Peter Ridsdale denies Cardiff administration reports

The Cardiff City chairman, Peter Ridsdale, has condemned a newspaper report claiming the Championship club are close to administration and insists they will "continue to trade as normal".

A story in the News of the World claimed Cardiff must settle a £2.7m tax bill with Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs this week or risk receiving a winding-up order.

[readon1 url="https://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jan/03/peter-ridsdale-cardiff-administration"]Source: guardian.co.uk[/readon1]