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Indian Website Takeover Hoax

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News seemed to break earlier of a takeover of Birmingham City by an Indian consortium. The news, purporting to come from Indian newspaper The Indian Express said that brothers Shashi and Ravi Ruia were going to buy out Birmingham City and keep on Peter Pannu in a role of MD.

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BIH Delay EGM For a Second Time

Birmingham International Holdings have once again delayed an EGM to obtain shareholder approval for a new convertible bond. A circular was due to be dispatched to shareholders today with details of the EGM but it has now been put off until October 10.

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SMW and Pannu

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Soccer Management Worldwide are reported to still be keen on a deal to buy Birmingham City despite the departure of Jeremy Wray from the board of the company. The Birmingham Mail have reported that Wray has stepped down from the board for “personal reasons” but remains very much a part of the group.

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Pannu Quits?

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Social media is ablaze this afternoon after Bryan Swanson of Sky broke the news that Peter Pannu was due to resign from BCFC tomorrow, leaving at the end of the month.

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Inverness, Facebook and Tom Ross

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Birmingham City completed their pre-season campaign with a 3-1 win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle on Saturday. Goals from Lee Novak, Demarai Gray and a Paul Caddis penalty were enough to ensure Blues kept their 100% pre-season record in tact.

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Look what you could have won

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Lifelong Birmingham City fan Darryl Eales became chairman of Oxford United over the weekend having taken a stake in the club of between 30 and 50%. This morning’s Birmingham Mail has the story about Eales having previously been in negotiation to buy Blues over the past year.

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Rumours of HKSE Investigation Into BIH Over Delayed Accounts.

Sources from Hong Kong indicate that Birmingham International Holdings have been asked to answer questions surrounding the prolonged audit for their 2011 accounts. The accounts in question were finally released a year and a half late amid controversy over a consultancy agreement between Carson Yeung and Peter Pannu.

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BCFC Statement: BIH in talks with British/North American Consortium

Birmingham City Football Club have today released a statement confirming talks with a British consortium backed by a North American investment fund. The statement, which quotes BCFC Acting Chairman Peter Pannu saying that specific details couldn’t be released due to non-disclosure agreements and HKSE regulations.

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Consensus

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Another day has passed in the interminable wait for news on a proposed takeover of Birmingham City without any news and with that ever more scepticism is rising from Blues fans that there is anything happening.

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The Carson Trial – The Verdict Part 1

Carson Yeung and Birmingham City fans will have to wait until Monday March 3 at least to find out the verdict in his long running money laundering trial.

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