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In today's Leamington Observer -
Westminster Diary – Jeremy Wright MP
The [Leamington] Observer 6 March 2014
Several constituents have contacted me over recent months about the ongoing situation facing Coventry City Football Club.
A large number of Coventry fans living in Kenilworth and Southam are part of the wider Sky Blues fanbase across the West Midlands.
Readers will no doubt we aware of difficult times the club has faced in the last few years, both on and off the pitch.
These difficulties have culminated in the club leaving the Ricoh Arena and playing outside Coventry for the first time in its 130 year history.
The fact that the club is now playing its home games in Northampton, 35 miles from Coventry, is clearly a matter of great concern to fans, who want to see the club back playing in its home town.
I have been working with the supporters group Keep Cov in Cov and alongside Bob Ainsworth MP, who has been leading the campaign in Parliament.
We met with the Minister for Sport in January and will continue to engage with representatives from the Football League.
Unfortunately, the nature of the dispute at the heart of these events continues to make progress towards a settlement very difficult.
Keep Cov in Cov have set up an e-petition on the dedicated Government website with the title ‘Without Fans there is No Football’ to highlight some of the wider issues in football governance that the situation in Coventry has brought to light.
The Government has made it clear that it is dissatisfied with governance practices that are placing the future of many local clubs in doubt, and that a solution may have to be imposed if further action is not taken by the football authorities.
In the meantime, we will continue to do what we can in Westminster to bring Coventry City back home where it belongs.
Westminster Diary – Jeremy Wright MP
The [Leamington] Observer 6 March 2014
Several constituents have contacted me over recent months about the ongoing situation facing Coventry City Football Club.
A large number of Coventry fans living in Kenilworth and Southam are part of the wider Sky Blues fanbase across the West Midlands.
Readers will no doubt we aware of difficult times the club has faced in the last few years, both on and off the pitch.
These difficulties have culminated in the club leaving the Ricoh Arena and playing outside Coventry for the first time in its 130 year history.
The fact that the club is now playing its home games in Northampton, 35 miles from Coventry, is clearly a matter of great concern to fans, who want to see the club back playing in its home town.
I have been working with the supporters group Keep Cov in Cov and alongside Bob Ainsworth MP, who has been leading the campaign in Parliament.
We met with the Minister for Sport in January and will continue to engage with representatives from the Football League.
Unfortunately, the nature of the dispute at the heart of these events continues to make progress towards a settlement very difficult.
Keep Cov in Cov have set up an e-petition on the dedicated Government website with the title ‘Without Fans there is No Football’ to highlight some of the wider issues in football governance that the situation in Coventry has brought to light.
The Government has made it clear that it is dissatisfied with governance practices that are placing the future of many local clubs in doubt, and that a solution may have to be imposed if further action is not taken by the football authorities.
In the meantime, we will continue to do what we can in Westminster to bring Coventry City back home where it belongs.