2010-11 npower Championship Preview: Coventry City

02 August 2010 16:53
LeedsUnitedMAD take a look at the 24 teams whom will compete in the 2010/11 npower Championship; in this edition we feature Coventry City. Kev Monks, CoventryCity-mad.co.ukWe're well-used to not expecting much from a new season. For the last nine years we've failed to make the top six, and with a new manager arriving to replace Chris Coleman we're looking at another season of rebuilding. A mid-table finish would definitely be more than acceptable. Last season 19th Prediction 13thThe new boys Manager Aidy Boothroyd hasn't had the budget that previous City managers have had due to a drop in season ticket sales, so he has cut his cloth accordingly. He has brought in a decent set of out‑of‑contract players including Gary McSheffrey, Roy O'Donovan and Lee Carsley, along with Aston Villa's Steve O'Halloran. A small fee was paid for Richard Keogh, who has looked promising in pre-season along with fellow full-back Chris Hussey. And we've taken striker Clive Platt on a nominal fee from Colchester. Attack has been the area that worries me most - we'll see how it goes.Men to watch Much will depend this season on whether we can keep goalkeeper Keiren Westwood. He's stalling over a new deal: we really need him to commit.Best youngsters Jordan Clarke, Shaun Jeffers, Nathan Cameron and Hussey are the pick of the young players coming through.Target for the boo-boys They'll be lost now that Stephen Wright and Clinton Morrison have gone. We'll have to wait and see who they go for instead.Hate figure Definitely not welcome at the Ricoh Arena are: Craig Bellamy, Lee Hughes and Nicky Summerbee, to name just three. Coventry folk have long memories and some wounds never heal.Going up Burnley, Hull, Nottingham ForestGoing down Crystal Palace, Scunthorpe, DoncasterWhen Do We Meet?Ricoh Arena: 6 Nov 2010Elland Road: 5 Feb 2011Previous Positions:2007-08: 21st2008-09: 17th2009-10: 19thOddsPromotion: 16/1Relegation: 5/1First Team Squad (As of 28 July 2010.) Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.No.PositionPlayer1GKKeiren Westwood2DFRichard Keogh3DFStephen O'Halloran4MFSammy Clingan5MFLee Carsley (captain)6DFJames McPake7MFDavid Bell8MFMichael Doyle10FWFreddy Eastwood11FWLukas Jutkiewicz12MFGary Deegan14DFChris Hussey15DFMartin Cranie16MFIsaac Osbourne17MFAron GunnarssonNo.PositionPlayer18MFCarl Baker19FWGary McSheffrey20DFBen Turner21MFMichael McIndoe22FWClive Platt23GKDanny Ireland24DFRichard Wood25DFJermaine Grandison26DFJordan Clarke29FWRoy O'Donovan30DFNathan Cameron31FWSean Jeffers32FWCallum Wilson33GKMichael Quirke35MFConnor Thomas

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