The day Kevin McNaughton caught Vincent Tan leaving pound coins around the Cardiff City pitch and being made to eat rams' testicles
Kevin McNaughton: When it came to football nous, though, McNaughton concedes Tan's knowledge was a little sketchy, at best.
"I've seen a lot of crazy chairmen in my time," he said. "Sam Hammam, when I first came down, I put my hand out to shake his hand and he just put me in a bear lock! He just gave us a double high five.
"Apparently I didn't properly read my contract, because he would make you eat rams' testicles in the wee small print.
"You had to eat them if you wanted to play!
"The spirit and character of Sam was just loved by the players."
By Glen Williams
Tuesday 19th May 2020
The former Bluebirds fan favourite has opened up on the weird and wonderful things he experienced while at Cardiff City
Kevin McNaughton's time at Cardiff City Football Club spanned one of the most successful and eccentric times of the club's history.
When he moved from Aberdeen in 2006, then manager Dave Jones made it clear to him that, while the training facilities and Ninian Park were modest, the vision of what lay ahead was special.
Of course, it all came to fruition. A move to a new stadium, a League Cup final, an FA Cup final and a fleeting visit to the Premier League coincided with the Scot's stay in South Wales. But it was the takeover of Malaysian businessman Vincent Tan which was causing a stir off the pitch.
There were murmurs that Tan was going to turn the kit colour red, but firstly opted against it.
However, following the play-off final defeat against Blackpool in May 2010, McNaughton believes that cemented in the owner's head that the strip needed to change, in-keeping with the bizarre notion that blue is unlucky and red, in Malaysia, would bring fortune.
And McNaughton, who played almost 300 games for the club between 2006 and 2015 has detailed the extent of Tan's eccentricities, including the day he caught him laying pound coins around he outside of the Cardiff City Stadium pitch for good luck.
"He was a really superstitious person," McNaughton told the Northern Goal podcast. "Blue is an unlucky colour in Malaysia or something like that, I've heard so many stories.
"And we're obviously called the Bluebirds... in Malaysia they are not classed as very lucky either!
"He was a very superstitious guy. I actually caught him putting money around the pitch one day. He used to leave money around the pitch, little clumps of pound coins.
"He said something like if you place money around the park then you'll get money back! Something like that.
"All this sort of stuff was going through his head. So a strip change was probably the norm in terms of what he was up to!"
Even though McNaughton recognises some supporters might never forgive Tan for changing the strip, even though the club are now rightfully back in blue, the ex-Scotland international recognises the mountain of good work the owner did.
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