Coventry City ticket situation causes stir online amid "vile pricing" claim - Doug King urged to act | OneFootball

Coventry City supporters have expressed their anger after the club's ticket prices for the new season were revealed.

Coventry City are preparing for another year in the Championship after missing out on promotion last season.

After a poor start to the season, Coventry made the bold decision to part company with long-serving manager Mark Robins in November, and it took a while for his replacement, Frank Lampard, to make an impact.

The Sky Blues sat as low as 15th in the table in early January, but a stunning upturn in form under Lampard in the second half of the season saw them finish in fifth place.

However, Lampard's men suffered heartbreak as they were knocked out of the play-offs at the semi-final stage by Sunderland, with Dan Ballard's 122nd-minute header ending Coventry's promotion hopes in the most agonising fashion.

It has been a relatively quiet start to the transfer window for the Sky Blues, with only two new signings arriving so far in defenders Miguel Angel Brau and Kaine Kesler-Hayden, but unlike in previous summers, they look set to hold on to all of their key players this time around.

With three weeks to go until the start of the new season, Coventry released their ticket prices for the upcoming campaign on Friday morning, and it certainly received a mixed reaction from supporters.

Controversial Coventry City ticket prices revealed ahead of 2025-26 season

With high levels of optimism around the CBS Arena after the strong second half of last season, Coventry have seen record season ticket sales this summer, with over 23,800 supporters booking their seats for the new campaign.

However, there will be many supporters who wish to purchase one-off tickets for individual matches, and the Sky Blues will be using an updated category system to determine pricing for each home game, with category A+ representing the most expensive fixtures and category D representing the cheapest.

While the lower categories offer much more affordable prices for supporters, it seems unlikely that many of Coventry's Championship fixtures will fall into those brackets, with the club confirming that their first three home games against Hull City, Queens Park Rangers and Norwich City are all considered category B, meaning supporters will have to pay £32 for a ticket.

The Sky Blues have also revealed that their home clash against Midlands rivals Birmingham City on Saturday 27th September will be classed as a category A+ game, with tickets in the standard or family zones of the ground costing £45, while those who wish to purchase a ticket in the premium zone will need to pay £55, and a ticket in the premium zone with padded seating is priced at £60.

Coventry City supporters slam owner Doug King after ticket price reveal

It is fair to say that Coventry's ticket prices for the new season have not gone down well with supporters, and many took to social media to vent their frustration at the club, with some labelling it as an "utter disgrace", "disgusting" and "vile".

Owner Doug King has become a popular figure at the CBS Arena since completing his takeover of the club over two-and-a-half years ago, but many pleaded with the Sky Blues chief to reconsider the new pricing structure, with some even warning that he could face a backlash from the fan base.

However, some supporters spoke out in defence of King, claiming that while the situation is far from ideal, the cost of the club's rental agreement to play at the CBS Arena and the need for investment in the transfer market may help to explain the high ticket prices.

Of course, supporters of Coventry's Midlands rivals could not resist weighing in on the debate, and one Birmingham fan took great delight in the fact that the game against their team had been placed in the highest price category.