Trust News

Trust board members Nick Williams and Mike Spear pictured with Bluebirds mascot Bartley

The Trust is thrilled to announce that more than 1,000 items were donated at the foodbank collection organised by Cardiff City Supporters’ Trust before the Rotherham United game on Saturday.

And a fantastic total of £504.50 was also donated by generous fans on the day, which includes a £100 contribution from the Trust.

David Craig, vice-chair of the Trust, said: “We were overwhelmed with the generosity of fans and everyone at Cardiff City Football Club. It was also great to receive donations on the day from Rubin Colwill and Oli Denham on behalf of the players. Club mascot Bartley also turned up to support the collection.

“The cost of living crisis with rising food and energy bills has hit many families and individuals very hard. So we are pleased to have helped support the tremendous work of the Rhymney Valley Foodbank in feeding the neediest in society.”

The Trust has now held three foodbank collections and we’ve been overwhelmed with the response from fans and the club alike.

City players Rubin Colwill and Oli Denham are pictured with Trust board members David Craig, Mike Spear and Keith Morgan along with Stephen Holdroyd from the Rhymney Valley Foodbank

Today’s foodbank collection was a great success with 967 items of food and other items donated to Rhymney Valley Foodbank. We expect to hit the 1,000 mark when late deliveries are counted.

The Trust  also donated £100 to the foodbank and there was a great response on the day with many fans also donating cash and others making payments to the Trust for the foodbank. The final total will be announced when we have it.

It was great to have a visit from Cardiff City first team players Rubin Colwill and Oliver Denham who brought donations from the club’splayers to our collection point and City mascot, Bartley also came along.

Thanks to everyone at Cardiff City for their support and generosity and also to the huge number of Bluebirds fans that gave food to help vulnerable families and individuals in these very trying times with so many struggling to afford food and heating. .

Trust board member Keith Morgan is pictured with Steve Evans-Jones (left) and Stephen Holdroyd of the Rhymney Valley Foodbank.

Mike Spear, Keith Morgan (chair) and Rob Jeffery of Cardiff City Supporters’ Trust

Cardiff City Supporters’ Trust is delighted to have contributed £3,000 so a mural could be created for Cardiff City FC Foundation’s Sensory Room at the stadium.

The Sensory Room has been providing an inclusive environment for children and young people with sensory impairments to visit Cardiff City Stadium to watch the Bluebirds in action, or just take the time to enjoy their surroundings at the home of both Cardiff City and Wales’ national teams.

Speaking following the donation, Supporters’ Trust Chair Keith Morgan said: “The Trust is delighted to be able to support the Foundation’s work to complete the impressive Sensory Room project at the Cardiff City Stadium by meeting the £3,000 cost of a mural.

“The Trust recognises the importance of supporting children and young people with sensory impairment and we’re thrilled to see the end product of the art work created by the talented Rianne Rowlands. It is superb.”

Seven-year-old Harry, a huge City fan, was impressed with the new mural when he used the Sensory Room recently.

Harry is unable to watch his beloved Bluebirds in the stadium bowl due to his ADHD. Since finding out about the Sensory Room, he’s been a regular to home games with his dad, Chris, where he can watch in a welcoming environment.

It may be one week before our foodbank collection before the Rotherham United game next Saturday but we’re pleased to have received some early donations.

The list of food items most urgently needed by the foodbank are canned meat, canned fish, canned vegetables/tomatoes/rice pudding, custard, soup, tea and coffee, jam, pasta sauce and UHT milk. No perishable food, please. 

Cash donations can also be made to the foodbank on the day. If anyone wants to make a donation through  bank transfer please contact members@ccfctrust.org and we’ll pass on the account details of the foodbank.

Our collection starts at 12.30pm outside the Trust Office, near Gate 5. Anything you can give would be gratefully received by the foodbank.

Thanks to all at Cardiff City for their support.

Keith Morgan, Trust Chair

The Trust has written to MPs in south Wales, as it is almost a year since the Fan-Led Review of Football led by Tracey Crouch, MP, was completed.

We have asked for their support to ensure legislation is enacted in the wake of media speculation about whether the Westminster Government intends to honour the commitments made by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson MP.

It would, to say the least, be hugely disappointing if the UK Government was to renege on this policy now, given it was a manifesto commitment in the run-up to the 2019 UK General Election.

As fans will be aware this issue was brought forward in response to the proposed European Super League and the review was carried out by the respected Conservative MP, Tracey Crouch, herself a previous Minister for Sport. It won universal acclaim, including cross-party Parliamentary support. Only those vested interests which it threatens questioned the need for it.

It was somewhat reassuring, therefore, that the current Minister for Sport, Stuart Andrew, recently made time to meet with a delegation from the Football Supporters’ Association. The FSA was able to make a very strong case for why implementation of the Review must carry on at pace.

Mr Andrew later confirmed that implementing the main findings of the Review remained Government policy and that he remained committed to a White Paper in the autumn. Whilst this is helpful, the full implementation of the Crouch report will also require legislation to give it teeth, especially given the dismal track record of the FA and the leagues in properly regulating the game over a very long period.

The health of the English pyramid remains under threat – at least one Premier League club remains in danger of a breach of financial rules while at least three Championship clubs are facing difficulties of various kinds. League One club Morecambe may well be affected by the failure of Rugby Union club Worcester Warriors, as both are owned by the same business group.

There is no sense that any of these problems are being dealt with decisively – or will be. Nor is there a sense that there is any appetite inside the game to tackle the problems caused by the gross inequalities in revenue distribution. We need wholesale reform, and we need the help of our MPs to make sure that it actually happens.

The Trust has asked them to lobby key figures within the UK Government on our behalf and offered to meet local MPs at any time.