Frank The Tank Saves The Day: How Onyeka Became a Season-Defining Signing
03.07.26, 20:10 Updated 19.07.26, 17:01 4 Minute Read
Rich Chamberlain
Coventry City didn’t win the Championship in January 2026. But the signing of Frank Onyeka might have been the moment the title race tilted permanently in their favour.
As the Sky Blues entered the final hours of the winter transfer window, confidence was ebbing away. The club were going through a sticky spell that would include back-to-back defeats to Norwich and QPR and a poor 0-0 draw with Oxford.
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Rich Chamberlain Rich 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.