Next Coventry City Manager Odds

Coventry City are on the lookout for a new manager following the shock dismissal of Mark Robins in the aftermath of the Sky Blues 2-1 home defeat to Derby County on 6th November.

Robins is regarded by many Coventry fans as a club legend, having managed the club over two separate spells, accumulating 420 matches, overseeing the club’s rise from League Two to the Championship.

At the weekend, Rhys Carr took charge of Coventry’s 2-2 draw with league leaders Sunderland - he has odds of 18/1 (was 50/1) to take the job on a permanent basis.

Could Frank Lampard be about to make a return to management with Coventry?

The 46-year-old was most recently Chelsea’s caretaker manager for 11 games in the 2022/23 season, winning just once, while his previous spell before that between July 2019 and January 2021 saw the Blues win just 44 of his 84 games in charge.

Lampard also managed Everton from January 2022 and January 2023, helping to keep the Toffees up in his first half a season in charge before regressing, finishing with a 27% win percentage at Goodison Park.

Before this, he had been manager of Derby County for one season, reaching the Championship play-off final in 2018/19, however, the Rams were beaten by Aston Villa and Lampard left Pride Park to join Chelsea.

Wycombe Wanderers manager Matt Bloomfield has been mentioned with a potential move away from Adams Park following his side’s excellent start to the 2024/25 season.

The Chairboys sit top of League One with 32 points from 14 matches in what will be Bloomfield’s second full season in charge having replaced Gareth Ainsworth in February 2023. The 40-year-old has taken charge of 93 matches, winning 44 and drawing 20, leading to an impressive 47.3% win percentage.

Interim England manager Lee Carsley is also in contention for the job at Coventry.

The 50-year-old actually took charge of 11 games on a caretaker basis for Coventry between August and September 2012, as well as between February 2013 and March 2013, winning four of these matches.

On top of this, Carsley made 77 appearances for the Sky Blues as a player and has shown some promising signs in his managerial career, having won the Under 21s European Championship with England in 2023, while playing a progressive style of play in this season’s Nations League.

Ex-Coventry City forward Robbie Keane has been talked about as a potential successor to Robins.

Keane was most recently manager of Maccabi Tel Aviv between June 2023 and June 2024. The 44-year-old managed to win 41 and draw nine of his 56 matches, equating to a 73% win percentage - resulting in the Israeli outfit winning the Israeli Premier League and the Toto Cup AI.

In last season’s Europa Conference League, Keane lead Maccabi Tel Aviv to the Round of 16, however, they were beaten 7-5 on aggregate by eventual champions Olympiakos.

Prior to the above experience, Keane had served as assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland and Middlesbrough. As well as this, Keane had also been part of Sam Allardyce’s coaching staff at Leeds towards the end of the 2022/23 season.

Ex-Stoke City manager Steven Schumacher has reportedly been linked with the vacancy at the Coventry Building Society Arena.

Schumacher managed the Potters just 32 times before leaving his role on 16th September in what was regarded as a surprise decision. At the Bet 365 Stadium, he managed to win 13 and draw 6 of those 32 matches in charge, equating to a 40% win percentage.

Prior to his spell with Stoke, Schumacher had a successful time as manager of Plymouth Argyle as he managed to earn promotion with the Mariners from League One in the 2022/23 season and won 57 of his 108 matches at the helm of the Home Park club.

Luis Boa Morte's Odds have been slashed for the vacancy at Coventry City.

The 47-year-old had been serving as first team coach with former club Fulham from July 2021 until the end of the 2023/24 Premier League season, but, has since taken up the Guinea-Bissau managerial role; So far, Boa Morte has won one of his first six matches in charge while drawing three and losing two.

Prior to his coaching job at Fulham, Boa Morte had been Assistant Manager at the likes of Everton and Maccabi Haifa.

John Eustace's Odds: 22/1

Nicky Butt's Odds: 22/1

Alan Sheehan's Odds: 28/1

David Wagner's Odds: 28/1

Rob Edwards' Odds: 28/1

Dean Smith's Odds: 33/1

Gary Rowett's Odds: 33/1

Liam Rosenior's Odds: 33/1

Ruben Selles Odds: 33/1

According to the bookmakers’ Frank Lampard is the firm favourite for the job, and it is hard to look past this.

The 46-year-old is somewhat overdue a new managerial role and will likely be forced into moving to a Championship side following his shortcomings with Chelsea and Everton.

Although he missed out on promotion with Derby County back in 2018/19, he was credited with the development of the likes of Fikayo Tomori and Mason Mount. Developing young players is a must with this Coventry squad - as there are just two players over the age of 30 - there is potential that Lampard could be the man to do this while playing attractive football.

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