 There was a perennial proposal through the decade to change the club's name, given the growing support from Coventry residents not connected with the cycle factory.Club president George Singer, who was also mayor of Coventry in the early 1890s, favoured calling the club after the city but there was insufficient support within the club administration.The proposal finally gained the necessary support in 1898 as another slump in the factory's fortunes highlighted the desirability of distancing the football team from the company.