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Coventry City
Coventry administrator sets take-over deadline.
Coventry City administrators have set a deadline of May 31st for any interested parties to make an offer to purchase the club. A number of groups have already registered an interest in taking control of the Sky Blues, who went into administration in March. Joint-administrator, Paul Appleton said, “A sale process has begun, I have spoken … Continue reading
Jay Tabb released by Reading.
Former Coventry City midfielder Jay Tabb has been released by Championship side Reading, after the club confirmed they would not be renewing his contract. Tabb made 12 appearances for The Royals in the Premier League in 2012/2013, before spending the second half of the season on loan at Ipswich Town, making a further 9 appearances. Reading … Continue reading
Marlon King shown the door by Birmingham City.
Former Coventry City striker Marlon King has been told he can leave by cash-strapped Championship side, Birmingham City. Since arriving at St. Andrews, King, 33, has scored 32 goals for The Blues, and still has a year to run on his contract. But off the field troubles with owner Carson Yeung, has led to the … Continue reading
Capital One Cup First Round draw date announced.
The First Round draw for the 2013/2014 Capital One Cup will take place on Monday, June 17th. The draw, which will take place at 9.30am, will be both seeded, based on last season’s league tables, and also regionalised, consisting of 70 Football League clubs. The two highest-placed relegated clubs from the Premier League will be … Continue reading
Pressley targets Maghoma as first signing
Coventry City manager Steven Pressley could make Burton Albion winger Jacques Maghoma his first signing as manager of the Sky Blues, but only once the transfer embargo currently placed on the club for entering administration, is lifted. Despite the embargo being in place, The Coventry Telegraph are reporting that Steven Pressley is pressing ahead and talking … Continue reading
MUSE light up Ricoh Arena; Stadium not on fire.
Rock band MUSE sent Twitter and Coventry City fans into frenzy on Monday, when it appeared The Ricoh Arena had been set alight. With all of the confusion around the ground and whether the Sky Blues will actually be playing their home games the ground next season, many fans were left wondering the legitimacy of … Continue reading
Coventry Telegraph campaign hits 10,000 signatures, but still needs more.
The Coventry Telegraph’s ‘City Must Stay’ campaign has now reached 10,000 signatures. Thousands of football fans, not just Sky Blues supporters, have signed the petition to keep Coventry City Football Club in the city which gave the club it’s name. Over 8,500 fans have signed the online petition whilst a further 2,000 have sent a … Continue reading
ACL ‘surprised’ by Sky Blues’ claims
Arena Coventry Limited (ACL) say they were surprised by Coventry City Football Club Chief Executive, Tim Fisher’s claims that the Sky Blues have left the Ricoh Arena, their home since 2005 and intend to build their own stadium. James Powell, the solicitor acting on behalf of ACL told BBC Coventry & Warwickshire, “I was surprised … Continue reading
Coventry City to leave Ricoh Arena & build new ground.
Coventry City have confirmed that they will not be returning to The Ricoh Arena, their home since leaving Highfield Road in 2005, for the 2013/2014 npower League One season. Chief executive Tim Fisher has revealed the club are instead in the process of securing a site in the local area on which to build a … Continue reading
Administrator’s report offers no conclusions
Exactly twenty-six years to the day of Coventry City Football Club’s proudest day, Paul Appleton of David Rubin and Partners has released his administrator’s report where it is revealed he needs more time to investigate. Hours before Appleton’s brief to other media outlets, The Coventry Telegraph has read the report and released some of the … Continue reading
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