Comeback win will do Coventry 'world of good' - Simms

Ellis Simms was a threat in the air for Coventry City against Luton all afternoon

Coventry City are hoping their 3-2 comeback win over Luton Town can become a season-turning moment and inspire an upward surge in the Championship table.

Tuesday's 1-1 draw at Queens Park Rangers had caused City to slip into the Championship's bottom three and had questions being asked about the future of Mark Robins, the English Football League's longest-serving manager, and whether they had lost their unity, on and off the field.

At 2-0 down at half-time, it did not look good for the Sky Blues.

But a second-half revival, launched by Ellis Simms' 59th-minute near-post header, brought parity on 76 minutes from Victor Torp's left-foot torpedo, then maximum points in tumultuous scenes from Haji Wright's close-range injury-time winner.

A classic illustration of a team still very much playing for their manager.

"I loved every minute of it," Simms told BBC CWR. "It's a massive result which I'm sure will do us the world of good.

"Going 2-0 down was unfortunate as we were playing quite well and were having the better chances.

"The fans could have turned on us. It could have ended up a bit sour but they stuck by us and we repaid them by digging in and getting the result.

"We're not that sort to be sulking at 2-0 down. We just carried on playing well, didn't let our heads drop and we got the reward."

'One small step for the Sky Blues'

After picking up only his side's third win of the season, Sky Blues boss Robins knows there is still a lot of work ahead.

November's fixture list already looks a gruelling one - with games against three of the current top four, including away trips to the two teams in the automatic promotion places - Sunderland and Burnley.

And Coventry are yet to win away from home in the league this season.

"It's one small step," Robins told BBC CWR.

"One step hopefully leading to more steps, to picking up points, climbing the league and being where we want to be.

"But you win together and you lose together. You have good times and you have bad times.

Mark Robins has won 170 of his overall 418 games as Coventry City boss

"We've had some difficult moments. But that was so good for everyone's confidence and belief.

"The crowd have been fantastic. I asked for that and I've got that, so I'm really, really happy.

"You can see the benefits of sticking with everybody, of the fans sticking with the players."

Coventry now have a free midweek before facing three tough games in eight days - trips to Middlesbrough and Sunderland, either side of a midweek home date with Derby County.

On the other side of the November international break, they then face another three games in eight days - home matches against Sheffield United (who have former Coventry players Gus Hamer and Calum O'Hare in their squad) and Cardiff City, either side of the trip to Burnley.

Ellis Simms and Mark Robins were talking to BBC CWR's Clive Eakin