Sky Blues Fancast: A Coventry City Podcast

For all football fans or football widows we all know that sometimes those big FA Cup games become unmissable events, especially if your team is in the running. 
For one Coventry City fan back in 1987,...

The Fancasters joined Clive after a disappointing loss against West Brom on Friday, following a controversial formation change.
They also spoke about how Coventry City Manager Mark Robins is celebrati...

This week, three fancasters joined BBC CWR's Clive Eakin to talk about the two games the Sky Blues played last week.
Covering everything from Ellis Simms' strike that gave CCFC a thrilling victory ove...

Fancaster Jas and BBC CWR's Clive Eakin discuss the latest Sky Blue's win against Millwall.
They also speak about the new ticket trial for the away stand at the CBS Arena, which could increase home ca...

Clive, Anthony and Ben discuss FA Cup, transfer deadline day and Bristol City at home.
They reflect on Coventry City's fourth round FA Cup draw at Sheffield Wednesday, with Victor Torp's debut goal!

On this bonus episode of the Sky Blues Fancast, Lorna Bailey is joined by BBC CWR’s Clive Eakin, fans Anthony and Sam and the outgoing Chief Executive, Dave Boddy. 
He’s leaving the club at the end of...

On this week’s episode of the Sky Blues Fancast the team look back on the 2-1 win over the Owls at Hillsborough and ahead to the next trip to ‘Sheaffield’ in the FA Cup.
Ben Sheaf scored a brace to le...

What a day it was at the CBS Arena when Leicester City came to Coventry along the M69 for the derby game. 
Anyone want a Sky Blues Fancast? Oh go on then. With Lorna Bailey on this week’s episode it’s...

The Sky Blues Fancast discuss the visit of Leicester and the FA Cup draw.

The fancast panel discuss which Coventry City players would make their Dream Team XI.

Lorna Bailey and the Sky Blues Fancasters get together to look back at a very salty match against Leeds away which saw Coventry City come from behind to take a point much to the annoyance of the Leeds...

Coventry City through the eyes of the Sky Blue army.

On this week’s episode of the Sky Blues Fancast Lorna Bailey, Clive Eakin, Anthony and Sam look back at the 3-0 win on the road in London at the weekend against Millwall at The Den.
3-0 Win! And we sc...

It's the International Break so on this week's episode of the Sky Blues Fancast the team take a look at the season so far and what they feel needs to happen as they head into a run of nine games befor...

On this week’s episode of the Sky Blues Fancast Lorna and the team take a look back at the match at CBS Arena which ended the run of defeats, saw several changes made by Mark Robins, and a return to C...

The Sky Blues Fancast is back and after yet another failed attempt to win at Deepdale. Lorna Bailey got together with BBC CWR’s Rob Gurney and Fancasters Sam, Anthony and Katie to look back at the 3-2...

Coventry City welcomed West Brom to the Coventry Building Society Arena on a Monday night under the lights for the club’s Rainbow Laces fixture. On this week’s episode of The Sky Blues Fancast Lorna B...

In this episode the team look back at the hour long Q&A hosted by BBC CWR with Mark Robins and Doug King that was streamed live on Facebook and on the radio and saw fans asking the questions they want...

This week on the Sky Blues Fancast – there’s a mini appearance of Delia Smith post the last home match before the international break. 
It was Norwich City who came to the CBS Arena and it ended in a ...

Finally! An away win and Simms scores for Coventry City – a brace and a goal from Cov Kid, Josh Eccles leave the travelling Sky Blue Army delighted and the rest of us too!
On this week’s episode of th...

On the Sky Blues Fancast this week the team try hard to avoid talking about the football after Huddersfield equalised in the dying moments of the game at the CBS Arena for it to end 1-1 on a Monday ni...

Friday night under the lights and Coventry City go to Hull and back along with the travelling support from the Sky Blue Army.
On this episode of the Sky Blues Fancast Lorna Bailey is joined by fans Sa...

Lorna and the Fancasters met outside the Jimmy Hill statue straight after the 0-0 draw against Sunderland.
Frustrations with the play and a farewell to a visiting Hamer who had come to watch.

