Current Squad

POSITION: Goalkeeper
NICKNAMES:
ANAGRAM: We worked on site
DATE OF BIRTH: 11/23/1984
DATE SIGNED: 6/2008
SIGNED FROM: Carlisle Utd for £500,000
HEIGHT: 6' 1"
WEIGHT: 12st 12lbs
COUNTRY: Republic of Ireland (Full International)

Well regarded former Carlisle keeper, set to be first choice stopper in 2008-09.

POSITION: Defender
NICKNAMES: 'Toad'
ANAGRAM: Crush Llama
DATE OF BIRTH: 3/24/1976
DATE SIGNED: 2/2005
SIGNED FROM: Stoke City for (free)
HEIGHT: 6' 1"
WEIGHT: 12st 9lbs
COUNTRY: England ('B' International)

Veteran left-back who can also play in midfield or central defence, now in his second spell with the Sky Blues. Came through the academy and enjoyed many good years, before leaving the club in July 2002 to sign for Nottingham Forest. Now back where he belongs, although his best years are behind him. FIRST SPELL: League Appearances: 113(18); Cup Appearances: 22(3); League Goals: 2; Cup Goals: 2.

* LITTLE-KNOWN PLAYER FACT: Marcus cannot read or write yet he taught English at a primary school for seven years.

POSITION: Defender
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ANAGRAM: Fixed Loan
DATE OF BIRTH: 5/29/1986
DATE SIGNED: 1/2008
SIGNED FROM: Walsall for £350,000
HEIGHT: 6' 1"
WEIGHT: 12st 2lbs
COUNTRY: England (U21 International)

Superb attacking left-back - the first signing after Ray Ranson's takeover and a brilliant one.

POSITION: Defender
NICKNAMES:
ANAGRAM: Two Ride Tall
DATE OF BIRTH: 1/19/1985
DATE SIGNED: 6/2006
SIGNED FROM: West Ham Utd for £1 million
HEIGHT: 6' 4"
WEIGHT: 13st 10lbs
COUNTRY: England (uncapped)

Influential central defender, our first million pound signing in over four years. Sometime Captain and penalty-taker, he was our highest scoring defender in a season for 20 years in 2007-08.

* LITTLE-KNOWN PLAYER FACT: Elliott played Mildred in the TV sitcom 'George and Mildred' under the psuedonym Yootha Joyce.

POSITION: Defender
NICKNAMES:
ANAGRAM: STD Cannot
DATE OF BIRTH: 2/14/1987
DATE SIGNED: 1/2008
SIGNED FROM: Walsall for (undisclosed)
HEIGHT: 6' 2"
WEIGHT: 12st 0lbs
COUNTRY: England (uncapped)

Very promising young centre-half who joined us from Walsall late in the 2007-08 season and made an immediate impact.

POSITION:
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ANAGRAM:
DATE OF BIRTH:
DATE SIGNED: (n/a)
SIGNED FROM: for
HEIGHT: 0' 0"
WEIGHT: 0st 0lbs
COUNTRY: ()

2008 Summer signing - a creative midfield playmaker.

* LITTLE-KNOWN PLAYER FACT: Guilamme absolutely loathes the French.

POSITION: Midfielder
NICKNAMES:
ANAGRAM: Icky Melody
DATE OF BIRTH: 7/8/1981
DATE SIGNED: 7/2003
SIGNED FROM: Celtic for (free)
HEIGHT: 5' 10"
WEIGHT: 11st 0lbs
COUNTRY: Republic of Ireland (uncapped)

Flexible midfielder and sometime captain who has been a regular in the side since signing in the Summer of 2003. Chips in with a few goals and always gives 100% to the cause.

* LITTLE-KNOWN PLAYER FACT: On Fridays, Micky drinks nothing but lemonade. He believes it improves his sexual prowess.

POSITION: Forward
NICKNAMES:
ANAGRAM: Steel Nob
DATE OF BIRTH: 9/19/1986
DATE SIGNED: 7/2007
SIGNED FROM: Southampton for £650,000 (tribunal)
HEIGHT: 6' 2"
WEIGHT: 12st 10lbs
COUNTRY: England (U21 International)

Lazy and inconsistent centre forward whose transfer from Southampton subsequently saw us placed under an FA embargo. Scored goals regularly in his inaugral Sky Blues season, but never looked settled.

