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Join BBC CWR for Sky Blues fans' forum - for free!published at 14:26 BST 25 July
14:26 BST 25 July
Join Lorna Bailey for BBC CWR's 'Fans' Forum Live' with special guests matchday announcer 'JD' and Coventry City fan John Dawkins.
The best part? It's completely free! Just drop an email to cwrsport@bbc.co.uk asking to join the ballot and they will notify you by Friday, 1 August if you've won yourself a place.
The event will be held at BBC CWR's Open Centre in Priory Place on Monday, 4 August at 18:00 BST.
Can't attend? You can listen live via BBC Radio CWR or catch up on BBC Sounds shortly after broadcast.
Gossip: Windass lined up by Wrexhampublished at 10:10 BST 21 July
10:10 BST 21 July
Josh Windass is set to undergo a medical at Wrexham on Monday after the 31-year-old English forward was released from his Sheffield Wednesday contract, with Coventry and Norwich set to miss out on his signature. (GiveMeSport, external)
Who will be Sky Blues' first-choice keeper?published at 13:28 BST 17 July
13:28 BST 17 July
William Oelrich BBC Radio Coventry journalist
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The goalkeeper situation at Coventry City is a hot topic at the moment when we cover it on the Sky Blues Fancast Live on BBC Radio CWR.
With Oliver Dovin out with an anterior cruciate ligament injury and still recovering, it looks likely the Swedish keeper will remain injured until at least November.
However, when he does return, who's to know whether he will pick up the form he was in before he got injured - and I think that's the worry among most Sky Blues fans.
Looking at the recent pre-season games, Frank Lampard has favoured Ben Wilson over Brad Collins, who did not feature at all in Wednesday's 5-0 loss to AS Monaco.
Collins came in for a huge amount of stick for his performances at the back end of last season. For me, it looks likely Wilson will be selected over him and we could well see Collins on his way out of the club.
It leaves the question as to who will be first choice for the start of the season, which is only a few weeks away.
There has been a lot of talk about multiple keepers joining the club; free agent Angus Gunn and Brighton stopper Carl Rushworth have been among those linked.
I always feel if the club decides to bring someone in on loan, there is usually an expectation from the loaning club that the player gets minutes for the team. This could become a problem when Dovin returns, as Lampard would have two first-choice goalkeepers to try to keep happy.
That is a future problem he may have to deal with.
I think a keeper will be brought in before the new season to become Coventry City's new 'number one' and Dovin will challenge for the spot upon his return from injury.
Gossip: Sky Blues eyeing Brighton keeperpublished at 11:26 BST 17 July
11:26 BST 17 July
Coventry City are interested in a deal for Brighton goalkeeper Carl Rushworth, 24, after the Englishman's move to Rangers appears to have been called off. (Coventry Telegraph), external
🎧 Just over three weeks left to go...published at 10:34 BST 15 July
10:34 BST 15 July
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The Sky Blues Fancast Live (14/07/2025)
"I'm not worried. There's still three weeks to go and I think they will get the right players in."
With Coventry City's pre-season getting into full swing, BBC Radio CWR's William Oelrich is joined by fans Matt and Danny to talk transfers, the new kit and assess the Sky Blues' promotion ambitions.
Rudoni named Sky Blues' player of the yearpublished at 14:17 BST 8 July
14:17 BST 8 July
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Coventry City midfielder Jack Rudoni has been named the Sky Blues' player of the year.
The 24-year-old scored ten times for Coventry last season, with seven of those coming from February onwards, as well as providing 12 assists.
"Jack Rudoni won the majority of the awards voted for by official supporter clubs, and giving him the player of the year recognises the brilliant season he had," Sky Blues chairman Doug King told the club's website., external
King told the website that the end of season awards had been postponed from its original slot in May and the decision had now been made to cancel it to focus on the season ahead.
He added that the club intended to host an end of season event at the conclusion of the 2025-26 campaign on a date to be fixed.
🎧 Is the squad strong enough already?published at 12:06 BST 8 July
12:06 BST 8 July
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The Sky Blues Fancast Live (07/07/2025)
Will Oelrich is joined by the Sky Blues Fancast panel to discuss Haji Wright being pictured at pre-season training in Portugal, the history of the number 33 shirt and the latest instalment of Name That Game. The panel also discuss whether new signings are really needed, who should start in goal and whether there will be a Viktor Gyokeres windfall for Frank Lampard to utilise.
'Sky Blues can get automatic promotion' - Whelanpublished at 14:38 BST 4 July
14:38 BST 4 July
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Noel Whelan on Coventry City's chances
Former Coventry City player Noel Whelan said that the club's strong form under boss Frank Lampard at the conclusion of last season will provide the backbone for a successful Championship campaign.
