Whilst the City supporters who have made the trip enjoy themselves in Saarbrucken or on day trips to Luxembourg,Heidlburg or Kaiserslautern,the team is stuck in a tiny village called Weiller with little to do. The beds are rock hard and reports say that it is more of a prison camp than a training camp. Boredom is a major factor with no bar (even Peter Reid has given up drink for ten days),the players are reduced to playing on the play station.
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Jaguar was today unveiled as the record-breaking backer of the city's Arena. The ten-year multi-million pound sponsorship deal ends months of speculation and will see the stadium named the Jaguar Arena. The car maker’s legendary big cat logo will soon be leaping high above the new £113million home of the Sky Blues, off the A444 in Foleshill, Coventry. Estimated at £7million, the agreement is a huge commitment to both Coventry and the beleaguered British motoring industry. The deal is the largest agree-ment of its kind in the country, shattering the previous record of £3million set by the Reebok Stadium, in Bolton.
You can see how work is progressing on the Jaguar Arena via webcam. The webcam on the Arena Coventry website is mounted more than five metres off the ground of the £113 million Arena scheme and a picture will be taken every 30 minutes of every day until the multi-purpose development is completed in August next year. At the end of the build programme, the webcam software will be able to produce a time lapse record of the construction from start to finish.
The webcam can be viewed by logging on to www.arenacoventry.com and clicking on the webcam sign at the bottom right hand side of the page.
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Michael Doyle is likely to be fit for Sunday’s mini-tournament against SC Perl, FK Pirmasens and FC Grevenmacher of Luxembourg. Said Peter Reid: "Michael’s a fit young boy who has worked exceedingly hard to get back to fitness. "He has looked bright in training and we look forward to welcoming him back to the side." Meanwhile,Tim Sherwood should be back for the Notts County friendly on Wednesday.
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A pensioner from Acocks Green in Birmingham has been named Fan Of The Year. Carmel McLoughlin has followed City since the 1960's and takes over from Coventry City Mad editor Kev Monks.