The Red Dragons of Cardiff

[Barry the bird boggler]

Could Cardiff be heading to London?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18352786

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Battersea Power Station in London has been sold to a Malaysian company, beating a rival bid from Chelsea Football Club.

SP Setia and Sime Darby have bought the 39-acre (15 hectare) site on the south bank of the River Thames for £400m.

In a statement, joint administrators from Ernst and Young said it had entered into an exclusivity agreement with the company.

Chelsea was one of 15 bidders for the former power station.

Part of the winning application included plans to build a new London Underground station on the Northern Line.
'Understands our vision'

Local planning authority Wandsworth Council said the deal was "potentially very good news".

Council leader Ravi Govindia said: "We're making tremendous progress towards transforming this old industrial stretch of the South Bank which will provide up to 25,000 new jobs for London.

"It's important that this site and its iconic building are not left behind and that a developer is brought in who understands our vision for the new Nine Elms."

Battersea, a Grade II listed building, opened in 1933 and generated power until 1983.

It was acquired by Real Estate Opportunities, the majority owner of the holding company, in 2006, but last year creditors were called in following its £502m debt.

Chelsea Football Club have been unavailable to comment.

That would be funny, however after the debacle of Franchise FC the FL have supposedly closed that "loophole". Shame though I thought Chelsea's idea was pretty smart.

[Rev Algenon Stickleback H]

There are also other people in Malaysia with money, apart from Cardiff's owners, so suggestions that there could be a link are at best fanciful.

[Royal Lady]

Well as much as I dislike the Cardiff fans - I feel very sad for them. Imagine if our new owners suddenly said they were changing the kit to red and white stripes. I'd be pretty miffed by that. This is what money has done to football. It's no longer "our" game - it's a plaything for the rich and bugger (not literally) any fans who don't like it.

[Wax Jacket]

There are also other people in Malaysia with money, apart from Cardiff's owners, so suggestions that there could be a link are at best fanciful.

think it was a bit of a joke

[HoneyRoastHoax]

http://myonlycardiff.com/2012/06/07/a-city-divided/

Read this blog post by a staunch cardiff fan. Hes not going to home games again until they are blue.

[No Fixed Abode]

Well as much as I dislike the Cardiff fans - I feel very sad for them. Imagine if our new owners suddenly said they were changing the kit to red and white stripes. I'd be pretty miffed by that. This is what money has done to football. It's no longer "our" game - it's a plaything for the rich and bugger (not literally) any fans who don't like it.

Same happened when Reading decided to change their kit to copy QPR with blue and white hoops. Shame really. Should have stayed away from blue and white hoops.

[Platypuss]

Only going to need a size 16 for the tiddlers that b8's going to catch m8.

[HoneyRoastHoax]

If anyone is inclined, they have an online petition going to keep the original badge

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/ccfc/

I like to think other fans would do it for us if we were in that predicament

[TBM]

You mean like they all did when we ditched this



or

or

[Deadlock]

It's hardly their "original crest". They've had a similar one only since 1985.
1959:
1965:
1969: As below in white instead of yellow.
1980:
1985:
1990:
2007:
2008:

[Royal With Cheese]

All of those little red x's seem remarkably similar to me.

[Silver Fox]

Minor LOLz @ the Cardiff fans getting really upset with this, but nothing compared to the epic LOLz @ Reading fans caring at all

[cmonurz]

Do you really have so little to say that all you can come up with is ‘lolz @ having an opinion’ ?

[Silver Fox]

On this incredibly pointless subject? Yes, pretty much

[floyd__streete]

Well as much as I dislike the Cardiff fans - I feel very sad for them. Imagine if our new owners suddenly said they were changing the kit to red and white stripes. I'd be pretty miffed by that. This is what money has done to football. It's no longer "our" game - it's a plaything for the rich and bugger (not literally) any fans who don't like it.

Same happened when Reading decided to change their kit to copy QPR with blue and white hoops. Shame really. Should have stayed away from blue and white hoops.

Christ

If you were a horse we'd shoot you. Lamer than Tiny Tim. I am not rattled btw, just sad for you

[floyd__streete]

Minor LOLz @ the Cardiff fans getting really upset with this, but nothing compared to the epic LOLz @ Reading fans caring at all

Yep. F*ck off Cardiff and LOL.

[Jerry St Clair]

On this incredibly pointless subject? Yes, pretty much

Not that I'm bitter, but I remember the utter kunts that made a pretty decent effort at wrecking the town in 1998. They've had a few, albeit less successful, goes at the Madejski since as well.

So, for those reasons alone, just a massive LOLZ.

[Royal With Cheese]

On this incredibly pointless subject? Yes, pretty much

Man, this whole board is completely pointless save for titilation and wiling away work hours.

[3 veesinarow]

Minor LOLz @ the Cardiff fans getting really upset with this, but nothing compared to the epic LOLz @ Reading fans caring at all

You cared enough about another club's problems to post on the Portsmouth players thread recently, I seem to recall.

Keep on caring about baseball, though, your contributions there are much appreciated.

[Franchise FC]

Quote from a friend of mine who's a die hard Cardiff fan

Cardiff City are Welsh, not Asian! I don't want Karate Kid or the worlds tallest man wearing Cardiff tops..or that little kid in Indiana Jones on that note!

Oi !!