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Malky Mackay and Mark Hudson took the Championshiop trophy to the House of Lords

The host Lord Neil Kinnock spoke of how long he has waited for this moment of triumph. He said he was now looking forward to ‘Y Clasurol,’ our own Welsh ‘El Classico,’ between Cardiff and Swansea next season.

Trust chair, Tim Hartley, spoke to club owner Vincent Tan about the results of our fans survey though he was told there would be no change from the club’s current branding.

It was good to hear Lord Kinnock and Vincent Tan mention the Trust by name. They both praised the fans for their fantastic support during the season and Kinnock singled out the Trust’s success in getting the Fred Keenor statue completed.

Thanks to Cardiff MPs Kevin Brennan and Steve Doughty for organising a special evening of celebration

Bluebirds!

Pedal Power at Cardiff City Stadium

The Trust invited a group of volunteers and clients from Pedal Power, a Cardiff-based cycle hire charity, to attend a recent game at the Cardiff City Stadium.

Everyone enjoyed the experience and commented on how well they were looked after. “The ground staff were very helpful and the access and seating were all fine,” said one of those who went along.

The visits to the Cardiff City Stadium are part of the Trust’s community work, which aims to share our passion for football with people who may not otherwise attend a game.

We would like to thank Cardiff City for generously providing match day tickets and programmes for the guests and for their continued support for our community work.

Mark Hudson receives the Golden Boot from Trust chair Tim Hartley

Congratulations to Bluebirds skipper Mark Hudson who was awarded the Trust’s Golden Boot after winning the Clubman of the Year award at the Cardiff City Stadium last night.

Mark received the award from Trust chair Tim Hartley (right) at the traditional end of season event organised by our friends at Cardiff City Supporters Club.

Mark had a fantastic season at the heart of the City defence until he was injured earlier in the year. It was certainly a well deserved award for a true professional.

Pic – James Mathie with Viv Williams and Alan Lewis from Swansea City’s Supporters’ Trust.

Trust Board members Tim Hartley and Brian Mertens joined supporters’ trusts representatives from across the region at Newport’s Rodney Parade ground to hear how the County trust is playing a major role in the development of the club.

Newport are in the Blue Square play offs and looking to get back into the Football League as soon as possible. The County trust has a 34% shareholding, two members on the club’s board of directors and a direct input into major decisions which affect fans. Despite having a multi-millionaire owner the trust is keen to ensure a sustainable long term financial model for the County.

James Mathie from Supporters Direct told the south west regional meeting about how they can list football grounds as assets of community value so that they cannot be separated from the club and sold off. He also updated us on the new Supporter Liaison Officer role, the Supporters Summit in June and on how SD is continuing to press the government to reform football governance.

Cardiff and Newport were joined by trusts from Exeter, Newport Rugby, Merthyr and Swansea. The evening offered a great opportunity to trusts to share experience and help each other. We will be looking at holding another pre season social event with Merthyr and we hope to do something before the Swansea game when we will at last meet in the Premiership.

And did you know that you can get into a Merthyr match for half price with your City season ticket?

We discussed all aspects of supporter engagement with SD and the trusts. There’s a lot of good work going on but amazingly most fans don’t even know supporters trusts exist so we all have a lot of work to do. Trusts everywhere face similar issues – driving membership and awareness as well as getting more people to volunteer. But the event was a great opportunity for us to strengthen links with other clubs and it again demonstrated the strength of the trust movement.

Tim Hartley

Trust Chairman