Sky Blue Trust

Sky Blue Trust September Open Meeting with Jordan Willis and Lee Burge

Details: Published: 03 September 2018

The Sky Blue Trust is delighted to announce that our first Open Meeting of the season will feature 2 of our promotion winning heroes, both products of the CCFC Academy.

We're delighted to be joined by Jordan Willis and Lee Burge who will answer your questions about the club, their careers, the season so far and all things football.

It should be another interesting and entertaining evening.

The meeting will take place on Monday September 17th at The Albany Social club, 10 Earlsdon Street,Coventry with a prompt 7.30pm start. Trust members and guests are invited to apply for a place in the audience by registering via the following link:-

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sky-blue-trust-september-open-meeting-with-jordan-willis-and-lee-burge-tickets-49806314026

Please note there will no entry permitted unless you have registered in advance for what we are certain will be a popular event.

Places are limited so we would urge you to book your place early. We look forward to seeing you on the 17th.

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The Countdown to Homelessness Begins Again

Details: Published: 03 September 2018

Following Saturday’s match against Rochdale there are now just 20 scheduled League one matches left to be played at the Ricoh Arena before the current agreement for Coventry City to play at the Ricoh comes to an end.

At that point, unless something is done, the club will be homeless once again.

Today we launch our "Countdown to Homelessness" campaign to both raise the profile of this impending situation and to focus minds to ensure this doesn't become reality.

At around this time last season we commenced a similar campaign where we sent a series of messages/letters to all the relevant stakeholders after each remaining home game was played. Ultimately as the season neared its conclusion a one year extension to the Ricoh Arena deal was agreed.

This however has merely delayed the need for something more permanent. In agreeing to that deal the landlords, Wasps Rugby Club, made it clear that there would be no further extension if legal action against them by Sisu was continued. As we know, that Judicial Review process was taken to the Appeal Court in June with a decision pending, action which clearly endangers Coventry City’s continued tenure at the Ricoh.

We will therefore again this season be raising this critical issue after each league game is played at the Ricoh. Asking a simple question of ALL parties with a vested interest in Coventry City to let fans know what they are doing/can do to ensure the Sky Blues have a suitable home ground to play in beyond this current season.

This is a pivotal time for Coventry City FC. On the pitch, following last seasons promotion, Mark Robins has assembled a squad that he believes can take the club forward. We have also heard in the last week that the club’s academy has been granted Category 2 status which is a really positive development.

However there remain some key areas of uncertainty and concern which need addressing. One is the future of the training ground at Ryton and what the long term plans are, either there or for an alternative facility if Ryton is sold for housing development, which is the apparent intention of Sisu. We will continue to ask questions to find out.

The other is where Coventry City Football Club will be playing its matches from season 2019/2020 and beyond.

Our campaign will keep this issue firmly on the agenda and hopefully help to ensure a satisfactory outcome which allows the club to move forward.

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The Sky Blue Trust would like to wish Mark Robins and the team every success for the forthcoming campaign

Details: Published: 03 August 2018

On the eve of a brand new season all of us at The Sky Blue Trust would like to wish Mark Robins and the team every success for the forthcoming campaign.

After the excitement of Wembley in May the feel good factor has returned and there is now renewed expectation as we prepare to embark on the League One journey.

Whether we can achieve back to back promotions remains to be seen but we know that our tremendously loyal fans will, once again, back the team to the hilt as we look to progress on last seasons promotion.

Mark Robins appears to have worked well in the transfer market this summer. New recruits like Junior Brown, Reise Allassani, Brandon Mason, Abu Ogogo and just in last 24 hours Jordy Hiwula look to have strentghened the squad and the year long loan signing of Dujon Sterling could hopefully work similarly to Adam Armstrong and Jacob Murphy during Tony Mowbrays reign.

The fact that Tom Bayliss remains at the club despite speculation to the contrary is also a huge positive.

Sadly Mark McNulty has departed for Reading and we wish him well playing in the Championship. It is however a massive blow and we hope Robins receives full backing in his quest to further strengthen the squad ahead of the August transfer window closure with the additional strike force he alluded to following the exciting signing of Hiwula on Thursday.

This could be a pivotal year for the Sky Blues. There remains the off field concerns of the ongoing legal action by the club owners as well as uncertainty about the future of the training ground at Ryton. There's also the issue of where we'll be playing our home matches when the 1 year Ricoh deal ends next May.

Concerns that will occupy our thoughts in the months ahead.

However, for now ,with the big kick off now very close our thoughts are with Mark Robins and the players and what they can do on the pitch.

The play off triumph against Exeter City was fantastic and has given all of us supporters a taste for more of the same.

Here's to another season to remember !

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