Coventry City sacked manager Mark Robins after almost eight years in charge last week; 54-year-old led club from League Two to Championship, plus 2022/23 play-off final and last year's FA Cup semi-finals; Frank Lampard a candidate to take over
Monday 11 November 2024 21:48, UK
Frank Lampard is a candidate for the vacant manager's job at Coventry City.
The Sky Blues parted ways with Mark Robins last week after seven years in charge and now have the former Chelsea and Everton boss as a contender to take over after owner Doug King revealed Lampard has applied for the role.
Lampard has been out of work since leaving Chelsea for a second time after taking charge on an interim basis following Graham Potter's sacking in 2023.
Speaking to Sky Sports News at a Coventry fan forum event, owner Doug King confirmed Lampard's application for the role.
"We've received huge amount of CVs from high quality people of which Frank is one," he told SSN.
"But the issue is we haven't done anything on that process because we have been getting through this situation with the forum and focusing on making sure we were accessible and gave answers.
"However, clearly we are in the international break. We'll be assessing everything and then we'll work out who is going to make the shortlist, and then we'll interview.
When asked how quickly Coventry hope to make an appointment, he added: "If we find the right person and we can all agree on what we want to agree then I think we can go pretty quickly. But if it isn't clear cut and we need to go deeper into certain things then it may take a bit longer.
"I'm prepared for Rhys Carr to take two or three more games if we can't get it done by the end of the international break."
Robins was the third longest-serving manager in English football before his sacking by Coventry after the 2-1 home defeat by Derby County, which left them 17th in the Championship table.
Robins joined the club in 2017 and took them from League Two to the Championship - and one game away from the Premier League in 2023 where they were beaten 1-0 by Luton in the second-tier play-off final.
Of the decision to sack Robins, King said: "I didn't get much sleep that night at all.
"I was talking it through in my mind as to whether it was the right moment and was I right to do it, but frankly, I knew it was the right thing to do.
"I did slightly want to give this club a jolt and say we are going to change some directions. We can't just say it is all going to get better in the end and we'll go up the league and be around the play-offs unless we take control of it and we make it happen.
"Obviously, it's taken everyone at the club and outside by surprise. The reaction has been a little more than I anticipated.
"Honesty, it was unpleasant for me to do that because I really like Mark. I know what he has done here and the respect he has here, and I really wish I hadn't been in that position."
Coventry started life without Robins as interim boss Carr led them to a 2-2 draw at Championship leaders Sunderland on Saturday.
