Memhmet Dalman has spoken of his disappointment that no action was taken againmst Malky Mackay and Iain Moody after the alleged racist, sexist and homophobic text scandal.
An FA statement today said today that no further action would be taken against the pair.
“This decision is a massive setback for football in Britain in this day and age,' Dalman told WalesOnline.
“It suggests our governing body is not prepared to punish people. We did not ask for a life ban or anything like that, but they (Football Association) should have made it clear what they did was wrong.
“They have not even been asked to go on a racial awareness course. It’s a sad day for football.”
Asked if Cardiff would now take the matter further, Dalman added: “I have not had time to digest the FA statement but I will talk it through with Vincent Tan.”
Kick It Out are also unhappy with the staement from the FA..
A statement said: “Kick It Out is of the view that The Football Association has damaged its own credibility and anti-discrimination policies by taking the decision not to charge former Cardiff City and Wigan Athletic manager Malky Mackay and Iain Moody, a former employee of Cardiff and Crystal Palace, for alleged racist, antisemitic, sexist and homophobic comments revealed by the Daily Mail in August 2014.
We have released a statement following @FA verdict on Malky Mackay and Iain Moody: http://t.co/IlQ0cPiONW
— Kick It Out (@kickitout) July 16, 2015
“The FA has continued to maintain a distinction between public and private communications. These messages were exchanged via work phones and emails, and when they did eventually emerge into the public domain, it became clear to many people that such held and expressed views had brought the game into disrepute unless dealt with effectively and expeditiously.
“Once the messages were disclosed, there was a clear public interest in action being taken. Mackay and Moody admitted their involvement and this is clearly an abrogation of responsibility on the part of The FA. The review currently being undertaken by The FA of its unwritten policy on dealing with ‘private communication’ is lamentably late in the day.”