You've Told Us Nothing - Seppala

Last updated : 24 December 2012 By Covsupport News Service

This morning's Christmas statement from SISU Boss Joy Seppala is about as empty as the offices of the dissolved companies she has left in her wake. 

What the Coventry City supporters wanted to hear on Christmas Eve was that SISU had agreed a deal for the rent on the Ricoh Arena and that possibly David McGoldrick was staying.

However, instead of informing of the mass ranks of the City support that  two days before the deadline of possible action being taken against the club regarding the rent, a problem SISU had the opportunity to deal with when they took control of the club, that a deal had been done, a  statement is issued with nothing more than a moan about how little Doncaster Rovers pay for their rent.

Yes, SISU have provided funding for the first team albeit a year too late, and the Academy, although they have taken a top class and very well run Academy down to the level of Category 2 status.

Mrs Florence, to use her married name, If she was at Doncaster for the game on December 15th, she would have seen how small their stadium is compared to the Ricoh Arena. It  does not have under-soil heating and many of the facilities that the Ricoh Arena does.

Neither does it have the capacity to hold the amount of support that City are capable of achieving when the team, which now appear to have no chance of signing David McGoldrick if Leon Clarke is on trial with a view to a permanent deal, do start getting some success.

It is only right that the likes of Doncaster, Hartlepool, Yeovil etc, pay rent in accordance with their reduced capacity and facilities. Using the facilities of somewhere palatial like the Ricoh Arena, a ground three to five times bigger than others in the league, is going to cost more compared to other clubs.

She says that "I sincerely hope 2013 will be a year that brings about positive changes for all of us who support and cherish Coventry City Football Club and the role it plays within our lives" but actions speak louder than any words.

Instead of talking to other club chairman who notoriously complain about everything or who just want to use the club to find their own flagging clubs, do your talking with Arena Coventry Limited etc and lets make 2013 a year where you can issue statements saying "Look how good we are"  when you have actually done something good to talk about.