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Almost 60 per cent of Sky Blues fans blame Coventry City’s owners for the situation facing the club, according to a new survey.

Supporters were asked who they believed was to blame for the current problems at the club.

The majority, 57.7 per cent, believed club owners Sisu were all or mainly at fault, while 34.9 per cent believed Coventry City Council/ACL and Sisu were equally to blame.

Just 5.3 per cent believed Ricoh Arena firm ACL and the city council were solely responsible.

Fans campaign group Keep Cov in Cov revealed the findings after completing what it labelled the largest survey of supporters since the club began to play ‘home’ fixtures 35 miles away in Northampton.

The poll, which received more than 1,500 votes while it ran between December 9 and December 14, also showed almost 90 per cent of supporters would back an independent investigation into the situation at the Sky Blues.

Supporters seem to believe Sisu is bluffing in relation to building a new stadium with 68.7 per cent stating their belief that Sisu will not build a new home for the Sky Blues.

That comes despite club bosses’ repeated insistence that they will build a new ground in the Coventry area and a recent move to establish a stadium consultation group for fans.

A total of 22.7 per cent believe Sisu will only build a new stadium if they cannot purchase the Ricoh Arena.

Just 2.2 per cent believe Sisu will build a new ground and 6.4 per cent are unsure.

If the Sky Blues returned to the Ricoh Arena, 73.3 per cent of fans said they would attend home fixtures. However, 19.1 per cent said they would not attend home games while Sisu was in charge, 4.8 per cent were undecided and 2.9 per cent have lost interest in attending.

Michael Orton, KCIC campaign organiser, said: “This is the biggest survey of CCFC fans since the club was relocated to Northampton.

"A wide range of Sky Blues supporters participated including people who do and don’t go to Sixfields, supporters in Coventry and Warwickshire, elsewhere in the UK and overseas, and so on.

“The survey does not claim to provide definitive answers regarding the views of CCFC fans but it is reasonable to believe it is strongly indicative of supporters’ views and that will remain the case until an even bigger survey is conducted.”

The full survey can be found at keepcovincov.weebly.com.