Since the Sky Blues were relegated from the Premier League back in 2001, the club has rarely come close to a return, yet in the last three seasons we’ve made the play-offs twice and reached an FA Cup semi-final.
Fingers crossed, the 2025/26 season will finally see the club take the final step back to the promised land.
Economically, it would be great news for the city and the region. Seeing the Coventry Building Society Arena packed out week after week has been wonderful and there are all of the other additional benefits that it brings too in terms of spend in the city.
In terms of profile, Coventry feels like it is back on the map for the right reasons and if we were to make it back to the top-flight under Frank Lampard, I have no doubt that local businesses would see a positive impact.
When it comes to positive news, I would like to add my note of thanks and praise to everyone at the Chamber for their work on the Coventry and Warwickshire Business & Community Awards in March.
The event, which took place at the Belgrade Theatre, was a huge success. Many congratulations to all of those who won and who were shortlisted, but it is also fair to say that everyone who attended felt a real sense of pride in being part of such an incredible region.
Corin Crane, the chief executive of the Chamber, said in advance of the event that he wanted it to be a real celebration of everything great about Coventry and Warwickshire and it 100 per cent delivered on that!
Again, it’s another reason to feel positive about the future!
And, hopefully, the trade deal that the UK has recently agreed with the USA is a sign of better things to come.
The uncertainty created by the tariffs imposed by the US has been the latest in a long line of factors to cause instability in the economy.
Businesses crave certainty and whether it has been Brexit or Covid, domestic politics or overseas events, it feels like we’ve been plagued by uncertainty for many years.
Who knows what might be around the corner, but for now we can only hope that whether it’s Coventry City or global trade, there are even better days ahead.
