Homecoming shows have Arena rocking

Published date13 September 2021
Publication titleCoventry Telegraph
Home comfort The Sky Blues built their 2019/20 League One promotion campaign on solid foundations at 'home,' albeit technically away at their St Andrew's groundshare, with 11 wins, five draws and just one defeat.

That continued to a degree in their first season back up in the Championship with ten wins, seven draws and only six defeats going a long way towards securing a foothold in the division.

A return to the club's home city and stadium caused great excitement and anticipation, and so far the homecoming has lived up to all hopes and expectations, and then some.

It's crucial to the team's success and the players have responded magnificently to the feel-good factor around the CBS Arena.

Get him signed up One of the few remaining players to have gone on the full journey from League Two in 2017 to the Championship is Dominic Hyam.

Joining the club as a development signing from Reading, the centrehalf has become a reliable and consistent performer in the second tier.

Mark Robins said Hyam's exemplary performance against Boro was the best he's seen in his four and a half years at City - high praise indeed.

That being the case, it surely can't be long before the club ties the defender down to a new contract, the 25-year-old having extended his stay in the summer when the Sky Blues triggered a one-year...

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