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 Ince.
Caretaker Richard Shaw's prospects were wrecked by a run of four consecutive defeats, culminating in last night's 4-1 collapse at Shrewsbury Town which left City second bottom of League One.
He insisted last night that he did not know who will be in charge for Saturday's home game against Carlisle.
But when he was asked if he thought the current squad could haul could battle clear of the relegation zone he admitted: “You're probably asking the wrong person.“
The man who became a Sky Blues legend during his playing days conceded: “That was an embarrassment * lack of motivation, lack of desire, whatever you call it I don't know, but they just didn't deliver tonight.
“They're fine in training so you can't explain it when they concede cheap goals like that.“
Asked if he felt let down by his players, Shaw added: “I think they let themselves down and they let the supporters down. I'm disappointed * of course I am * because you say the right things before the game and at half-time and for some reason they don't do it.
“I suppose I do feel let down but we move on and we'll see what happens on Saturday. I've no idea if that was my last game, but I've always said that something needs to be sorted out sooner rather than later because the players need direction, they need to know where they are.
We need stability “Being a caretaker you can't really lay down what you want to in terms of discipline or anything else * at the moment it's left in limbo.
“Whoever comes in it's a big job because you can see where the football club is financially, where the team is in terms of confidence.
“By the same token, if you can get it right here I know what the club is capable of.“
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 Ince.
Caretaker Richard Shaw's prospects were wrecked by a run of four consecutive defeats, culminating in last night's 4-1 collapse at Shrewsbury Town which left City second bottom of League One.
He insisted last night that he did not know who will be in charge for Saturday's home game against Carlisle.
But when he was asked if he thought the current squad could haul could battle clear of the relegation zone he admitted: “You're probably asking the wrong person.“
The man who became a Sky Blues legend during his playing days conceded: “That was an embarrassment * lack of motivation, lack of desire, whatever you call it I don't know, but they just didn't deliver tonight.
“They're fine in training so you can't explain it when they concede cheap goals like that.“
Asked if he felt let down by his players, Shaw added: “I think they let themselves down and they let the supporters down. I'm disappointed * of course I am * because you say the right things before the game and at half-time and for some reason they don't do it.
“I suppose I do feel let down but we move on and we'll see what happens on Saturday. I've no idea if that was my last game, but I've always said that something needs to be sorted out sooner rather than later because the players need direction, they need to know where they are.
We need stability “Being a caretaker you can't really lay down what you want to in terms of discipline or anything else * at the moment it's left in limbo.
“Whoever comes in it's a big job because you can see where the football club is financially, where the team is in terms of confidence.
“By the same token, if you can get it right here I know what the club is capable of.“