The Coventry City Gazette
Squad12 Mar 2029
A one-man rearguard from Carl Rushworth
There were 9 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Match10 Mar 2029
A hiding for Coventry City
Beaten 0‑3 by Manchester City, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.
Squad12 Mar 2029
A falling-out at Coventry City
Carl Rushworth and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market12 Mar 2029
Mike Trésor raises the bar for Coventry City
“I want to be playing for trophies while my legs still let me.” Nothing in that sentence is a transfer request, and nobody at Coventry City heard it as anything else.
The dugout12 Mar 2029
Miguel Ángel Brau frozen out at Coventry City
This is not rotation. Miguel Ángel Brau has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Coventry City is pretending otherwise.
The dugout12 Mar 2029
The manager makes an example of Taiwo Awoniyi
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Squad12 Mar 2029
A row about effort at Coventry City
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Mike Trésor was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Boardroom12 Mar 2029
Doors closed at Coventry City
The music was off and the showers ran late. What was said in that dressing room stays there, but Saturday will publish the minutes.
Squad12 Mar 2029
Daniel Miller signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Daniel Miller commits to Coventry City for another 3 years.
In brief
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- Market The Carl Rushworth story refuses to die
- The dugout Kaine Kesler Hayden gets picked when it counts