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The fitness coach Peter Tierney had to cut the grass at the Ricoh before a game one week because it wasn’t cut – amazing things and we can have a chuckle about it now that you would never assume would happen at a club like Coventry, but they did.

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Have heard this mentioned before I think or somebody else was doing it.

Interesting to see about the wage budget being £2.2m and him saying it should have been £4.4m. Would have thought £4.4m was pretty high for League 1 and makes you wonder why we didn't do much the season before him?

Yep, defo heard about the pitch thing before, however what I dont agree with is the players meals etc, he often said he was in charge of the Football dept, therefore thats on him and his team. Mowbray changed stuff like that, and you can bet They aint doing it under Robins. Also makes his stance on "Reda yellow pissgate" even more odd.

SkyBlueScottie said:

Yep, defo heard about the pitch thing before, however what I dont agree with is the players meals etc, he often said he was in charge of the Football dept, therefore thats on him and his team. Mowbray changed stuff like that, and you can bet They aint doing it under Robins. Also makes his stance on "Reda yellow pissgate" even more odd.

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Yeah hadn't heard about the players meals thing on the bus, it does seem a bit strange.

You can get healthy food pretty cheap, there wouldn't be a reason for it to be Beans on Toast before a game.

4.4 million on this shower of which 15 were academy and 3 loans.

No. Name Place of birth Date of birth Previous club Date joined Contract end
1 Joe Murphy Dublin 21 August 1981 Scunthorpe United 1 July 2011 30 June 2014
2 Jordan Clarke Coventry 19 November 1991 N/A 1 June 2008 30 June 2014
4 Conor Thomas Coventry 29 October 1993 N/A 1 June 2010 30 June 2014
5 Nathan Cameron Birmingham 21 November 1991 N/A 1 June 2009 30 June 2013
6 Kévin Malaga Toulon 24 June 1987 Nice 13 July 2012 30 June 2015
7 David Bell Kettering 21 January 1984 Norwich City 30 January 2009 30 June 2015
8 Carl Baker Whiston 26 December 1982 Stockport County 8 January 2010 30 June 2015
9 Cody McDonald Chelmsford 30 May 1986 Norwich City 31 August 2011 30 June 2014
10 John Fleck Glasgow 24 August 1991 Rangers 4 July 2012 30 June 2015
11 Gary McSheffrey Coventry 13 August 1982 247 Birmingham City 1 July 2010 30 June 2013
12 Steve Jennings Liverpool 28 October 1984 Motherwell 16 August 2012 30 June 2014
13 Chris Dunn Brentwood 23 October 1987 Northampton Town 1 July 2011 30 June 2014
14 Stephen Elliott Dublin 6 January 1984 Heart of Midlothian 2 July 2012 30 June 2013
15 Leon Clarke Wolverhampton 10 February 1985 Charlton Athletic 7 January 2013 30 June 2015
16 Adam Barton Clitheroe 7 January 1991 Preston North End 6 August 2012 30 June 2015
17 Callum Ball Leicester 8 October 1992 Derby County 19 July 2012 30 June 2013
18 Shaun Jeffers Bedford 14 April 1992 N/A 1 June 2009 30 June 2013
19 Danny Philliskirk Oldham 10 April 1991 Sheffield United 7 February 2013 30 June 2013
20 Callum Wilson Coventry 27 February 1992 N/A 1 June 2009 30 June 2013
21 Cyrus Christie Coventry 30 September 1992 N/A 1 June 2010 30 June 2012
22 Josh Ruffels Oxford 23 October 1993 N/A 1 June 2010 30 June 2012
23 Lee Burge Hereford 9 January 1993 N/A 1 June 2010 30 June 2014
24 Richard Wood Ossett 5 July 1985 Sheffield Wednesday 1 January 2010 30 June 2013
25 William Edjenguélé Paris 7 May 1987 Panetolikos 17 July 2012 30 June 2015
26 Jordan Willis Coventry 24 August 1994 N/A 1 June 2011 30 June 2012
27 Billy Daniels Bristol 3 July 1994 N/A 1 June 2011 30 June 2013
28 Joe Henderson Banbury 2 November 1993 N/A 1 June 2011 30 June 2013
29 Aaron Phillips Warwick 20 November 1993 N/A 1 June 2011 30 June 2012
30 Will Roberts Rhuddlan 24 April 1994 N/A 1 June 2011 30 June 2013
31 Jordan Stewart Birmingham 3 March 1982 Notts County 1 March 2013 28 May 2013
32 Franck Moussa Brussels 24 July 1989 Leicester City 21 September 2012 30 June 2014
34 Leon Lobjoit Hatfield 4 January 1995 Milton Keynes Dons 20 October 2012 30 June 2013
35 Aaron Martin Newport 29 September 1989 Southampton 25 February 2013 30 June 2013
36 Louis Garner Manchester 31 October 1994 N/A 1 June 2011 30 June 2013
37 Ryan Haynes Northampton 27 September 1995 N/A 27 March 2013 30 June 2015
38 James Bailey Bollington 18 September 1988 Derby County 31 December 2012 30 June 2013
39 Blair Adams South Shields 18 September 1991 Sunderland 17 January 2013 30 June 2015

I am really struggling to see £4.4 million for that lot, especially when you take out all of the youngsters like Haynes, Garner, Burge etc.

