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Cardiff City fans celebrated victory yesterday after club owner Vincent Tan reversed the controversial decision he made in 2012 and changed the team’s shirt colours back to blue.
The change will be immediate with Cardiff set to be in blue for today’s clash with Fulham.
Tan decided to make the kits red as it was seen as a lucky colour, with the team promoted to the Premiership the following season.
But being back in the Championship and a record low attendance in last Friday’s FA Cup clash — just over 4,000 fans watched the victory over Colchester — has forced the owner to listen to the fans.
“To paraphrase John F Kennedy,” Tan said, “‘Let us never compromise out of fear. But let us never fear to compromise.’
“My wish is to unite and make the club successful and in order to achieve this I fully support the board’s decision to implement the following changes.”
The change will be a permanent one, with the away shirt changing to red.
The move was supported by supporters, with Cardiff City Supporters’ Trust Chair Tim Hartley saying: “This is a blue letter day for Cardiff City and its fans. It reunites the club and its supporters so everyone can move forward together.
“We’re very grateful to Vincent Tan for returning our club to blue and hope supporters will turn out in very large numbers and in blue to celebrate. Our history and traditions are being restored.
“This whole episode has highlighted the vital importance of regular dialogue between football clubs and their supporters and we hope the club embrace that in the months and years ahead. As supporters we have the best interests of the club we love at heart and our views need to be taken into account.”
