David Gold - Football
Blues Magazine, November 2005
Blues' Chairman, David Gold, talks to BLUES Magazine editor, Ian Drew, about putting more money into the club, the England manager and message boards!
Drew: Our recent defeat to Aston Villa was obviously a major disappointment, are you worried?
Gold: We were all disappointed to lose against The Villa, particularly as we dropped into the relegation zone but we have the manager and the squad to lift us out of this doom and gloom and climb the table.
I believed in Steve Bruce when he joined us as manager and I still have exactly the same belief now. It's not as if we are getting trounced in every game. We played very well against Liverpool and Arsenal and with a bit of luck would have had four points from those two games instead of one. A number of players are now returning from injury and suspension and I believe these players are good enough to get us through this bad spell. When we win one game, the clouds will be lifted and we can push on.
I said at the start of this season that this is the best squad of players we have had for 25 years and nothing has changed my belief in that. We all have to stick together. It isn't very pleasurable being in the bottom three, but I remain positive.
Since the first day we took over at the club, there was one single focus and that was to get into the Premiership.
At the start of the season, there was talk of Europe and, as you've said, of our best squad in 25 years. Were we as fans all getting a bit carried away? Yes, but we should be getting carried away. We deserve it. We've been in the doldrums for 25 years; 25 years through 'thin and thin'. We should get carried away and enjoy the possibility of achieving something special.
Since the first day we took over at the club, there was one single focus and that was to get into the Premiership.
