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No expense spared

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Since they joined the English non-league system, Guernsey FC have paid for the travel and overnight accommodation of visiting teams. However, Spennymoor Town went one better for their FA Vase semi-final, hiring a private plane and staying two nights on the island. They also prepared for the match at Middlesbrough’s training complex.

The estimated cost to them was £24,000. It all paid off because they beat the Green Lions 3-1. Guernsey have not defeated at home this season at their Footes Lane Stadium.

Crawley Town up for sale

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Crawley Town has been put up for sale and the club has already been approached by an interested party. It has been emphasised that this is not a fire sale and the financial support of the owners will continue until a sale has been concluded.

Swans seek to upgrade their shirt sponsors

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On the back of their recent success, Swansea City are seeking to upgrade their shirt sponsors.   Their contract with online betting company 32Red has been terminated after four years with one year to run. The parting of the ways has been amicable with 32Red receiving a £950,000 windfall.

Sky Blues confirm Ricoh departure

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In a recently issued statement on the club website, Coventry City FC have confirmed that they are leaving the Ricoh Arena for an unknown destination.

Sky Blues appear to be leaving Ricoh

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There is strong evidence that Coventry City is in the process of leaving the Ricoh Arena.   Staff have been told to move to the training ground at Ryton and stock in the Sky Blues shop has been taken out and loaded into transport.   It is being rumoured that the Sky Blues will play their games up the M6 at Walsall’s Banks’s Stadium.

One Sky Blues company goes into administration

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Today Coventry City and their owners Sisu were in the High Court in London to face an administration order application from Arena Coventry Ltd. (ACL), the operating company of the Ricoh Arena, but events have taken an unexpected turn. The latest news is that the hearing has been adjourned until Tuesday as it is evident that some complex issues have arisen which require further consideration.

Football League evolves strategy for para attack

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There have already been concerns about how far competition in the Championship has been distorted by parachute payments, but with further increases planned the Football League is trying to evolve a strategy for dealing with the situation.  

Otherwise the Championship could become a waiting room for Premiership clubs with the smaller clubs making up the numbers.   The Football League is worried that its own financial fair play rules could be undermined.

What is going at Leeds?

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Distinguished sports journalist David Conn has been trying to disentangle the confusion surrounding conflicting announcements about whether the whole of Leeds United is for sale or just part of it.

What it seems to come down to is that the subsidiary company that bought Leeds, GFH Capital, has been saying different things from the parent company in Dubai, GFH.  Why?   Conn comes to the view that GFH will not sell Leeds United.