Gold excited by Prem plans

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Birmingham co-owner David Gold has backed the Premier League's proposal to play matches overseas.

The 20 Premier League clubs agreed unanimously on Thursday to examine proposals to expand the regular season and play 10 games overseas starting in 2010-11.

The matches would be played at five venues around the world over a single weekend in January 2011. Each city would host one game on Saturday and one on Sunday.

Gold admitted it was an exciting proposal and the St Andrews surpremo is hopeful that the plan will go ahead.

"Well I think it is an exciting initiative brought about by the board of the Premier League and I have got to say Richard Scudamore and his team have come up with a fantastic proposal that gives all clubs in the Premier League the opportunity to expand their brand around the world," Gold told Sky Sports News.

Exciting

"Obviously there is a lot of work to do, but initially the proposal was accepted by all 20 clubs which is very, very unusual I have to say.

"We wait and move forward and I think we will have the opportunity to discuss it further at the summer meeting and I look forward to that.

"I have never seen a mood at a board meeting quite like today and I think the reason for that is that large clubs can go abroad and expand their product and now all clubs have that opportunity to take their club brand and take it globally.

"In the past that was never the case as it has always been the big two or three clubs that had that opportunity and now it embraces all clubs throughout the league."