Birmingham City return worries me - David Gold

Nov 4 2010

David Gold will return to Birmingham for the first time since taking over West Ham "with some trepidation" for Saturday's Barclays Premier League clash.

Gold - and co-owner David Sullivan - quit Blues after nearly 17 years in charge last season before selling to Carson Yeung in an £81.5million deal.

He admits his departure from City was acrimonious after claiming he was offered a role under the new board as vice-chairman - something which was denied by Yeung.

Gold told the Birmingham Mail: "I left Birmingham in rather acrimonious circumstances. That was hugely, hugely disappointing at the time.