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ScOT IS A clASS AcT, SAyS ROBINS MARK Robins is looking forward to giving summer signing John Fleck a starting role for Coventry City. The Sky Blues boss has been impressed with the former Rangers wonder-kid and can’t wait to get him fully fit to fire the team up the League One table...

FRANCK Moussa will never forget his Coventry City debut in front of over 58,000 fans at the Emirates Stadium. But his bid to earn a long-term contract with the Sky Blues begins in earnest today at Boundary Park, where hosts Oldham will count themselves lucky if the gate tops 4,000. Signed...

BOSS: FOLLOW DAVID'S EXAMPLE MARK Robins is looking for his Coventry City players to bridge the performance gap between themselves and stand-out striker David McGoldrick. The Sky Blues boss welcomes the Forest frontman back to his starting XI after being cup-tied against Arsenal in the week...

I don't get to go up as often as I would like But yesterday made the effort. Firstly everything feels different can't put my finger on it but it's very odd could be just the number of fans I guess. The ref was shocking and in my eyes lost us the match, any time we gained momentum he would...

Months of deadlock ends with groundbreaking `headline agreement' A DEAL has been struck over Coventry City football club owning half the Ricoh stadium, the Telegraph can reveal. Coventry City Council leaders have been briefed that a groundbreaking “headline agreement“ has been reached for...

STEVE Waggott insists Mark Robins was the outstanding candidate from the club's 70 plus selection process. Coventry City's development director outlined his qualities, revealing: “I think he came in with an overall package but definitely his attention to detail and his work ethic * his...

NEW manager Mark Robins has no doubt that he can reverse Coventry City's alarming slide down the Football League ladder * and he is banking on the supporters to play a key role in his rescue mission. Having signed a three-year deal at the Ricoh Arena yesterday, he warned the fans that it might...

NEW BOSS WILL FACE CITY CRISIS MARK Robins looks set to be unveiled as Coventry City's new manager in the next 24 hours. The former Rotherham and Barnsley boss was on the Sky Blues' short list of three and became the overwhelming favourite when the club were unable to agree terms with Paul...

COVENTRY City's players have held a clear-the air-meeting in a bid to repair their alarming early-season form. Joe Murphy was one of the more vocal of contributors in what has been described as a quiet dressing room this term and remains convinced that the Sky Blues can bring a halt to their...

COVENTRY City Council has been accused of a “cover-up“ over Ricoh stadium rent and ownership talks with the Sky Blues. Councillor Kevin Foster, Conservative opposition leader, claims he has been told leading Labour councillors have been unusually invited to sign `confidentiality agreements'...

IT HAS been said that the Sky Blue dressing room is too quiet and perhaps lacks enough leaders willing to put their words into action on the field. And while skipper Kevin Kilbane believes there's more than enough experience in the squad, he admits that communication has let them down in...

PHIL Brown has emerged as the latest man on Coventry City's shortlist for the vacant manager's job. The former Hull City boss is currently out of work since being sacked by Preston North End last season and is understood to have been interviewed by the Sky Blues yesterday as the search for...

Skipper: We've got to take responsibility on pitch COVENTRY City captain Kevin Kilbane admits the players need to take greater responsibility to stop the side gifting games to more seasoned League One campaigners. Like the rest of his team-mates, the Sky Blues skipper is disappointed that they...

SHAW'S PLEA AS POTENTIAL NEW BOSSES WATCH SECOND DEFEAT RICHARD Shaw has urged the Sky Blues' board to make a decision on the new manager “sooner rather than later“. After seeing his side tumble to their second successive League One defeat yesterday afternoon, the caretaker boss admitted he is...

COVENTRY City caretaker boss Richard shaw is hoping midfielder adam Barton will be allowed to cut short his international duty to play against stevenage at the Ricoh arena tomorrow. The Sky Blues midfielder has been away with the Irish Under-21s who are due to play Italy on Monday. But after...

Shaw backing Hussey to recapture his form RICHARD Shaw is backing Chris Hussey to come through his latest wobble and prove the boo boys wrong. The Coventry City left-back came in for criticism during Tuesday night's disappointing performance in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy against Burton...

CiTy DRAwiNG UP sHORTlisT As 55 APPly fOR CiTy jOB ­ BUT wilDER is NOT ON iT COVENTRY City are narrowing their search for a new manager and expect to start interviewing suitable candidates, including caretaker boss Richard Shaw, next week. The club have received 55 serious applications in...

KEEPER JOE DUMPS OUT BREWERS GOALKEEPER Joe Murphy was Sky Blues' scoring hero when he converted the 22nd penalty in a nail-biting shoot-out decider at the Ricoh last night. The Johnstone's Paint Trophy tie finished 0-0 after 90 minutes and the first 18 penalties in the first shoot-out seen at...

McGOLDRICK anD BaLL COuLD staRt COVENTRY City could unleash an on-loan strike force when they tackle Burton Albion in the first round of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy tonight. Richard Shaw seems certain to give a first start to David McGoldrick, who was a second-half substitute on Saturday...

Arsène Wenger is confident Arsenal's Capital One Cup third-round opponents Coventry City will return to the Premier League one day. The Sky Blues, who were relegated from the top flight in 2001 after 34 consecutive seasons, dropped to League One last season and sacked manager Andy Thorn at the...