'All the hurt was worth it' - your reaction

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In the midst of Coventry's promotion celebrations on Friday night we asked what you made of the end of the Sky Blues' 25-year stint outside the Premier League and who you'd like to thank for this moment.

Birmingham, Northampton, Wembley, financial turmoil, the club has lived so many chapters over the 9,101 days since their last Premier League game.

Here's a brief selection of the many, many messages we received - thank you for them all.

Karter: I want to thank Doug King for giving us this opportunity and putting all his effort and money into the club. He is a true Sky Blue and I want to pay tribute to Mark Robins as we wouldn't be in this position without his hard work and passion. And of course to super Frankie Lampard, he deserves a statue. Promoted. Passionate. Proud.

Steven: An emotional wreck! That Villa game 25 years ago was my first game as a four-year-old so it didn't quite hit me like it did everyone else but boy oh boy, I've seen some of the worst times I wouldn't wish on any football club, so now after eight years, from the depths of League Two all the way back to the Premier League, it's just unbelievable. Words can't describe how immensely proud I am of this team.

John: This is the fourth high in a lengthy history, but the present sits the most important. Promotion to the top flight (1967), finishing sixth and qualifying for Europe (1970) and winning the FA Cup (1987). This is now. This is the future.

Chris: Just the best day of my life. I was there when we went down, and I always kept the faith, but around 10 years ago I was resigned to the fact we would never be back. Thank you Mark Robins, thank you Doug King, thank you Frank Lampard, and thank you to all the players over the last decade who never knew when to die. We are Coventry City and we are Premier League.

Luke: Incredible achievement without spending as much as a lot of clubs on the wage bill. Doug King runs the club brilliantly and has done for some time now, Magic Frank has done an incredible job with his phenomenal entourage, and the effort and performances of the players have been pretty much outstanding all season. It's really hard to pick out a single player who won promotion for us, but for me Carl Rushworth's performances cannot go without specific mention. His goalkeeping has given us more than a few extra points on the board.

Archie: After everything we have been through, an hour away from going bust, the council selling our stadium, playing in different cities that are not our home. Mark Robins, Matty Godden, Michael Doyle, Max Biamou and Liam Kelly this promotion is yours as much as the boys celebrating.

John G: I have been a season ticket holder for 52 years, since the age of six, and been part of the highs and lows of this wonderful, family-centred club. But to come back from the depths of not having our own ground, nearly going out of business, and relegation after relegation, is an incredible story. Frank Lampard has been superb, but huge credit must go to Mark Robins, who will always be in the hearts of all Sky Blue fans. This achievement is down to all of his years of hard work, and building the foundations for what has just happened.