Rasher stalking Bowyer

[Nunavut Patrick]

From F365:

 

Birmingham co-owner David Sullivan has revealed Lee Bowyer's fears over his personal safety were a major factor in the midfielder finally rejecting the chance to join the club.

 

Bowyer also cited wanting to join a club in London or France as a significant reason for him declining the efforts of Blues to sign him from Newcastle.

 

Sullivan told the Birmingham Evening Mail that 28-year-old Bowyer had told him he was fearful of an attack by Asian people "ready to kick seven bells out of him''.

 

Bowyer was acquitted of all charges in relation to the attack on an Asian student in Leeds city centre four years ago.

 

The one-time England midfielder had initially turned down a move to St Andrews because of opposition via an internet petition by City fans.

 

The majority of supporters then made it clear they wanted Bowyer to join and manager Steve Bruce had been trying to persuade him to change his mind - but his efforts have proved to be in vain.

 

Sullivan said: "Steve, we thought, had talked him round but he was genuinely worried that one night there would be 10 Asians waiting outside his house ready to kick seven bells out of him.

 

"He told us yesterday that he would only leave Newcastle if a London club came in for him, or one from France. Why France? Apparently he likes it and believes he could live quite anonymously over there.

 

"We are not going to beg if someone clearly doesn't want to join us. We will battle on. We gave it our best shot, and we have lost this round - but there are others still to come. We will just have to go out and find a better player. The search goes on.''

 

Sullivan added: "I would ask fans not to give the people who organised the 'no' petition against Lee Bowyer a hard time. They started it with all the best intentions in the world.

 

"Ultimately, we're all Birmingham City supporters and want what's best for the club. Sometimes we won't agree on things but we all have to pull together.

 

"Maybe people might accept they could have made a mistake. I would rather we now let it lie, put it all behind us and get on with our lives.

 

"I'd like to thank those fans who got behind us and made it clear to him how much we wanted to see him in our team.

 

"But when he spoke to Steve right at the start, his first question was `what about the big Asian population in Birmingham?'''

 

 

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Wonder what a gang of 10 Asians would want with poor old Lee. Twat.

[05 Milan]

keep stalking Rashid. he's a disgrace to humans everywhere

[aws]

Anyone else reckon Moyes will be thinking of buying him for £2m and teaming him up with Bellamy?

[Rashid]

I think Houllier might buy him!