 The city of Coventry enjoyed the glory of the Cup win during the summer of 1987, with supporters fixing sky-blue ribbons to their cars and extensive merchandise sales.Spending some of the profits made from their success, John Sillett bought David Speedie for £780,000, a club-record at the time, announcing that the club would "no longer be shopping at Woolworth's, from now on we're shopping at Harrods".The club were unable to participate in the European Cup Winners' Cup as English clubs were still banned from European competition following the 1985 Heysel Stadium disaster.