Coventry City have issued a statement regarding an alternative playing venue if a deal with Arena Coventry Limited over the amount of rent, the Sky Blues as tenants are expected to pay, cannot be agreed.
As mentioned on this site on Saturday, local radio stations and elsewhere, City have checked out Nene Park in Northamptonshire, the home of now defunct Rushden & Diamonds FC as one alternative.
City's statement is as follows:
“Following the issuing of a statutory demand by ACL last week the board of directors of CCFC will, first and foremost, continue to work hard at bringing about a resolution regarding the rent dispute with ACL that will enable the football club to remain at the Ricoh Arena.
“However, in the interim period, they must consider other alternative and appropriate venues which are affordable for a football club to ensure CCFC fulfil their future fixtures.
"The club has therefore commenced the sensible process of making contact with other football clubs to evaluate if their stadiums meet our requirements should negotiations with ACL fail to reach a mutually agreed position on the rent with the result that CCFC is forced to move away from the Ricoh to a new venue.”
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