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Coventry boss Mark Robins: We were rubbish first half, brilliant second half

Posted Tuesday, April 11, 2023 by PA26 hits

Coventry boss Mark Robins was delighted to escape with a point but bemoaned his side’s first-half performance in their 2-2 draw with fellow play-off hopefuls Watford.Joao Pedro and Imran Louza put the visitors two goals ahead by half-time, but Matthew Godden and Ben Sheaf rescued a point for the Sky Blues.Robins’ side have suffered from slow starts recently and it was a case of deja ...Full Story »

St Mirren have given themselves good top-six chance – boss Stephen Robinson

Posted Sunday, April 02, 2023 by PA20 hits

St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson believes his players have given themselves a great chance of clinching a top-six place in the cinch Premiership after beating Livingston 3-0.Two first-half penalties from Mark O’Hara and a Tony Watt strike had the home side three goals to the good by the break and they eased through to a comfortable victory.The result leaves the Paisley side in fifth plac...Full Story »

Robin van Persie tips Arsenal to win the Premier League title this season

Posted Tuesday, March 28, 2023 by thesportreview.com42 hits

Robin van Persie explains why he's expecting to see Arsenal win the Premier League title this season The north London side are currently setting the pace at the top of the English top flight as the Gunners aim to lift the prestigious trophy for the first time since their famous unbeaten triumph in the 2003-04 campaign. Mikel Arteta's side are eight points clear of second-placed Manchester City...Full Story »

Mark Robins frustrated with treatment of Viktor Gyokeres in draw against Hull

Posted Sunday, March 12, 2023 by PA19 hits

Coventry manager Mark Robins demanded more protection for his star striker Viktor Gyokeres after the Sky Blues’ Championship play-off charge took a hit with a 1-1 draw at home to Hull.Oscar Estupinan opened the scoring for the visitors with a stunning effort before Matt Godden hooked in his fifth goal of the season with 19 minutes remaining.The draw left Coventry four points off the top si...Full Story »

Mark Robins praises ‘fantastic’ Coventry after rout of struggling Huddersfield

Posted Sunday, March 05, 2023 by PA17 hits

Mark Robins hailed his promotion chasing Coventry side as they demolished Huddersfield 4-0 to close the gap on the Championship play-off places.A rampant Sky Blues display ensured Robins enjoyed a happy return to his former employers, with in-form Viktor Gyokeres netting an impressive double to take his league tally to 17 goals.Gustavo Hamer’s strike separated the forward’s brace, wh...Full Story »

Mark Robins enjoys return to Huddersfield as Coventry run riot

Posted Sunday, March 05, 2023 by PA20 hits

Mark Robins returned to haunt Huddersfield as his Coventry side boosted their promotion bid with a 4-0 win in the Championship.The Sky Blues boss – who took charge of the Terriers for 18 months after first leaving Coventry in 2013 – enjoyed a happy return to the John Smith’s Stadium.In-form marksman Viktor Gyokeres notched a double as he took his season tally to 17 league goals...Full Story »

Mark Robins: Viktor Gyokeres hungry for more goals after scoring Coventry winner

Posted Sunday, February 26, 2023 by PA29 hits

Mark Robins says Viktor Gyokeres is hungry for more goals after the Sweden international marked his 100th Coventry appearance with the winner as the Sky Blues beat Sunderland 2-1.Gyokeres teed up Jamie Allen in the first half before scoring for the third consecutive game as Coventry made it three wins on the bounce.Manchester United loanee Amad Diallo scored a late consolation for the Black Cats...Full Story »

Karl Robinson says Oxford’s run of form is the worst sequence of his career

Posted Saturday, February 25, 2023 by PA17 hits

Karl Robinson says the worst run of his career has left him in a tricky spot at Oxford.A 3-0 loss at Bristol Rovers was their latest setback, Scott Sinclair (penalty), Aaron Collins and Luca Hoole all scoring for Gas – their first win in eight.Oxford have one point from the same amount of games, and Robinson said: “It’s been a horrific run. It’s as bad as it gets.“I...Full Story »

Mark Robins pleased with second-half improvement as Coventry down Rotherham

Posted Sunday, February 19, 2023 by PA18 hits

Coventry manager Mark Robins praised his team for taking control of the second half as they ran out 2-0 winners at Rotherham.Jamie Allen and Viktor Gyokeres struck after the break to secure to back-to-back victories for Coventry, whose play-off chase is now picking up pace.Robins, who started his managerial career at Rotherham, said: “It’s a good win because these are a difficult tea...Full Story »

