The battle for ownership of Blackburn Rovers seems to be taking on the feel of an Indian spicy curry battle with two major bidders being Bahrain based Indian Ahsan Ali Syed and Anuradha Desai whose family run Venky's a poultry and Pharmaceutical company.
In terms of money which presumably is ultimately the only concern of Rovers fans and Sam Allardyce, Syed looks as though he has deeper pockets with massive investment plans which frankly look a bit on the adventurous side. In addition, Syed seems to have PR on his side with a clever stunt to provide the local cathedral over £100,000 so clearly he has a sense of timing and knows which local newspaper to use to spread the story.
Alternatively, Desai is talking about £5m in the January transfer window which seems peanuts compared to Syed but ironically in this financial climate might indicate she is a more realistic and cautious investor rather than Syed who certainly is impressive with his statements and plans for Ewood Park.
Readers will know of my support for QPR who also have serious money men from India in the guise of Lakhsmi Mittal the 8th richest man in the world along with plans for additional funding so perhaps one positive upshot from this Indian interest maybe the promotion of football amongst India's currently cricket mad people.
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