Birmingham City board: 'The situation wasn’t as bleak as some had reported.'
The board at Birmingham FC have denied claims that all their players were up for sale and have said 'the situation was not as bleak as some thought.'
The board says the sale and loan back of goalkeeper Jack Butland and the loan of striker Wes Thomas shows their financial position is not too serious.
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