POSITION: Forward
NICKNAMES:
ANAGRAM: Dated Rowdy Foes
DATE OF BIRTH: 10/29/1983
DATE SIGNED: 7/2008
SIGNED FROM: Wolves for £1.4 million
HEIGHT: 5' 11"
WEIGHT: 12st 4lbs
COUNTRY: Wales (Full International)

POSITION: Midfielder
NICKNAMES:
ANAGRAM: Run Gay Jail
DATE OF BIRTH: 9/21/1979
DATE SIGNED: 7/2007
SIGNED FROM: Birmingham City for (free)
HEIGHT: 6' 1"
WEIGHT: 11st 2lbs
COUNTRY: England (uncapped)

Left-winger who has played at Premiership level, though suffers badly from inconsistent form.

POSITION:
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ANAGRAM:
DATE OF BIRTH:
DATE SIGNED: (n/a)
SIGNED FROM: for
HEIGHT: 0' 0"
WEIGHT: 0st 0lbs
COUNTRY: ()

POSITION: Goalkeeper
NICKNAMES: 'Big Dick'
ANAGRAM: Stops Modulation Oink
DATE OF BIRTH: 11/29/1978
DATE SIGNED: 7/2007
SIGNED FROM: Hartlepool Utd for (free)
HEIGHT: 6' 6"
WEIGHT: 13st 10lbs
COUNTRY: Greece (uncapped)

Successful keeper in the lower divisions who has been disappointing since joining us.

* LITTLE-KNOWN PLAYER FACT: Dimi's favourite fruit is lime.

POSITION: Forward
NICKNAMES:
ANAGRAM: Elk Mince Zone
DATE OF BIRTH: 5/17/1978
DATE SIGNED: 8/2006
SIGNED FROM: Norwich City for £1 million
HEIGHT: 5' 10"
WEIGHT: 10st 3lbs
COUNTRY: England (uncapped)

Injury-plagued striker who has yet to give his best for us.

* LITTLE-KNOWN PLAYER FACT: Leon has killed over a thousand men with his bare hands.

POSITION: Midfielder
NICKNAMES:
ANAGRAM: A Serious Bacon
DATE OF BIRTH: 6/22/1986
DATE SIGNED: (n/a)
SIGNED FROM: (academy) for (n/a)
HEIGHT: 5' 10"
WEIGHT: 12st 0lbs
COUNTRY: England (uncapped)

Defensive midfielder who has come on leaps and bounds since graduating from our Academy. Can also play right-back or central defence.

* LITTLE-KNOWN PLAYER FACT: Isaac goes on holiday to Norfolk up to seventy times a year.

POSITION: Forward
NICKNAMES: 'Miffy', 'The Mosquito'
ANAGRAM: His cadmium Elf
DATE OF BIRTH: 4/17/1981
DATE SIGNED: 1/2007
SIGNED FROM: Lillestrom for (free)
HEIGHT: 5' 5"
WEIGHT: 9st 10lbs
COUNTRY: Malta (Full Inernational)

One of our hottest prospects in recent years, the 'Mosquito' was picked up by Micky Adams shortly before his managerial reign came to an end. A quick, diminutive striker, his goalscoring record has been unparallelled in 2007.

* LITTLE-KNOWN PLAYER FACT: Michael is gay.

POSITION: Defender
NICKNAMES:
ANAGRAM: Bet Runner
DATE OF BIRTH: 1/21/1988
DATE SIGNED: (n/a)
SIGNED FROM: (academy) for (n/a)
HEIGHT: 6' 4"
WEIGHT: 13st 4lbs
COUNTRY: England (uncapped)

Heavily built and committed but error-prone central defender who came through the ranks to the first team.

* LITTLE-KNOWN PLAYER FACT: Ben Turner is chemically unrelated to Diazepam.

