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The Sky Blues visit the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Monday evening and, once again, it's anyone's guess what Frank Lampard has up his sleeve.
17.10.26News
Earlier this year, I was at a press conference at which Tatsuhiro Sakamoto was asked why he felt he was so loved by Coventry City supporters. His response told you everything you needed to know about the man.
16.10.26Opinion
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
Six matches into Coventry City's return to the Premier League and we're beginning to get the lay of the land.
14.10.26Opinion
‘We’ve had enough of him as well.’ That was Joey Barton's assessment of Bobby Thomas in January 2023. Less than four years later, Jamie Carragher was comparing the Coventry City defender to ‘2005 prime John Terry’.
13.10.26Opinion
Oh, what a night. Coventry 4 Newcastle 1. The Sky Blues get their first home Premier League win in a quarter of a century.
12.10.26News
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
It’s been a long time coming, but the Sky Blues are finally back in action on Monday as Newcastle visit the CBS.
10.10.26News
It’s been a long international break, but there has still been plenty of activity from the Sky Blues. Let’s take a look at some of the news that you might have missed.
09.10.26News
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
‘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
Jay Dasilva could have been a Premier League footballer with Chelsea. That’s the view of former Sky Blues assistant Adi Viveash.
06.10.26News
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
It has been a busy international break for Coventry City's growing collection of internationals, with goals, valuable minutes, impressive performances and more than a little drama for the Sky Blues contingent.
04.10.26News
Ellis Simms must learn to speak Polish, and quickly, if he is to be accepted by fans of his potential national team. That is the view of Rafal Szymanski, of Polish sport website Sportowe Fakty.
02.10.26News
A few weeks back I was a guest on Lorna Bailey’s CWR Breakfast show. During that appearance, Lorna raised an interesting question: why is the Coventry City club badge being seen less and less frequently?
01.10.26Opinion
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
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
Oliver Dovin is back at Coventry City after suffering a shoulder injury while on loan at Leyton Orient.
27.09.26News
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
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
Marko Marosi has one major regret from his time at Coventry City. He came back too soon.
23.09.26Features
Carl Rushworth was the player that Coventry City simply had to sign this summer.
22.09.26Opinion
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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