Coventry City manager Tony Mowbray has said that hopefully playing at the Ricoh Arena can help move the Sky Blues forward.
City are set to agree a two year deal to stay at the Ricoh Arena and speaking to the Coventry Telegraph's Andy Turner, Tony Mowbray, who has united City supporters and given them something to get behind this season, said: “I think at the moment the Ricoh is a stadium that fits with the football club.
“We’re in this league and, like we saw at the weekend, the foundations are there and it’s important we have a stadium that gives us a platform to go and perform in front of as many people that want to come to watch.
“It’s been fine for me since I have been there. I do have some issues around the lack of branding of our football club but all those things are out of my hands.
“The pitch is not as lush as Arsenal or Tottenham’s might be but it’s solid and firm and the ball rolls fine so I have no problems with it and it’s obviously the best option for the football club at this moment. And as manager of the team I’m happy that’s the route the club are going down.
“We have acclimatised to it this year and as a football fan, never mind as manager, I would associate the Ricoh Arena with Coventry City.
“That’s where we play our football and if that’s to continue for the next few years that’s important because it can hopefully give us the platform to move forward into the league above.”
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