Joe Cole Sent To Coventry

[Richard E]

We've shipped him out to our dear departed former "local rivals" on an emergency loan, apparently. What a great signing he was!

[Clampy]

Blimey, what's he done to deserve that?

[silhillvilla]

Thanks for the goal at Burnley. Other than that what a bizarre signing . File alongside Jenas , Pires and Senderos

[PeterWithesShin]

Cole’s wages, which are likely to be around the £20,000 a week mark, would have been a stumbling block but it seems where there’s a will there’s a way, the likelihood being that the player has agreed to forego some of his pay packet.

[PeterWithesShin]

Thanks for the goal at Burnley. Other than that what a bizarre signing . File alongside Jenas , Pires and Senderos

Pires was one of the few players we could sign at the time as we could only sign out of contract players. We needed a player so signed what was probably the best available. Ultimately he wasn't good enough but it was hardly a bizarre signing.

[eamonn]

Where's the quote about him being on £20k a week from? Surely it's not that low. And I can't imagine Cov being able to afford to pay for his eels and mash to be taxi'd-up from Canning Town never mind anything else.

[waynejames]

Coventry?
Do they play Rugby?

[PeterWithesShin]

Where's the quote about him being on £20k a week from? Surely it's not that low. And I can't imagine Cov being able to afford to pay for his eels and mash to be taxi'd-up from Canning Town never mind anything else.

Cov local paper. It was said at the time we signed him he was taking a big drop in wages.

[Villa in Denmark]

Where's the quote about him being on £20k a week from? Surely it's not that low. And I can't imagine Cov being able to afford to pay for his eels and mash to be taxi'd-up from Canning Town never mind anything else.

Cov local paper. It was said at the time we signed him he was taking a big drop in wages.

Still £20K pet week isn't bad for a pension.

[Ron Manager]

Huge success wasn't he? How long is left on his Villa contract?.

[Tony Erdington]

his a cant

[Villa in Denmark]

2 year deal if I remember rightly, so until the end of this season.

[Risso]

Thanks for the goal at Burnley. Other than that what a bizarre signing . File alongside Jenas , Pires and Senderos

Pires was one of the few players we could sign at the time as we could only sign out of contract players. We needed a player so signed what was probably the best available. Ultimately he wasn't good enough but it was hardly a bizarre signing.

He'd been training with a non-league side hadn't he, and to be honest, didn't even look fit enough for that.

[olaftab]

Thanks for the goal at Burnley. Other than that what a bizarre signing . File alongside Jenas , Pires and Senderos

How can you forget Grant Timber Holt?

[olaftab]

A Cov fan at work told me about Cole. I asked him to provide a chair for him in the centre circle. He said Cov can't afford that!