Coventry City Special: Back in the Premier League!

After a 25-year absence, Coventry City are back in England’s top flight. Mark Chapman is joined by Golden Boot-winning former striker Dion Dublin, club legend Steve Ogrizovic, BBC CWR's Rob Gurney, and others to reflect on the club’s remarkable story.

The Sky Blues have been all the way down to League Two since their last Premier League appearance, had to move out of their own city on two separate occasions, endured a spell in administration and they’ve had 15 managers!

So, how did it happen, and how did they get back here?

In the end, Frank Lampard was the man to bring them back up. We’ll hear from Lampard, recall the club’s rejuvenation under Mark Robins and the fan stories during the darker years.

Timecodes:

01:00 What have the last 25 years been like for Coventry fans?!

05:00 What led to their relegation in 2001?

07:45 From Highfield Road to the Ricoh Arena and how it led to an unravelling

14:30 Moz Baker, former Chair of the Sky Blues Trust, explains how the fans split in the 2010s

20:45 Coventry legend Steve Ogrizovic joins the show

23:00 What kind of Coventry did Mark Robins take over and how did he turn it around?

29:00 Former Coventry captain Michael Doyle explains how Robins did it

36:40 Why a new owner sacked the much-loved Robins, and it came off

40:30 How did fans feel when Frank Lampard was appointed

44:30 Interview with Frank Lampard on the season ahead

48:25 Has Lampard changed the whole club’s culture, and will his style suit the Premier League? With Katie Stafford, from BBC CWR's Sky Blues fancast

51:00 Coventry’s £100m summer – will it pay off?