Is This The Dawning of a New Era?

For as long as I’ve been alive, Cardiff City have talked about a new start, a dream, transparency, keeping the faith and the end of its problems … and then of course, we get the reality and crisis until a rescue or takeover is mounted and we’re promised the very same things.

However, Cardiff City Football Club, despite having to resolve its jumbo-sized debts courtesy of the regimes of Sam Hammam and Peter Ridsdale who both spent unwisely with other people’s money, do finally seem to be on the verge of something exciting and which could have the necessary stability behind it.

Time will tell if this is another phoney chapter or the greatest era yet in modern times with the club as today’s EGM needed just 15 minutes to formally approve the investment of T.G. and Vincent Tan while formally saying goodbye (and informally saying good riddance!) to Peter Ridsdale, Keith Harris and Alan Flitcroft.

THE SPECIALS sing Dawning of a New Era in homage to T.G. and Cardiff City of course!

In came a new Board with T.G. as Chairman, Vincent Tan is onside too along with Steve Borley, Alan Whitely and Paul Guy. Gerthin Jenkins was confirmed at new Chief Executive and we have a new Finance Director too.

In what will be seen as a marker and statement of intent, T.G. said how proud he was to head the club and that it will be 2 nations united (Malaysia and Wales) but that he is aiming for a Top Two place as he couldn't put himself through the play-offs again. He promised an exciting future but emphasised how the club must control its finances.

Time will tell if these fine words are backed up by investment for a major promotion assault but for now, let's just be thankful Ridsdale has gone and the club can look forward. That'll do for me!