We never do beat Swansea… who knows why? On this episode of the Sky Blues Fancast Lorna Bailey is back in the studio with Ryan and Sam and this week from the Coventry Band – Arthur and the Invincibles...

Viktor Gyokeres had already gone and now Gus Hamer has gone too. So, it’s the Wright time for a new crop of Coventry City players to entertain the crowds at the Coventry Building Society Arena. The op...

The Sky Blue Army travelled in their thousands (under ‘Welcome banners’) along the M69 to face Leicester City for their opening game of the new Championship Season.
Coventry City hadn’t won away to th...

It’s a brand new episode of the Sky Blues Fancast! And as we get ready for the start of the brand new season have you ever thought that you could sit with the commentary team in the press box and give...

The fixture list is out for the 2023/2024 season and it will all start with the M69 derby on August 6th at midday at the King Power Stadium. 
Lorna Bailey from the Sky Blues Fancast hopped on a quick ...

Lorna and team take a behind the scenes snoop with Royston operates the Big Screen at the CBS and Stu who manages the music mix.  Do they miss sitting with the fans for games? Did they know about Ben ...

The Sky Blues Fancasters reflect on the highs and lows of the season and that trip to Wembley. They take a moment for Coventry City Football Club’s Admin, celebrate City Unseen and the burns to Anthon...

The Sky Blues Fancasters meet Tik Toker Finn, Fingaldinz. How did he get into it, what’s his favourite game of the season been? The Fancasters discuss the Viktor Gyökeres and Ben Wilson bromance. 
Thi...

The Fancasters get together to reflect on their season.

Under a cloudless sky, thousands of travelling Coventry City fans made the journey to Wembley to back their team on a quest to make it to the riches of the Premier League in the Championship Playoff F...

Wow, that 1-0 victory up at the Riverside Stadium against Middlesbrough was special. The 12th man, the Sky Blue Army, up in North Yorkshire played their part and the centre of Coventry was up in arms....

While the skies were blue above the CBS Arena for the first leg of the Championship play-offs it was a nil-nil draw and the football on the pitch didn't match the atmosphere and anticipation amongst t...

WHAT A DAY! What a Season. What a team. What a six years it's been...
Sky Blues fans everywhere feeling ALL of the nerves and ALL of the joy as Coventry City make the play-offs finishing fifth in the ...

What a day at the CBS Arena! A record high crowd for a league fixture watched the Sky Blues take the three points against Birmingham City to keep Coventry City's Play Off dream alive. If they beat Mid...

It's time to enjoy it, Sky Blues fans... it's later than you think!
What a time to be alive! In this episode of the Sky Blues Fancast Lorna Bailey is with fans Tash, Sam and Ryan to talk through that ...

For a few hours, after a 0–3 win against Queens Park Rangers, Coventry City fans saw the club sitting in sixth place in the table (they were replaced later in the evening when Blackburn Rovers drew wi...

The Easter Break meant a bumper weekend of matches for Coventry City, but sadly not with bumper wins.  A draw away at Swansea and a home draw against Watford mean the play offs still aren’t out of the...

Coventry City's nine-game unbeaten run is over. The April fool's day fixture against Stoke City at the CBS came with a large helping of 'reality check' on Legends Day in front of the biggest home crow...

What do you get if you take Coventry City FC, Hummel and football kits? Most of the Sky Blue Army agree - just about perfection. They also hit our wallets hard as they're all so good that we end up bu...

Here on the Sky Blues Fancast we have been saying for weeks now (maybe months...) that IT IS ON! The Sky Blues are three points outside the top six with eight games remaining, unbeaten in nine, five w...

On this week's episode of the Sky Blues Fancast Lorna is joined by Sim and Conor to look back at the point against Hull City at the CBS. The team look at whether that is a dent in their play-off hopes...

What a trip to Huddersfield it turned out to be for the Sky Blue Army - Viktor Gyokeres got a brace and took his tally for the season to 18 as Coventry City boosted their play-off bid with a 4-0 thump...

It was a lunchtime kick off for the 'fake rivalry' derby as Sunderland visited the CBS Arena and their poor record in the city continued. 
More than 21,000 fans watch Coventry City scored a goal in ea...

