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Coventry City confirm three opponents for pre-season tour of Holland.

Coventry City Football Club have this afternoon confirmed the three clubs they will face in friendlies on their pre-season tour of Holland. City will travel to Holland for seven days on July 14th but the club have not yet confirmed the venues or the kick off times for any of the matches, but have confirmed … Continue reading

Appleton confirms four final bids for Coventry City.

Coventry City Football Club Limited’s administrator Paul Appleton has confirmed four parties have met today’s final deadline for bids to buy the company out of administration. It was believed that there could be up to six final bids for the Sky Blues, but as of the deadline at 12:00 BST, only four had been received. … Continue reading

Coventry City unseeded for Capital One Cup First Round draw.

Coventry City will be unseeded for the First Round draw of the 2013/2014 Capital One Cup draw, next Monday, June 17th at 9.30am. Thus, City will face either a Championship or higher placed League One side (taken from the 2012/2013 final finishing positions) in the First Round. Check out the Southern seeded and unseeded sides, with … Continue reading

Could Nottingham Forest make a move for Carl Baker?

Rumours are starting to circulate on the internet that Championship side Nottingham Forest are to make a move to sign Coventry City captain, Carl Baker. Baker, who signed for City from Stockport County when the Sky Blues were in the Championship themselves, excelled last season, despite all of the off-field troubles the club have faced, … Continue reading

Leon Clarke: Ready for pre-season.

Coventry City striker Leon Clarke says he will be ready for the start of pre-season training after overcoming the injury which ruled him out of the final part of the 2012/2013 season. Clarke found the net 21 times in 2012/2013 for both the Sky Blues and relegated Scunthorpe United, was bought to the Ricoh Arena … Continue reading

ACL: Coventry City can use Ricoh Arena rent free.

Arena Coventry Limited, the managers of the Ricoh Arena have today stated that Coventry City Ltd. can use the Ricoh Arena ‘rent free’ for the 2013/2014 season if they are still in administration. City, who are currently in administration, have been in a rent dispute with their stadium landlords, Arena Coventry Ltd (ACL), for more … Continue reading

Is Chris Dunn the man for Aidy Boothroyd & Northampton Town?

Former Coventry City manager, Aidy Boothroyd, now at League Two side Northampton Town, has revealed he is in the transfer market for a new goalkeeper. Boothroyd almost led Town to promotion via the Play Offs before losing out to Bradford City in the final at Wembley. One of the key stars of Boothroyd’s team was … Continue reading

Coventry City administrators extend offers deadline.

Coventry City Football Club’s joint administrators have extended the deadline for offers for the financially troubled club until Friday, June 7th. The Sky Blues have been in administration since March and thus incurred a 10 points deduction last season, which put a halt to the club’s promotion back to The Championship plans. The original deadline … Continue reading

Pressley: I want to take trialists on tour.

Coventry City manager Steven Pressley has revealed he wishes to take players on trial on the club’s pre-season tour of the Netherlands. Pressley’s squad return for pre-season training on June 28th, before taking on Nuneaton Town in their first friendly of the summer on July 13th. The City manager will then take his squad to … Continue reading

Tim Fisher: SISU in it for the long haul.

Coventry City Chief Executive Officer, Tim Fisher has stated that the current Sky Blues owners, SISU are in it for the “long haul.” In March, the League One side were placed into administration and deducted 10 points after a dispute over unpaid rent with the owner’s of the Ricoh Arena, ACL. Administrator Paul Appleton, has … Continue reading