Chairman David Gold has insisted Birmingham City will “never again” be dragged into the off-field turmoil which he believes led to them being relegated from the Premier League last season.
Birmingham were the subject of a takeover bid by Hong Kong businessman Carson Yeung who became the club’s leading individual shareholder but never went through with a full buy-out. It played a big part in costing them the services of manager Steve Bruce who was unable to obtain guarantees from Yeung about a new contract and what funds would be available for new players.
Gold is adamant lessons have been learned as he pledged that manager Alex McLeish would be given financial backing this summer after leading City back to the top flight.