Relations With Hammers Cordial

Gold and Sullivan ended a 16-year reign at Blues earlier in the campaign when selling to Yeung in an £81.5million deal and recently took charge of the Hammers.

Acting chairman and finance chief Pannu is adamant relationships will be cordial.

Blues owner Carson Yeung's right-hand man, 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.

"We are, after all, football people but work is work and we have to delineate on that very clearly.

"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."

Source: PA