A former Coventry City employee has made a huge donation to a fund-raising page to help families afford season tickets. But off the pitch, Northumbria Police made eight arrests amid reports of violence, disorder and even missiles being thrown. In addition, eight-year football banning orders were imposed on Marriott, Simon and Markie, who the court heard was already subject to one imposed last year. Addressing the defendants individually, Judge Potter told Evans he had been ‘one of the most heavily involved at the front of the group,’ and had ‘become willingly involved in violence.’. the Football League decide who gets the golden share. The best possible thing for the club would now be to force liquidation and let the Football League decide who gets the golden share. Mark Robins' side are now level with leaders Rotherham United at the top of the table, following their 2-0 win against Southend United. I don’t have a good source here, but paperwork suggests that Coventry was losing roughly around £6m a year, of which the rent of the stadium just covers a quarter of the debt. Two men were chased by a group of Coventry City fans as the club celebrated promotion, police have said. More details have emerged of what a judge told a group of Coventry City fans as he sentenced them for their part in a running street battle with rival supporters. "There were numerous other offences committed, all of which were especially disappointing given Sunderland AFC 's willingness to speak to Coventry fans ahead of the game. Dion Dublin returns to his former club Coventry City as the League One side look to win promotion back to the Championship. Meanwhile, SISU plans to build a new ground somewhere in Coventry so as to move closer to the fans. Our. They were among a total of 14 defendants to appear at Warwick Crown Court to be sentenced following the incident. Observing that O’Donnell was working at the club that day as a car park attendant, and was at first oblivious to what was happening as he urinated against a wall, Judge Potter said he had then acted ‘in a very different manner to Mrs Forward.’, “While she ushered a child away from danger and sought to calm things down, you sought to inflame matters,” said the judge, pointing out that O’Donnell had joined others in attacking one of the Nothampton group ‘albeit in an ineffective manner.’. Coventry City FC said it was aware of the videos and would "liaise directly" with police. All your Sky Blues news from CoventryLive. He then joined an assault on one of them before pursuing the Northampton fans as they ran away, observed the judge, who told him: “You became involved, and not on the fringes, but in the thick of it.”. Search our archives, Search for jobs, motors and property, or place an advert or family notice here, When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. I do have sympathy for them. The employee added the troublemakers were removed "straight away". The Sky Blues will be playing their home games at Birmingham City’s hom…. You have to feel for those fans. And now the Sky Blue fans are holding protests against the club’s move to play all their home games at Sixfields for at least the next three years. Coventry City fans congregate at Gosford Green park, where the club played it’s first-ever game (Source: covmatty1′s imgur account). Northumbria Police is now probing the clash as part of its investigation into trouble during Saturday's Stadium of Light clash. .css-8h1dth-Link{font-family:ReithSans,Helvetica,Arial,freesans,sans-serif;font-weight:700;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;color:#FFFFFF;}.css-8h1dth-Link:hover,.css-8h1dth-Link:focus{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}Read about our approach to external linking. Video, The man who filmed his ordeal under rubble, Courtroom escape sends police officer flying. You must log in or register to reply here. I have been going through Reddit for quite sometime recently, and only a few of the stories get my attention. You took up a glass and threw that at the other group and hit an individual. About 30 police officers were sent to a city pub after fighting broke out between rival football fans. The force said both men were searched, after it was alleged one had brandished a knife, and escorted from the scene.