Comments on: Why would the world’s 5th richest man go after Birmingham City?

By: sam

sam — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 21:36:23 +0000

if i were a millionaire id definately invest in a football club. how cool wud tht be. even beter than championship manager. unless u went into serious debt of course…..leeds

By: steviemorg

steviemorg — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 21:10:10 +0000

good little business , makin money, richest football leauge in the world, buy in cheap big payouts= good business sense

By: steviemorg

steviemorg — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 21:05:04 +0000

green eyed monsters at 3 oclock,wearing claret n blue, we’re on our way!

By: john l

john l — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 20:43:57 +0000

I believe and always have that Blues are a sleeping giant that could easily be transformed into a Liverpool/Arsenal/Chelsea etc. The fans are passionate about the club and starved ravenous for success. The club location really is in the heart of England. The stadium possibly is a bit second rate but plans are already afoot to move to a bigger new stadium, just waiting on local bureucrats to pull their finger out.
What better opportunity for a rich investor to create their own rags to riches fairy tale and become a legend in an area which has become a major multicultural epi-centre of the UK, and although it is the second city the club do bear the city name unlike any London club.

By: avrv

avrv — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:50:41 +0000

Roger Waters c. 1982

“New Car / Caviar / Four-star Daydream / Think I’ll buy me a football team”

I think these people buy football clubs like they also buy yachts, jets, special version Ferraris etc. Prestige.

Also thought the English in general were greatly opposed to a superleague, based on money. Guess that’s not the case if the superleague based on money happens to be in England?

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By: Ahmed Bilal

Ahmed Bilal — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:35:09 +0000

Birmingham City are in a better position than Man City for sure – but how do they compare with Blackburn, who are reportedly under takeover talks too?

Also, people don’t buy clubs to get yearly returns – they buy them to build long-term assets.

By: karan

karan — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 11:33:58 +0000

Lakshmi Mittal has always had an eye for a deal. He’s always taken a non-descript company and turned it around. Arcelor was his first big money buy. Enough business talk tho…Birmingham City makes a lot of business and sporting sense. They’ve just been promoted to the premiership, won’t cost much and would need a budget of abt 15 to 20 million pounds in the transfer market. That’s chump change for Mittal. I bet he won’t be a Sugar daddy, so don’t celebrate yet if you’re a Birmingham City plan. What it does mean is

a) He has his revenue models and investment plans all chalked out if this rumour is indeed true.

b) He will do whatever it takes (not in an Abramovich sense) to bring success to the Club domestically and Europe.

c) He’s in it for the long haul, for he’s gonna make much, much more than he invests.

d) He’s better than Shinawatra, what with Thaksin’s domestic problems back in Thailand. With Mittal, Birmingham City are on a firm footing

By: Milo

Milo — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 10:48:23 +0000

So what some rich dude is planning on buying up Birmingham City, the posts here make it sound as if as soon as they are bought they will suddenly be a top club in the Premiership.

Wrong for so many reasons. 1. Too many clubs now have rich foreign owners whose fans expect their team to be the one breaking into the top four, not every club can suddenly do this. 2. 3 out of the top four also have rich foreign investors, they also have the infrastructure and players of the highest level ALREADY IN PLACE. 3. Steve Bruce is a good manager but not used to dealing with the big name signings which would be needed. 4. It would take 2 to 3 years just to see Birmingham break into the top 7 due to the talent and competitiveness of the teams rank 5th to around 17th.

Whilst im sure BCFC are wishing this was true, even if it is don’t get your hopes up. If you are taken over do you think because of some rich guys money the top, and i mean top players will choose you over one of the traditional elite clubs around Europe.

However saying this, Birmingham do have a lot of positives as numerous people have pointed out and are financially already in a better position than most clubs! Welcome back to the Premiership.

By: Bluenosesol

Bluenosesol — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:23:59 +0000

I cant understand the derogatory stance of the anti Brummie brigade who belittle and ridicule the fact that someone would chose Birmingham over considered “larger” clubs. To a degree it is all about potential. The only reason that Villa have predominated over Birmingham in recent years is because Birmingham have not realised their potential. To be honest, as long as the fan base is there (I can recall crowds of 52000 at St Andrews [Huddersfield FA cup, Cardiff league] in the second division in the late 60’s), then, given the speculated resources on offer the gap between ourselves and ANY other Premier club is surmountable. Just ask Notts Forest or Blackburn Rovers fans!! PS dont despair because if we become the top team in the country you can still laugh at our accent!!.