Cardiff City Chairman Looks for More Football Experience on Board

Cardiff City are looking for more footballing expertise on their board according to chairman Mehmet Dalman.

Dalman told the Cardiff Evening Post he wants: “Somebody who has done it all, seen it all would be great value to the club.”

But, he says an appointment is not ‘imminent, adding: “It could take five years or five hours and will be done when we meet the right person.

“It would be nice, and I mean no disrespect to my boardroom colleagues, to have some grey-haired chap experienced in football matters we could bounce ideas off. It is a great idea.

“When I grew up in the world of finance I was always lucky that I had a great mentor, somebody I could go to and ask ‘What do you think?’

“We are missing that on our board in football terms. It would be nice to add that somebody who has done it all, seen it all.

“That would be great value to the club.

“It’s about somebody having experienced enough to see the bigger picture.

“That could be somebody who knows football in Asia, somebody who knows football in Latin America or anywhere.

“It’s important to add value. We need to be a sustainable Premier League football club and this would help us.”

Dalman also down played talk of instability at the club under owner Vincent Tan.

“Cardiff City right now is stable,” said Dalman.

“We are debt free. Vincent Tan wrote off interest (on loans) and is in the process of converting loans into equity. The club is in no debt.

“We have an extremely-talented team and a board who are stable, motivated and ambitious.”