Both Sides Of The Eastwood Story

Last updated : 28 March 2008 By Covsupport
Well both managers have had their say as to why Freddie Eastwood did not join the Sky Blues yesterday.

Chris Coleman was certainly angry about not getting the man he wanted and told the CT: "The player had agreed to sign, we had agreed a fee with the club, we agreed all the player's personal terms. "We had been working on it for 10 days and suddenly they went back on it on Wednesday which is really a bomb shell for us.

"For them to pull out on the deal, and the reason they gave us - which I won't go into - is an appalling way to act. "It is something that we would never do at Coventry and we are bitterly disappointed because everything was done and the player wanted to join us.

"He still wants to join us and for reasons which I can't go into, the club have gone back on what they had agreed on and have acted in an appalling manner and there is nothing we can do. "The last 24 hours we have been chasing our tails trying to bring in other faces, which we haven't been successful, so I am afraid, it is not great news."

"I could and I would like to to embarrass the club involved. "And they would be ambarrassed, but I can't. "All I can say is he scored for his country on Wednesday night and that's as much as I will say. But they have acted in such a bad manner and it has left us feeling very bitter.

"I will find it very hard to deal with the people in question on any future deals if I am honest, because you don't work like that in football."

Wolves manager Mick McCarthy said to the Birmingham Post: "Let me make it clear - Freddy didn't come and ask to leave and isn't desperate to leave but he did come and see me and ask if we would consider any requests, which I agreed to because he hasn't been first choice.

"A few clubs were interested, including Coventry, and to be honest it was very close. But then I changed my mind, which is my prerogative.

"Freddy has come on and done very well in the last couple of games and showed some good workrate and desire. We've got a few strikers here and they can't all play but I have to think of the club. "It may be that one of them produces that goal or piece of magic to help us to the play-offs, and it could be Freddy."