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The Lampard experience at Coventry has been the opposite. They were only two points clear of the relegation zone when he took over. Saturday’s victory took them up to fifth. They have won 11 of his first 18 Championship games in charge, but the trend is more impressive than that. After taking 12...

Lampard prefers the challenges of football management to media work (Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) Lampard was on a sticky wicket, given the popularity of his predecessor. In just over seven years in charge, Robins led Coventry to promotion from League Two to League One, then to the Championship...

It’s Friday morning and, in a small room at Coventry’s training ground in the Warwickshire countryside, Lampard is reflecting on his first three months in the job. He is really enjoying it, he says. “Coming in mid-season — and I’d done it before at Everton — brings a lot of challenges to work...

The rejuvenation of Frank Lampard at Coventry: “This is what I love doing the most” Oliver Kay The board goes up, signalling five minutes of stoppage time, and Frank Lampard looks nervous. He has spent the afternoon prowling his technical area, back and forth, but now his pace quickens, arms...

Wannabe ITK

Nick? Bet’s still on if you’re feeling brave.

Fair enough, I think it’ll be tight.

We won’t get relegated, but I’ll bet either of you £25 that Stoke finish above us. Food bank if I win. Happy to be wrong.

I’m not laughing.

Also Also a cover version.

We should start some sort of tax, we’d be able to afford a new midfielder by January.

Yes. Won’t happen though.

He must be due a renaissance?

Is the halo the bandage?

Noel Whelan. Has all the letters for Halloween. One too many “N”s or it’d be a perfect anagram.

ITKA (In the King’s Arms)

I’m taller than that.

Cryptic, prophetic wisdom.

Ideally Simms and Sakamoto would be spelt correctly. Haji is spelt wrightly.

Done. Everybody just chill.