Swansea should be renamed Cardiff - says billionaire Sir Terry Matthews

SWANSEA Bay and the valleys should all be called Cardiff, billionaire Sir Terry Matthews has said.
He also said Newport should become a district of Wales's capital city.

Newport-born Sir Terry claimed south east Wales should promote itself to the world as "Cardiff, the brand."
He has been interviewed for tonight's BBC Wales Week In Week Out programme in which he said: "If I was king, I would go [from] Swansea to Newport and I'd circle it and include the valleys. I'd say that's Cardiff."


He added that he believed Newport would do "better economically" as a region of the capital.
Admitting his idea would be controversial, Sir Terry, who was speaking from his corporate headquarters in Ottawa, Canada, said: "If Newport was a region of Cardiff it would do better economically. Many people won't like these words but I believe this started a long time ago - size matters."
The Welsh government is currently examining how a south east Wales city-region might operate.

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Gonna post this on Swans board and Cardiff then watch the reaction...

brilliant !!

 

i wouldn't cos it wont be there for long

 

hi musty, dont you agree with him

 

watch the swans board and find out when he is banned

 

geez u r nearly up to 80K

 

you could help me

 

u r 2 days away i think and qlders post was deleted, already there, no need for a **** fight

 

Sorry to disappoint your pathetic attempt to wum Queenslander.

Reaction - we couldn't give a flying fu.ck mate. 10 years ago Sam Hamann said everyone in Wales should support Cardiff - look whats happened since.

 

PGFWhite
I see your from Cardiff

 

funny how it all ends up at rep

bunch of rep whores if you ask me

 

That's the problemn with billionaires. They think they have a voice because they have have made shed loads of money. Often, however, the voice emanates from between the buttocks.

How would we react if the powers that be decided that it would be more economically viable to refer to the whole of West London as Chelsea?!

A succesful but daft man who obviously is no longer in touch with ordinary people.

 

Yep - the posh part with a Premiership Football team and European football next year

 

Hmm, I'd go easy on that sort of statement whether tongue on cheek or not. Need I say more??

 

That's entirely your choice. Its a free country and no one is telling you what to say think or do.

 

I wish that were true! You should try living in London, mate. The thought police are around every corner.

I'm actually on holiday in Wales at the moment. I love the way the Welsh are so proud to be Welsh! It's not just because of the rugby either - it's always like that.

 

Are they? What do they look like? I've never seen them.

 

APPARENTLY DELETED BY A BUNCH OF W.A.N.KE.K.R.S WHO CAN GIVE IT BUT NOT TAKE IT...

swans Wumm= ****e...no personality people from Cardiff...Maybe they should do a ground share.....2 scum teams together...then all we need do is cal RAF Northolt...!!

 

Rangers Till I Die - Have a look at this. Hopefully it will make you laugh. A few rugby boys on tour in Wakefield last weekend and a bit of general drunkeness (you may need to be on Facebook to view it though)

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10200243841830971&set=vb.1000546105&type=2&theater

 

CALM DOWN AND TAKE YOUR TABLETS