Source: Team_Talk
Pannu: Relations with Hammers cordial
Gold and Sullivan ended a 16-year reign at Blues earlier in the campaign when selling to Carson Yeung in an £81.5million deal and recently took charge of the Hammers.[LNB]Yeung called in the West Midlands Police economic crime team over alleged "financial irregularities" at the club, although any criminal investigation was ruled out.[LNB]Sullivan also apologised over remarks he made about Yeung after a series of verbal exchanges between the Birmingham boards past and present.[LNB]And acting chairman and finance chief Pannu is adamant relationships will be cordial.[LNB]Pannu told the Birmingham Mail: "The other party have taken over at West Ham and we wish them well. In fact, I did congratulate them myself.[LNB]"We are, after all, football people but work is work and we have to delineate on that very clearly.[LNB]"I will shake hands in the boardroom. I have no problem with that and I have had a chance to have a conference with David Sullivan and David Gold.[LNB]"We had a very candid chat. David Sullivan appears to be a very straightforward man. He speaks his mind - just like me.[LNB]"I think people must understand we are all professionals so we know how to differentiate between right and wrong, work and personal.[LNB]"I respect David Sullivan, he has got his stance, we have got ours and we agree to disagree."[LNB][LNB] West Ham 5/4, Draw 9/4, Birmingham 9/4