It was Coventry City's second win in five days and another clean sheet for Mark Robins team with goals from Jamie Allen and Viktor Gyokeres giving Coventry all three points at the New York Stadium aga...

This week on the Sky Blues Fancast it's Sam, Kingston (from the band The Mucks) and Lynden (Singers’ Corner drummer) who joined Lorna straight after the game, by the Jimmy Hill statue to look back on ...

The Lawnmower is back! 
This week on the Sky Blues Fancast it's Sim, Anthony and Jamie who join Lorna to look back on the point earned thanks to Matty Godden's equaliser from the penalty spot after Lu...

Lorna Bailey is joined by Ryan, Joe and Tash on this week’s Sky Blues Fancast - the BBC CWR podcast, with the fans, for the fans. 
This week the Fancasters discuss the Doug King song doing the rounds,...

On the Sky Blues Fancast this week Lorna and fans Ryan, Jodi-Leigh and Conor get together on the Naughty Step to have a look back at Coventry City's first win since Christmas with a 2-0 victory over H...

Under Blue Skies at the CBS Arena for Doug King's first home game officially in charge of the club, Coventry City let in 4 and were left stunned by the Canaries quick start. 
The Sky Blues conceded th...

The Sky Blue army travelled to Turf Moor in the pouring rain looking for a response from Mark Robin's men after the on the pitch humiliation in the FA Cup at the hands of Wrexham and the official anno...

The world’s longest imminent announcement of Doug King as the new owner of Coventry City Football Club has finally happened!
After weeks of waiting, it's the January transfer window unveiling that so ...

So, it's another FA Cup defeat at the hands of a non-league side for Coventry City. This week hear the post match thoughts of manager Mark Robins who is clear that some players shouldn't be knocking o...

The Sky Blue Army gather to look back, look forward, and share some unbelievable stories.

We've got all the Dans!  Sky Blue Army legend Dan drops by, nearly 10 years after his notorious call to BBC CWR. Did he learn his lesson?
Plus meeting the TV editor who snuck the names of Sky Blues he...

Straight after the win against West Bromwich Albion, the Sky Blue Army met at the Jimmy Hill statue to celebrate.
Questions this week include - what's Gustavo Hamer doing on Santa's knee?
Plus Tommy, ...

Coventry City don't beat Swansea and to prove it they threw away a 3-0 lead at the CBS arena leaving everyone wondering what they'd just watched.
This week Lorna Bailey is joined by fans Sam, Anthony,...

Championship Football is BACK! But after all the anticipation the season didn't quite re-start in the way Coventry City finished it one month ago. 
On the Sky Blues Fancast this week Lorna's joined by...

You know it's bad when there's an emergency podcast every week. 
In Episode 10 of the Fancast Lorna Bailey and  the Sky Blue Army react to the news that Coventry City have been handed an eviction noti...

Lorna Bailey is joined by Sky Blues Fans Katie, Dan and Myles to talk about another week of drama off the pitch. To get the latest, on the 'Storey' Simon Gilbert has spoken to the man who says he want...

Simon Gilbert joins Lorna Bailey and the Sky Blue Army to make sense of another rollercoaster week for Coventry City.

Four consecutive wins. Four consecutive clean sheets. Vik's on fire. The atmosphere at the CBS has been incredible but now we hit another break in the season - this time for the World Cup. 
In this we...

Lorna Bailey and Tash, Dan and Alex from the Sky Blue army look back at one to remember from the 5th of November, including a club record fifth consecutive clean sheet on the road.
Can you pick a play...

On the pitch, illness, injuries and defeat. Off the pitch, the CBS rollercoaster continues for Sky Blues fans.
BBC CWR’s Simon Gilbert has the latest twists and turns. 
Lorna Bailey and fans Anthony, ...

Three wins on the bounce, another clean sheet and the return of Callum O'Hare.
Lorna Bailey and fans Ryan, Sam and Alex celebrate all of the above plus an electric performance from Hamer at Stoke. 
He...

The Sky Blue Army were in full voice as they sang Coventry City to a win at Cardiff.
Lorna Bailey and fans Ryan, Tash and Laura look back on an amazing afternoon for the Sky Blues. We hear from manage...

