Coventry City news is provided by CoventryLive as former Sky Blues boss Aidy Boothroyd discusses his brief and problematic time as the club’s manager.
Aidy Boothroyd, a former manager of Coventry City, claims he made a mistake when he accepted the Sky Blues’ management position in 2010. The 52-year-old spent seven years coaching England minor teams before taking over the Under-21s between 2016 and 2021. Currently, he is in charge of Indian Super League club Jamshedpur.
Boothroyd was chosen to succeed Chris Coleman in May 2010, but the possibility of transfer and administration embargoes caused what he calls a “horrific” stint to survive only ten months. On March 14, 2011, Boothroyd was fired by City following a string of defeats that saw the team pick up just one victory in sixteen league contests.
The former Sky Blues manager, who has previously led Watford and Colchester United, was questioned by talkSPORT about jobs he could have passed up in the past.
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“You’re asking a naughty question there; that’s a difficult one to answer,” he jokingly said. “Well, when I reflect back on that one, I believe Coventry City was probably me leaving Colchester too soon and maybe could have had a couple more seasons there and got a few hundred games under my belt.
“Again, those experiences were at Coventry when we may have entered administration; all those things that the supporters aren’t aware of, that you have to keep to yourself, and that you have to continue to be professional. We were unable to sign any players, so all those things that at the moment sound horrible…
“You look at the club as it is now. We couldn’t get players in because there was a player embargo. Funny enough, I was there last weekend to watch them play Norwich, and the club has changed significantly since then. The stand is crowded, and Mark Robins is working incredibly hard. They are developing some incredibly talented young players, and then they sell them. They perform a
