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New Bus for Coventry City Football Club

Coventry manager Iain Dowie hopes he has the answer to the Sky Blues’ away day blues for next season – a new coach.

Dowie and performance coach John Harbin have been in talks with travel firm Harry Shaw City Cruiser with respect to purchasing a new vehicle for the 2007/08 campaign.

And the Binley-based company has ordered new state-of-the-art transport which will be used by the Club for its away matches.

It means the current coach will go back to everyday use after nine years of transporting the team all over the country including the Club’s last three seasons in the Premiership.

The hope is that the new bus will be help spark a turnaround in the away day fortunes although City ended the season on a high with a win at Burnley.

The new 36-seat coach will be as luxurious as they come and will include leather upholstery, extra leg room, full cooking facilities and powerpoints for laptops and iPods.

Harry Shaw City Cruiser, which has been the Club’s official coach company for more than 30 years, now has 26 vehicles in its fleet.

And director John Shaw believes the Club’s current crop of players will feel the benefit of the new coach.

He said:

“Everyone in our family is a big Coventry City supporter so we are delighted to have secured the contract to transport the team again.

“But we have all seen and read about Iain Dowie’s great attention to detail when it comes to his football management style.

“I know he likes to get videos and DVDs prepared on the opposition and has had a major impact on the food the players eat and the way they train.

“The new bus is an extension of that and he wants the players to be in the best possible shape when they arrive for an away match. We have had meetings with John Harbin and he has been very specific about the style and quality that they want for the team. They only want the best.

“All of our coaches are of a very high standard but this latest addition to the fleet is one of the most luxurious on the market.

“We really hope it inspires a change in fortunes on the road as that will have a huge bearing on whether the club gets back into the Premiership.”