Coventry City

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  1. Rosco

    Rosco Well-Known Member

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    Been dumped on royally by the League and owners.

    Why are rules being flouted so obviously?

    <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1ip9cr/footballsoccer_fans_please_take_a_few_minutes_to/">Story here</a>
     
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    Fantastic post, I hope the situation is resolved, but not holding my breath, FA and Football League have many questions to answer.
     
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    didn't realise their problems ran so deep, the media have focused on the ground issue which is a minor detail in the context of everything mentioned in that article.
     
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    Should never have left Highfield road. Proper football ground that was, miles better than the soulless bowl they ended up in.
     
    Richietyke, Jul 21, 2013
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    Feel for the supporters, as ever. Makes you wonder how this will go any other way than Wimbledon
     
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    Just shows when the truth is put out there, how **** some of these football club owners really are.
     
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    Despite having far too many miserable afternoons in Coventry, I hope they survive.
     
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    never went to the ricoh, only ever went to highfield road. seem to remember a big social club near the ground, and the worst sandwich i've ever experienced
     
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    You didn't miss much at the Ricoh, apart from about 18 Coventry goals.
     
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    Until the League stops allowing obviously dodgy deals to be done in takeovers then this will continue to happen.
     
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    Gordon Ottershaw Well-Known Member

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    That is absolutely shocking reading, but as we have seen with the Portsmouth debacle the FA and Football League are quite adept at turning a blind eye. They only seem to care about the top half a dozen clubs in this country.
     
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