Top-flight clubs have this week learned that money is expected to increase for those relegated from £11.2million to around £16m starting at the end of this season.

The decision comes on the back of a new overseas television rights deal which is worth more than £1bn.

Coleman admits it is a sensible move considering the amount of clubs who struggle to manage their finances upon relegation, especially if they fail to secure immediate promotion.

And with several clubs currently battling to balance the books, most notably Portsmouth, the financial health of football has never been more under the spotlight.

But he also insists the decision only goes to make life harder for Coventry and other Coca-Cola Championship clubs who are trying to compete with those coming down.

"I think what they've done, they're petrified by what's happened to Portsmouth," said the Welshman.

"They don't want that to happen.

"I don't like talking about other clubs but I think the FA, and more Sky, are petrified of clubs gambling, especially when they come back down.

"Charlton, for example, came from the Premier League and gambled. It didn't work and they now find themselves in the division below.

"Financially that's not good for Charlton, then there's Norwich, Leeds United.

"Now they're looking at it and thinking 'we don't want that to happen'.

"They want clubs to maybe be more careful with their spending over three or four years rather than gamble on their first season and then they don't come back up, leaving them in trouble.

"I think they're wise to do that but it's not making it any easier for clubs like Coventry unless we can get up and have that type of money.

"It will be more interesting but it's not going to make it any easier."

A marked gap, both on and off the pitch, already exists in England's second tier between those sides immediately relegated from the Premier League.

That can be easily highlighted by the dominance of Newcastle and West Brom this season and the number of 'yo-yo' clubs who now compete to make an immediate return to the top level.

And Coleman fears the latest news, combined with unconfirmed reports regarding the extension of payments over four seasons as opposed to two, is only going to make his job at Coventry even harder.

"If you look now at the Championship play-off final, it's not a £50m game it's a £100m game with the knock-on effects of it," he said.

"Even if you win it and go up then you get the money to go up and stay up.

"But if you come down then it could also be four years now of parachute money, so that game is even bigger.

"And for the clubs that are going to come down they've got longer, they've got more money to invest.

"So it's frightening, it's not getting any easier."