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Eric Black: ‘We felt we were heading in the right direction. Unfortunately, I was never allowed to continue’
Eric Black had learned from Alex Ferguson, played and studied football in France and worked alongside some of the most respected coaches in the game by the time he found himself in charge of Coventry City.
26.10.26Features
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Dennis Lawrence on Gyökeres, Hamer, Robins and his Coventry City journey
Dennis Lawrence could hardly have scripted his final day as a Coventry City coach any better.
19.10.26Features
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Jack Rudoni: From Robins' final game to Premier League breakthrough
It’s 6 November 2024. The Sky Blues have just lost 2-1 at home to Derby County in the Championship. It’s a match in which Jack Rudoni played at left wing-back.
15.10.26Features
Micky Quinn: Records, Highbury heroics and the England call that never came
We’re heading into the winter of 1992/93 and Bobby Gould is on the lookout for a striker for his Coventry City side.
12.10.26Features
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Adi Viveash on squad rebuilds, challenging Robins and his Coventry departure
It’s the summer of 2024. Coventry City are gearing up to another league season. Last year, they came within a whisker of an FA Cup final. The year before that, they were a penalty shootout away from the Premier League.
08.10.26Features
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Adi Viveash: The inside story of the tactics that transformed Coventry City
‘I turned up at Coventry and it was an interesting first few days,’ Adi Viveash tells The Phoenix. ‘A couple of days in, I said to the manager, "I'm not sure I can help you because I'm not sure I'm relatable.”’
07.10.26Features
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Chris Kirkland: The pain of relegation, the inside story of his Liverpool move and how Bellamy was put in his place
Chris Kirkland was still a teenager when he became first-choice goalkeeper during a Coventry City relegation battle. Less than five years earlier, he had not even been a goalkeeper.
05.10.26Features
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Trond Soltvedt: The cult hero who embodied Gordon Strachan's Coventry City
December 1997. Trond Egil Soltvedt has been with Coventry since sealing a move from his native Norway back in the summer. It’s a cold December morning and Soltvedt is not happy.
30.09.26Features
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Rhys Carr: ‘Ten minutes later, Mark was out the door’ – inside eight extraordinary months at Coventry City
When Rhys Carr walked into Ryton for his first day of work as Coventry City coach, there was a shock in store.
28.09.26Features
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GOALKEEPER WEEK: Why Steve Ogrizovic is the definitive Coventry City icon
It has been Goalkeeper Week here on The Phoenix this week and if you’re talking about Coventry City goalkeepers then one man stands head and shoulders above all others - Steve Ogrizovic.
25.09.26Features
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GOALKEEPER WEEK: Magnus Hedman: Replacing Oggy, becoming Sweden's best and the fight that saved his life
Magnus Hedman arrived at Coventry City in the summer of 1997, you would have forgiven him for assuming he was coming to immediately be first choice goalkeeper.
24.09.26Features
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GOALKEEPER WEEK: Marko Marosi on his biggest regret, the horror injury and why he still loves Coventry City
Marko Marosi has one major regret from his time at Coventry City. He came back too soon.
23.09.26Features
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Aled Williams on Coventry's goalkeepers: Wilson's rise, the truth about Collins and why Dovin can reach the top
When Aled Williams arrived at Coventry City in the summer of 2019, Mark Robins presented his new goalkeeping coach with a fairly straightforward recruitment brief.
21.09.26Features
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CCFC Analysis: What were our new signings doing 12 months ago?
The Sky Blues signed eleven players this summer to help them transition to the Premier League. Here, the excellent CCFC Analysis takes a closer look at each of them.
19.09.26Features
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The Joy of Huck: Darren Huckerby on Gordon Strachan, Dion Dublin and life at Coventry City
Darren Huckerby - goalscorer of some of the greatest goals to ever grace Highfield Road - looks back on a career of stunning strikes, mazy runs and how he found his perfect strike partner.
12.09.26Features
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Leo Østigård: ‘I cried a lot when I left Coventry’
There was little about Leo Østigård's season at Coventry City that should have made it particularly easy to fall in love with the club.
08.09.26Features
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Inside the making of The Fall and Rise of Coventry City: 40 interviews, a longer cut and why Mark Robins said no
Coventry City's fall and rise has been charted in an aptly named Sky Sports documentary – with a pair of Sky Blues fans at the heart of it.
03.09.26Features
Leo Østigård on how Coventry City can stop Erling Haaland: ‘If you make him angry, you’re f***ed!’
Two matches into the Premier League season and it’s two defeats for Coventry City. But surely the fixtures get easier, don’t they?
30.08.26Features
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Coventry City draw Aston Villa in Carabao Cup – remembering the day the Sky Blues finally conquered Villa Park
Coventry City have been handed a home tie against Aston Villa in the third round of the Carabao Cup.
27.08.26Features
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From Nando's to new pitches: How Richard Overson quietly helped fund Coventry City's rise
‘I’ve been a Coventry City fan since I was born. I was born with a season ticket and I’ll die with a season ticket. It's in my lifeblood.’
26.08.26Features
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Dion Dublin has apologised to Coventry City – but does he really have anything to be sorry for?
Dion Dublin has apologised for his move from Coventry City to Aston Villa – but does the club’s record Premier League goalscorer really have anything to be sorry for?
24.08.26Features
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Hamer’s X Factor, a ‘monster’ Gyokeres and the dark arts of Dennis Wise
The Phoenix hosted our first ever live event this week – An Evening With Michael Doyle and Liam Kelly. They had plenty to say about some of their former teammates...
23.08.26Features
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Coventry City Opening Days: The Good, The Bad and the Downright Deflating
The opening day of the season is just around the corner. It is a time of high excitement. In terms of results, it has been a mixed bag for Coventry City down the years.
19.08.26Features
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Dave Boddy Interview: Robins revival and Wembley glory
When Dave Boddy arrived at Coventry City in early 2017, it was difficult to imagine where the club was heading.
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