ROBINS AIMS TO HIT THE HEIGHTS
CITY BOSS REVEALS PREMIER AMBITION AS SQUAD GET SET FOR CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON
BOSS Mark Robins has set out his ambition to one day get Coventry City back in the Premier League.
The Sky Blues will be playing Championship football this coming season, after being declared League One title winners.
And Robins is “desperate” to eventually take the club one step further.
His team were unable to complete the 2019/20 campaign on the pitch due to the coronavirus crisis, which also meant there was no chance of a mass celebration to mark the achievement.
But with City already working hard as they prepare for life in the second tier, the manager has targeted giving fans further reason to cheer in the future. “From late December we went on an amazing run, going unbeaten in 14 league games – winning 11 of those – before the season was curtailed due to the coronavirus pandemic,” Robins told The Coaches’ Voice.
“We were top of the league, and won promotion into the Championship.
“It wasn’t quite the perfect end to the season – it was disappointing not to be able to celebrate it together or with the fans – but obviously we’re delighted to be back in the Championship.
“This is the minimum level this club should be at. We’ll have the lowest budget in the league when we get in there, but we’ve shown with our football that we’re a Championship-level team. When I was growing up and
when I was playing, Coventry were always a top-flight club.
“Now, as their manager, seeing the support the team gets week after week, it’s clear what the aim should be eventually – I’m desperate to get this club back into the Premier League.
“We’re now just one step from that – and we know it. We just have to take things one step at a time.
“But the club is in a really good position now and we are looking up. With the supporters behind us, we feel like we can achieve whatever we want.”