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  3. Posted

    [quote user="Houston Canary"]Is there any reason to think Holt will still be with NCFC after January?  Some bottom dwelling Prem team might come asking, and with money too tempting to turn away.  That''s how we got Ashton whom we obviously should have signed 45 months earlier.[/quote] Theres not any chance whatsoever of a Premier league side being interested in Holt.

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    I''ve been approached by 14 clubs, reveals David Sullivan

    Published

    22:45 17/10/09

    By Paul Smith

    david sullivan.jpg

    David Sullivan has been

    approached by 14 clubs desperate to secure his financial backing and

    business expertise since he quit Birmingham City.

    The

    60-year-old co-owner of the club finally walked away from St Andrews

    after selling his shares to Chinese businessman Carson Yeung in an

    £80million takeover.

    But

    while Sullivan claims Blues fans never took to him and were hell-bent

    on driving him out, it hasn’t stopped a flood of offers from

    other clubs.

    Sullivan’s initial interest in West Ham is well documented but 13 other clubs have approached him directly.

    “It’s my intention to take some time off and then I will look around and see what is available,” he said.

    “Although I have been approached by a lot of clubs, any investment has to be right for me.

    “The

    criteria I’m looking at are a club with a decent ground, good fan

    base and in easy travelling distance from my home.

    “The

    major obstacles are the over-inflated prices clubs are attempting to

    charge and in most cases the significant debt that comes with that club.

    “I would say in recent years the best buys have been clubs like Southampton, Leeds, Coventry and Wolves.”

    Ironically,

    Sullivan was very close to buying a Championship club two years ago but

    had to pull out when Yeung failed to buy Birmingham at the first

    attempt when he couldn’t raise the necessary funding to complete

    the deal.

    Sullivan revealed: “I was very close to buying Ipswich Town.

    “I

    had a two-week window of opportunity but had to pull out because Yeung

    didn’t come up with the money and the rules prevent me from

    having financial interest in two clubs.” Despite relinquishing

    control of Birmingham, Sullivan and his family were still in attendance

    for the game against Arsenal at the Emirates yesterday.

    The

    only difference was he was watching the game from a private box owned

    by Terry Brady, the father of his former chief-executive Karren.

    “I

    went because one of my sons Jack is a big Birmingham City fan and the

    other one David is a huge Arsenal fan. And to be honest I enjoyed the

    game a lot more because there was no pressure and I wasn’t

    hanging off the edge of my seat all the time.”

    Despite claims that he was run out of the club by the home supporters, Sullivan has no regrets about his tenure at Birmingham.

    He

    added: “My departure was emotional. When we said goodbye for the

    last time at Burnley the other week there was a lot of tears. But, if

    I’m honest, the fans got what they want. I don’t think they

    ever appreciated or realised what I did for the club.

    “There

    was always a very uneasy relationship. When they rioted 18 months ago

    when we got relegated and I honestly feared for the safety of my family

    and me, I knew it was time to go.

    “If

    the relationship had been better I wouldn’t have sold the club. I

    admit there were times when I was very outspoken but every time it had

    the desire effect.

    “I applied good business and commercial sense and turned the fortunes of the club around.

    “But

    when they carry a vote in the local paper asking if the board should go

    and 90 per cent say they should, you know you’re not wanted and

    it’s time to get out.”

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    Player i would take a look at (prob wont be popular) Owen Garvan down at Ipswich , was said to have a very bright future ahead of him , captained his countries U21 at the weekend and frozen out by Keane who he says isnt even speaking to him .Turned down a loan move to Colchester but would our bigger club be tempting for him , look at  Huddersfield they snapped up Jordan Rhodes because Keane didnt rate him and hes turning out to be the signing of the season.

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    [quote user="Muddy funster"]What??? To win the league??? from -10 when they struggle to beat poor teams. Nope sorry, any money on them would be wasted. Just like spending any money on Southampton the place - complete waste of time.[/quote] If the odds are for promotion they dont have to win the league just finish 6th and win the play offs, they are starting to win matches now and we have shown how easy it is to climb this league , still 10/1 is on the short side .

  14. Posted

    [quote user="City1st"]

    err, in the same way they''ve not cut back the squad to save on the wage bill

    and they are not having to to cut costs to try and stem the annual £2m losses, I suppose

     

    there''s a reason they are bottom of the division 

    that they are 90th out of 92 in points scored

    and that''s the same reason why they weren''t able to bring in loanees when they just outside the playoffs

     

    they have not a pot to p*** in (as the old saying goes)

    of course they could always use one of those tin plated replica pots they keep squeaking about

    [/quote] Oh come on now they may be a lot of things but skint they are not , just look at the money Evans has spent on new players since he bought the club and as Cam says they will keep spending with or without Keane untill Evans achieves his goal which is promotion . I would love to see them go down but its just not going to happen their squad is way to good and once the first win arrives they will probably climb the league pretty quick.

  16. Posted

    Is it really worth making the club a laughing stock in the media just to raise £225,000 which would not buy you any player worth having anyway. If we are that skint lets just get into administration and get it over with , passing buckets around at the matches with nothing in the media would even be an improvement .Clubs a joke it really is.

  19. Posted

    Well Clegg has said today that Evans is in it for the long term and theres more money available for new players so it looks like he has no intention of pulling out , as for Keane i would think he needs a few wins pretty quick or he will be replaced .Lets hope Mark Robins can get Barnsley fired up enough to keep Keane firmly in the brown stuff , for me their next game at home to Swansea will provide the first win .
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