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Eric Black: ‘We felt we were heading in the right direction. Unfortunately, I was never allowed to continue’
26.10.26, 06:45 10 Minute Read
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.
What happened next remains one of the great unanswered questions of the club's recent history.
Taking over from Gary McAllister in 2004, Black inherited a Coventry side operating under severe financial restrictions and decided the best way to work with the players at his disposal was to attack. The result was a team capable of producing some extraordinary football, including 4-0 and 4-1 victories at Highfield Road and, ultimately, a 5-2 win away at Gillingham.
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Rich Chamberlain
EditorRich is a lifelong Coventry supporter and the author of several books about the club, including When The Sky Was Blue, Benno: My Life in Football and Sky Blue Fall.