MX23RW : Sunday, October 6 13:45:21| >> :600:131702:131702:

Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan hits back at 'ungrateful' fans

Cardiff owner hits back at 'ungrateful' fans
© PA Photos
Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan claims that fans protesting against his decision to alter the colour of the club's shirt are "ungrateful".

Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan has hit back at supporters who continue to complain about his decision to change the colour of the team's strip.

The Malaysian, who helped fund the club's promotion-winning campaign last season, sparked controversy when he changed its home shirt from blue to red.

Tan has expressed disappointment that the campaign against the move is yet to die down, and accused the fans involved of being ungrateful.

"I am surprised there are fans against the colour. I'm actually quite disappointed with that," The Sun quotes him as saying.

"I was willing to invest and put in a lot of money into the club that several times could have gone bust and had financial trouble and a big court case with the former owner.

"We spent £15m last season to buy players and we went up. That's how we got up. I'm disappointed that after 51 years of not being in the top flight that there are still some fans who don't think we have done a good job."

Tan has reportedly told Cardiff manager Malky Mackay that he has a £25m transfer war chest at his disposal to keep the club in the top flight.

ID:94140: cacheID:94140:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2010:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Cardiff chairman Vincent Tan celebrates his team winning The Championship on April 27, 2013
Read Next:
Cardiff chairman 'to sell shares'
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
2.30pm
Jets
@
Vikings
6pm
Panthers
@
Bears
6pm
Ravens
@
Bengals
6pm
Colts
@
Jags
6pm
Dolphins
@
Patriots
6pm
Bills
@
Texans
6pm
Browns
@
Washington
9.05pm
Cardinals
@
49ers
9.05pm
Raiders
@
Broncos
9.25pm
Packers
@
Rams
9.25pm
Giants
@
Seahawks
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland96121881019
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd9630123919
3Burnley95311441018
4West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom9522126617
5Leeds UnitedLeeds9441157816
6Watford95131414016
7Norwich CityNorwich94321610615
8Blackburn RoversBlackburn94321511415
9Middlesbrough9423107314
10Oxford UnitedOxford Utd93331311212
11Swansea CitySwansea933386212
12Derby CountyDerby94051212012
13Hull City93331213-112
14Plymouth ArgylePlymouth93241013-311
15Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds93241115-411
16Stoke CityStoke93151012-210
17Bristol City8242913-410
18Millwall9234121119
19Preston North EndPreston9234712-59
20Coventry CityCoventry92251013-38
21Luton TownLuton9225815-78
22Queens Park RangersQPR9144916-77
23Portsmouth9054920-115
24Cardiff CityCardiff8116317-144


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!