Birmingham: Big transfers could disrupt record run

AP News | 2009-12-29 16:20:56

<div id="subtitle">AP Interview: Birmingham won't disrupt record run by making big signings in January</div><div><p>Birmingham plans to get a new striker in the January transfer window, while hoping to maintain the harmony of a team that is unbeaten in 11 Premier League matches.</p><p>It's the club's best run in 101 years.</p><p>Vice chairman Peter Pannu told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the club's remarkable run is "very conducive to attracting players of the highest caliber."</p><p>After Carson Yeung's October takeover, Birmingham was only out of the relegation zone on goal difference. Now it is seventh, three points below the European places.</p><p>But Pannu says he doesn't "want to demoralize the current players" by making too many additions to the squad. He says clubs are raising prices because of Birmingham's soaring fortunes.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=66105924&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>


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