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A Sky Blues fan who says he eats, drinks and sleeps football has vowed to go on a 24-hour ‘‘hunger strike’’ every time Coventry City play a ‘home’ match away from the Ricoh Arena next season.

Nigel Warren insists he’d rather go hungry than watch his beloved team in action outside the city limits, and plans to launch his one-man protest when the new term kicks off in August.

“Football and the Sky Blues are my life – I eat, drink and sleep it – so if they take my club away from the Ricoh I will not eat for the 24 hours of each and every home game,” he said.

“If it’s a Saturday match I’ll begin my protest at midnight on the Friday and continue through to midnight Saturday night. It may sound silly but what Sisu and Tim Fisher are planning really hurts.

“The fans are really annoyed and disgusted at the way we are being treated and maybe something like this will make the club sit up and listen.”

Lifelong fan Nigel, of Crediton Close, Styvechale, Coventry has been a season-ticket holder for more than 20 years and vowed not to go to any home games away from the Ricoh or at a new stadium that City chiefs insist they intend to build.

“I’d rather stay in bed all day and not eat,” said the 41-year-old father of one.

“I love the club and will look out for the result but I won’t be going to home games if they move out of the city.”

More than 12,000 people have so far signed the Telegraph’s City Must Stay campaign to keep the Sky Blues in Coventry.