Cardiff fans raise deep concerns in letter to club
Attendances at Cardiff City Stadium have been dwindling this season
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Cardiff City fans have written a highly critical open letter to the board raising "serious concerns" about the state of the Championship club.
The letter to chairman Mehmet Dalman and chief executive Ken Choo comes from the Fan Advisory Board (FAB) and has been agreed upon by all of the club's supporter organisations.
The FAB warns the club is close to, if not already, experiencing a "significant shift" in supporter opinion which could result in "irreversible toxicity and apathy" no matter what happens on the pitch.
"Once again the club finds itself in a precarious position at the bottom end of the table, with no full-time manager, no clarity on hiring process and no clear plan or strategy evidenced," the letter says.
It also points to frustrations over a lack of communication from owner Vincent Tan either directly or via his directors, which it says has left interim manager Omer Riza "in the impossible position" of fielding questions which should be answered by higher powers.
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Riza has been in charge since Cardiff sacked Erol Bulut in September and has made it clear he would like the job full-time.
He gets asked on a weekly basis if he will be in charge for the next match and has voiced his frustration about the lack of clarity on his future from the board.
"Everyone thinks I've got to win every game and that's how I'm feeling, it's stressful," he said prior to Saturday's 2-2 draw at Coventry.
The letter goes on to say "you have had over 70 days to find and appoint a first-team manager and it is indicative of the lack of leadership, overall strategy, and footballing knowledge at the club".
The FAB has called for three actions:
Urgent communication to fans on the current managerial situation.
Clear and credible short-term and long-term plans which outlines "how the club plan to break the cycle of failure".
A commitment to complete transparency through frequent communication with supporters.
