Malky Mackay race storm deepens as he allegedly slurs Malaysian Vincent Tan
Daily Mail reveals new controversial text message after ex-Cardiff manager's apology
Former Cardiff City boss Malky Mackay allegedly called the club’s Malaysian owner Vincent Tan a “chink” in a text message, the Daily Mail newspaper reported Saturday.
Mackay has been embroiled in controversy over claims that he and right-hand man Iain Moody swapped racist, sexist and homophobic SMS messages when they worked at the club.
The Mail published Saturday what it said was a fresh batch of offensive messages including one from June last year when Mackay, then Cardiff’s manager, contacted Moody as head of recruitment about a player they wanted to sign.
“Not taking no for an answer from the chink until the 20th time or unless somebody big blows us out of the water. Can you tell him that,” the message allegedly said.
The newspaper added that Tan controlled Cardiff’s finances at the time and that the club’s investigators believe that the text message referred to the owner.
Before Saturday’s report emerged, the 42-year-old Scotsman apologised for what he said was three “unacceptable” text messages on Sky Sports News Friday.