Tom Grennan makes generous gesture & Coventry City stance clear following Callum O’Hare’s transfer
Coventry City news from CoventryLive as successful singer songwriter Tom Grennan reveals where his allegiances lie following Callum O’Hare’s move to Sheffield United, and puts his money where his mouth is to prove it
Coventry City celebrity fan Tom Grennan has reaffirmed his “affection” for the club following questions as to whether he would switch his allegiance in the wake of Callum O’Hare’s move to Sheffield United.
The hugely successful singer songwriter became good friends with O’Hare over his last five years with the Sky Blues, with the player even joining him on stage at one of his gigs at the Godiva Festival in 2022
Tom, 29, who got to number one in the UK Albums Charts with Evering Road, which included the commercially successful singles “This Is the Place”, “Little Bit of Love” and “Let’s Go Home Together” with Ella Henderson, is a regular at he CBS Arena and says he’s followed the club for the last eight years.
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His manager, John Dawkins, is a life-long City fan and has a box at the CBS Arena where Tom is often a guest.
Questioned on social media whether he would be a Blades fan now that O’Hare has joined the South Yorkshire club on a free transfer, Grennan wrote on X: “I’ll be at as many of the Cov games I can get to. Like I have been the last 8 seasons.”
He also revealed that he’s going to help the George Curtis and John Sillett statue fund hit its target by paying the remainder of the money needed to get it commissioned – some £10,000!
“I’ll also be paying the difference left to get the George and John statue built,” he added. “But silly, this. Got plenty of friends in football at various clubs, and I’ve also been very clear about my affection for the club and the community.”
The fund was £12,000 short of it’s £200,000 target at the start of this week but a flurry of donations, coupled with Tom’s contribution, has got it over the line.
Joe Elliott, chairman of the statue fund raising committee, said: “Tom’s fantastic donation has got us to where we want to be. We are so happy with Tom and John Dawkins, his manager, for the passion and generosity they have shown in making this donation.”
