Mark Robins was full of praise for the 43,000 plus Coventry City supporters who travelled to Wembley Stadium to cheer the Sky Blues to a 2-1 win against Oxford United and win the EFL Trophy.
A delighted Mark Robins, who became the fourth manager this season to take City for an EFL Trophy game, told the Football League: “That surpasses everything.
“The preparation was so important for everything today to go right and according to plan. The confidence had been lacking a little bit when I came in, so to see that performance, at Wembley, in front of 74,000 supporters – 45,000 of which were ours - was really good.
“Whenever we picked the ball up, our supporters just grew out of their seats and the noise was tremendous, and likewise for them. Oxford are a really good side, they are on the upward curve and Appy [Michael Appleton] has done a fantastic job with them; they play some good stuff.
“The amount of passion that was there, the amount of supporters that turned up, it was just a great day and the win was all for them and the players,” he added. “It means everything to the supporters. It is 30 years since they have been to Wembley and won and it was really important for us as a football club to show the world we are still alive and kicking.
“It gives everybody that reminder that we have a really good fanbase and [that] there is so much potential at this place. We have got to harness it, and move forward with it. Whatever that looks like in the future – we have to make sure it is the best it can be for Coventry City Football Club and the supporters are a massive part of that.”
“The amount of passion that was there, the amount of supporters that turned up, it was just a great day and the win was all for them and the players,” he added. “It means everything to the supporters. It is 30 years since they have been to Wembley and won and it was really important for us as a football club to show the world we are still alive and kicking.
“It gives everybody that reminder that we have a really good fanbase and [that] there is so much potential at this place. We have got to harness it, and move forward with it. Whatever that looks like in the future – we have to make sure it is the best it can be for Coventry City Football Club and the supporters are a massive part of that.”