The protest by 300 odd Cardiff City did not pushed the Cardiff City chairman Peter Ridsdale over the edge and see him resign. Ridsdale only comment was not to comment and only said, “With regards to after-match events, I’ve no interest in making any comment upon them.”
The City chairman is a professional when it comes to fan protests, while chairman at Leeds Untied he had to hire bodyguards after a number of threats he received from fans. Leeds fans also protested but it lead to nothing he was even re-elected as chairman by an AGM. The board of directors at Leeds finally pushed him out after the stock market started questions about the leadership of the club. Leeds was a limited company at the time.
From Leeds he went down the road to Barnsley where there was a bit of unrest not has much as Leeds but they were not too happy after what happen at Leeds. He left after losing out in some kind of boardroom battle. Interesting point while he was at Barnsley was the failure of the True Red Barnsley Bond scheme. The money making plan, asked fans to invest £150 (2004) for season ticket discounts and a possible cash payout if Barnsley reach the Premiership, it flopped with less than 100 supporters subscribing, sounds a bit familiar.
Now it is Cardiff fans who are protesting for what good it will do has long as Ridsdale as the backing of the board he will be going nowhere he has stated he will be staying. The Cardiff City Trust are holding a open meeting tonight at the Duke of Clarence pub in Clive Road, Canton, Cardiff at 7:30pm (open to all City fans) to discuss the current situation at the club.
The City chairman is a professional when it comes to fan protests, while chairman at Leeds Untied he had to hire bodyguards after a number of threats he received from fans. Leeds fans also protested but it lead to nothing he was even re-elected as chairman by an AGM. The board of directors at Leeds finally pushed him out after the stock market started questions about the leadership of the club. Leeds was a limited company at the time.
From Leeds he went down the road to Barnsley where there was a bit of unrest not has much as Leeds but they were not too happy after what happen at Leeds. He left after losing out in some kind of boardroom battle. Interesting point while he was at Barnsley was the failure of the True Red Barnsley Bond scheme. The money making plan, asked fans to invest £150 (2004) for season ticket discounts and a possible cash payout if Barnsley reach the Premiership, it flopped with less than 100 supporters subscribing, sounds a bit familiar.
Now it is Cardiff fans who are protesting for what good it will do has long as Ridsdale as the backing of the board he will be going nowhere he has stated he will be staying. The Cardiff City Trust are holding a open meeting tonight at the Duke of Clarence pub in Clive Road, Canton, Cardiff at 7:30pm (open to all City fans) to discuss the current situation at the club.
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