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Cardiff City Supporters’ Trust and Cardiff City Supporters Club today issued a joint Press statement:

As designs of the new red home kit were released this week, Cardiff City Supporters’ Trust and the Supporters Club have urged Bluebirds fans to keep faith with blue.

Tim Hartley, Trust chair, said: “We, of course, welcome the investment of Vincent Tan which has helped deliver the dream of Premier League football next season. But we firmly believe that the overwhelming majority of Cardiff City supporters would prefer to see the restoration of our traditional blue at home games.”

Vince Alm from the Supporters Club said: “We would like to know from the club when the alternative blue and, indeed, yellow kit will be available for purchase so those loyal supporters who don’t want to buy a red kit can still back their club. Fans have told us they would like to know when they can pre-order blue and they deserve a firm answer.”

Tim Hartley added: “We note that the club is promoting heavily the launch of the red home kit during the summer but we have not heard anything about the alternative blue kit for those fans who remain very supportive of the traditional colours of our beloved Bluebirds.”

Trust members made it clear in its recent fans’ survey that they want to return to blue and the Trust will continue to highlight the majority views of its members at every opportunity. As a result it is looking at innovative ways of ensuring a strong blue presence in the stadium.

The Trust is entering a team or two into a charity tournament in aid of Kick4Life at the Gol Centre in Leckwith on Sunday 30 June. £30 per team entry.

If you are interested in playing then email – help@ccfctrust.org

Trust board members will be meeting the club’s Chairman and Chief Executive, Simon Lim, and his team on Friday, June 14. We have been told Vincent Tan will not be available to meet with supporters’ representatives until August when he is back in the UK

If Trust members would like us to raise any questions with the club please contact help@ccfctrust.org as soon as possible with your contribution.

Cardiff City Supporters’ Trust has welcomed the UK Government’s latest response to the Parliamentary inquiry into Football Governance.

The UK Sport Minister, Hugh Robertso,n says there has been slow progress in what he calls ‘much needed’ reform of the game and that unless there is significant progress before the start of next season he will bring in legislation.

The government agrees with Supporters Direct that there are three key areas where we need to see change:

The licensing system for club
The introduction of representative and balanced Boards at clubs.
Improved supporter engagement at club level.

Trust Chair, Tim Hartley, said: “This letter shows the success of the Trust movement’s lobby for football to stop dragging its feet and reform itself. Of particular interest to City fans will be the Minister’s insistence that we must have full transparency of club ownership and that the views of supporters are taken into consideration in any decision making. That kind of consultation was sadly lacking when Cardiff City decided to change the club’s colour and crest last year”.

Tim Hartley added: “It is also good to hear the government support moves to ‘actively encourage and incentivise the inclusion of supporter representatives on the boards of clubs’. The Trust has campaigned for formal and structured supporter representation. It is not a threat to clubs. Rather, such representation will strengthen clubs, improve the game and ensure that Cardiff City and every other club is properly rooted in the communities it serves. We look forward to seeing how our club and those who run the game respond to these challenges.”

The full text of the Sports Minister’s letter to David Bernstein, Chair of the FA can be found at – https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmselect/cmcumeds/156/15604.htm

The Cardiff Trust submitted two pieces of written evidence to the Culture Committee’s inquiry supporting these key principles.