Sully has high hopes for Yeung era

22 September 2009 10:27
Sullivan, nearing the end of a 16-year association with Blues, admits the realisation hit home 18 months ago that many fans wanted a change of ownership of the Midlands club. Sullivan and managing director Karren Brady will leave City when Yeung completes his takeover in the next few weeks although David Gold will remain as chairman. But the duo insist Birmingham have been revitalised since the dark days of the early 1990s when gates averaged less than 7,000. Sullivan and Brady, in a statement on City's official website, claim: "Since coming to the club over 16 years ago, there have been many changes on and off the field. "The day we came to St Andrew's in 1993 the facilities were tired and in desperate need of refurbishment, the gates were averaging under 7,000 a game and the business was in dire need of stability. "During our near 17 years at the club we have made tremendous developments to both St Andrew's and the Wast Hills training ground "We bought the football club back to the top flight of English football for the first time in 16 years "The club is now financially solvent and holds a highly valued status in English football to date. We are one of the only football clubs in the Premier League to run a successful and efficient business "But we realised 18 months ago, when we were relegated from the Premier League, that large sections of supporters wanted a change of ownership. "With great effort, we have sourced a multi-millionaire, backed by other mega rich Chinese investors who we hope can achieve for the club what we have failed to achieve." The statement continues: "It is with a feeling of great sadness that we say goodbye to the club. "We will always be Blues supporters, we will watch the results every week with interest and we hope that when you all look back you will realise we did a pretty good job in our near 17 years at St Andrew's." Sunderland 5/6, Draw 12/5, Birmingham 11/4  

Source: Team_Talk