Time for Coventry City's owners Sisu to wisen up
If Sisu are to keep control of Coventry City, they really must start looking after the club in a responsible way.
Believe what you will about the reason for the collapse of Gary Hoffman's takeover, Sisu clearly are not going to make any deal a straight forward affair. And quite right too, these things take time and care, but Ken Dulieu's name-dropping of Ken Bruce at the weekend did not seem a mere slip of the tongue.
Hoffman's investors have fled like scared rabbits at the thought of having the spotlight shone and them, leaving Hoffman looking isolated and silly. A shame for Hoffman, who no doubt put a lot of effort into the deal, but whether it's a shame for the club in the long term remains to be seen.
So, for the time being, we're stuck with Sisu. But if you thought Sisu were serious about running Coventry City, wait until you hear what they're reportedly about to do:
They're going to sell Ben Turner (last year's best defender in the division and City's best player overall) for £750,000 plus Cardiff's Jon Parkin (valued at £100,000).
That, if it were true, would be the worst piece of business this football club has ever done.
Is Turner near the end of his contract? No.
Is Parkin a player that we need? No.
Is £850,000 a fair valuation of Ben Turner. Not even close.
If Sisu are going to sell players on the cheap in a desperate attempt to make funds, then why are they considering a player exchange? Nothing about the deal makes sense.
Thankfully, it's still just a rumour, and may not yet come to fruition. But if Sisu want us to believe that they have serious intentions of running this football club properly, then what they do before this transfer window shuts on Wednesday night will surely help us make up our minds.
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