Coventry on brink of Premier League return after Robins restores order to club in chaos
Coventry City players celebrate following the English Football League Championship soccer match between Middlesbrough and Coventry City, at the Riverside Stadium, in Middlesbrough, England, Monday May 8, 2023. (Richard Sellers/PA via AP)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Richard Sellers]
Mark Robins will always be known as the guy who saved Alex Ferguson’s job at Manchester United. Robins isn’t done producing rescue acts. Another one is currently taking place at Coventry City. It’s a club where chaos has ruled for more than two decades but whose turbulent and troubled journey back to the Premier League is almost complete. Coventry takes on Luton in the Championship playoff final on Saturday for a place in the Premier League. It’s a match neither team could have expected to be in when they were playing each other in England’s fourth tier five years ago.
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Coventry City manager Mark Robins celebrates following the Sky Bet Championship match at the Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, Monday May 8, 2023. On Saturday, May 27, 2023 Coventry takes on Luton in the Championship playoff final at Wembley Stadium for a place in the Premier League. (Richard Sellers/PA via AP)
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