"The way they finished the season, it wasn't the silver lining they wanted after that really good push under Frank when he came to the club. They will want to carry on that form," Whelan told BBC Radio CWR.
"He's got a full preseason with them, new faces will come into the club which always lifts people's spirits and makes them push that little bit harder.
"I think Coventry will be quite happy with what they did at the back end of last season and know they've got enough players, enough talent within that squad, with a few arrivals, to really push a good challenge to get automatic [promotion] this year."
Gossip: Coventry, Norwich & Saints want Bertaccinipublished at 11:30 BST 3 July
11:30 BST 3 July
Coventry City, Norwich City and Southampton have all made contact with representatives of Belgian forward Adriano Bertaccini, 24. He plays for top-flight side Sint-Truiden in his homeland. (Coventry Telegraph), external
'Kesler-Hayden is pretty dynamic - a really strong athlete'published at 10:32 BST 1 July
10:32 BST 1 July
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Preston journalist on Kesler-Hayden
"He's pretty dynamic - he's a really strong athlete and really pacy as well."
"He's still 22, and there's still improvement to come but on the whole Preston would have loved to have kept him."
BBC CWR's Will Oelrich spoke to BBC Lancashire's Gary Hunt about Coventry's rumoured pursuit of Aston Villa defender Kaine Kesler-Hayden, who spent last season on loan at Preston North End.
Villa defender Kesler-Hayden set for £3.5m Coventry movepublished at 13:56 BST 30 June
13:56 BST 30 June
Nick Mashiter BBC Sport football news reporter
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Coventry are set to complete the signing of Aston Villa defender Kaine Kesler-Hayden after beating off competition from Stoke.
The full-back is due for a medical with the Sky Blues with a deal - worth slightly more than £3.5m - agreed.
Stoke also wanted the 22-year-old but the lure of playing for Frank Lampard, who guided Coventry to the Championship play-offs last season, was key for Kesler-Hayden.
He impressed on loan at Preston last season - winning both the player of the season and young player of the season awards.
Kesler-Hayden came through the ranks at Villa, making four substitute appearances, and any cash will help the club as they look to comply with profit and sustainability rules.
How's the fixtures looking, Oggy?published at 16:25 BST 26 June
16:25 BST 26 June
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Steve Ogrizovic on the 25/26 fixture list
It's been confirmed that Coventry's opening game of the season will be against last season's relegation-strugglers Hull City.
The Tigers just avoided the drop to League One by goal difference last season - but Sky Blues commentator and former goalkeeper Steve Ogrizovic believes it's not guaranteed to be an easy start.
"Hull are underachievers, I think, they tend to buy in foreign markets. I thought they would have had a better season last year than what they did," Ogrizovic told BBC Radio CWR.
"New manager, doubtless number of new players as well. It's an unknown quantity.
"But on the face of it, it looks a nice start."
Coventry will not face any team that made the top 14 last season in August however, the following month will see them take a short trip to freshly relegated Leicester City before hosting newly promoted Birmingham City in a West Midlands derby.
They open September by hosting Norwich City, a team who beat them in both fixtures last season.
"Coventry can do themselves a lot of good in August if they start well," Ogrizovic added.
"But then in September, it really hits you because Norwich are always a difficult fixture. We struggle against them for some reason.
"By that time, players are starting to get into the season, they've found their feet. That'll be a truer test of what kind of side we are and what we are going to do that particular year."
'Not the toughest of starts for Sky Blues'published at 13:25 BST 26 June
13:25 BST 26 June
Rob Gurney BBC CWR
Image source, Rex Features
Hull City at home at 12:30 BST on the opening day of the season won't have been on many Sky Blues' fans wish lists.
However, given that Hull only survived relegation on goal difference last season, and they're under the management of Championship newbie, Bosnian Sergej Jakirovic, it could well present an opportunity to start the 2025-26 campaign with all three points.
Trips to Derby and Oxford with QPR - also under new management - at home, doesn't seem to represent the toughest of starts.
Back to back derbies in September, away to Leicester, and Birmingham at the CBS Arena, are a bit more mouthwatering, with a first competitive visit to Wrexham since a League Cup tie way back in 1994, also catching the eye at the beginning of November.
Two home matches over Christmas, Swansea on Boxing Day, and Ipswich on December 29th, are followed by welcoming in 2026 with a trip to south London to face Charlton.
The derby returns away to Birmingham and Leicester at the CBS give the start to the New Year a slightly tricky look, but the all important run-in looks a lot more friendly, on paper at least.
The Sky Blues face Blackburn away and Portsmouth at home over Easter – Wrexham at the Arena is the last home game, and Vicarage Road, Watford, is where the Sky Blues finish the campaign, hopefully celebrating automatic promotion to the Premier League, but if not that, at the very least, another play-off place.
