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| Cardiff City fans protest against owner Vincent Tan | |
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| Cardiff City fans are staging a pre-match protest against owner Vincent Tan before the club's Boxing Day game with Southampton. | |
| Supporters say they are angry at the way the Malaysian billionaire is getting involved in on-pitch matters at the club. | Supporters say they are angry at the way the Malaysian billionaire is getting involved in on-pitch matters at the club. |
| It follows his "resign or be sacked" ultimatum to manager Malky Mackay before a U-turn at the weekend. | It follows his "resign or be sacked" ultimatum to manager Malky Mackay before a U-turn at the weekend. |
| Fans, many carrying banners, have gathered outside Cardiff City Stadium. | |
| The protest has been organised through forums and social media, and follows on from fans' vocal backing of Mackay at Cardiff's game at Liverpool on Saturday. | The protest has been organised through forums and social media, and follows on from fans' vocal backing of Mackay at Cardiff's game at Liverpool on Saturday. |
| The vast majority of the 3,000 travelling supporters chanted in support of the manager, who had earlier reportedly received an email from the owner telling him to either resign of face the sack. | The vast majority of the 3,000 travelling supporters chanted in support of the manager, who had earlier reportedly received an email from the owner telling him to either resign of face the sack. |
| 'Stay out' | 'Stay out' |
| Fans also stayed in the ground for 45 minutes after the game in a further protest. | Fans also stayed in the ground for 45 minutes after the game in a further protest. |
| The controversial businessman withdrew his ultimatum after talks with Cardiff chairman Mehmet Dalman who then said: "The crisis for the time being is over." | The controversial businessman withdrew his ultimatum after talks with Cardiff chairman Mehmet Dalman who then said: "The crisis for the time being is over." |
| Carl Curtis, one of the fans attending the Boxing Day protest, said the action had not been organised officially through the supporters' club or trust, but through football forums and social media. | Carl Curtis, one of the fans attending the Boxing Day protest, said the action had not been organised officially through the supporters' club or trust, but through football forums and social media. |
| About 2,000 fans were expected to take part in the action, a couple of hours before kick-off. | About 2,000 fans were expected to take part in the action, a couple of hours before kick-off. |
| "The idea is to protest against the way the club is being handled by Vincent Tan," said Mr Curtis, adding that fans knew the owner would already be inside the ground by the time the protest took place. | "The idea is to protest against the way the club is being handled by Vincent Tan," said Mr Curtis, adding that fans knew the owner would already be inside the ground by the time the protest took place. |
| "We don't want him to be involved in the footballing side of the club. He can protect his investment, it's a huge investment and we've nothing against that. But he should stay out of the footballing side and that should be left to the manager." | "We don't want him to be involved in the footballing side of the club. He can protect his investment, it's a huge investment and we've nothing against that. But he should stay out of the footballing side and that should be left to the manager." |
| He said as well as support for Mackay, the protest would also show fans' anger over the controversial rebranding exercise at the start of last season. | He said as well as support for Mackay, the protest would also show fans' anger over the controversial rebranding exercise at the start of last season. |
| Mr Tan changed the club's home strip from blue to red and made the Welsh dragon the main emblem on players' shirts rather than the traditional bluebird. | Mr Tan changed the club's home strip from blue to red and made the Welsh dragon the main emblem on players' shirts rather than the traditional bluebird. |
| Mr Curtis said: "Cardiff City will always be blue." | Mr Curtis said: "Cardiff City will always be blue." |
| He said fans were angry that goings on at the highest level of the club had now become a story on newspaper front pages, making Cardiff a "laughing stock" around the world. | He said fans were angry that goings on at the highest level of the club had now become a story on newspaper front pages, making Cardiff a "laughing stock" around the world. |
| Vince Alm, from Cardiff City Supporters' Club, said the organisation was not involved in Thursday's protest but was planning to meet Mr Tan separately. | Vince Alm, from Cardiff City Supporters' Club, said the organisation was not involved in Thursday's protest but was planning to meet Mr Tan separately. |
| But he said he believed other forms of protest were expected inside the ground during the game, including fans walking out at half-time. | But he said he believed other forms of protest were expected inside the ground during the game, including fans walking out at half-time. |
| "We have got a meeting with Vincent Tan later this week. We intend to lodge any complaint at that meeting," he said. | "We have got a meeting with Vincent Tan later this week. We intend to lodge any complaint at that meeting," he said. |