Coventry owner unfazed by Lampard links with Chelsea

Coventry chairman, Doug King, says Sky Blues fans should not worry about “what may or may not happen” after head coach, Frank Lampard, was linked with a return to former club Chelsea.

Lampard steered the Sky Blues to a top-flight return in August for the first time in more than 25 years after sealing the Championship title with a 5-1 win over Portsmouth on Tuesday, having earned the point which guaranteed promotion at Blackburn four days earlier.

However the former Blues midfielder has been linked with a third stint in charge at Stamford Bridge following the sacking of Liam Rosenior on Wednesday.

Lampard’s stock has risen after guiding Coventry to the title in his first full season in charge and King admitted it was inevitable he would be linked in the “merry-go-round” of football.

He told BBC: “He’s done a fantastic job, it’s been an incredible 18 months for us and for him. I am sure he’s in reflective mode. I said to him ‘do not underestimate how difficult what you’ve just achieved is to do’.

“He’s done huge things in his playing career but to get out of this league as champions without a parachute payment, from where we’ve come from, is a huge achievement nobody can take away from him.

“Everybody is going to get linked with everything, it’s a merry-go-round. It’s a bit disappointing clubs are appointing three or four managers a season.

“We don’t want to be in those positions that means something has gone a little bit astray.” –BBC