Sky Blues owner Doug King has confirmed Lampard, who has also managed Derby County and Everton, leading the Rams to the Championship play-offs final, has applied for the top job after Robins’ departure last week.

Coventry City insider shares new manager update as Frank Lampard is in line to replace Mark Robins amid fan backlash.

Coventry parted ways with Mark Robins earlier this week, with Chelsea and England legend Frank Lampard now expected to take the reins of the Championship club

BBC Radio CWR hosted a fans forum with Coventry City owner Doug King on Monday after an unhappy response from fans to the recent dismissal of long-serving manager Mark Robins. Here are the main takeaways: "I fully understand what he has done for this city and this community but I still made the decision" He explained how Robins "dismantled" the coaching staff because of internal conflict He feels the club are lacking a high-quality first-team coach/tactician but struggled to recruit,

Coventry City news from CoventryLive as we bring you more detail from Doug King's bombshell fans forum to explain his sacking of Mark Robins

Rob Gurney, Clive Eakin and Lorna Bailey host a live Fans Forum with Doug King. BBC Radio CWR hosted a fans forum with Coventry City owner Doug King on Monday after an unhappy response from fans to the recent dismissal of long-serving manager Mark Robins.