Welcome Guest [Log In] [Register]
Welcome to bcfcforum.co.uk. We hope you enjoy your visit.


You're currently viewing our forum as a guest. This means you are limited to certain areas of the board and there are some features you can't use. If you join our community, you'll be able to access member-only sections, and use many member-only features such as customizing your profile, sending personal messages, and voting in polls. Registration is simple, fast, and completely free.


Join our community!


If you're already a member please log in to your account to access all of our features:

Username:   Password:
Add Reply
Club Statement; What do you think???
Topic Started: May 11 2006, 11:50 AM (1,072 Views)
brumfanatic
Olivier Tebily
[ *  *  * ]
Further to the comments published in the Birmingham Post today by club captain Kenny Cunningham, Birmingham City wishes to express its disappointment on behalf of everyone involved with the club.

The club is currently experiencing an extremely sensitive period, yet Kenny, who remains an employee, has chosen to publicly express his views through the media, without seeking prior permission or consultation, and not directly to any member of the Board, despite limitless opportunities to do so.

Birmingham City Football Club sees no real benefit in expressing the individual views of the manager and the Board about the player at this time.

As a player that has now been released, Kenny Cunningham has no knowledge of the club's financial position or the ambitions and plans in place to achieve success. This has never been the case in the past and neither will it now be the case for the future.

Birmingham City Football Club's owners remain committed to the club and have already embarked on the rebuilding process with offers for players already made and plans in place that will support our prime objective of achieving automatic promotion to the Premier League.

No supporter should doubt that we will take every step possible to attain Premiership status again and will make the essential changes required.

It is the Chairmen and the Board who will be here next season picking up the pieces left by a team that have driven the club to relegation. Players such as Cunningham will not.

It is now time for a fresh start and the club now has no real interest in what Kenny has to say following the manner in which he has chosen to air his opinion.

It is for the supporters to decide who they believe has let the club down.


David Sullivan said: "I accept Kenny's criticism that we are not from Birmingham and maybe therefore we do not have the local knowledge and passion that a local owner like Jack Walker or Steve Gibson have for their club.

"But throughout the 13 years we have been at Birmingham we have repeatedly asked for rich local people to invest with us in the club, or if they can do a better job, replace us.

"On no occasion has anybody stepped forward with any offer of significant investment as nobody wants to put their own money in.

"It does hurt when a player to whom we have paid millions of pounds in salary criticises us for not spending enough money!"

It seems more concerned with the attack on the board and not Bruces Management to me.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
StAndrews4Eva
Member Avatar
Gil Merrick
[ *  *  *  *  *  *  * ]
How can they say in one paragraph that Kenny is still employed by the club and in another say he has been released?

As for the statement it doesnt begin to scratch the surface of the issues Kenny has raised. There is no mention of the fitness techniques, lack of match preperation etc.

Persoanlly i still believe kenny

It is the Chairmen and the Board who will be here next season picking up the pieces left by a team that have driven the club to relegation. Players such as Cunningham will not.

No mention of the manager there. I also see the team are being solely blamed.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Pewster
Member Avatar
Kenny Burns
[ *  *  *  * ]
brumfanatic
May 11 2006, 11:50 AM


It is for the supporters to decide who they believe has let the club down.



Check the ticket sales and attendance figures while Bruce remains at the club, then you'll get your decision david !
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Zico
Unregistered

Fight, Fight, Fight.... ;)

Quote:
 
It is the Chairmen and the Board who will be here next season picking up the pieces left by a team that have driven the club to relegation.


Hmmm.
Quote Post Goto Top
 
TJDIXI
Member Avatar
Trevor Francis
[ *  *  *  *  *  *  * ]
the truth is so hard to deny possibly?
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
Kivin
Joe Hart
[ *  * ]
That statement is ridiculous
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
andyjjj
Geoff Horsfield
[ *  *  *  *  * ]
They of course have to defend themselves, but the reality is most of what Kenny has said rings true in the minds of the supporters. Most of what he said was plainly obvious! Maybe the attacks on the board were a bit harsh because Bruce has had millions to spend, if Bruce had done his job properly then those millions would have created a winning top 10 team in the Prem by now. Being relegated after all the money spent is not he boards fault, it's Bruces (and his POOR backroom staff)
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
proccy_blues
Joe Bradford
[ *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * ]
its also significant they didnt try to defend sb... all in all i think its too late for sb now so the board are bunkering themselves in for the summer. there's too much that hits the spot in what kenny says for itto be wrong, imo....
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
BARNETTSrun
Member Avatar
Malcom Page
[ *  *  *  *  * ]
Proccy
May 11 2006, 12:00 PM
its also significant they didnt try to defend sb... all in all i think its too late for sb now so the board are bunkering themselves in for the summer. there's too much that hits the spot in what kenny says for itto be wrong, imo....

very true mate **thumbup
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
mr penguin
Sponsored by Flybe.com
[ *  *  *  *  * ]
brumfanatic
May 11 2006, 11:50 AM
It is for the supporters to decide who they believe has let the club down.

Steve Bruce
David Sullivan
David Gold

NOT in any sense KK
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
dr.nick
Member Avatar
Trevor Francis
[ *  *  *  *  *  *  * ]
very criptic responce , and they dont actually say it is'nt true about what he has said on the managment side.

not exactly standing by SB anymore methinks.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
TJDIXI
Member Avatar
Trevor Francis
[ *  *  *  *  *  *  * ]
Dangerous game the board is playing by taking on one of the few players that i would imagine the supporters would agree on being a good servant to the club and as honest and as hard working as we keep being told we are.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
The_Bear
Member Avatar
Gil Merrick
[ *  *  *  *  *  *  * ]
No mention of Bruce, his out the door I think!
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
glenjohnson
Steve Claridge
[ *  *  * ]
dr.nick
May 11 2006, 12:01 PM
very criptic responce , and they dont actually say it is'nt true about what he has said on the managment side.

not exactly standing by SB anymore methinks.

