The Football League have responded to a petition calling for the FA and Football League to conduct a review into Otium Entertainment Group being given the bid to buy the distressed Coventry City Football Club Ltd by Administrator Paul Appleton. In an email to petition organiser Chad Roberts, who had around 8,000 signatures, the Football … Continue reading
Four businessmen who are Coventry City fans have formed Coventry United Football Club. in protest at Sisu Capital’s running of Coventry City Football Club. They have however outlined their continued support for Coventry City, but admit that could change if Sisu continue with their plans to take the club out of the city. Chairman Jason … Continue reading
The Football League have confirmed that they have acknowledge the decision by administrator Paul Appleton to name Otium Entertainment Group Limited as the preferencial buyer for Coventry City Football Club Limited, and that they wouldn’t block the move. Since the announcement on Friday that of the four final bidders for the company which was placed … Continue reading
The Chairman of the Football League, Greg Clarke will be featured on Sky Sports News tomorrow talking about Coventry City’s current situation. From 6am BST tomorrow (Tuesday, June 18th) a pre-recorded interview with Clarke will be featured on Sky Sports News on ‘Good Morning Sports Fans’ and throughout the day. It is unclear at the … Continue reading
A petition calling on both the Football Association and the Football League to look into the dealings of the preferencial bidder for Coventry City Football Club Limited has reached 5,000 in just a few days. *UPDATE – On June 19th 2013, the petition passed 7,000 signatures* On Friday, joint-administrator of Coventry City Football Club, Paul … Continue reading
A petition has been launched calling upon both the Football Association and Football League to conduct a review into the potential purchase of Coventry City Football Club Limited by Otium Entertainment Group Limited. Otium Entertainment Group Limited are related to Coventry City Football Club Holdings Limited – as Chief Executive of Holdings, Tim Fisher is … Continue reading
According to the Coventry Telegraph’s Les Reid (@lesreidpolitics) Coventry City Football Club Limited will be out of administration in three weeks. Yesterday, joint-administrator Paul Appleton announced that Otium Entertainment Group Limited were the preferential bidder for the company currently in administration, a move still to be ratified by The Football League. On Saturday afternoon, Reid tweeted: “ACL … Continue reading
Matt Cattell is just one of the many Coventry City fans who have simply had enough. After yesterday’s announcement by joint-administrator, Paul Appleton that Otium Entertainment Group Limited – a group related to current owner’s Sisu, were the preferencial bidders were Coventry City Limited the majority of City fans have been angered and outraged. Today the … Continue reading
One of the confirmed final bidders for Coventry City Ltd, American businessman, Preston Haskell IV has appeared to give up on taking over the Sky Blues. Yesterday, joint-administrator, Paul Appleton named Otium Entertainment Group Limited as the preferred bidder for the administration hit company. Otium are a company related to the owners of Coventry City … Continue reading
Paul Appleton, the administrator for the part of Coventry City Football Club which is in administration has said the bid put forward by Otium Entertainment Group Limited was ‘substantially more’ than the three other offers received. The company is connected to Sisu, who took over the Sky Blues in 2007. Former Coventry City directors Ken … Continue reading