City fan here. Let me explain.
For one thing, moving to the Millenium Stadium is not an option (or rather it is, but not the preferred option).
It doesn't make financial sense to rent out a ground. Cardiff need their own ground. A ground they own and can maximise the financial potential of. We're talking full income on gate receipts and the ability to use the stadium for alternative purposes.
It's not just the stadium either. The plan is strongly supported by Cardiff City Council and many AMs. This is because it will help renovate the area. It will include extra housing in the area and the stadium itself will include a large retail area, creating more employment opportunities and boosting the area's economy.
At first the stadium will only hold 30,000. It may sound like a lot but Cardiff City desperately need a bigger and better ground. We've had the current one (Ninian Park) for over 90 years and it's time for change. Though it does hold a few more than 20,000 a few thousand of that is standing and even more isn't sheltered. Not only is there a small capacity but what's available isn't the best.
So we know Cardiff City needs its own stadium. Why so big? It has to be. Cardiff is one of the best supported clubs around, a sleeping giant you may say. Cardiff is a city of 300,000 people (10% of the population) and is located in the South East of Wales, which is home to almost everybody in Wales. Wales is split into three where the Nationwide league is concerned. Cardiff City, Swansea City and Wrexham. Wrexham is in the North (hardly any people), Swansea in the South West (more people) and Cardiff (the rest). So Cardiff is the local club for a large majority of the population. Plenty of potential to build on an already incredible support.
Cardiff is also a club with money. Cardiff has more financial power than most other clubs in the entire league structure. Cardiff is not a club satisfied with hanging around in the lower divisions, Cardiff wants the Premiership. 3 years ago, we were in the 3rd division, now we are in the first. Just one step away from the Premiership. Having won promotion we will now look to the next step, winning promotion again. We already have a first division squad and with our money we could buy another first eleven in the summer (Chairman Sam Hammam has indicated a £10million budget to bring in around 10 players).
Don't underestimate the Cardiff support. I had to que for seven hours for tickets for the play-off final at the Millenium Stadium. We sold 35,000 in four days, not one ticket went on sale to the general public and we could have sold the Stadium out easily.
The prospect of watching Cardiff City take on QPR for the final promotion place was a great one. But what about the prospect of watching first team football every week? The likes of West Ham and Sunderland. Expect our crowds to rocket, our excellent crowds which already outnumber many first division crowds. We will need a big ground.
We have financial power and with our great support we will be one of the more financially stable clubs around. When we get into the Premiership people will be struggling to get a seat in our new 60,000 stadium. We'll have bigger crowds than almost every other club in the Premiership. It's not money we want to hand over to the WRU for rental of their stadium.
An ambitious, rich, well supported club representing a nation can't call a 90 year old 20,000 capacity stadium home, neither can it be homeless or be forced to rent out another stadium. Cardiff has a national stadium, now it needs a ground fit for Cardiff City as a Premiership team.
I hope that answers your question and has cleared everything up for you.
