Steve Cotterill hopes Pierce Sweeney receives the warm welcome back he deserves as he faces former club Exeter City on Saturday.
Defender Sweeney split ties with Exeter after a decade long spell in the summer, making the move down to Cheltenham Town.
He now travels back to Devon to face them on their home turf for the first time since his move to Whaddon Road.
“I just hope that he gets a warm reception, that’s all I hope for him; he always speaks about Exeter so you can tell it’s been a club close to his heart,” manager Cotterill said.
Sweeney made 435 appearances for Exeter since joining in 2016, after a brief spell at Swindon Town, quickly made the return to become vice captain and then captain in 2023.
“I hope he gets a good reception; he was good down there for a good 10 years; let’s hope he can be better for us on Saturday.”
“That’s nice of him” was Cotterill’s response to Sweeney’s hope to emulate what he did at Exeter here in Cheltenham by winning promotion to League One.
Kick-off is at 12.30pm.
