Peace and Milan?

Okay, how many of you panicked, wondering if this involved Mandaric? Don't worry, I wouldn't do that to you.

More about Milan (Baros) in a bit.

In the meantime, a quick scan of the news wires led me to a poll which has been run on a popular Albion message board.

The question on Wbafansonline (http://fansonline.net/westbromwichalbion/article.php?id=257) was quite simple - Do you want Jeremy Peace to stay? Or do you want new investors to take over?

Four hundred and seventy fans voted and the results were stacked against the Baggies chairman.

Just under two thirds would prefer new investors (65.5 per cent) with the rest wanting to keep the current chairman.

It certainly makes for interesting reading, as will the outcome of the Albion survey which we ran in Monday's Birmingham Mail (should be about a fortnight).

While there are certainly those who prefer the devil-you-know, there are clearly many who wish to see a change - a bold statement, given that nobody yet knows who (if anyone) that 'investor' would be, where the money would come from, how much there would be or the manner in which it would be used.

On another note, I feel like banging my head against a brick wall every time I see the name Milan Baros linked with a £5million move to Albion.

Tony Mowbray has made it very clear that he's unlikely to spend that amount of money on one player. His wages would be astronomical - way, way out of the club's reach - and he doesn't not fit the typical profile of player that the Albion boss is looking for.

Just to be sure, I put the question of Baros to an Albion contact a week or so ago.

I'll leave you with the response.

"Chris, there's more chance of you playing for us..."