POSITION: Midfielder
NICKNAMES:
ANAGRAM: TY, Jabba
DATE OF BIRTH: 2/21/1984
DATE SIGNED: 6/2006
SIGNED FROM: Brentford for (undisclosed)
HEIGHT: 5' 7"
WEIGHT: 11st 1lbs
COUNTRY: Republic of Ireland (Full International)

The 2007-08 Player of the Season - a tenacious, energetic and versatile attacking midfielder, already a full international before joining us from Brentford. One of the brightest young prodigies in the Championship.

* LITTLE-KNOWN PLAYER FACT: Jay can smoke over 400 cigarettes at the same time.

POSITION: Midfielder
NICKNAMES:
ANAGRAM: Rich Hill Crabs
DATE OF BIRTH: 5/5/1984
DATE SIGNED: 8/2006
SIGNED FROM: Port Vale for £300,000
HEIGHT: 5' 9"
WEIGHT: 12st 12lbs
COUNTRY: Trinidad and Tobago (Full International)

Utility midfielder who has spent most of his Sky Blues career being loaned out to other clubs.

* LITTLE-KNOWN PLAYER FACT: Chris can communicate with the dead.

POSITION: Forward / Midfielder
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ANAGRAM: Bimboes Prison
DATE OF BIRTH: 3/15/1985
DATE SIGNED: 7/2007
SIGNED FROM: Cambridge Utd for nominal (tribunal)
HEIGHT: 0' 0"
WEIGHT: 0st 0lbs
COUNTRY: England (uncapped)

Prolific striker at non-league level who has looked mostly out of his depth while playing for City.

POSITION: Forward
NICKNAMES:
ANAGRAM: V. kinky eel
DATE OF BIRTH: 6/7/1981
DATE SIGNED: 8/2006
SIGNED FROM: Sunderland for £600,000
HEIGHT: 6' 3"
WEIGHT: 12st 2lbs
COUNTRY: Scotland (Full International)

One of the least popular players to ever pull on a Sky Blue shirt - criticised by fans, and criticises them back. On the pitch he's a big, lumbering Scottish forward who doesn't score many goals and gets sent off a lot.

* LITTLE-KNOWN PLAYER FACT: Kevin claims to have invented the Wankel Rotary engine.

POSITION: Defender
NICKNAMES:
ANAGRAM: A Glory Wardrobe
DATE OF BIRTH: 7/16/1985
DATE SIGNED: 7/2007
SIGNED FROM: Crystal Palace for £200,000 (tribunal)
HEIGHT: 6' 0"
WEIGHT: 11st 11lbs
COUNTRY: England (U21 International)

One of the worst money signings in recent years, a hapless left-back who is unlikely to play much of a part now that the man who signed him, Iain Dowie, is no longer manager.

POSITION: Midfielder
NICKNAMES:
ANAGRAM: North Kent Vino
DATE OF BIRTH: 7/9/1986
DATE SIGNED: (n/a)
SIGNED FROM: for
HEIGHT: 5' 9"
WEIGHT: 11st 5lbs
COUNTRY: England (uncapped)

Ginger-headed attacking midfielder, popular with fans having come through the ranks, though can be unfit and lazy.

POSITION: Goalkeeper
NICKNAMES:
ANAGRAM: Hard Man Sallyl
DATE OF BIRTH: 4/14/1975
DATE SIGNED: 6/2006
SIGNED FROM: Millwall for (free)
HEIGHT: 6' 2"
WEIGHT: 13st 8lbs
COUNTRY: England (uncapped)

Widely travelled goalkeeper signed in Summer 2006 who became a fan favourite with solid displays during his first season, even winning some Player of the Season awards, but has been less impressive thereafter.

POSITION: Midfielder
NICKNAMES:
ANAGRAM: The Hill Deer
DATE OF BIRTH: 11/22/1988
DATE SIGNED: (n/a)
SIGNED FROM: (academy) for
HEIGHT: 6' 0"
WEIGHT: 11st 3lbs
COUNTRY: England (uncapped)

Academy Graduate.

* LITTLE-KNOWN PLAYER FACT: Lee plays football for Coventry City.