Thought for a minute there you were going to say AFC Wimbledon! As it happens, have spent the last 36 years following the Albion, mostly as a season ticket holder. Couldn't help the fact my dad lost his job and we headed to Sussex when I was only 5. Had he kept his post, I probably would've...
Funnily enough my wife's family moved here from Manchester (about 6 miles from the Etihad, or Maine Rd) in the 80s via Sutton Coldfield.
As for the main thrust of the thread, so what if someone decided to pump a lot of money into a club with a massive fan base. Seem to recall that we would not...