As we all know, though, an awful lot of water has got to flow under the bridge between now and then.
Gossip: Boro join race for Kesler-Haydenpublished at 10:29 BST 24 June
10:29 BST 24 June
Middlesbrough are interested in signing Aston Villa defender Kaine Kesler-Hayden, 22, but will face competition from fellow Championship sides Southampton and Coventry City. (Birmingham World, external)
'Eakin's voice is what Coventry fans will remember'published at 16:17 BST 10 June
16:17 BST 10 June
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Listen to In Conversation with Clive Eakin
Tributes have been paid to Coventry City commentator Clive Eakin who has laid down the microphone after 24 years of covering the club for BBC CWR.
A special hour-long live show was held at HMV Empire in Coventry for fans and colleagues to reflect on Eakin's career as the voice of a Sky Blues generation.
"I have been overblown by the reaction after the news was announced," said Eakin, who started working for the BBC in 1988 and began his role covering Coventry in 2001.
"It's been very touching."
Eakin worked across more than 1,200 games and with 14 different permanent managers, watching Coventry go from the Championship down to League Two and back again.
He saw the Sky Blues win the League Two play-offs in 2017-18, the League One title in 2019-20 and suffered the FA Cup semi-final heartbreak against Manchester United in April 2024, as well as this year's Championship play-off agony.
"The biggest thing I can say is you've been through the biggest lows of Coventry City and the highs," said ex-Coventry player Michael Doyle.
"I think the one constant at the club through all that time has been yourself. I think for a lot of people in Coventry, it will be your voice that they remember."
Fellow commentator Clive Tyldesley said: "Football is about memories. To be somebody who becomes part of people's memories of those matches is what makes our job really special and you've done that.
"You've connected with millions of people that you'll never meet and they think they know you. They trust you because of your knowledge and because of your warmth and your commitment."
Lions up, Watford down? The 2025 Championship tablepublished at 12:37 BST 10 June
12:37 BST 10 June
Ben Ashton BBC Sport England
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Watford are getting relegated, Plymouth are staying up, Millwall are in the play-offs and Portsmouth are also battling for a top-six spot.
Does something sound a bit off? Well, that's what would have happened if the Championship season started on 1 January.
Here's a look at the 2025 calendar year table, showing who the form sides were in the second half of the season and who went into freefall.
Perhaps the most notable difference between the actual final top six and the 2025 version is that Millwall would be in the play-offs and Premier League-bound Sunderland would not.
Burnley and Leeds still comfortably occupy the automatic promotion spots, albeit the Clarets would be unbeaten at the top of the pile with the Whites in second.
Coventry improved significantly after Frank Lampard replaced Mark Robins and are third over the course of the year.
The Sky Blues would instead be pitted against Bristol City in the play-off semi-final as opposed to Sunderland. Who knows what difference that would have made to their promotion bid...
Image source, Rex Features
Portsmouth - who spent much of the season battling relegation and only secured their Championship safety with two games to spare - are seventh and just one point outside a play-off spot.
Pompey sit above Sunderland, who lost their final five games of the season and are down in eighth.
The data perhaps shows just how long Regis Le Bris' side effectively had a play-off spot sewn up before their victory at Wembley against Sheffield United to claim promotion.
Relegation battlers Oxford find themselves seven places higher than where they actually finished in the 2024-25 campaign (17th), reflecting the good work done by Gary Rowett after he took over as boss from Des Buckingham.
Image source, Rex Features
Plymouth would have survived comfortably had the season begun in January 2025, showing a significant uptick after Miron Muslic replaced Wayne Rooney at the helm.
Middlesbrough tailed off significantly in the second half of the season, underpinning why they missed out on the play-offs. It was a drop off that ultimately cost Michael Carrick his job as head coach.
Norwich City conceded more goals (32) than any other side in 2025, which counteracted the hard work they'd done at the other end, having been the fourth top scorers (31) since the turn of the year.
Image source, Rex Features
Watford had a disappointing 2025, winning just five of their 23 games and losing 13 to finish bottom of the calendar year table.
The Hornets had the joint-worst goal difference along with Cardiff (-10) and head coach Tom Cleverley was sacked following the end of the season.
Preston and Cardiff won the fewest games of any side in 2025 (4), which cost the Bluebirds their Championship status and almost led to the Lilywhites dropping into League One as they avoided relegation by one point.
Paul Heckingbottom's side would be down if only games this year were counted.
Luton and Derby scored the fewest goals in 2025 (19) and attacking output was an issue that plagued both sides throughout the entire campaign.
It had major consequences for the Hatters with back-to-back relegations, while the Rams survived by a point - and only on goal difference in the yearly table.
