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Mark Robins told what he should have done before Coventry City axe fell
Mark Robins has been told he should have jumped before he was pushed out as Coventry City manager. The former Manchester United striker was dismissed last week, ostensibly over a poor start to the new season.
Sky Blues owner Doug King has subsequently suggested a supposed falling out between Robins and his former assistant, Adi Viveash, was at the root of problems at the club.
However, former England manager Sam Allardyce reckons Robins should have traded on his success at the CBS Arena to line-up another job before he was fired.
The 54-year-old took charge of the Sky Blues for a second time in 2017, leading them to promotion to League One in 2018 before reaching the Championship in 2020. They then made it to the Championship play-off final in 2023 but missed out on promotion to the Premier League after losing on penalties to Luton.
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City also enjoyed a thrilling FA Cup run last season, going within touching distance of reaching the final after recovering from three goals down against Manchester United before ultimately losing the last-four tie on penalties.
They finished ninth in the league last season and have only picked up 15 points from 14 games so far in the current campaign.
Big Sam, whose CV includes managerial spells at the likes of Bolton, Everton, Newcastle United and West Brom, told Betway's Seaman Says podcast: “Mark Robins should get another Championship job, no problem. But if he had the opportunity somewhere before Coventry sacked him, he should have gone.
“There's no loyalty. In the end, if somebody comes in who’s bigger and greater, you've got to move on. You can be criticised for it and you will be criticised for it – “we gave him the opportunity and he's crapped all over us” – but they crap over you in the end, if you let them. So don't let them. Be selfish.
“That's what I was. I was selfish in the end because what happened to me at Blackpool was I finished third, lost in the play-off semi-final and then got sacked three days later. I was nearly left in the wilderness, but I had to fight my way back through all the divisions.
“Come the time when I'm in a period where I'm at and doing well and somebody says they want you, if it's right, I'll go.”
Former Derby, Chelsea and Everton boss Frank Lampard currently leads the betting to replace Robins at Coventry, with Wycombe manager Matt Bloomfield and England interim boss Lee Carsley also in the frame.