Beaten by Burnley, Maatsen booed and four substitutions in one go! 
In this edition Lorna Bailey is joined by Anthony, Jas and Tash from the Sky Blue army. We also hear from manager Mark Robins.

The Sky Blues finally played and won their first Saturday home game of the season.
Coventry City Football Club beat Middlesbrough 1 v 0 in their first match at the Coventry Building Society Arena in O...

A weekly round up of all things Coventry City, this is a podcast dedicated to the rollercoaster ride of being a Sky Blues fan.
Hear from the manager, players, fans and superfans with reaction, opinion...

Andy Morrell spent three years at Coventry City between 2003 and 2006.  He reflects on his Sky Blues career with Simon, Lorna and Tom.

His career saw him make more than 350 appearances for Coventry City during two spells at the club. Here he tells his story to Simon, Lorna and Tom on the Sky Blues Fancast.

Broadcasting legend Stuart Linnell on his four decades covering Coventry City.

Winger Jodi Jones is a shining star at Coventry City, but his time at the Sky Blues has been impact by severe injuries.  An anterior cruciate ligament problem has hampered his chances in the first tea...

Scottish striker Kevin Gallacher joined Coventry City in 1990, moving from Dundee United.  In this episode of Sky Blues Fancast, Gallacher explains how he negotiated the move with the club, spent thre...

Gary McSheffrey grew up just seconds from Highfield Road, and turned out for his hometown club as a teenager.  His career saw him spend two spells at Coventry City, and here he tells his story to Simo...

Andrew Whing came through Coventry City's youth ranks, and is best known for scoring the last goal at Highfield Road.  His strike in the 6-2 win over Derby County lives long in the memory of Sky Blues...

Steven Pressley had two spells at Coventry City.  In the mid 90s, he joined the club from Rangers, but he's better known for his spell in the dugout as Sky Blues manager.  During his tenure between 20...

Marcus Hall had two spells at Coventry City, playing more than a hundred Premier League games for the Sky Blues in his first period at his hometown club.  He tells Simon, Lorna and Tom on this episode...

Meet the Maltese Messi, Michael Mifsud, who talks about his career and spell playing for Coventry City. He spent two years at the Ricoh, and reflects on his time at the Sky Blues with Simon, Lorna and...

Coventry City player-manager Gordon Strachan reflects on his time at Highfield Road.  Strachan joined as assistant manager to Ron Atkinson, before taking charge of the first-team.  His time is remembe...

Former Coventry City player Claus Jorgenson tells Lorna and Tom about growing up in Denmark, the Sky Blues, and playing Zidane.

Stuart Giddings reflects on his career, as a youngster and a Coventry City player.

US star Cobi Jones talks to Simon, Lorna and Tom about World Cup '94, and Coventry City.

Sky Blues commentator during the 90s, Rob Gurney, remembers his time covering Coventry City.  He talks to Simon, Lorna and Tom.

Simon, Lorna and Tom on the news that Coventry City are coming home!

Cov kid and former Sky Blues manager Bobby Gould talks to Simon, Lorna and Tom.

Coventry City's 1987 FA Cup winner Dave Bennett talks to Simon, Lorna and Tom.

Hear the story of former Sky Blues and England goalkeeper Chris Kirkland with Simon, Lorna and Tom.  He talks about his Coventry debut, joining Liverpool, and his mental health.

Former Sky Blues chairman Bryan Richardson talks about his time running Coventry City.

Simon, Lorna and Tom meet the scorer of Coventry City's winner in the 1987 FA Cup final.

Paul Williams relives his Coventry City career, talking to Simon, Lorna and Tom.

Richard Shaw, who spent a decade at Coventry City, talks to Simon, Lorna and Tom.

Steve Froggatt talks to Simon, Lorna and Tom about his Sky Blues career.

Coventry City's chief executive Dave Boddy on how the club works, and new ground plans.

Darren Huckerby formed a lethal Coventry City strikeforce partnership with Dion Dublin.  He’s in conversation with Simon, Lorna and Tom about his Sky Blues career.

Defender Dave Busst tells Simon, Lorna and Tom about his career, that injury, and his work in the community.

Coventry City's legendary goalkeeper tells Simon, Lorna and Tom about his career, starjumps, Mark Robins, and plans for a new ground.

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