I am all for the merger and don't want to see the 1927 club name in any new title. London Bluebirds it is.
Just when the Thames Valley Bluebirds flag got renamed! Typical.

Good to have you back Matt - and hopefully a few others........but then there are some bods I hope I won't bump into. Sorry.

The General.   

I think we should step back from this for the time being and leave things as they are for now.   I'll pop along to a game (perhaps Brentford when most people will be along) and have a chat with people rather than trying to do this online.  Where even if there is a will for a "merged" club, the name that people were so annoyed about losing would now be lost!!!!

Cheers
Matt
 

Tafferel makes some good points.

Going back to the rebrand, it was suggested that there be a 1927 club AGM to discuss what the 1927 club response was, or if not, a poll of all members. This didn't happen as there was no time for an AGM and "not all members have paid their subs". I found the 2nd reason quite bizarre, because if they hadn't paid their subs, then they weren't members. Try not paying your subs at your golf club and see what happens to your membership. I was also told that the 1927 club were now “personae non gratae” with the club because of comments made regarding the re-brand.

The 1927 Club was set up in the early 90's to bring together supporters of Cardiff City who were exiled in London and the South East, and anyone who did not want to continue to support Cardiff City should have resigned from the club. The club name, flag and ethos was synonymous with supporting Cardiff City, however, it seems that a number of members (even some who were no longer members because they hadn’t paid) decided that the club name belonged to them, and not the club. The name “The 1927 Club” now belongs to a group of non-league football supporters who also attend Welsh International games, it is no longer the name of a Cardiff City Supporters club and is no longer synonymous with supporting Cardiff City.
Consider this – The London Bluebirds and The1927 Club amalgamate and re-brand as The 1927 Club. Then, at the start of the next season Tan unveils the new club crest. The crest does not fit in with the wishes of the former 1927 club, and they again take their club name (because it is theirs apparently) for another stay away protest. That leaves the London Bluebirds right “back at square one!” (See what I did there?).
There should be no objection to former 1927 club members who now want to support CCFC being allowed to join the London Bluebirds and abiding by the rules of that club. However, I find it strange that some of them don’t want to support CCFC, but still want to be part of “the social scene”. The “social scene” is getting a train at stupid o’clock and travelling to Darlington or Carlisle to watch the City play, surely?
I see Matt now wants to discuss the matter at an AGM – that should have been done two and a half years ago.
 
 

When the 1927club was set up in November 1990, It was done so to bring together Cardiff City supporters living in London & South East. It was a unique club in many ways and livelong friendships were formed.

Matt points out that I slaughtered them for taking the name away, I'll make it clear that I was not happy that the London Bluebirds were not able to use the 1927 Club name especially when people stepped forward to take over the running of the club were denied the right to do so. 

I felt and I don't think I was alone in this thought, the 1927 club is a Cardiff City supporters club and no more than that, It is not a private members club, It is not owned by anyone and the name belongs to no indiviual - it just the name of the club. The London Bluebirds should have been able to use the the name which identifies CCFC fans living in the London area

Those that no longer wanted to support Cardiff City at the time should have just allowed their membership to expire.

Cardiff City are now thankfully back in our rightful colours, It makes sense to have one supporters club identifying those living in the London area

Matt,

I'm not bringing up recriminations, and I'm not here to argue with you. I'm putting across my point and using historical events to support it. Your point regarding less than 30 members being paid up is not valid. If there were only 30 members paid up, then there were only 30 members. If 16 of those had voted to discontinue as a Cardiff City Supporters Club, then that is a democratic decision and would have to be adhered to by the members. The opposite is the same. During a general election, if you are not registered to vote, you can't vote. The fact that turn outs can be lower than 40% doesn't change the validity of the vote.
My feelings are strong on this, as I have in the past (like you) worked extremely hard to maintain the 1927 club and ensure that CCFC supporters could travel to games all over the country. Unfortunately the 1927 club ceaseed to be a CCFC supporters club two and a half years ago.
My view - for what its worth - is that anyone who wants to join The London Bluebirds can, or if they don't, then they can travel to CCFC games independently (something that has always happened anyway).
The re-merge of The London Bluebirds and The 1927 Club is like a hostile take over of a board.

I'm glad to see that many of the refuseniks are now happy to return to the fold, and I welcome them with open arms, but surely it has to be under the terms and conditions of those who have continued to support the team whilst continuing to protest the rebrand at every game.