Doug King has hailed Coventry City ’s promotion to the Premier League, coming after 25 years and without the leg-up of parachute payments. The Sky Blues owner watched on as his team came from a goal down to draw 1-1 with Blackburn Rovers and secure the point they needed to ensure a top two finish this season. The visitors fell behind to a Ryoya Morishita opener and had to wait until the 84th minute for Bobby Thomas to equalise and effectively put the Sky Blues back in the top flight. Speaking after the game King expressed his pride in the achievement. “I guess we needed a point and we got one,” he told Sky Sports. “We’ve been great all year, the boys did it the hard way. They 7,500-8,000 fans who came here have been starved of it for a long time and you can feel it. “Getting out of this league is really difficult, really difficult – and we did it. “No parachute, great recruitment, great coaching, great lads. We just got it together. We got a whole city together, we got a club together and we changed the direction of everything. I am super proud of everybody.” FOLLOW ON FACEBOOK! Get more Coventry City news and analysis via our FB page Every day, the CoventryLive football desk strive to deliver all manner of news, features and transfer-related stories as a part of our overall package of Coventry City content. Our dedicated reporter Andy Turner – who you can follow on X – follows the Sky Blues home and away and offers you comprehensive coverage from matchdays, press conferences and everything that happens in between. So much happens day to day and sometimes you can struggle to keep on top of the very latest updates as and when they occur – that’s why we have produced a daily newsletter which you can sign up to, for free, and which means you’ll have a round-up of the key stories land in your email inbox. You can also get all your favourite content from CoventryLive’s Sky Blues team on WhatsApp. Sign up f or breaking updates about the biggest stories in and around the club.