Coventry City have made the surprise decision to sack Mark Robins, with the Championship club’s board unhappy over “the performance of the team over an extended period” despite describing the 54-year-old as one of the Sky Blues’ “greatest ever managers”.
Robins was the longest-serving manager in the second tier and third longest-serving in the top four divisions, having been appointed in 2017, and he oversaw two promotions from League Two to the Championship. Robins also nearly guided Coventry back to the Premier League, having lost the 2022-23 Championship playoff final on penalties to Luton Town, and was again unfortunate at Wembley last season in the FA Cup semi-final loss to Manchester United, another shootout defeat.
