From mid-January to mid-March, Coventry would lose just three league games in a dozen tries, rising all the way into the promotion playoff spots. They would finish fifth, setting up a semifinal against Sunderland, who ended the league campaign with five straight defeats, without even scoring a goal.

EMOTIONAL Frank Lampard struggled through a Sky Sports interview after Coventry’s gut-wrenching playoff defeat to Sunderland. The Sky Blues fought back from a goal down to level things up in the