Exactly.

They are not denying anything from Kennys outbust, so I do think this metting with Bruce may just come forward a bit now
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
BARNETTSrun
Member Avatar
Malcom Page
[ *  *  *  *  * ]
i am SICK of people saying ITS NOT MY FAULT

bruce has constantly dont this (sacking the fitness coach etc)

harsh and honest words are said from K K

and

sullivan comes out and defends himself .. completely ignoring the bulk of the articl e attacking the management of the football TEAM

WE NEED SOME DIRECTION AND SOME STRONG LEADERSHIP IF THE BOARD DO NOT THINK BRUCE CAN PROVIDE THIS THEY SHOULD GET SOME BALLS AND SACK HIM NOW!!

IF NOT. . . . . CONDEMN ALL OF KK s COMMENTS AND BACK BRUCE - VOCALLY AND FINANCIALLY


COME ON !!

FFS



Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
brumfanatic
Olivier Tebily
[ *  *  * ]
andyjjj
May 11 2006, 11:58 AM
They of course have to defend themselves, but the reality is most of what Kenny has said rings true in the minds of the supporters.  Most of what he said was plainly obvious!  Maybe the attacks on the board were a bit harsh because Bruce has had millions to spend, if Bruce had done his job properly then those millions would have created a winning top 10 team in the Prem by now. Being relegated after all the money spent is not he boards fault, it's Bruces (and his POOR backroom staff)

Must say on the subject of poor backroom staff if you believe Cunningham, Black is one of the better members of the backroom staff and he has come under a lot of criticism from this message board.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
StAndrews4Eva
Member Avatar
Gil Merrick
[ *  *  *  *  *  *  * ]
dr.nick
May 11 2006, 01:01 PM
very criptic responce , and they dont actually say it is'nt true about what he has said on the managment side.

not exactly standing by SB anymore methinks.

*fingers crossed*

I pray your right.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
bluelowe
Steve Claridge
[ *  *  * ]
tit for tat

sticks and stones etc....


getting a bit bored of all this.

I felt after reading KK interview that he was airing what most fans have felt this season, yet again the board in that response blame the players.


just bleedin wel sort it out


:angry:
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
gene autry
Member Avatar
Alex Govan
[ *  *  *  *  * ]
That sounds too much like another David Sullivan outburst to me...you know the ones he makes before thinking it through. Even allowed himself to be quoted within the press release.

Much too quick a response I think, can't wait for the placid tones of Captain Mainwaring when he returns from his fortnight in Bognor.

;)
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
TJDIXI
Member Avatar
Trevor Francis
[ *  *  *  *  *  *  * ]
brumfanatic
May 11 2006, 12:05 PM
Must say on the subject of poor backroom staff if you believe Cunningham, Black is one of the better members of the backroom staff and he has come under a lot of criticism from this message board.

true but i've always thought it's been because we never truly know what is going on in the club and where the blame lies. If it's Bruce then i guess it's Bruce.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
brumfanatic
Olivier Tebily
[ *  *  * ]
If we have offers on the table for players as the statement suggests, this points to the fact Bruce is going nowhere in the immediate future doesn`t it??? :unsure:
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
mr penguin
Sponsored by Flybe.com
[ *  *  *  *  * ]
brumfanatic
May 11 2006, 12:09 PM
If we have offers on the table for players as the statement suggests, this points to the fact Bruce is going nowhere in the immediate future doesn`t it??? :unsure:

What makes you think he knows anything about it ?
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
andyjjj
Geoff Horsfield
[ *  *  *  *  * ]
I don't actually think it's the boards fault. They have pumped in a lot of money and re-built most of the stadium. That's all you need them to do, it's Steve Bruce who has wasted it all and so should be sacked. If he had used the millions correctly then it would be all smiles and we'd be in europe and everyone would be praising the board too, even though they would have done exactly the same thing as what they have done.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
proccy_blues
Joe Bradford
[ *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * ]
brumfanatic
May 11 2006, 01:09 PM
If we have offers on the table for players as the statement suggests, this points to the fact Bruce is going nowhere in the immediate future doesn`t it??? :unsure:

offers and purchases are entirely different things - i went into currys today and offered them £250 for a 42" £2500 hdd telly, they told me to do one - get my drift?
we had offers in for parker, bellamy, some £10m striker - none turned up.... ;)
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
mr penguin
Sponsored by Flybe.com
[ *  *  *  *  * ]
andyjjj
May 11 2006, 12:13 PM
I don't actually think it's the boards fault. They have pumped in a lot of money and re-built most of the stadium. That's all you need them to do, it's Steve Bruce who has wasted it all and so should be sacked. If he had used the millions correctly then it would be all smiles and we'd be in europe and everyone would be praising the board too, even though they would have done exactly the same thing as what they have done.

True, but :

- they could have taken action to replace SB earlier in the season, they didn't & they are accountable for that

- they should have had visibility of many of the issues that KK raised (the board of any organisation has a duty to run it properly); they failed to address these issues and they are accountable for that

- they are worth a billion, but refuse to invest any of their personal wealth in the club & have fostered the "soulless" atmosphere that KK has described; their choice but they are accountable for their choices

Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous)
ZetaBoards - Free Forum Hosting
Free Forums. Reliable service with over 8 years of experience.
Learn More · Sign-up Now
Go to Next Page
« Previous Topic · Blues Chat · Next Topic »
Add Reply

Forum Design by Hirsty.