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An early season message to Trust members from chair Tim Hartley

Its been a mixed start to the season but if Ole can find the right combination of players then who knows maybe that bounce back to the Premiership could still be on. Off the field, the Trust too had a good pre-season and we have been busy working on a number of projects.

The alternative blue shirts look great and Kukri have now sold more than 2,500. Not only do the shirts help us make the stadium a sea of blue but we have raised more than £12,500 for Ty Hafan already. Thanks go to Trust member Phil Jones for all his hard work on this.

We have supported Coventry City in their bid to return to their true home and it was good to hear that their 35 mile trek to Northampton for home games will soon be over. While the FA continues its investigation into the Malky Mackay and Iain Moody texts, it’s worth noting again that the Supporters’ Trust condemns all forms of homophobia and racism and we are organising a community 5-a-side in October to bring communities across Cardiff and South Wales together. More details to follow.

The oral history project we are running with the Cardiff Story at the Central Library is now going full steam ahead. We are recording people’s personal histories of the club, what it was like in the old days, our Wembley years and what going down the City means to you. If you are interested in being interviewed or in doing an interview with friends or family then contact us.

We have been promised a meeting with the club’s new General Manager, Ken Choo, and are waiting for a date. There are still lots of question we need answering and I’m sure that when Mr Tan will convert his debt into equity and when we can return to playing in blue will, of course, feature in our discussions. If you have any questions you want answered then send them to help@ccfctrust.org and we will put them to the club.

We are working with local businesses to offer Trust members discounts. If your company or anyone you know would like to offer us all a discount then do get in touch.

It will be a quiet couple of weeks now over the international break. All the best to all the City players involved in the European qualifiers.

Remember to pop in to the Trust office at the stadium. We’re open two hours before kick off. It’s near gate 5.

See you at the Norwich game!

And why not encourage friends and relatives to join the Trust for just £12 a year. Fans can join at the Trust office on match days and on the website

Trust members who travel away are invited to take part in the FSF Away Fans Survey for the 2014-2015 season.

They want anyone who has been to an away game so far to complete the survey and those who plan to go to an away game in the near future  to complete this afterwards as well. The link to the survey will always be on the home page of our website.

The link is httpss://www.surveymonkey.com/s/away-fans-2014-15

Bluebirds fans with very young children can now buy the acclaimed alternative blue shirts for just £19.95 with £5 going to theTy Hafan children’s hospice

The shirts are for 12, 18 and 24 month old toddlers and are available through the link

https://www.teamshopbuilder.co.uk/cardiffcitysupporterstrust/findProdByShopId.action

The design of the shirt is round necked with a sublimated badge to prevent skin irritation.

Ali Abdi sent this message to the Trust

Following on from the success of our Easter Football Camp, Dynamic Sports Development now present the Summer Football Festival  taking place this Sunday, August 24, at Gol Centre, Cardiff. They will target young people aged 5-16 in a fun environment, full of different footballing activities.

With the support of the Welsh Football Trust, Street Games Wales, Sport Cardiff and Gol Centre there will be lots of prizes on offer including medals, t-shirts and certificates for all participants.

& Most of all its totally FREE!

If you can promote this amongst your networks, that would be great!

Many Thanks,

Ali

In a statement today following media reports on comments allegedly made by Cardiff City’s former manager Malky Mackay, Tim Hartley, chair of Cardiff City Supporters’ Trust, said: “The Trust condemns without reservation any racist, homophobic and sexist comments whenever and wherever they are made.

“We have spoken out against issues like homophobic chanting at football matches and in 2013 issued a statement on the subject https://www.ccfctrust.org/?p=2875. We are also organising a Trust five-a-side football tournament in October involving ethnic minority and faith groups to celebrate friendship through football.

“We are not privilege to the details of the dossier concerning alleged comments made by our former manager Malky Mackay. The Football Association has been sent documents by the club and we await the outcome of any investigation. It would be wrong of us to speculate further at this stage without any detailed information being made available.”