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On 3 January we provided our members with a link to minutes of the FAB meeting with the club held on 8 December, 2025. Since the minutes were made public on 3 January we have allowed time for Trust members to contact us with their thoughts. This they have done and our collective views are below.

Some months ago club board members promised fans that they would be carrying out a review of the senior structure of the club. The minutes indicate that this has not been progressed and there is no sign of an appointment of a full-time director on the main board. In terms of appointing a “football man” to the board, the minutes show that owner Vincent Tan is not interested in this idea.

As a Trust, we believe this to remain as a structural weakness at the club of our size. Off the field issues remain of very great concern while on the field the team has really prospered under Brian Barry-Murphy with thrilling football after a few years of sparse entertainment.

Another promise made on more than one occasion was that owner Vincent Tan intended visiting the ground “in the near future” which would provide the opportunity to speak to the loyal fanbase directly. This has not happened, nor has the alternative suggested by fans` groups for the owner to spend a little time to at least create a video message to fans. Therefore, the lack of communication from owner to fans which has occurred for years now continues. We don`t believe that omission shows any respect for fans. At the 8 December meeting the club had an action point to progress this matter, but there is no news of any progress in the last six weeks.

There has been (unfounded) rumour on some social media that the club`s financial position leaves it in a position similar to Sheffield Wednesday. The club didn`t help itself by lodging its May 2025 audited accounts a couple of weeks late beyond the 31 December, 2025 deadline with the English Football League (EFL) and causing a consequent transfer embargo. The excuse that this was due to an administrative problem on the part of the auditors may be true but it still should have been easily avoidable by ensuring the accounts were sent to the auditors a lot earlier than they did to allow time for any problems to be resolved.

On the subject of the club`s financial position , the audited accounts need to be filed at Companies House by 28 February, 2026 but we see no reason why they can`t be filed immediately after the January transfer window closes (potential issue with disclosing finances before completing transfer fees).

What is clear from the minutes, however, is that the club remains compliant with its Salary Cap Management Protocol requirements (the financial fair play rules as they apply in League 1) and is satisfactory and we hope that this will enable BBM to be supported in his recruitment aims in the current transfer window.

Work has commenced on preliminary planning for commemoration of the centenary of our famous FA Cup win in season 1926/1927 and we look forward to updates on this in due course.

Another point to note is that FAB members who were elected directly by season ticket holders are scheduled to stand down in August, 2026 when new elections will be due. Members elected by CCST,CCSC and DSA are scheduled to stand down in August, 2027

Trust Board

Dear Members

Please see a link to the latest Cardiff City FAB meeting with club officials held on December 8th.

It is the Trust board’s intention to draft a commentary on these minutes within next few days. The Trust Board will also be discussing them at the next Trust Board meeting,time and date to be confirmed.

https://cdn.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/sites/default/files/2025-12/FAB%20Meeting%20Minutes%208th%20December%202025.pdf

Trust Board

Trust Chair Keith Morgan

As 2025 comes to a close, it is time to reflect on events at Cardiff City Football Club, both on and off the field.

The first half of 2025 on the field was extremely disappointing to say the least. Turgid football, management changes and a relegation to League 1 at the end of the season for the first time in more than 20 years.

Financially, Cardiff City FC– which was the subject of rumours of offers to buy the club in the summer – took the decision not to renew a number of player contracts which expired in May and June 2025 which was necessary to compensate for the loss of around £10m in TV and EFL solidarity income arising from the relegation from The Championship.

Off the field, a continued disconnect between the club owner Vincent Tan and board and the fanbase contributed greatly to the negative atmosphere surrounding the club. We were promised a review after relegation last season but that has not been forthcoming. That is hugely disappointing. There also remains a continued absence of football expertise at board level.

Then we come to the positives. After what seemed a protracted interview process, the club announced the appointment of Brian Barry-Murphy as first team coach/manager.

What followed was the development of a whole new team selection and playing style based on giving the best of the club’s Academy players the opportunity to establish themselves as first team regulars.

As a result, they have been encouraged and coached to play an attractive, entertaining brand of football which has been well received by fans. Not only that, but the new style of football has proved to be successful results wise and we find ourselves top of League 1 at the end of 2025. So going into 2026 there is a long overdue spirit of optimism at the club and amongst the fanbase. Long may that continue.

Having said that despite the on-field positivity, the off-the-field situation in 2025-26 regarding the strategic management of the club has not changed. There is still no sign of Vincent Tan making an appearance at the club and meeting fans. Direct communication between the owner and fans, promised on a number of occasions, has never been forthcoming which remains hugely disappointing.

In Trust activity terms , we continue to be involved in a number of local community initiatives such as foodbank collections, the Memorial Garden, local hospital radio and initiatives due in the early part of 2026 such as the proposed Football Museum at the ground and a prostate cancer testing facility.

We also held an online meeting with a top executive of the new Football Regulator to talk about the impact of the Football Governance Act and we continue to have an active relationship with the Football Supporters Association (FSA). Our membership grew substantially in the year to more than 500 members and the board is looking at ways we can increase that further in 2026.

Wishing all of our members a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year on behalf of the Trust Board.

Keith Morgan

Trust Chair

Trust vice chair Mike Spear (4th left) and Trust member David Craig (2nd left) pictured with the match officials before the Doncaster Rovers match

Cardiff City Supporters’ Trust’s foodbank collection was one of six organisations to benefit from an initiative this Christmas between Professional Game Match Officials (PGMO) and the Football Supporters’ Association (FSA).

Match officials donated food and toys in some cases to supporter-led initiatives at six clubs across the country. Three drop-offs took place over last weekend at Cardiff City, West Ham United and Walsall, with another three scheduled at Everton, Newcastle United and Ipswich Town during the final match round before Christmas.

Premier League referee Anthony Taylor said: “Christmas is a time for everyone to come together and, as a group of match officials, we wanted to give back and support people over the festive period through the football family. Our game has the power to unite people in many ways and it’s a privilege for us as officials to play a small part in that. ”

In Cardiff, where officials delivered items to the Cardiff City Supporters’ Trust Foodbank, Board member Phillip Nifield highlighted the partnership’s value: “These donations make a meaningful difference to families across the Rhondda Valleys and having match officials involved further strengthens the bond between football and our communities.”

Jane Hughes, EFL Network Manager at the FSA, said: “Supporter-run foodbanks are rooted in their communities and this project shows football at its best – the game uniting to support those who need it most.”