We’re going to Ibiza! Inside Coventry City’s most chaotic pre-season tour
02.08.26, 09:00 Updated 02.08.26, 09:12 4 Minute Read
Rich Chamberlain
Coventry City's pre-season has been low key this summer. Beyond the draw with Northampton, supporters have barely seen Frank Lampard's side in action.
If you think that's frustrating, spare a thought for the Sky Blues squad of 2005. Their preparations involved a training camp in Ibiza featuring a dreadful hotel, sand-covered pitches, fighting in the stands and a simmering feud with QPR that carried all the way to the opening match at the Ricoh Arena.
I interviewed some of the key characters of the infamous Ibiza Cup for my book Sky Blue Fall. Here's what they had to say.
July 2005. It's a big pre-season for Coventry City. Micky Adams is enjoying his first pre-season with the club and they have a move to the all-new Ricoh Arena coming in the opening weeks of the campaign.
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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.