Michael Dunford

MICHAEL Dunford, Blues’ CEO, sensed the question was coming.

So are you the new Karren Brady?

“Unfortunately, I don’t fit into a size 12 dress,” he responded with a smile.

Dunford, who has formerly held similar key positions at Derby County, Everton and Plymouth Argyle, has been drafted in to provide Premier League specific administrative knowledge and expertise for the foreign owners.

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His role won’t be as all-powerful and dictatorial as Brady’s as the new structure at St Andrew’s is more team-orientated. And Dunford said he wouldn’t be copying Blues former MD.

“Karren Brady is a very professional person,” he said.