Former City player Frank Austin has died in Long Eaton at the age of 71. He made a total of 313 appearances for City, making his debut in the 1-0 defeat aat home to Newport County in 1953 and his final appearance was in the 6-1 defeat Watford in September 1962.
He was later sold by Jimmy Hill to Torquay in January 1963. Former team mate Lol Harvey said: "Frank was a very accomplished player who had an outstanding career with Coventry. We often played together in the same side and enjoyed some good years together both as pals and team-mates. He was a good friend and a smashing bloke." .
He was later sold by Jimmy Hill to Torquay in January 1963. Former team mate Lol Harvey said: "Frank was a very accomplished player who had an outstanding career with Coventry. We often played together in the same side and enjoyed some good years together both as pals and team-mates. He was a good friend and a smashing bloke." .
Meanwhile, Coventry City officials were today attending a meeting with police and firefighters at Stoke City FC regarding safety at stadiums in the light of a terrorist,chemical,biological or nuclear attack. Thirty clubs including Premiership teams Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City are at the summit. Organisers want football clubs to write a contingency plan to prepare for any terrorist attack and stressed that there is no specific threat but they think an attack is a real possibility.
In April, security was tightened at Old Trafford when Manchester United played Charlton after media claims the match was to be the target of a terrorist attack.
In April, security was tightened at Old Trafford when Manchester United played Charlton after media claims the match was to be the target of a terrorist attack.
Manchester United representatives were not expected to be at Stoke's all-day summit. But Greater Manchester emergency services were attending, along with Home Office staff and emergency planning officers.
"A dirty bomb is always a possibility but the easiest thing for a terrorist to do would be to make a sarin gas attack" said Malcolm Millichap an Emergency planning consultant. "What you can do is have a plan, have a contingency plan that will deal with the possible problems that could arise, "Modern football grounds were designed to evacuate quickly and in the case of the Britannia stadium in Stoke, which can hold up to 28,000 people, the time set for this was eight minutes. "It's not difficult to make such a device. It's fairly cheap and why attack a military installation when you can attack a sports stadium?
"So clubs need to carry out a risk assessment to determine what kind of contingency plan they need to make."
The day will include reconstructions and demonstrations to look at emergency procedures for attacks on sports grounds.
"A dirty bomb is always a possibility but the easiest thing for a terrorist to do would be to make a sarin gas attack" said Malcolm Millichap an Emergency planning consultant. "What you can do is have a plan, have a contingency plan that will deal with the possible problems that could arise, "Modern football grounds were designed to evacuate quickly and in the case of the Britannia stadium in Stoke, which can hold up to 28,000 people, the time set for this was eight minutes. "It's not difficult to make such a device. It's fairly cheap and why attack a military installation when you can attack a sports stadium?
"So clubs need to carry out a risk assessment to determine what kind of contingency plan they need to make."
The day will include reconstructions and demonstrations to look at emergency procedures for attacks on sports grounds.