Being many thousands of miles away from Birmingham makes it difficult to keep up with my beloved Birmingham City but fortunately with access to Radio 5 Live and the Internet I'm able to keep up with what's happening on the pitch. I feel for all Bluenoses abroad who are in a similar situation as myself.
To be honest though, I'd still much rather be sitting in the Tilton Road stand clutching my season ticket, or getting ready for an epic drive to the extremities of the country one Wednesday evening.
Financially the club is in a mess. We have the owner, at best a front man for a shady business back in Hong Kong, who is facing charges for money laundering. My precious club has gone from being financially stable under the Sullivan/Gold/Brady era to a joke in just 12 months.
Jasper Carrot, when asked whether the rumours of a consortium take over were true, replied with the wonderful statement:
“I was a director from 1979-1982. I wouldn’t get involved in football again. You don’t enjoy it – it becomes too important.
“You are forever answerable to the fans. They only have two answers to everything: sack the manager or put more money in.”
Well done Jasp, you're spot on there. The naivety and downright stupidity of most of our younger fans beggars belief when it comes to the business of football (which it is).
I can't help but think this is all typical of Birmingham City. We always do things the hard way. We've had some great times lately with several spells in the Premier League and even winning the League Cup (which I felt we deserved after the first attempt at Cardiff against Liverpool), however, that's now come at the cost of new owners, relegation and selling our best players.
Anyway, get those blue tinted spectacles on, promotion here we come!
I'm off to find some Jasper Carrot video clips, the man's a legend.
Keep Right On.
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