A few things I learned about Coventry:
1. Michael Mifsud. What was he complaining about? Okay so Phil Dowd took a while making his decision and seemed to have an incredible urge to keep sticking his fingers into his ears (was it me, or was there a cable leading from it....?) but Mosquito Boy, you were guilty. An elbow is an elbow, regardless of how Dowd reached his decision.
Mifsud will now serve a three match ban - his next game? At The Hawthorns on December 4.
2. It was good to see Iain Dowie being a little more gracious in defeat than predecessor Micky Adams. My mind goes back to last season's 5-0 defeat at The Hawthorns. For those who didn't go, the game was not only notable for Albion's rout but for the rousing Beatles medley from the Cov fans, who kept faith with their club by singing non-stop throughout the game. It was gallows humour at its very best.
Yet what those poor fans don't know is how little their manager at the time thought of them. When Adams was asked about his reaction to the Coventry fans' support he gave two answers. The one he gave on the record, spoke of his admiration for their support. Yeah right.
The second answer, once the microphones were switched off, saw Adams offering a different opinion. He claimed the visiting fans were condescending and insulting to him and his team. Charming.
3. A new stadium yet I had to pay £10 to park my car in a scrap yard, next to a burnt out Mini and Portakabin being patrolled by a guard dog and a man who looked remarkably like Cain Dingle. It seems they forgot to build enough car parking space at the Ricoh. And they don't even do receipts...how do I get that through expenses? Even the 'soft lad' in Liverpool managed to provide me with a receipt, albeit on a ripped-up piece of a B&H fag packet, when I parked by an OAP home next to Anfield three years ago.
4. They have a massive casino underneath the Ricoh Arena, exclusive to members only. Naturally, being a nosey so and so, I had to check it out myself. Very impressive too. Perhaps if Coventry owned that and the rest of the Ricoh they wouldn't find themselves in the financial peril they find themselves now.
Thanks to my former Uni housemate and current Sky producer John for getting me in - see you next month pal.