As is almost annual to those of the Sky Blue faith, the start of pre-season brings renewed vigour for the teams' future after months of hard graft that sometimes can be watching the fortunes on the pitch at the Ricoh.
This summer has been no different.
Due to either odd timing of a unlucky nature or just right out bad planning, City entered the summer with a bakers dozen of players out of deal, the headline acts being Aron Gunnarsson, shot-stopper Kieren Westwood and top-scorer Marlon King.
Keeping all or any of these was seen as pivotal as new gaffer Andy Thorn looks to take advantage of his strong start in the Ricoh's top table.
After a few weeks of hear-say and rumour, City fans got their first piece of what seemed to be a step forward as it was announced via the club and its board that King, the controversial signing come top scorer had decided to extend his stay and keep the faith to the club who were willing to take a chance on him after his past troubles.
But this is Coventry City.
No sooner had the ink dried on the released statement to all forms of media it came out that the ink wasnt dry on the most important document of all.
King's new contract.
Fast forward a week and it now seems that King and his 'verbal agreement' are now heading to St Andrews and Birmingham, where they have pounced following a false dawn signing of the Robert Jarni kind at CCFC.
When the signing for the Blues is announced, if, its announced. The blame game will start for the supporters of City but with a all too familiar feeling of resignation and gloom.
But this is where Andy Thorn's judgement should come in for some merited trust and patience from fans thinking just who will score the goals over 46 games consistently enough to push the team on and away from the basement they have called home for too long.
Thorn in his previous guise as Chief Scout at the club had a track record many may not be aware of and one that other higher luminaries would be proud of.
In his time as scout, Thorn was credited with the unearthing of the talents of Scott Dann and Danny Fox from Walsall- the former being linked with a big-money move to Liverpool's Dalglish revolution as well as another Liverpool big-money signing Jordan Henderson who spent a successful stint at the club three years ago before he caught the eye of messers Bruce, Capello and Dalglish.
King's fellow out-of-contract team mates Westwood and Gunnarsson were also credited to the eye for talent of Andy Thorn.
It's that track record that now Coventry fans must support. With the financial situation of the club surely meaning unearthing and scultping talent will come from the lower reaches of the game and abroad rather than the rebirth of a fallen talent with the big pay packet and price tag.
But if Thorn follows up the history he has of unearthing talent for the club, then the departure of King who seems soon to be followed by Westwood out the exit door.
The impact those moves will bring could well be cushioned by further success for Thorn as he begins to dig yet again as the club lurch in a state of limbo given a latest embarassment for the club with the King debacle in recent days.
Early indications of Thorn's intentions seeming to back up his past of digging up talent with Northampton 'keeper Chris Dunn and former Spanish Under-21 international and current Nigerian international Stephen Sunday rumoured to be in play too replace two of the three out of contract headliners.
With still some 8 weeks until it all starts again and the 2011/12 Coventry City squad take the field with a different look and feel to it than it did 12 months ago. The time spent in those 8 weeks will give a good indication of the talents of the current manager at the Ricoh and what the 11/12 season will bring.
But one things for sure, when the trip to St Andrews pops up on the fixture list 8 days from now, alot of CCFC fans will look straight to the date for the trip to the second city before any upcoming possible seaside trip the 2011/12 season will also bring.
Now to watch, wait and see what happens next at CCFC.
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