Sky Blue Trust

A Junior Fan's View of What Coventry City means to him

Details: Published: 21 April 2019

With the uncertainty over our beloved Sky Blues future causing so much anger, frustration and confusion we've been asking some of our younger fans, the very lifeblood of our football club, what Coventry City means to them.

We hope that all of the parties in this saga take the opportunity to read the thoughts of these young Sky Blues fans and do whatever it takes to ensure a future in Coventry for our City's historic football club.

Our first contribution comes from Ben Lole, aged 16, a regular volunteer in the Family Zone.

My view on CCFC For me and for thousands of other people, Coventry City Football Club means a lot more than just a nice day out to watch some high level football.

For me, CCFC has been a constant comfort, the club in itself and the people involved, in the way that no matter what is going on in my personal life, I can come to CCFC and people will accept me and let me join in just for being me.

As well as this watching my beloved Sky Blues play for 90 minutes, is 90 minutes of escape, for 90 minutes all that matters is what is happening on the pitch, acting as a brilliant antidote to any internal trauma I may be feeling.

Football is amazing that way, it brings many people together, no matter your race, gender, sexuality, religion or personal situation, your football club will always be there.

On top of this football allows you to meet so many amazing people, by helping out in the family zone I have met so many amazing people and made countless lifelong friendships.

I am well acquainted with the people who sit around me during home games, and I cannot remember the last time I went to an away game and didn’t end up speaking to a fellow fan often embracing them after city score a fabulous goal.

All this coupled with the constant desire to win, and to do the city of Coventry proud and put it back on the map, is why this football club means the literal world to me and thousands of others.

I would go as far to say that CCFC is one of my closest and dearest friends.

As I previously mentioned I volunteer in the family zone and I see every other week the same load of young fans come into the family zone to support their football club and I know what it means to them.

Yet now I’m being I’m told that all this could be taken away from me and thousands of others.

So I am begging you all please, find a way to put your differences aside and look at the bigger picture here, look at all the innocent fans that have been driven away from our amazing football club, and look and the thousands of die-hard sky blues who would be truly heartbroken if we lose our football club.

Think of all the people you could hurt, the ones you have hurt, don’t be the ones with blood on your hands if we lose our club, do something about it. The time for action is now, please don’t let us lose our football club, I’d be heartbroken and lost without my sky blues.

Its more than just a game, Coventry City football club is more than just a club, it’s a way of life.

Ben Lole (City Till I Die) 16

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Back your Sky Blues

Details: Published: 19 April 2019

With just two scheduled matches remaining at the Ricoh the Sky Blue Trust urges Coventry City fans to get up to the stadium for these remaining fixtures and get behind Mark Robins and the team.

As things stand the match against Shrewbury Town on Sunday April 28th will be the last that the Sky Blues play in the city.

This unpalatable prospect is not one that Coventry City fans want to see. Our football club belongs in Coventry and that's where we should be watching the Sky Blues play.

Let's therefore take the opportunity to demonstrate just what our proud city will be missing if our team ends up playing outside of Coventry.

Whatever your intentions are for next season , if it ends up with a groundshare, let's turn up in large numbers for both the Bradford City and Shrewsbury Town matches and get behind the team.

Show the people that matter, what the Sky Blues mean to us, why we need to stay in Coventry and just what potential there is, playing at the Ricoh, in front of a large Sky Blue following.

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The Sky Blue Trust comment on the Supreme Court Ruling

Details: Published: 17 April 2019

The Sky Blue Trust hopes that the latest ruling by the Supreme Court will be the end of the drawn-out, expensive and destructive court actions about the Ricoh Arena. At long last, all the parties to the dispute can set their past differences aside and work together to secure the long-term future for Coventry City FC, in Coventry, at the Ricoh Arena. We have recently urged SISU/CCFC, Wasps and Coventry City Council to negotiate a lasting settlement to this bitter dispute. Today’s decision should allow that to happen without delay. The pending EFL meeting on 25 April, to consider the exile or expulsion of the Club from the League, caused Sky Blue fans to fear the imminent death of the Club we love. If this latest news means the Club’s future in the City can be secured, the remaining two home games at the Ricoh - against Bradford City and Shrewsbury Town - will become events of joyous celebration.

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