Birmingham City F. C.

At the moment there is frenetic transfer activity. We have signed players who are injury prone (nothing new there), or have been out on loan because they are not considered good enough for the Italian second division, or have not been picked to play a full league match in eighteen months in Putin country.

These are gambles, but hopefully, one or two will be winners. Meanwhile a Hong Kong company will be scrutinising the books of the club and a sudden large increase in season ticket sales might persuade them to buy in. In this takeover bid both parties are playing an astute game of chess.

The fans, as ever, are mere pawns in the game.

Gordmate!