Birmingham fans have come up with an amusing chant as an old X-rated Laurence Bassini video resurfaces amid the potential takeover.
The West Midlands outfit are said to be on the brink of a £35million buy-out, with controversial former Watford owner, Laurence Bassini, claiming to have struck a deal for the Championship club.
Bassini, 52, and often described as a club killer, says he has exchanged contracts on a deal to buy Blues with a takeover due within a matter of days.
While the takeover is subject to approval by the EFL, Bassini won’t be on the board and he is confident the directors appointed will be cleared.
Birmingham City close to being taken over by former Watford owner Laurence Bassini. @JPercyTelegraph reports.https://t.co/sYc2vXKtvj
— Telegraph Football (@TeleFootball) June 13, 2022
According to reports, Keith Harris, the football financier, is to become as a joint executive chairman if the deal is given the green light.
David Sullivan, the West Ham owner, is also said to have loaned Bassini money to complete a deal but isn’t going to be involved beyond that due to the rules surrounding dual control on clubs.
Birmingham manager Lee Bowyer could be set to wave goodbye to his job, with former Queens Park Rangers head coach Mark Warburton and his assistant, John Eustace, expected to replace him.
Bassini said: “We will be having a go and I can tell you there will be massive changes all across the club.
“We want to improve the squad, the training ground and the stadium and have the money for that.
“I’m not in this for my ego, I want it to succeed and there is a three-year timescale.”
Birmingham’s current owners, Hong Kong-based parent company Birmingham Sports Holdings Ltd, have been at the club since October 2016 but their stay looks set to end, with their time described to be a stormy one.
In May 2022, the club’s Category One academy status was cancelled due to a lack of investment, while there was also a nine-point deduction for breaching English Football League rules.
Many will recall how Bassini took over at Watford in 2011, his tenure played out to financial controversy, before selling the club a year later to the Pozzo family.
In March 2013 an independent disciplinary commission found Bassini guilty of misconduct and dishonesty over financial dealings on behalf of Watford.
Then was declared bankrupt twice, served a three-year ban after an independent commission ruled that he had been ‘dishonest with the league and his fellow directors’ while being subsequently banned from being involved in a position of authority with any EFL club for three years.
And since then had tried and failed in attempts at taking over other Football League clubs, including Bolton Wanderers, Oldham Athletic and Charlton Athletic.
The EFL will surely be keen to avoid further controversy with club ownership following the ongoing situation with Derby County’s ownership saga.
Meanwhile, Birmingham fans’ amusing chant has been revealed as an old X-rated Laurence Bassini video resurfaces. WARNING: Be prepared for explicit scenes. And we’re sorry in advance.
— adam denton (@adamdenton92) December 5, 2019
@jib898989: So this is our new #bcfc owner. Small micky bassini. Nothing surprises me 😂😂😂
@theAdamMeredith: Laurence bassini Laurence bassini he loves the pizza he loves the pasta his cock ain’t massive #uptheblues
@PeterWard3: Bassini has got a proper mushroom cock n all, dont want him anywhere near your club
@benlittle35: HE’S GOT A TINY COCK, HE’LL TAKE US TOO THE TOP, BASSINI WOAHHH #bcfc
@TheScottLane: How am I seeing video’s of bassini’s cock ffs blues twitter is unmatched 😂😂
@SuperDaveB9: I hope Bassini’s bank balance is larger than his cock #bcfc #BSHLOUT
@Andy1875KRO: Not sure about the takeover but one thing I’ve discovered today is that Bassini has a micro-Penis. Don’t you just love Blues Twitter?!
@Greekbluenose: On the up side, having seen that Bassini video, if we ever get promoted, the celebrations will be incredible. #positivityTuesday
@MsMelBee1875:
Just seen THAT video 🫣😮🤢 #Bassini #bcfc
Can I please unsee it 🥺😂
@GOWoodward: That Bassini video has actually made me feel better about myself!
@_K_R_O__: There’s gonna be some cracking screen shots from that video on billboards of Bassini when it all goes south. 😂 #bcfc #Bassini
@ToweringZigic: Knew it wouldn’t be long until *that* Bassini video did the rounds #BCFC
@arajk2908: We’ve known about this Bassini business for about 3 hours and someone’s already posted a video of him getting on with a brass 😭😭
@_kjs1874: Blues are finished with this dosser owning them, happy days
@Kieronocall: That’s average size, right?
@wusstasorce: This was his EFL owners test 🤣
@DaniyalZW: Thats MY owner right there!
@zulugreg: I’ve seen bigger wasps
@_HarryH27: Our new owner 😂😂 #bcfc
@bwfc454: Here’s your future owner lads 😂😂 #bcfc #bwfc
@ryanbcfc94: Can’t wait to see him hold the scarf above his head, only blues! 😂😂😂 #bcfc
@JackWFC123: Laurence Bassini you know 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 #watfordfc
@doyleyy8291: Hung like a field mouse 😂
@Papaulski_CP: Oh ffs! One normal owner please! Just one! 😂😂
@RustyRoo76: Oh dear! Keep right on 😂
@Colinbloke1980: What a Hero. #bcfc
@Dwalcottkro: Ffs 🤦🏽♂️😂😂

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