Peter Pannu the acting chairman of Birmingham City has been critical of Alex McLeish for turning his back on the club and vowed the Scotsman would receive a fight before being allowed to move on. McLeish resigned as manager Sunday via an email he sent to Pannu who was negotiating the signing from PSV Einhoven of Danny Koevermans.
Pannu said that the Club did not grant MeLeish any right to speak to anyone outside since he still is contracted staff of Birmingham. Pannu is to meet with his legal team and he said there needs to be discipline instilled in our game and he is not someone you can push around. There are two years left on McLeish’s contract at Birmingham and the club wants compensation for his leaving should it be he has another job lined up elsewhere.
The chairman said he just purchased three players that McLeish asked for and then secured a fourth, Koevermans, then he received McLeish’s email. They spent over £40m that was supported by McLeish and then end up with regulation and a snub from the manager. Birmingham won the Carling Cup last season but lost form and was relegated on the last day of the season when they lost to Tottenham.