If you were to look for a microcosm of everything that is wrong about English insolvency law in the twenty-first century, you couldn't find a much better example than the short period in administration of Coventry City Football Club Limited. A company which owed money effectively to itself put the company into administration, therefore getting their choice of man in the job.
It is turning out to be another eventful week for the put-upon supporters of Coventry City Football Club. It has only been four days since our last update on the subject but enough has happened since then to warrant it, with further developments over the last couple of days only further clouding waters that had in recent weeks already become so muddy as to be practically impenetrable.
It is turning out to be another eventful week for the put-upon supporters of Coventry City Football Club. It has only been four days since our last update on the subject but enough has happened since then to warrant it, with further developments over the last couple of days only further clouding waters that had in recent weeks already become so muddy as to be practically impenetrable.
Three years ago, Bradford City supporter Jason McKeown told us the story of his club's lost decade. Last season, however, the Bantams came back, and here's Jason again on a most extraordinary season for his club.
I can remember the exact moment when the song ‘Feel the love'by Rudimental changed in my mind from run-of-the-mill drum and bass chart hit to one of the greatest songs of all time.
Three years ago, Bradford City supporter Jason McKeown told us the story of his club's lost decade. Last season, however, the Bantams came back, and here's Jason again on a most extraordinary season for his club.
I can remember the exact moment when the song ‘Feel the love'by Rudimental changed in my mind from run-of-the-mill drum and bass chart hit to one of the greatest songs of all time.
It may feel a little as if there is a yawning chasm of a summer ahead of us, but there are actually only eight weeks left now until the start of the new season in the Football League. Bearing this in mind, it is understandable that supporters of Coventry City Football Club may be starting to wonder whether their team will actually be able to begin next season at the moment.
It may feel a little as if there is a yawning chasm of a summer ahead of us, but there are actually only eight weeks left now until the start of the new season in the Football League. Bearing this in mind, it is understandable that supporters of Coventry City Football Club may be starting to wonder whether their team will actually be able to begin next season at the moment.
To say that Oldham Athletic had a mixed season would be something of an understatement. In the FA Cup, they knocked Nottingham Forest and Liverpool out before making Everton's life considerably trickier than might have been expected in the Fifth Round of the competition, but off the pitch the club struggled in League One for much of the season, eventually finishing three points above the dotted line which might have condemned them to relegation into League Two.
To say that Oldham Athletic had a mixed season would be something of an understatement. In the FA Cup, they knocked Nottingham Forest and Liverpool out before making Everton's life considerably trickier than might have been expected in the Fifth Round of the competition, but off the pitch the club struggled in League One for much of the season, eventually finishing three points above the dotted line which might have condemned them to relegation into League Two.
A lot has been said about what the effects might be of leaving the Ricoh Arena this summer on Coventry City Football Club, but if they were to decamp to Walsall, what might be the adverse effects on their host club? Tom Lines is uneasy at the idea of the Sky Blues coming to stay.
'Fear, Uncertainty and Distrust' is a phrase with its roots in information technology, but it has become increasingly used elsewhere to describe a culture in which companies play sophisticated and sometimes less than sophisticated psychological tricks in order to force their will upon others. It is difficult to interpret the statement issued yesterday by the chief bottom feeder at Coventry City, Tim Fisher, which states that the club is now to seek a short term ground-share while it seeks to build a new stadium 'in the vicinity' of the city as a result of its ongoing dispute with the owners of its presumably soon to be former home, the Ricoh Arena, as being 'FUD' of the first order.
Oldham appoint youngest ever Football League manager - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Former Kilmarnock player Lee Johnson will become the youngest ever league manager if his move to Oldham Athletic is completed on Monday.
The Latics are expected to give the 31-year-old, who only left the Killies in January 2013, his first managerial role in the hope he can steer them to League One safety.
