According to the phone in on BBC Coventry & Warwickshire last night, Coventry City are to sign a franchise player.
Exactly what was meant by this is not clear but Wikipedia says that a franchise player is an player who is not simply the best player on their team, but a player that the team can build their "franchise" (team) around for the foreseeable future.
No names were given as to the player City want to bring in
