Building society deny sponsorship knowledge

Last updated : 31 May 2002 By Michael Morris
Chief Executive Peter Griffiths said

"The society has at no time been involved in negotiations, tentative or otherwise, to provide sponsorship to Cardiff City Football Club as set out in an article published in yesterday's The Western Mail.

"The story is absolutely without substance or foundation. The society does provide support for a wide range of sponsorships and donations within Wales and is committed to doing so on an ongoing basis."

The statement from the Pricipality comes after The Daily Mirror originally claimed that the society were pulling the plug on the alleged deal after becoming worried about the hooligan assocoation with Cardiff City. The Western Mail then ran the story yesterday but as the statement from Mr Griffiths clearly shows there was never any truth in the story anyway.