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Ann Lucas hits back at City manager
Coventry City Councillor and long standing City supporter Ann Lucas has hit back at comments made by City boss Aidy Boothroyd during Thursday's Press Conference that she had sneaked back into the Ricoh Arena in disguise.
Boothroyd, (and others on the club's payroll, it has to be said) is seen by some as being completely clueless when it comes to the good work being done by City supporters to pay the manager's wages and help the club, is being reported by the CT as saying about Marlon King who was the reason that Cllr Lucas was not going to matches: "I dont' think there was ever any doubt from the fans about him. They have been right behind him from day one.
"There was one lady, a local councillor who I think wasn't and I believe she has been seen trying to sneak back in disguise after saying she would never come again but that's fine.
"At the time, she got a little bit of publicity. I don't know whether it has worked for her in terms of getting votes - I hope it has - but the bottom line is he wants to play football and I am a football manager and I have to make decisions like that.
"Sometimes you have been very single-minded in what you do. I will always ask people opinions because I think that is important, but at the end of the day, you have to take risks if you want to be successful."
Ann Lucas hit back, saying to the CT: "It will be a long time before I go to the Ricoh again. "How dare he? After votes? He's obviously a stranger to Coventry.
"I'm well known here and people know that I will stand up for my principles. "It's not political It's moral and it's something I feel very strongly about. "King's got two goals, one that hit him and went in and a penalty that Gary McSheffrey won and he took just to get his name on the scoresheet.
"I might not go any more but I still know my football. "I would have more respect for the man if he held his hands up, said he had done it and apologised to the young lady he has disfigured.
"I think it is appalling. I do a lot of work with domestic violence victims and some things I cannot take. This is one of them.
Coventry City Councillor and long standing City supporter Ann Lucas has hit back at comments made by City boss Aidy Boothroyd during Thursday's Press Conference that she had sneaked back into the Ricoh Arena in disguise.
Boothroyd, (and others on the club's payroll, it has to be said) is seen by some as being completely clueless when it comes to the good work being done by City supporters to pay the manager's wages and help the club, is being reported by the CT as saying about Marlon King who was the reason that Cllr Lucas was not going to matches: "I dont' think there was ever any doubt from the fans about him. They have been right behind him from day one.
"There was one lady, a local councillor who I think wasn't and I believe she has been seen trying to sneak back in disguise after saying she would never come again but that's fine.
"At the time, she got a little bit of publicity. I don't know whether it has worked for her in terms of getting votes - I hope it has - but the bottom line is he wants to play football and I am a football manager and I have to make decisions like that.
"Sometimes you have been very single-minded in what you do. I will always ask people opinions because I think that is important, but at the end of the day, you have to take risks if you want to be successful."
Ann Lucas hit back, saying to the CT: "It will be a long time before I go to the Ricoh again. "How dare he? After votes? He's obviously a stranger to Coventry.
"I'm well known here and people know that I will stand up for my principles. "It's not political It's moral and it's something I feel very strongly about. "King's got two goals, one that hit him and went in and a penalty that Gary McSheffrey won and he took just to get his name on the scoresheet.
"I might not go any more but I still know my football. "I would have more respect for the man if he held his hands up, said he had done it and apologised to the young lady he has disfigured.
"I think it is appalling. I do a lot of work with domestic violence victims and some things I cannot take. This is one of them.
