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Is the grass any greener?

Fri, 22 Jan 2010

Finally. After months and months of speculation, the deal has been done. Granted, it's not the deal I (and I imagine I'm not alone in this) wanted, but surely it can't be any worse than being owned by a company of creditors whom you owe money to?

Or can it? In the few days since taking over Mr Sullivan has had his voice and face planted on every newspaper,radio station and website possible. This is not going to be someone who sits behind the scenes and doesn't make waves. I've worked near Birmingham long enough to know what type of an owner he is, and spoken to enough of their fans to see the total discontent held toward him, and the board as a whole.

This is a man who is far more concerned about being in the spot light than making a successful football club. It's no surprise that on most fan site polls the two David's fell behind the much preferred Tony Fernandes or even the mysterious Intermarket Group.

If they love the club so much, why not buy it all? Because they're far more concerned with lining their own pockets.

After frequently claiming we're more than £100m in debt, why broadcast to the world that they're offering 100k a week to a "mystery" player? It's ludicrous. The only reason they've come out with it is because they know the player won't sign (if they actually did offer him a contract), so when he inevitably goes to a different club, they can raise their hands and say "Don't blame us". I imagine that will coincide with transfer deadline day too.

Maybe I'm being overly cynical, but from what I've seen and heard so far it seems like a step sideways, not forwards. I guess I should give them a few months with a clean slate, but from their time at Birmingham you have to worry that as much as things change, the more they stay the same...