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Football League
A year of Steven Pressley; grey suits to grey hair.
Exactly one year ago today, Falkirk manager Steven Pressley signed a three year deal to replace Mark Robins as the manager of Coventry City Football Club. When he first took charge, and through the opening portion of the current season, Pressley became renowned for two things; his attacking style of football and his grey suit … Continue reading
Franck Moussa still in the race for Football League ‘Goal of the Year.’
Coventry City midfielder Franck Moussa is still in the race to win the Football League & Mitre 2014 ‘Goal of the Year’ after making the final five shortlist. Moussa scored a magnificent chip over Leyton Orient goalkeeper Jamie Jones in the 67th minute in what was Orient’s first defeat in the league this season. After … Continue reading
Denzel Slager leaves Coventry City by mutual consent.
Dutch striker Denzel Slager has this evening left Coventry City by mutual consent subject to FA and Football League approval. Slager first joined the club prior to Christmas on trial before signing permanently from RKC Waalwijk in the January transfer window. Since joining, Slager has made 4 appearances for The Sky Blues, making one start … Continue reading
Are Callum Wilson & Leon Clarke the best strike force in League One?
Live on Sky Sports following this afternoon’s 3-2 defeat of Sheffield United, both Sky Blues’ boss Steven Pressley and Uwe Rossler, the Brentford manager covering the game for Sky both described Leon Clarke and Callum Wilson’s partnership as ‘being the best strike-force in League One,’ but do you agree? Both found the net against the … Continue reading
Football League ‘Loan Window’ open – possibly for the last time.
The Football League loan window opens today, so expect plenty of movement in and out of the 72 clubs before the weekend fixtures, but will Coventry City be one of the clubs to utilize the extra transfer window? This could, however, be the last season in which this window is in operation. By 2014, FIFA want the Football League … Continue reading
Callum Wilson linked with Sheffield United.
Sheffield United are reportedly looking to make a move for current joint League One top goalscorer (alongside Bradford’s Nahki Wells,) Callum Wilson. Wilson, 21 has made an impressive start to the 2013/2014 Sky Bet League One season, finding the net five times in five appearances for the Sky Blues. Previously, Wilson had only found the … Continue reading
William Edjenguele departs Coventry City by mutual consent.
Central defender William Edjenguele has today left Coventry City by mutual consent. Edjenguele only joined the club last summer as a free agent, signing a three-year contract with the club. In 40 appearances for the Sky Blues, Edjenguele scored one goal. Edjenguele was a memeber of the ‘Bomb Squad’ – a group of senior players … Continue reading
Football League admit “serious errors” in Coventry City administration.
The Football League have today admitted “serious errors” were made in the administration process of Coventry City Football Club. The errors relate to The Football League making mistakes in registering players to the wrong company, as revealed by The Coventry Telegraph. Today, is the first time The Football League have publicly admitted mistakes had been … Continue reading
SISU appeals High Court’s rejection of judicial review
Coventry City Football Club owner’s Sisu Capital Limited have appealed against the decision by a High Court Judge to reject a judicial review of the council’s £14m taxpayer bailout of The Ricoh Arena. The news comes just hours before a number of City fans are to once again protest in London outside the Football League’s … Continue reading
Why Coventry City’s home game against Carlisle United will be on a Thursday.
This morning Coventry City and Carlisle United confirmed that the game to be played between the two sides at Sixfields in January had been moved to Thursday, January 23rd 2014, with kick off at 7:45pm. City will travel to Carlisle United for the game at Prenton Park this Saturday but now the return clash has … Continue reading
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