Coventry City Football Club started the 2013/2014 season in Northampton due to the dispute still going on regarding the club and Ricoh Arena over the rent deal. The city were starting the season with -10 points after being put in administration the season before.
It was going to be Steven Pressley first season in charge but with a small squad it looked like it was going to be a tough season ahead of them. The Sky Blues lost there first 2 games of the season loosing to Crawley and Leyton Orient respectively. There first game at Sixfields was in front of a crowd 2,204 and the city won 5-4 against Bristol City with Callum Wilson scoring two goals alongside Billy Daniels and Leon Clarke. The fun was going to continue at Sixfields and the away games as the sky blues then went 5 games without a lost and slowly brought the -10 to getting themselves out of the relegation zone.
By the time we came to the end of October the Sky Blues have lost two games and they went through October unbeaten and once again it was lifting the Coventry City Football Club towards a Play-off's place and was definitely over achieving with the squad they had but fans spirit's were lifting and some was already thinking of play-offs maybe promotion. The crowds at Northampton were picking up but not a lot as some people suggested. The away games had more of a bigger crowd with most games being sold out. An example of this Wolves away also MK Dons in late November with selling the away allocation out (and maybe the whole ground) .
By the time we were heading the Christmas period the sky blues were in mid table still looking towards promotion but they already booked themselves an FA Cup tie against Barnsley (were they normally win). Coventry City FC played Peterborough at Northampton Sixfields on Boxing Day and the crowd on that day was 4,905 (most of them were Peterborough fans). The sky blues won by 4-2 and Leon Clarke and Callum Wilson scoring the goals alongside Frank Moussa.
January was a busy month once again for the Sky Blues with a win against Barnsley in the FA Cup 3rd Round. We then got drawn against Arsenal away and with it being LIVE on BT Sport it was a great opportunity for the fans to show there frustration against the owners and all the other people involved the Coventry City not playing Coventry. Eventually the city lost to Arsenal by 4-0 and Leon Clarke being sold a week later back to Wolves.
After the Arsenal game the City still had a chance of the play-offs but must win games in hand but unfortunately the Sky Blues didn't and they started to loose more games and with the squad becoming lower on numbers and attendances falling once again at Sixfields the season was slowly ending. The City didn't really flirt with relegation like most teams have done this season. Yes there was a few weeks where it was squeaky bum time but the last few games the City need a point or two just to stay up and they did do that.
I personally think Steven Pressley has done a great job with small squad/transfer limits he has had to deal with. I was on BBC Late Kick Off a couple of weeks ago and they were asking who the manager of the year for the midlands should be and I kept mentioning Steven Pressley due to the changes and circumstances he has found himself in.
Let's hope next season will be a great season and maybe the City getting promotion and hopefully they will be back in Coventry!
Play Up Sky Blues!!!
