George Elek
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1,176 appearances
5 recordings
1 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 22 Sep
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It's come through some really good decision-making.
Have to give huge credit to their owner, Doug King, who brought them a couple of years ago, made the incredibly difficult decision to sack a manager in Mark Robbins, who was so popular at the club and achieved so much.
made the decision with his staff to appoint Frank Lampard at a time where, you know, neutrals, EFL podcasters, you know, scoffed and said, what is he doing?
Guardian Football Weekly podcasters.
Honestly, the only recent managerial appointment I can think of that was met with such derision.
was Wayne Rooney at Plymouth Argyle and obviously that went terribly but this in this case it like it just couldn't have gone any better he took over last season at a time where they were threatened by relegation led them into the playoffs and this time around they've gone and won the league and done so by improving the players they have at the club the recruitment has always been spot on but crucially they give players time to settle you know so many clubs bringing a player if they don't do it in six months they're out the door again in the next window
But at Coventry, players like Efren Mason-Clark and Ellis Sims and Milan Van Ewijk, they improve season on season and they're given the opportunity to do it.
So yes, this is a way to achieve success through incremental strides forward, building as a club season on season.
It shows what a good owner can do.
And yeah, we're going to miss them in the EFL because they've been a mainstay, but delighted for their fans at their back where they believe that they belong and where lots of football fans think that Coventry City should be.
it's funny because there seems to be this kind of idea that it's going to be Stampton but you know if you look at the the bookies odds for example which are normally a pretty good unbiased look at what is likely and have a much kind of more accurate chance rather than us and what we feel less recency bias you know Ipswich are still heavy odds on favourites finishing the top two that's not to say it will happen but it's to say that they are still the likeliest to happen and I do think even though
Yes, Hampton were obviously brilliant in that game against Wrexham off the back of the Arsenal game.
Whatever happens against Manchester City in that FA Cup semi-final is going to have to have an impact ahead of what is a huge game next Tuesday night against Ipswich.
So, you know, I haven't been overly impressed.
I've got in trouble for saying this the other day after the Old Farm derby.
I haven't been overly impressed by Ipswich.
you know they look to me to be a solid team that are nowhere near as good as the team that came up a couple of years ago despite probably having better players and maybe that's just because of the high standards set by Ipswich and they were good against against Borough despite the fact that it was a pretty controversial penalty that that yielded the point you know they were the best team certainly at nil-nil before Borough scored against Toronto play so Ipswich most likely but it definitely feels like it's all to play for and it's going to be an exciting finish and that that Tuesday night game next week is going to be appointment viewing.
Hull are still definitely in the driving seat, but they're not playing particularly well.
They go to Leicester this evening and could relegate them pending a West Brom points deduction if that comes.
They look in the best position.
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