Doug King has vowed that Coventry City will continue to support police investigations in a bid to catch and ban those responsible for what the owner describes as ‘disgraceful’ banners on M69 bridges at the weekend.
West Midlands Police were alerted to poor taste and offensive slogans spray painted on sheets ahead of the weekend’s big derby match between the Sky Blues and Leicester City which made reference to the Foxes’ helicopter tragedy in 2018 when the pilot and four passengers, including club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, were killed in a crash.
The police managed to remove the banners and both clubs condemned the inflammatory stunt on the day. Now City’s owner King has issued his own statement, in which he has also paid tribute to Leicester’s late ‘inspirational’ owner.
It reads: “Coventry City continue to work alongside West Midlands Police to identify the perpetrators of the disgraceful banners draped along the M69 on Saturday. The club will continue to actively support the Police in their investigations.
“There is absolutely no place for this in football or any part of society. Any person or persons who are identified as being involved in this will be permanently banned from our Club.
“The late owner of Leicester City and his family have done and continue to do a magnificent job in supporting their Club and their City with huge passion and generosity. As a new owner, their journey is one that I have followed and continue to draw inspiration from.
“The huge occasion on Saturday was soured for us all at Coventry City because of these events, and we all hope never to see these incidents repeated again.”
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