GOVERNANCE. HOW DO YOU SPELL THAT?
Huw Jones | 20 July 2016
Governance: some people know what it is; some people have never heard of it; some go to sleep when they hear the word; other people ask ‘how do you spell that?’ It conjures up a range of reactions and emotions. People tend to fear what they don’t understand. The natural instinct is to be negative...
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It's all gone quiet...
David Allen | 07 June 2016
It might seem that way, but we've actually been incredibly busy over the last few weeks. The most important news to share is that our application to form as trust has been accepted by the Financial Conduct Authority - so we can now say that we actually exist! Having achieved this crucial step, we’...
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What impact can Supporters' Trusts have?
David Allen | 17 May 2016
Two interesting research reports on the business and social impacts of having a supporters’ trust associated with a club. Though these both focus on football, the consensus view is that these results will be generalisable to other sports. Business Advantages of Supporter Community Ownership in...
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In Danny We Trust
Martin Hughes | 06 May 2016
Regardless of the last 7 minutes of the Ospreys game that ensured European Challenge Cup rugby again for Cardiff, 2016-17 has been one of the most positive seasons for many years. The arrival of Danny Wilson was a breath of fresh air, as from his first interviews it was clear that he knew rugby, he...
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Policies, what policies?
David Allen | 13 April 2016
In his presentation at our open meeting, Will James from Swansea City Supporters’ Trust gave the clear warning that ‘Not everyone will like and support you’. This was no great news to us as anyone entering the murky politics of Welsh rugby soon learns this lesson. Both prior to and since our...
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Protecting the past, embracing the future
David Allen | 07 April 2016
While we haven’t generated trust policy yet, we have come up with a strapline. It would perhaps be useful if we explained a little more about why we’ve chosen this. To cut a long debate short, we really struggle to see why we need to have camps of ‘Cardiff’ and ‘Blues’ supporters when we’re all...
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The three stages in setting up a Supporters' Trust
David Allen | 07 April 2016
So what happens next in terms of establishing the Cardiff Blues Rugby Trust? Supporters Direct, the national body whom we’re working with to make this happen have a well-established and tested three-stage process that we need to go through. The first stage-the Open Meeting-has already happened....
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We have lift off!
David Allen | 31 March 2016
Thanks to everyone who attended our open meeting on March 30th and the many others who expressed support for the Trust beforehand but who were unable to attend on the night.  A full agenda was kicked off by a performance by the Cardiff Arms Park Male Voice Choir who did a grand job in setting the...
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