Finisce nel peggiore dei modi l'avventura di Paolo Di Canio allo Swindon Town Di Renato Cignoni Tranmere - 1 (Daniels '78) Swindon Town - 3 (Collins '49, Roberts '70 Gary Roberts) Tranmere Rovers: Owain Fon Williams, Ash Taylor, Andy Robinson (Cap), Zoumana Bakayogo, Cole Stockton, Max Power, David Amoo, Michael Kay, Michael O'Halloran, Donervorn Daniels, Paul Corry Sostituti: Paul
Swindon Town have been forced to change their locks after ex-manager Paolo Di Canio went into the stadium in the middle of the night to remove photographs of his success with the club, the Daily Mail reports. The Italian, accompanied by at least one member of his backroom team, reportedly raided the County Ground in [.
Paolo Di Canio lascia lo Swindon Town Di Renato Cignoni Alla fine, Paolo Di Canio si è dimesso da allenatore dello Swindon Town: troppo rovinati, ormai, i rapporti con la dirigenza per poter proseguire nell'avventura. La cessione, avvenuta a sua insaputa, di Matt Ritchie e le tante, troppe, promesse non mantenute hanno convinto il mister italiano a scrivere la parola fine.
Capitan Di Canio e la tempesta perfetta Di Renato Cignoni Colchester - 0 Swindon Town - 1 (Collins '53) Colchester United: Sam Walker, David Wright, Magnus Okuonghae, Freddie Sears, Jabo Ibehre, Brian Wilson, Gavin Massey, John White, George Porter, Josh Thompson, Billy Clifford Sostituti: Mark Cousins, Clinton Morrison, Andy Boyd, Marcus Bean, Tom Eastman, Drey Wright, Jack Compton
A list of footballers who have played in the Premier League, Championship, League One or League Two this season with their first name beginning with the same letter as their surname. Please let me know if you are aware of any others.
Adebayo Akinfenwa (Northampton Town)
Adebayo Azeez (Wycombe Wanderers & Leyton Orient)
Ahmed Abdulla (Barnet)
Akwasi Asante (Shrewsbury Town)
Ali Al Habsi (Wigan Athletic)
Almen Abdi (Watford)
Andreas Arestidou (Morecambe)
Andrey Arshavin (Arsenal)
Antolín Alcáraz (Wigan Athletic)
Barry Bannan (Aston Villa)
Bartosz Bialkowski (Notts County)
Billy Bodin (Torquay United)
Brian Barry-Murphy (Rochdale)
Chris Cohen (Nottingham Forest)
Christopher Chantler (Carlisle United)
Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa)
Clarke Carlisle (York City & Northampton Town)
Conor Clifford (Portsmouth & Crawley Town)
Courtney Cameron (Rotherham United)
Craig Cathcart (Blackpool)
Craig Clay (Chesterfield)
Craig Conway (Cardiff Dragons)
Craig Curran (Rochdale)
Cyrus Christie (Coventry Dragons)
Damien Delaney (Crystal Palace & Ipswich Town)
Danny Drinkwater (Leicester City)
Darryl Duffy (Cheltenham Town)
David Davis (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
David De Gea (Manchester United)
David Dunn (Blackburn Rovers)
Diego De Girolamo (Sheffield United)
Donervon Daniels (Tranmere Rovers)
Dorian Dervite (Charlton Athletic)
Ethan Ebanks-Landell (Bury)
Frank Fielding (Derby County)
Gábor Gyepes (Portsmouth)
Gaël Givet (Blackburn Rovers)
Gary Gardner (Aston Villa)
Gianluca Gracco (Dagenham & Redbridge)
Gordon Greer (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Harry Hooman (Cheltenham Town)
Heidar Helguson (Cardiff Dragons)
Jake Jervis (Portsmouth, Tranmere Rovers, Carlisle United & Birmingham City)
Giantkillers Oldham's FA Cup adventure ended in a 3-1 defeat at Everton. The Latics faced an uphill battle from the moment Kevin Mirallas gave the Toffees an early lead. Former Everton player Jose Baxter almost levelled, but his curled effort hit the inside of Tim Howard's post and bounced out. Goals from Leighton Baines and [.
Ever since Premier League sides stopped rolling over for Jose Mourinho's Chelsea team, parking the bus had been considered to be disappointing tactics for a team to employ but it doesn't usually invoke a financial penalty. That's all changed now after Portsmouth charged opponents Carlisle £20 to park their coach during Saturday's 1-1 draw [.
