BITS AND BOBS

Last updated : 17 July 2007 By editor

* Poor old Peter Crouch feels he doesn't get the respect he deserves, "Drogba was fantastic last year and got the credit he deserved because he scored 33 goals. But you look at the goals I scored for the time I was on the pitch and I think perhaps my record goes unnoticed and isn't given the scrutiny Drogba's is. At times I do find it frustrating but all I can do, rather than shout and scream and say 'Look how good I am', is do it on the pitch and hopefully convince people with my performances."


* Birmingham look likely to become the latest club to be taken over by foreign investors as Carson Yeung increased his stake in the club to 29.9% The Hong Kong businessman is quoted as saying, "I only want to buy for interest because I love football. I like the city of Birmingham and have a lot of good plans for the future. As soon as we can, I would like to own the whole club. We can spend a lot of money in the right way."