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 owner Doug King has revealed the real reason for Mark Robins' controversial sacking and provided an update on Frank Lampard's interest.

Former Championship star Sam Parkin believes that the Coventry City job would be perfect for Frank Lampard and thinks that eventually the fans would embrace the appointment. Last week, Coventry decided to part ways with Mark Robins after a series of disappointing results, something which has led to much anger among a portion of the fans.

Sky Blues owner Doug King has been urged to consider England interim head coach Lee Carsley to replace Mark Robins

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,