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There was a fantastic turnout by volunteers to work at the Memorial Garden sited at Cardiff City Stadium.

Cardiff City Veterans Hub – part of Cardiff City Community Foundation – organised the Volunteers Day and 63 helpers and staff turned up to assist with tasks including weeding and planting.

Cardiff City Supporters’ Trust was represented by chair Keith Morgan, vice chair Mike Spear and Board Member Tim Banks. The Trust has always been supportive of the work at the Memorial Garden and continues to contribute to the garden, in both manpower and material support..

Also represented on the day were groups from South Wales Police (SWP), SWP Cadets, Admiral Insurance, Department of the Work and Pensions (DWP), CCFC Community Foundation and Guardians for Heroes.

Mike Spear, himself a former Veteran, said: “We are very grateful for the fantastic support. A lot was achieved in just two hours.”

Meeting with Cardiff City FC Chair Mehmet Dalman 2 August, 2025

Representatives of the Supporters’ Trust together with those of the Supporters’ Club, Disabled Supporters’ Association and Fans Advisory Board (FAB) plus members of the Travel Group were invited to meeting prior to kick off by Mehmet Dalman. Also in attendance were Steve Borley and heads of department from the club together with Chris Nott, the club’s legal advisor.

This report of the meeting has been agreed by the four supporters groups recognised by the club.

The first topic discussed was the question of a takeover of the club. Mehmet Dalman stated that

• There have been NO formal bids received and those approaches that have been made were not considered to be worthy of discussion at board level. He described the approaches as people trying to get the club on the cheap and the rumours as a deliberate attempt to undermine the valuation of the club.
• There have been NO visits to the stadium by interested parties
• He has NOT been visited at his home in Monaco by interested parties
• Vincent Tan has NOT been visited in Malaysia by interested parties
• The EFL has confirmed that there have been NO approaches to them regarding a potential takeover
• There have been NO meetings with the FAW and Cardiff Council to discuss a potential takeover
• All the recent claims relating to the above made on message boards and social media are FICTITIOUS.

In respect of the Club’s undertaking to review the way the club is run. Fans present expressed their disappointment that there was no apparent progress on this issue. The question was raised about the appointment of a Director of Football. Mehmet Dalman said that such an appointment would always be problematical in the context of one majority shareholder but the question would be considered as part of the review. He also  said that the review  had been delayed somewhat as his time at the club in recent months had been limited for personal reasons. However, he is now able to commit far more time to the club.

When questioned, Director Steve Borley stated that the development of the major new training ground in the Vale is likely to put in hold for a year. However, discussions have taken place with the FAW to extend the current lease at the Vale.

Chris Nott was asked about progress in the Sala legal case. Additional documentation has been recovered from Willie McKay and will be submitted to the court in the coming week. He stated that both he andthe French lawyers remain confident that the club will be successful.

In terms of incoming players, it was stated by both the Chair and the Finance Director that funds are available to support the manager in his search for new players. Negotiations to bring in the Head Coach’s targets are underway.

Cardiff City Supporters’ Trust

Cardiff City Supporters Club

Disabled Supporters Association

Fans Advisory Board (FAB)

Trust vice-chair Mike Spear

A volunteer day will be staged at the Memorial Garden at the Cardiff City Stadium on Tuesday, July 29 (10.30am-12.30pm).

Volunteers are needed to carry out painting of fencing, plot surrounds and benches, along with other work, including weeding.

The day has been organised by the Cardiff City Veterans Hub and further information is available from Trust vice-chair Mike Spear, himself a veteran, on 07903 188141.

All materials, including paint brushes, paint etc, will be provided, so volunteers just need to turn up next Tuesday.

Cardiff City Supporters’ Trust is in full support of this initiative.

A message to our members:

You will recall that, when reports first emerged of a bid to acquire Cardiff City, we contacted the club to seek clarification. We received a response that no formal bid had been made but a notice of intention to make such an offer had been received.

Since then speculation regarding a bid has significantly ramped up not just on social media but also in the national press. Reports that a quantified bid has been made, together with interviews with Gareth Bale who is reported to be involved with a consortium, is causing consternation amongst the fanbase who, in our view, should be kept in the picture.

We have since contacted directly the 3 Europe based Directors of the club seeking further clarification of the situation and asking for an official public statement to be made.

We received a reply that the Club are not prepared to make a public statement in response to what they say are “rumours”.To say that this is a very unsatisfactory situation is an understatement. The Club need to confirm the position so that supporters get the clarity they deserve. We will continue to press the club to make a formal statement.

The Board of Cardiff City Supporters’ Trust

Trust chair Keith Morgan, a football finance expert,  writes to members in the wake of the reported interest of a Gareth Bale fronted consortium in buying at least a share in Cardiff City FC.

There has been considerable discussion on social media recently about a bid to acquire Cardiff City FC from current owner Vincent Tan. The situation seems to be somewhat confusing but the actual position appears to be as follows:

Claims that an actual bid by a US based consortium has been made are a bit misleading. As a result of a conversation the Trust has had with the club at board level it seems that no formal bid has been made for the club to consider. Rather, a notice of intention to make such an offer was delivered direct to owner Vincent Tan who seems to have had little interest in it and, in the absence of an actual bid, the matter was not progressed further. The board have confirmed that no bid has been received and that one is not anticipated.

In a very recent Sky Sports interview Gareth Bale stated that he would be interested in being involved with a consortium looking to acquire the club but didn’t claim that an actual bid had been made. He said that something might happen in the future but put no timescale on it.

The consortium seem to have to date just started what I would call a “fishing trip”. i.e put some bait on a line to various football clubs (Plymouth Argyle have been mentioned to date but there may have been others) to see if any of them take a “bite” by showing an intent to explore the matter further.

I have taken soundings from some of my former business colleagues in the accountancy world (some of them having football advisory experience) and their view, and one that might be shared by the owner, is that it would be inadvisable to consider a sale of the club at the moment for a number of reasons, including the following

1. As a consequence of last season’s relegation the club’s income from TV/media rights and the solidarity payments through the EFL agreement with the Premier League has dropped by a total of approximately £10m. This obviously impacts on the selling value of the club.
2. The formal hearing in the ongoing legal claim against FC Nantes is due to be held in just a few months time in September with a ruling laid down by the end of this calendar year. If the claim is successful (and there is great optimism that it will) then the club could benefit by many millions of pounds. This would significantly increase the value of the club.

In summary, the position remains uncertain. The Trust will continue to provide updates and commentaries if and when the situation changes

Keith Morgan

Chair