Birmingham City's Chinese owners have no intention to sell the Championship club, says director Edward Zheng.
Ahead of a reported supporters protest, Zheng answered questions from a select gathering of invited fans at St Andrew's and apologised for the Blues board's previous lack of communication.
That corrosion under the stands is shocking. Those stands are a similar age to the Alan Curbishley stand, so really shouldn't look like that at all. Can only presume a shocking lack of maintenance over there 25 life so far.
Blues Trust is very encouraged to see movement towards a change of ownership at our club. We are confident of the validity of the story emerging on Thursday 5 May. Paul Richardson, a lifetime Blues supporter, has confirmed to the Trust that he and Lopez are expecting the sale to proceed and will be bringing investment to Blues if successful
We call on the current owners to complete the deal as soon as possible, and without complication, so that the club and its fans can look forward to a future they deserve.
Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady has become a minority owner of Championship side Birmingham City.
The NFL legend, who retired from the sport in February, has "entered a partnership" with Blues' new owners Knighthead Capital Management LLC.
The 46-year-old will become chairman of a new advisory board at St Andrew's.
"Tom Brady joining the Birmingham City team is a statement of intent. We are setting the bar at world class," Knighthead co-founder Tom Wagner said.
"Tom is both investing [as well as] committing his time and extensive expertise. As chair of the advisory board Tom will have a direct impact on the club. The men's, women's, and academy teams are going to benefit from [his] knowledge. The goal that Tom has committed to is to make Birmingham City a respected leader in nutrition, health, wellness, and recovery across the world of football."
The club said Brady would also work closely with the board and the management team on global marketing efforts and the identification of new commercial partnership opportunities.
It’s just a front for the venture capitalist. We are going to see this more and more of this strategy I suspect, ‘famous and credible names’ being given minor stakes in clubs for free or at a huge discount to then give the buying firm credibility, fan excitement and media interest.
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Birmingham City's Chinese owners have no intention to sell the Championship club, says director Edward Zheng.
Ahead of a reported supporters protest, Zheng answered questions from a select gathering of invited fans at St Andrew's and apologised for the Blues board's previous lack of communication.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60077060
Blues Trust is very encouraged to see movement towards a change of ownership at our club. We are confident of the validity of the story emerging on Thursday 5 May. Paul Richardson, a lifetime Blues supporter, has confirmed to the Trust that he and Lopez are expecting the sale to proceed and will be bringing investment to Blues if successful
We call on the current owners to complete the deal as soon as possible, and without complication, so that the club and its fans can look forward to a future they deserve.
https://www.bluestrust.org/2022/05/bcfc-a-new-era/
now what would that be???????????????????
Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady has become a minority owner of Championship side Birmingham City.
The NFL legend, who retired from the sport in February, has "entered a partnership" with Blues' new owners Knighthead Capital Management LLC.
The 46-year-old will become chairman of a new advisory board at St Andrew's.
"Tom Brady joining the Birmingham City team is a statement of intent. We are setting the bar at world class," Knighthead co-founder Tom Wagner said.
"Tom is both investing [as well as] committing his time and extensive expertise. As chair of the advisory board Tom will have a direct impact on the club. The men's, women's, and academy teams are going to benefit from [his] knowledge. The goal that Tom has committed to is to make Birmingham City a respected leader in nutrition, health, wellness, and recovery across the world of football."
The club said Brady would also work closely with the board and the management team on global marketing efforts and the identification of new commercial partnership opportunities.
Sadly the first lesson of "pick the ball up and chuck it to a teammate" won't go down very well
Alan Brazil said had he been to Birmingham before?!
Birmingham City have sold the naming rights for their ground in a "multi-million pound, multi-year" deal.
The Championship club's stadium will be renamed St Andrew's@Knighthead Park before the end of the season.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68107376
https://www.bcfc.com/news/all/birmingham-city-announces-naming-rights-partnership-with-knighthead