Sisu blocked moves for Carrol, Henderson and Cork (1 Viewer)

[Gaskell]

RAY Ranson has revealed that Coventry City’s owners Sisu blocked a move to buy England striker Andy Carroll three years ago.
The former Sky Blues chairman says the club also had an option to buy Sunderland’s Jordan Henderson and Chelsea’s Jack Cork after their successful loan spells at the Ricoh Arena – but the board wouldn’t pay out what he insists would have been less than £2 million for all three.
They are now worth in excess of £60 million.

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[Monkeyface]

We would only of sold them a year later for a nominal fee anyway!

 

[Nick]

He said this on Friday on CWR

I was just about coming to terms with it

 

[Lloyd]

another reason why SISU should get out!

 

[OyJimmy]

Yes another reason SISU should go. How much is Carrol worth now? 35 million. Would have cleared out debts.

 

[I'mARealWizard]

Jordan Henderson was cracking.

 

[sky_blue_up_north]

Left me fuming on Friday. I just wanted to kick the shit out of SISU :blue:

 

[ashbyjan]

Yes but knowing us Colemanwould have played Carrol on the left wing, Henderson at left back and Cork in goal and then slagged them off as useless and then allowed their contracts to run down so they left for nothing anyway - business the SISU way.

 

[TheParsonsHose]

They would bot have been the same players at city and to say we missed out on such a prise is plain stupid.

 

[LastGarrison]

Jordan Henderson was cracking.

He was and I always look out for him when he's playing now.

Although he didn't have the best of days yesterday.

 

[Il Pirata]

Yes another reason SISU should go. How much is Carrol worth now? 35 million. Would have cleared out debts.

It's extremely unlikely his development would have panned out the same.

 

[Jimthor]

Even if he didn't quite turn out the same, with the same basic talent base he would've still become a top player. Especially for what we'd have paid for him. I don't know why SISU ever bothered to have a proper footballing man involved if they weren't going to listen to him.

 

[oakey]

...and the proof that Ranson is telling the truth is what exactly?
... and the evidence that we would not have sold them on quickly to pay off debts is what exactly?

We would all like to believe it but it smells like bullsh*t and a drowning man clutching at straws, to me.
Ranson has done nothing to deserve this hero status so let's just see what pans out.
Trust no-one who has anything to do with running a football club without EVIDENCE.:facepalm:

 

[IrishSkyBlue]

:facepalm: to sisu and this also :jerkit:

 

[bishbosh]

My initial reaction to this story is similar to oakey - where is the evidence? Sometimes these kind of stories appear a couple of transfer windows later or after a big move, Ranson could have mentioned at least an earlier interest in Carrol after his move to Liverpool. Unfortunate timing from Ray.

However, I am more inclined to side with Ranson given what has happened with our selling policy.

 

[BenInTurin]

I'm more inclined to side with RR and we're not exactly hearing anything from the club saying this is all bullshit

 

[BenInTurin]

...hold on, I'll just tweet brody and see if I get a reply...

 

[Coventry La La La]

...hold on, I'll just tweet brody and see if I get a reply...

Goodluck... you'r gonna need it......