Doug King has hailed Coventry City’s promotion to the Premier League, coming after 25 years and without the leg-up of parachute payments.
The Sky Blues owner watched on as his team came from a goal down to draw 1-1 with Blackburn Rovers and secure the point they needed to ensure a top two finish this season.
The visitors fell behind to a Ryoya Morishita opener and had to wait until the 84th minute for Bobby Thomas to equalise and effectively put the Sky Blues back in the top flight.
Speaking after the game King expressed his pride in the achievement. “I guess we needed a point and we got one,” he told Sky Sports.
“We’ve been great all year, the boys did it the hard way. They 7,500-8,000 fans who came here have been starved of it for a long time and you can feel it.
“Getting out of this league is really difficult, really difficult – and we did it.
"No parachute, great recruitment, great coaching, great lads. We just got it together. We got a whole city together, we got a club together and we changed the direction of everything. I am super proud of everybody.”
Coventry City are back in the Premier League
The Coventry Telegraph has produced a stunning special edition marking the achievements of Frank Lampard and his men.
And to celebrate, the Coventry Telegraph has produced this stunning 48-page special edition marking the achievements of Frank Lampard and his men.
Since relegation in 2001, the Sky Blues have gone through many well-documented lows, but a quarter of a century later, free-scoring City have earned promotion in emphatic style.
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And our bumper special edition is the perfect souvenir to remember that fantastic achievement by.
We'll have match reports, pics, and reaction from every kick of City's journey back to English football's promised land.
It's all here... the avalanche of goals pre-Christmas that made promotion look nailed on, the brief wobble that followed, and the revival under Lampard to consolidate their position at the top of the table.
Plus, Sky Blues writer Andy Turner will have pages and pages of in-depth analysis on the title-winning season, manager Lampard's success, key players, and what lies ahead for the club in the top flight.
Club historian Jim Brown will also share his fact-filled take on promotion, while there will be pictures and reports from the Sky Blues' joyful promotion celebrations.
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