Four businessmen who are Coventry City fans have formed Coventry United Football Club. in protest at Sisu Capital’s running of Coventry City Football Club.
They have however outlined their continued support for Coventry City, but admit that could change if Sisu continue with their plans to take the club out of the city.
Chairman Jason Kay said it was not intended to become a replacement but could if the Sky Blues were moved out of the city.
He told the Coventry Observer: “Are we disgruntled with Coventry City? Yes.
“Will we watch them outside of Coventry? Absolutely not.
“A lot of supporters don’t want to go outside of Coventry and I wanted to do something about it. I thought I’d spend my money on a club within the city.”
Mr Kay, managing director of Electric Wharf-based IT firm Currant Ltd, has sponsored City matches in the past as well as strikers Cody McDonald and Marlon King.
And he said United could eventually be similar to that of AFC Wimbledon, which launched after the original club was moved from London to Milton Keynes.
He has already bought the rights to AFCCoventry.com – in case the club decides to go down that route.
“It wasn’t our objective but the more we talk to people the more they would like it to be.
“I want people to support all teams that play in Coventry, including CCFC.
“I’ll be back to the Ricoh if they get it sorted with ACL and United will become my second team.
“But if they stick to their guns and leave the city, that’s when it becomes an issue.
“So I’d be hesitant to say it could be the next AFC Wimbledon because it all lies with the club.”
Coventry United will play their home games at Westwood Heath Sports Ground in the Midland Combination Division Two which is nine divisions below League One where City currently ply their trade.
Among the players is striker Brian Ndlovu, brother of former star Peter, and management have already set their sights on promotion.
United will play in red shirts with sponsor Graham Plumbers’ Merchant adding a touch of green – meaning they will play in the city’s civic colours – but the club have not ruled out a future switch to the famous Sky Blue.
Oh dear Coventry Phoenix looks dead before it has even started.
Not really people have voted 73% yes
Fair play but the badge looks too EDL. Also cannot understand what the red is all about.
Um whats not to understand?
The article is pretty clear on why they're playing in read and green.
It's Coventries civic colours and colours that CCFC played in back when they were first formed.
So quite obvious why they're using red really...
Not really people have voted 73% yes
When the guy was on here the other week I don't think they had put that much thought into it. They were red because they didn't want to be a copy of Coventry. It was mentioned on here about red & green being Coventry colours and they seem to have picked up on it. What I like less is that the other week they were making it clear they were not going to be a Phoenix club but now they are saying they have bought the rights to afccoventry.com.
And the biggest issue of all - why does everyone think Phoenix/Breakaway clubs have to be AFC Something!
Hearts can be transplantedFair play but the badge looks too EDL. Also cannot understand what the red is all about.
I am sure i read on here you get free tickets, no better than dadgad reallyAnd the majority probay don't and never have watched CCFC so will vote yes and never watch them
I would bet the resident Coventry fan hating troll dadgad as an example voted yes. He's never been to the Ricoh.
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