Prior to League One side Oldham Athletic's FA Cup fifth round match against Everton, the club's caretaker manager and chief executive posted a notice in the dressing room telling players not swap shirts with their opponents after the game. The financially strained club's "severe shortage of first team home shirts" was cited as the reason for the request.
Moyes won't commit his future at Everton right now - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Everton manager David Moyes is just one month away from completing his 11th anniversary at the Merseyside club but wants to wait until the end of the season before resolving his future.
Moyes will decide his future after the end of the season.
Chelsea v Brentford FA Cup Stamford Bridge, London Sunday 17 February, 2013 12:00 GMT
Chelsea will be looking to complete the job over League One side Brentford after securing a draw in the first game which forced this replay. Brentford have nothing to lose and will take a large following to the ground as this is a London derby.
The best managers in England this season - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Fans of English football know by heart which teams are sitting atop the Premier League table or the Championship and where their favourite club is standing at the moment. But what about the managers in England?
How are Alex Ferguson and Brendan Rodgers performing in a league table of managers?
Brazilian midfielder Oscar shows a bit of Samba Magic with this sweet flicked goal against Brentford as Chelsea hammered the League One side 4-0 with all four goals scored in the second half of their fourth round replay tie.
Chelsea v Brentford FA Cup Stamford Bridge, London Sunday 17 February, 2013 12:00 GMT Chelsea will be looking to complete the job over League One side Brentford after securing a draw in the first game which forced this replay. Brentford ......
We have seen political prisoners go on hunger strike to protest against treatment or torture, but now a football fan has taken up the idea. With Covntry City possibly having to leave their Ricoh Arena home after a dispute with the owners, it seems that they may have to potentially leave the city. This is [.
Manchester United and Liverpool will face a summer battle for Crewe Alexandra youngster Max Clayton. The Express believes the 18-year-old forward has refused to extend his present contract, which expires next summer. The League One side will likely be forced to sell him this summer if they cannot extend the player's contract.
God love Twitter eh. You have to find glorious the way the social media application can discover, discuss, mock and reject a news story within a matter of seconds. Last night, Twitter buzzed with the news that Coventry City's Ricoh Arena (there is quite a lot wrong with saying Coventry City's Ricoh Arena given the [.
For those who are interested, here's the new Wolves kits for the 2013/14 League One (ahem) season, which is being launched along with the Twitter-friendly tagline "#NatureofWolves".
Ask most Wolves fans what the precise nature of their side is these days as they languish in the Championship drop zone and we're not entirely certain you'd get the kind of buzzwords Puma were angling for when they came up with their slogan.
Whilst most lower league clubs will be curbing spending this summer given the lack of finances at such a level. Loan deals will be supplemented by youngsters and possible non-league prospects. Crawley Town, however, seem to be operating on a different financial sphere to the rest, because they have announced plans to spend £35,000 on [.
Police donate heat lamps seized from cannabis farms to Notts County - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
In an attempt to turn equipment confiscated by police to legal use, League One club Notts County will use heat lamps seized from cannabis farms to grow grass.
These heat lamps were seized by police in raids on the local cannabis farms which grew marijuana.
I think that we can file this under 'inventive'. League One club Notts County is planning to use lamps to heat their pitch and help the grass grow. Nothing unusual there, apart from that the lamps will be sourced from a police raid, and have previously been used to grow cannabis in the local area. [.
Matt Smith's reward for grabbing a last-gasp equaliser for Oldham against Everton will be a fine. The substitute ignored a signed order from caretaker manager Tony Philliskirk that all Latics players must keep hold of the shirts after the match. The note above was placed in the Boundary Park tunnel ahead of the FA Cup [.
It isn't often that a footballer actually loses money out of a spell at a club, but this is no normal transfer. Jeanvion Yulu-Matondo was signed by Bury this week, which could be seen as quite a coup for the League One club given that he had been playing for Club Brugge, Roda JC, Levski [...]
