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Coventry Supporters Reminded they can still cast their vote in the EFL Survey

Details: Published: 27 March 2019

A Reminder to All Coventry City Fans that you have until 6pm on Friday 29th March 2019 to cast your vote

If, by 25 April 2019, Coventry City do not have an arrangement to play matches in Coventry for the 2019/20 season, would you be in favour of Coventry City being permitted to play matches at a stadium outside the Coventry area under a ground-sharing arrangement as an alternative to expulsion from the EFL?

SUPPORTERS WILL BE ASKED TO PICK ONE ANSWER. Note that supporters who select option (b) below should recognise that this is the equivalent of a ‘no’ vote should the club be unwilling/unable to provide a binding commitment.

a) a ground-share within 50 miles from Coventry;

b) a ground-share within 50 miles from Coventry, subject to a binding commitment to return to Coventry within 3 years;

c) opposition to a ground-share outside Coventry as an alternative to expulsion from the EFL.

The Trust has agreed to ask its Members to answer the EFL’s suggested questiona above. The Trust has also decided to invite supporters who are not Trust members also to let us have their answers to the question.

The survey is available via this link and your participation is encouraged

https://survey.zohopublic.eu/zs/3TOhYH

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Sky Blue Trust Website - Subject of a Cyber Attack

Details: Published: 26 March 2019

The Sky Blue Trust website and email system has been subjected to a cyber attack over the last few days.

We apologise to members and other contacts who may have suffered inconvenience as a result of this incident.

However we can reassure members that our website and the survey have been protected due to the safeguards we have in place.

The origin of the attack has been traced to an IP address based in the Kensington area of London. Evidence gathered has now been presented to the Metropolitan Police Cyber Crime Unit.

It appears likely that this malicious act was designed to disrupt the collection of supporters' views on future ground arrangements.

However we can confirm that this attack did not affect the current survey on the questions posed by the EFL. For security reasons that is hosted separately from the Trust website and email system.

We ask that anyone with information relating to this attack contact us via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or contact National Fraud and Cyber Crime Centre quoting crime reference number NRFC 190302873708.

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Follow Up to the survey - Some Clarification

Details: Published: 23 March 2019

Following the survey we issued yesterday on behalf of the EFL a number of Sky Blue fans have asked us for clarification on a couple of important issues.

Firstly with regard to potential expulsion we have been asked in what league CCFC would play in if they were expelled from the EFL. The Trust understands that this question would be decided by an FA Committee. We have however made enquiries with both the EFL and FA and have been advised that it is likely that we would be placed one or two tiers below National League North/South but that would be a matter for discussion with the FA and the Leagues at the time.

Of course, even then a home ground would be needed which met the rules of the relevant league. Those rules would be less stringent below the EFL.

We have also been asked what form the binding commitment referred to in option B in the survey would take. We don’t know for sure, only the EFL can answer this question, however we understand that in 2013, when the EFL agreed the ground-share at Northampton there was a £1million pound undertaking that was released on return to the Ricoh.