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Gillingham respond to Coventry Telegraph letter.
Newly promoted npower League One side, Gillingham Football Club have responded to a letter sent out to all other 71 Football League clubs by the Coventry Telegraph. Gillingham Football Club Chairman, Paul D.P. Scally has written the letter in response to the Coventry Telegraph’s “Keep City in Coventry’ campaign, giving editor Alun Thorne permission to … Continue reading
Coventry City attract interest from new bidder.
Coventry City have been approached by an Asian consortium looking to take total control of the club. The proposed bid – from investors from companies based in Singapore, Malaysia and China – would look to not only take on the club, but also the side’s rented ground at the Ricoh Arena. The Sky Blues have … Continue reading
Tim Fisher: No plans to move Jimmy Hill statue without consultation.
Coventry City Chief Executive Officier, Tim Fisher says any relocation plans for Jimmy Hill’s statue, the memorial garden or Hall of Fame bricks, would be consulted with fans. “I want to be crystal clear that the club will not move the Jimmy Hill statue, the memorial garden or the bricks in the wall at the … Continue reading
Tim Fisher: Coventry City is not for sale.
Coventry City’s current Chief Executive Officer, Tim Fisher, has denied the Sky Blues are up for sale. Speaking to BBC Coventry & Warwickshire’s Stuart Linnell, Fisher said: “The Administrator (Paul Appleton) is undertaking his role as an officer of the court and to his opinion has decided that the Golden Share is in CCFC Ltd. … Continue reading
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
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
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