Birmingham Away - January Sale

[Guided Missile]

Yesterday, HSBC withdrew Birmingham's overdraft facility. It means that they no longer have access to £7M. It also means that it is very likely that players will be leaving the club in January. Not that they have many left to sell, but the rumour is that they will be offloading Nikola Zigic, Liam Ridgewell and Jean Beausejour.

 

The move by HSBC follows the arrest of Carsten Yeung on five charges of money laundering. He could face 14 years in jail and be stripped of his 23% shareholding in the club, if it is proved that he acquired his stake from criminal proceeds. Sound familiar?

 

This may make our trip to Birmingham a little easier and I can't wait to go...

[Doctoroncall]

They are unbeaten at home with perhaps the second best home record in the league at the moment. So by the 4th Feb, everyone should know what there team looks like after the January transfer window.

[JRM]

I watched Braga v Birmingham on Wednesday night and they looked very good, well organised, hard working side, much better than they looked at St Marys back in September, this has to be good news for us. But hopefully before Jan they can take some points off other rivals, they are playing Cardiff this weekend I think so a draw in that one would be good for us.

 

I was wondering about this as their owner was arrested a few months ago and nothing had really happened since, so it has taken a while for the action to be implemented

[Chez]

lets put in a cheaky offer for Curtis Davis.

[Picard]

The local paper's views on Birmingham's situation from a couple of weeks ago.

 

http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/birmingham-city-fc/birmingham-city-fc-news/2011/11/11/birmingham-city-special-feature-analysing-finances-takeovers-transfers-europe-and-hughton-s-prospects-97319-29756470/

 

Yeung has also new finanancial problems, being sued over a home loan.

http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/birmingham-city-fc/birmingham-city-fc-news/2011/12/02/birmingham-city-s-carson-yeung-sued-over-honk-kong-home-loan-97319-29883164/