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Coventry City: Chairman Doug King says Frank Lampard links to Chelsea out of my control
23 April 2026 Off

Coventry City: Chairman Doug King says Frank Lampard links to Chelsea out of my control

By Total Football News

Coventry chairman Doug King says Sky Blues fans shouldn’t worry about “what may or may not happen” after head coach Frank Lampard was linked with a return to former club Chelsea.

Lampard steered the Sky Blues to a top-flight return in August for the first time in more than 25 years after sealing the Championship title with a 5-1 win over Portsmouth on Tuesday night, having earned the point which

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Doug King: Coventry City owner defends decision to set ticket prices for some games at £45
4 November 2025 Off

Doug King: Coventry City owner defends decision to set ticket prices for some games at £45

By Total Football News

Coventry City owner Doug King says the decision to set ticket prices for the Championship game against West Bromwich Albion later this month and the Boxing Day match with Swansea City at £45 is down to the club “optimising where we can optimise”.

Adults will be charged £45, seniors £40 and under-18s £35 to watch the games against the Baggies on 22 November and the Swans on 26 December, both

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Coventry City owner Doug King on being ‘hands on’ at club
15 October 2025 Off

Coventry City owner Doug King on being ‘hands on’ at club

By Total Football News

Coventry City chairman Doug King has said he thinks he is likely “too hands on” when it comes to his involvement with the Championship club.

King secured full ownership of the Sky Blues after buying out previous owners Sisu in January 2023.

“I’m very hands on, it’s a big deal,” King told BBC Radio 4.

“It’s really important for the community, it’s obviously a huge financial undertaking as well. It

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Coventry City: Owner Doug King keen to move on after Mark Robins’ painful ‘divorce’
11 November 2024 Off

Coventry City: Owner Doug King keen to move on after Mark Robins’ painful ‘divorce’

By Total Football News

And King has now stressed that Rhys Carr, one of the club’s first-team coaches, will remain as caretaker boss, when they return to action following the international break with a lunchtime home game against Sheffield United on 23 November.

When questioned as to why he had not already gone the perceived modern-day football way, of having a replacement lined up, he said simply: “That’s not the way I work.

“I’ve

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