For example lets say the Academy and loans got the 400k between them (still a lot) then it leaves 4 million between 21 players.

That's £190k per player, in League One where the average was about £69.5K.

Let's say there was a squad of 30 on the league's average wage, that's still only just over £2m so factors in academy being on less and experiences pros being on more.

£4.4m would get 63 players on an average league one wage of £69.5k a year.

Something really doesn't add up.

Nick said:

I am really struggling to see £4.4 million for that lot, especially when you take out all of the youngsters like Haynes, Garner, Burge etc.

For example lets say the Academy and loans got the 400k between them (still a lot) then it leaves 4 million between 21 players.

That's £190k per player, in League One where the average was about £69.5K.

Let's say there was a squad of 30 on the league's average wage, that's still only just over £2m so factors in academy being on less and experiences pros being on more.

£4.4m would get 63 players on an average league one wage of £69.5k a year.

Something really doesn't add up.

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Well there were rumours that Baker was on silly money for the league which is why he was bombed out, something like 6k a week if I remember well. Can see David Bell being on a wedge too if his salary was as crazy as his 5 year contract offer. I bet McSheff, Fleck, Joe Murphy, Cody McD and Leon Clarke weren't cheap either.

If it's correct though it just shows serious mismanagement within when recruiting players and basically pissing money away.

£4.4m in League One...

Esoterica said:

Well there were rumours that Baker was on silly money for the league which is why he was bombed out, something like 6k a week if I remember well. Can see David Bell being on a wedge too if his salary was as crazy as his 5 year contract offer. I bet McSheff, Fleck, Joe Murphy, Cody McD and Leon Clarke weren't cheap either.

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Chris Coleman signed Richard Wood too he would have been on a good wage, was a former Sheffield Wednesday captain if I recall the season before we beat Ipswich and Crystal Palace to his signature for a speculated £500,000.

I wonder what happened to Aaron Philips...


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Fergusons_Beard said:

I wonder what happened to Aaron Philips...


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Isn't he still at Northampton?

Fergusons_Beard said:

I wonder what happened to Aaron Philips...


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Ahh at Northampton and made 2 appearances.

(What do they say about people who talk to themselves... yep mad enough to be a City fan )


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Nick said:

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I reckon they can't give hotel rooms away in Morecambe this time of year

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Pretty sure Mowbray changed the ‘travelling on the day’ thing. If Presley felt so strongly about it when he was here, begs the question why didn’t he get it changed?

Whilst he seems like a genuinely nice chap, I’m not sure he is right for managing under difficult circumstances

If Mowbray and then Robins can come in and get things changed, then surely it’s a quality he may lack?

sw88 said:

Pretty sure Mowbray changed the ‘travelling on the day’ thing. If Presley felt so strongly about it when he was here, begs the question why didn’t he get it changed?

Whilst he seems like a genuinely nice chap, I’m not sure he is right for managing under difficult circumstances

If Mowbray and then Robins can come in and get things changed, then surely it’s a quality he may lack?

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Not convinced given how things turned out, holding Mowbray up as an example to follow is entirely good practice.

Staying overnight isn't suddenly a new thing for us. We've had some overnight stays in hotels in the past 12 months. The lower down the leagues you go, the more teams will travel on the day though...purely financial.

Nick said:

Yeah hadn't heard about the players meals thing on the bus, it does seem a bit strange.

You can get healthy food pretty cheap, there wouldn't be a reason for it to be Beans on Toast before a game.

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Wasn’t he saying it in the context of not affording or being able too, stay in hotel overnight so no meal after but snap on the coach Home. Rather than what it was

smileycov said:

Wasn’t he saying it in the context of not affording or being able too, stay in hotel overnight so no meal after but snap on the coach Home. Rather than what it was

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Even if Cov (or any other club for that matter) don't stay overnight, they all, without exception, will still go to a hotel for a pre match meal. This obviously costs a lot less than rooms the night before, with dinner and breakfast as well.

Didn’t it take Mowbray about 2 weeks of negotiations, to be able to take over the finances for the football department? Hence mark Venus coming in and doing that side for us? I don’t think Pressley was in charge of the footballing budget in that sense. He probably decided the players and that’s about it.

Is Pressley the illuminati?