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Jeremy Wray

Due Process

“Just hurry up and sell the club.”

It’s a viewpoint I can readily understand from Birmingham City fans. Since the double blow of relegation from the Premier League and Carson’s arrest in the summer of 2011 it’s been a constant question on fans’ lips – when will BIH get around to selling the club so Birmingham City can move on?

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An Open Letter to Often Partisan Readers from Jeremy Wray

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I have been contacted by Jeremy Wray who posted this comment on Often Partisan. As it’s important, right of reply and of interest to OP readers, I have reproduced it in full, unedited without comment for you to read.

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When is a bid not a bid?

Jeremy Wray has been vocal in the press in the last few days about a bid being made for Birmingham City. While trading in BIH shares has been halted pending a “clarification” of an announcement, I wanted to touch on the whole issue over what constitutes a bid, and maybe shed some light on why BIH have not been responsive.

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Jeremy Wray, New Bids and The Augean Stables

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The Birmingham Mail reported late yesterday evening that a consortium fronted by former Swindon Town chairman Jeremy Wray has put in a formal bid for the club with a pledge of a £25million a year budget but has warned that ‘internal bickering’ could kill the bid.

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Jeremy Wray Quits

Documents have been filed with Companies House showing that Jeremy Wray has resigned his directorship of Soccer Management Worldwide. SMW was the company that announced to the Birmingham Mail that it had made a bid for Birmingham City in May.

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“Unbelievably Complicated”

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It’s now one week since the self-imposed deadline of three weeks due diligence has elapsed, and Birmingham City seem no closer to having new investment. Although there can be announcements on the HKSE until 11pm HKT (4pm BST), it does seem unlikely that there will be any major announcement today as there has been no halt called on trading of shares.

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Day “ready to do the deal”; BIH may not have approval

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Soccer Management Worldwide have tonight insisted that they have the wherewithal to complete their purchase of a stake in Birmingham City. Peter Day, former deputy managing director of Birmingham City told the Birmingham Mail tonight that they “we’re ready to do the deal , as and when, subject to the price being agreed.”

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Strength in Adversity

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Sky Sports News has pubished a story this morning that former Derby County Chairman and current Hull FC owner Adam Pearson has entered the race to buy Birmingham City. Pearson is reported to be in a consortium along with Mike Farnan, who was previously involved in trying to buy Leeds prior to Massimo Cellino’s successful bid.

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Editorial: A Stabilising Process

The news of a group who are in serious talks with Birmingham City has been the big talking point this week – with record numbers of pageviews on this website alone showing just how much Blues fans are eager for this news.

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Bidders Named

The Birmingham Mail have tonight named Soccer Management Worldwide Ltd as the consortium behind the bid to buy 24% of Birmingham City.

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