Here's Allam's buddy.....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26366898
Vincent Tan has spoken at length about his ownership of Cardiff City, with the Malaysian businessman insisting he is not the "villain" he is made out to be.
In an exclusive BBC interview, the 62-year-old even accused the British media of being "a little bit racist".
Tan, who upset Cardiff fans by changing the club's colours and sacking manager Malky Mackay, said the "vocal minority" who oppose him should "apologise".And he is adamant he will not quit unless supporters drive him out.
"One day we are a hero, another day we are a zero," Tan, who bought the Welsh club in May 2010, told BBC Sport. "Without me, Cardiff would have gone bust. Because of my investment, we got promoted."
In a rare interview, and speaking for the first time since sacking Mackay in December, Tan also said:
He has the backing of 90% of Cardiff fans
He will never change the club's colours back to blue from red
Mackay "got lucky" when he landed the job as manager
He is "convinced" manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will save Cardiff from relegation
Foreign owners are good for British football
Plans to list Cardiff on the Singapore stock exchange have been abandoned
Much of the goodwill Tan gained after arriving in the Welsh capital has been lost because of the controversial decisions he has made.
But he expressed a firm belief that Cardiff, who sit one place off the foot of the Premier League table with only 11 games remaining, are in capable hands.
"I am now more involved and under my leadership the club will be in good shape," said Tan.
"Some of my family members really want me to leave. They think it's not worth it. They think no-one is grateful. But you have to be patient, accept the criticism and sometimes the insults."
Tan hopes to be able to tell fans the "truth" about the sacking of Mackay once a legal case between Cardiff and the Scot has concluded and stressed he wants to "unite" with them.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26366898
Vincent Tan has spoken at length about his ownership of Cardiff City, with the Malaysian businessman insisting he is not the "villain" he is made out to be.
In an exclusive BBC interview, the 62-year-old even accused the British media of being "a little bit racist".
Tan, who upset Cardiff fans by changing the club's colours and sacking manager Malky Mackay, said the "vocal minority" who oppose him should "apologise".And he is adamant he will not quit unless supporters drive him out.
"One day we are a hero, another day we are a zero," Tan, who bought the Welsh club in May 2010, told BBC Sport. "Without me, Cardiff would have gone bust. Because of my investment, we got promoted."
In a rare interview, and speaking for the first time since sacking Mackay in December, Tan also said:
He has the backing of 90% of Cardiff fans
He will never change the club's colours back to blue from red
Mackay "got lucky" when he landed the job as manager
He is "convinced" manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will save Cardiff from relegation
Foreign owners are good for British football
Plans to list Cardiff on the Singapore stock exchange have been abandoned
Much of the goodwill Tan gained after arriving in the Welsh capital has been lost because of the controversial decisions he has made.
But he expressed a firm belief that Cardiff, who sit one place off the foot of the Premier League table with only 11 games remaining, are in capable hands.
"I am now more involved and under my leadership the club will be in good shape," said Tan.
"Some of my family members really want me to leave. They think it's not worth it. They think no-one is grateful. But you have to be patient, accept the criticism and sometimes the insults."
Tan hopes to be able to tell fans the "truth" about the sacking of Mackay once a legal case between Cardiff and the Scot has concluded and stressed he wants to "unite" with them.
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