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Monday should see the latest announcement from Birmingham International Holdings about the ongoing process to sell a stake in the holding company to an as yet unnamed bidder.

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Finals and Fireworks

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It’s been nearly four weeks since the Championship season ended and boy has it been quiet. Although there have been rumours of signings Blues solitary capture so far is youngster Alex Jones from West Bromwich Albion while the interminable stories of a takeover have also gone very quiet as Ernst and Young quietly get on with their work.

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Good News or Bad News

Birmingham International Holdings announced to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that they have shortlisted one of seven bids received. It was confirmed that the bid was for a stake of BIH and that they have also received a letter committing funding to BIH and BCFC ahead of the new season.

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By The Book

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On this day one year ago, Lee Clark experimented with probably one of the craziest team selections I’ve ever seen. It was a balanced team – five outfield players were right-footed, five were left-footed; however, three quarters of the defence were playing out of their normal position and the result was inevitable; within half an hour we were three down and by half-time it was four.

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Football Ownership – When Protesting Goes Too Far

Problems with football ownership isn’t a concern only for fans of Birmingham City. You only have to look down the A45 to see the travails of Coventry City fans to see how the actions of owners can severely impact on how a fan watches their club.

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Audio Podcast – Will Giles Talks About Carson’s Upcoming Appeal Judgement

With the judgement on Carson’s appeal due to be heard in the Court of Appeal in Hong Kong in the next couple of weeks I talked to “Haircuts and League Cups” co-author Will Giles about what is likely to happen.

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Video Podcast: Demands From Directors and Creditors

In this week’s video podcast I talk about the announcement made to the HKSE by BIH about the legal demands that they have received, the rumours of a sale and also a tiny bit about football too!

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Announcement Analysis

Birmingham International Holdings last night published an announcement confirming demands had been received from former directors such as Peter Pannu for various fees that were owing along with from China Energy Development Holdings Ltd who BIH apparently owe £4.1million in overdue loan payments and interest.

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BIH Receive Demands from Pannu and others

Birmingham International Holdings have confirmed in an announcement today made to the stock exchange that they have received various demands upon them from Peter Pannu amongst others.

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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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