As you are all aware Coventry City Football Club has had a turbulent few days. There is a lot of speculation out there at the moment amongst supporters with no-one knowing the full truth.

Until the Trust has all the facts it will not be acting for or against any of the relevant parties. We are currently in the process of arranging meetings with them.

The important thing to remember is that Coventry City Football Club is an institution which existed prior to the current situation and as supporters we want the future to be positive and for there to be a CCFC. We implore the Football Club, Coventry City Council, ACL and the Higgs Trust to explore every avenue and possibility that will ensure the survival of Coventry City Football Club.  

We would also urge any potential investors to contact the Club to see how they can help move the football club forward.

As a football supporter you never know what is around the corner; one season you’re watching Champions League football, a few seasons later and its League One Football and administration. Everyone knows the story of Leeds United, probably the biggest fall from glory witnessed in the Football League in recent years, and every supporter hopes that it won’t happen to their Club.

With the recent departure of our managing director, Paul Fletcher, speculation has been rife amongst City supporters that the worst is about to happen, especially since Manhattan Sports Capital Partners Limited have withdrawn their interest in taking over the Club. But currently, it is all speculation.

Murmurs have been made about supporters arranging protests and lobbying council members but until all the facts have been gathered, supporters need to be patient. The best way supporters can act at the moment is by joining the Sky Blue Trust.

The Sky Blue Trust was set up in 2003. One of the first things the Trust did was to rally the people of Coventry together and ask them to sign the largest petition presented to the City council to ensure the Arena was built. The Sky Blue Trust is part of Supporters Direct, an organisation funded by Football Stadia Improvement Fund –the partner organisation of the Football Foundation. To date there are over 100 Football Trusts across England, Wales and Scotland and around 13 Trusts have been involved in saving their football club. Supporters Direct has worked with Trusts at York, Lincoln, Chesterfield, Exeter, Notts County and Bury to name but a few. In all these instances Supporters Trusts have to-date survived administration and Supporters Trust involvement has been a crucial feature of that survival.

No-one knows what the future of Coventry City Football Club holds, and until all the facts have been gathered no substantive opinion can be formed. What supporters can ensure is that a back-up plan is in place if the worst does happen and before that show any potential investor that Coventry has a football club worth being involved in by buying tickets to support the team at the Ricoh and roaring the team onto success.

You can join the Sky Blue Trust from as little as £2.50 via this website.

Together we can make a difference and ensure that Coventry as a city has the full-time, first class professional football club that it deserves.