Birmingham City

[TWGL1]

https://swissramble.substack.com/p/birmingham-city-finances-202223

Net debt £147m

[tforturton]

Re: Birmingham City

The last few years have been an absolute disaster for them. I've always had them down as a very similar club to Cardiff - same sort of crowds, league history, background, etc. (I'm sure someone will be along soon to put me straight). The things is, I'm reading that article, and I kept thinking - 'This could be us'. Anything happens to Uncle Vinnie, and we could be in trouble.

[the other bob wilson]

Re: Birmingham City

The last few years have been an absolute disaster for them. I've always had them down as a very similar club to Cardiff - same sort of crowds, league history, background, etc. (I'm sure someone will be along soon to put me straight). The things is, I'm reading that article, and I kept thinking - 'This could be us'. Anything happens to Uncle Vinnie, and we could be in trouble.

Or it could be the making of us.

[splott parker]

Re: Birmingham City

The last few years have been an absolute disaster for them. I've always had them down as a very similar club to Cardiff - same sort of crowds, league history, background, etc. (I'm sure someone will be along soon to put me straight). The things is, I'm reading that article, and I kept thinking - 'This could be us'. Anything happens to Uncle Vinnie, and we could be in trouble.

Good point that. Are we, as a club, covered in any way if Vinnie shuffles off? I wonder if there’s any ‘safety net’ regarding us or will it be, ‘Dad/Grandad’s gone, let’s have our share out, who the f*ck are Cardiff City?’.

[Nobody's Rep]

Re: Birmingham City

Good point that. Are we, as a club, covered in any way if Vinnie shuffles off? I wonder if there’s any ‘safety net’ regarding us or will it be, ‘Dad/Grandad’s gone, let’s have our share out, who the f*ck are Cardiff City?’.

Aw come on we all know there is a really strong and robust succession plan in place for uncle Vinnies departure same as we have prepared for all our managerial departures 👍

[splott parker]

Re: Birmingham City

Aw come on we all know there is a really strong and robust succession plan in place for uncle Vinnies departure same as we have prepared for all our managerial departures ��

Silly me, why am I so distrustful

[Des Parrot]

Re: Birmingham City

Aw come on we all know there is a really strong and robust succession plan in place for uncle Vinnies departure same as we have prepared for all our managerial departures ��

Seems we’re all over our insurance policies at the moment!

[WJ99mobile]

Re: Birmingham City

Or it could be the making of us.

In what way?

As a club we look pretty unattractive for an investor.

[NottinghamBlue]

Re: Birmingham City

In what way?

As a club we look pretty unattractive for an investor.

The only reason that VT is still here is pride, he cannot be seen as a failure. When he visited last year he had the women's team and manager with him at the Malaysian embassy as, IIRC, they had just done the double.

MD has said, on several occasions, that VT has turned down what MD considered to be realistic offers.

[A Quiet Monkfish]

Re: Birmingham City

Going to spend £2 billion ...

https://www.itv.com/news/central/2024-04-09/birmingham-city-confirms-new-stadium-plans-as-owners-buy-former-wheels-site

62,000 seats, NFL, probably formula 1 !

Sheer utter madness...

[blue matt]

Re: Birmingham City

Going to spend £2 billion ...

https://www.itv.com/news/central/2024-04-09/birmingham-city-confirms-new-stadium-plans-as-owners-buy-former-wheels-site

62,000 seats, NFL, probably formula 1 !

Sheer utter madness...

Build it and they will come

Wagner is certainly going for it, you would expect them to spend some money and get promoted back to the championship, but who knows

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: Birmingham City

Going to spend £2 billion ...

https://www.itv.com/news/central/2024-04-09/birmingham-city-confirms-new-stadium-plans-as-owners-buy-former-wheels-site

62,000 seats, NFL, probably formula 1 !

Sheer utter madness...

Wrexham all over again

[A Quiet Monkfish]

Re: Birmingham City

Wrexham all over again

"Go Blues, go" on AppleTV.

[goats]

Re: Birmingham City

In what way?

As a club we look pretty unattractive for an investor.

Why? Cardiff is a pretty big city with loads of untapped fans in the area. Hardly anyone % wide attends. The city itself seems to be thriving, the football club lagging behind, as ever. We a ripe for a takeover and could easily be a Brighton or Crystal Palace

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: Birmingham City

Why? Cardiff is a pretty big city with loads of untapped fans in the area. Hardly anyone % wide attends. The city itself seems to be thriving, the football club lagging behind, as ever. We a ripe for a takeover and could easily be a Brighton or Crystal Palace

I agree but we have big debts