of the nearly 1,000 who answered the question supported Mr Tan’s change to red. The message could not be more clear – fans want a return to blue. This is not a vocal minority, but now a very large and vocal majority who want a change.

“We hope all Cardiff City fans who want a return to blue will demonstrate their support by taking part in the protest march before the Liverpool game on Saturday to send another strong message to the club.

“The full results of the survey are being published and will be made available to the club.”

You can see the results here in the attached files. Note some pages are blank because they were used for fan comments which are too numerous to publish.

Member results          –          All Responses

Trust board member Jon Day, who organised the poll, thanked both Trust and non-Trust members for taking the time to fill out the survey.

Cardiff City Supporters’ Trust issued the following statement in support of the demonstration for a return to blue:

“The Trust fully supports the proposed demonstration before the Liverpool match on Saturday, March 22.

“Early returns from the Trust fans’ survey show strong opposition to the rebrand from both Trust members and non-members and an overwhelming desire for a return to blue. The full results will be published later this month.

“We have detected a hardening of attitude as a result of the off-the-field controversies which have soured the club’s return to the top division.

“The Trust supports the strong desire of the protest organisers that the march is both peaceful and focused solely on the campaign to return to blue. Our mandate is for a change of colours back to our traditional one’s and to persuade the club owner to do so.

“The Trust would condemn without reservation any personal or racist comments or chanting. They have no place in any protest and those that are thinking of making such comments would be well advised to stay away.

“We know that once the protest is over all Cardiff City fans will get fully behind the Bluebirds when they take the field against Liverpool.”

The Trust’s fans’ survey closes on Wednesday so please take a final opportunity to give your views on a range of issues about your club.

The survey can be accessed by clicking on the links below.

To complete the survey members should click on httpss://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ccst2014membersurvey

Non members can also complete the survey by clicking on httpss://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ccst2014survey

The Trust issued a statement in response to the Vincent Tan interview on BBC TV and Radio

Tim Hartley, chair of Cardiff City Supporters’ Trust, said: “We are disappointed that Mr Tan has raised uncertainty about the future at a time when the team is fighting to retain Premier League status.

“Mr Tan talks about wanting to unite with fans. The first thing he could do to help towards achieving that would be to meet the Trust and Cardiff City Supporters’ Club as was promised in December last year. Putting that meeting into the distant future is not acceptable and shows disrespect to supporters.

“While fans are grateful for the significant investment into Cardiff City, we don’t believe fans need to apologise for campaigning for a return to our traditional blue colours.

“We are concerned that Mr Tan has yet to decide whether to convert the debt owed to him into equity which is what fans were promised in no uncertain terms.

“This season should have been an exciting experience for fans after an absence of more than 50 years from the top flight but it has been soured by continuing off-the-field distractions.

“We would also like a firm commitment from Mr Tan that a Hull City-style change of name will not be countenanced by him at any time in the future.

“Once again, Mr Tan’s interview illustrates how important it is to have strong supporter involvement in football clubs as happens at Swansea City and many other clubs across Wales and England and in Europe in countries like Germany.”

The Trust is conducting its annual fans’ survey and we’d be grateful if all members could spare a few minutes to answer the questions.

There are 15 questions, including one’s on the controversial rebrand, the match-day experience, away ticket distribution and what you would like to see the Trust prioritise in the year ahead.

To complete the survey members should click on httpss://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ccst2014membersurvey

Non members can also complete the survey by clicking on httpss://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ccst2014survey