Brady and Sullivan insist: We did a pretty good job at Birmingham

22 September 2009 11:36
Goodbye: Birmingham managing director Karren Brady will soon leave the club[LNB]David Sullivan hopes prospective new Birmingham owner CarsonYeung can take the club to a new level as he nears the end of a 16-yearassociation with the club.[LNB]The outgoing co-owner admits the realisation hit home 18 months ago that many Blues fans wanted a change at the top of the Midlands club.[LNB]Sullivan and managing director Karren Brady will leave City whenYeung completes his takeover in the next few weeks although David Goldwill remain as chairman.[LNB]But the duo insist Birmingham have been revitalised since the dark days of the early 1990s when gates averaged less than 7,000.[LNB]Sullivan and Brady, in a statement on City's official website, say: "Since coming to the club over 16 years ago, there have beenmany changes on and off the field.[LNB]"The day we came to St Andrews in 1993 the facilities were tiredand in desperate need of refurbishment, the gates were averaging under7,000 a game and the business was in dire need of stability.[LNB] Boardroom shake-up: David Sullivan will leave St Andrew's, but fellow current co-owner David Gold (foreground) is staying on as chairman[LNB][LNB]"During our near 17 years at the club we have made tremendous developments to both St Andrews and the Wast Hills training ground[LNB]"We bought the football club back to the top flight of English football for the first time in 16 years[LNB]"The club is now financially solvent and holds a highly valuedstatus in English football to date. We are one of the only footballclubs in the Premier League to run a successful and efficient business[LNB] Changing times: Karren Brady (left) breezes into Birmingham in the early Nineties, while Hong Kong businessman Carson Yeung (right) is set to take command[LNB][LNB]"But we realised 18 months ago, when we were relegated from thePremier League, that large sections of supporters wanted a change ofownership.[LNB]"With great effort, we have sourced a multi-millionaire, backed byother mega rich Chinese investors who we hope can achieve for the clubwhat we have failed to achieve."[LNB]The statement continues: "It is with a feeling of great sadness that we say goodbye to the club.[LNB]"We will always be Blues supporters, we will watch the resultsevery week with interest and we hope that when you all look back youwill realise we did a pretty good job in our near 17 years at StAndrew's."[LNB] Hull 0 Birmingham 1: Brilliant Boaz finally beaten by super sub O'ConnorBirmingham's Brady bunch set for West Ham: Gold hints at takeover bidOut of the Blues: Sullivan and Karren to leave Birmingham in Yeung takeoverTHE MIDLANDER: Goodbye but not good riddance to Sullivan and BradyBIRMINGHAM CITY FC

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