I promise things are changing – Karl Robinson defiant as Oxford lose again

Posted Sunday, February 19, 2023 by PA20 hits

Karl Robinson was defiant about his future as Oxford boss despite defeat at Cambridge.The match was a meeting between two sides in poor form, with Cambridge only recording two league wins since the end of September and Oxford now having collected only one point from their last seven outings.Lloyd Jones headed the winning goal in the eighth minute to end an eight-match winless streak for Mark Bon...Full Story »

Mark Robins hails goalscorer Viktor Gyokeres after Coventry beat Millwall

Posted Wednesday, February 15, 2023 by PA16 hits

Mark Robins waxed lyrical about Swedish star Viktor Gyokeres after the Sky Blues’ top scorer ended his eight-game wait for a Championship goal by securing Coventry a 1-0 win over Millwall.An energetic and threatening Gyokeres was a handful for the Millwall defence all night before he took down Callum Doyle’s pass, turned past Charlie Cresswell and fired in his 13th league goal of the...Full Story »

Karl Robinson feels Oxford should have earned all three points at MK Dons

Posted Sunday, February 12, 2023 by PA18 hits

Oxford manager Karl Robinson felt his side have come away from MK Dons with more than a draw after being booed off at half-time by their own fans.The U’s came into this match off the back of a four-game losing run and that slump looked like it would continue after Sullay Kaikai put the struggling Dons ahead.However, Oxford were much improved in the second half and had a succession of chanc...Full Story »

Would have been a travesty if Coventry lost against Luton – Mark Robins

Posted Sunday, February 12, 2023 by PA20 hits

Mark Robins claimed it would have “been a travesty” if Coventry did not get anything out of their 1-1 Championship draw with Luton at the CBS Arena.Matty Godden marked his first start since October with his first goal since the end of August to level matters after Tom Lockyer opened the scoring for the Hatters inside 40 seconds.Manchester City loanee Joshua Wilson-Esbrand was then se...Full Story »

Shrewsbury march on to increase pressure on Oxford boss Karl Robinson

Posted Sunday, February 05, 2023 by PA17 hits

In-form Shrewsbury made it five wins on the spin thanks to Ryan Bowman’s fine volleyed finish in a 1-0 victory at Oxford.Killian Phillips flicked the ball forwards inside the box in the 74th minute and substitute Bowman swivelled to volley unerringly past Simon Eastwood.It dealt the Us a fourth straight defeat – during which they have scored just once – to increase the pressure...Full Story »

Stephen Robinson still focused on survival fight despite St Mirren’s progress

Posted Thursday, February 02, 2023 by PA22 hits

St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson suggested he is happy for his side to go under the radar as they moved up to fourth place in the cinch Premiership after a hard-fought 3-1 victory over Aberdeen.It took until nearly the hour mark for Curtis Main to score against his former club despite a seventh-minute red card for Aberdeen’s Ross McCrorie, and Main netted his second after Bojan Miovski h...Full Story »

Mark Robins hails Kasey Palmer after helping Coventry sink Huddersfield

Posted Sunday, January 29, 2023 by PA17 hits

A relieved Mark Robins praised Kasey Palmer after the ex-Huddersfield loanee scored against his former side as Coventry ran out 2-0 winners at the CBS Arena.The Chelsea academy product spent 18 months on loan in West Yorkshire, netting four goals in 28 league appearances before joining the Sky Blues from Bristol City last summer.Gustavo Hamer was also on the scoresheet for Robins’ side, wh...Full Story »

Stephen Robinson credits Trevor Carson and goalkeeping coach for shoot-out win

Posted Sunday, January 22, 2023 by PA22 hits

St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson paid tribute to goalkeeper Trevor Carson and goalkeeping coach Jamie Langfield for helping his team reach the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.Carson made some big saves to keep out Dundee during the 120 minutes and then kept out three of their efforts during the subsequent shout-out that finished 3-0 to Saints.And Robinson revealed Langfield had been instrument...Full Story »

Kieran McKenna and Karl Robinson admit Oxford-Ipswich should have been stopped

Posted Sunday, January 22, 2023 by PA15 hits

Both managers questioned whether the Oxford’s 2-1 victory over Ipswich should have been played to the finish as fog thickened in the second half to the point where visibility was poor.Cameron Brannagan emerged from the gloom to fire home from 25 yards in the 83rd minute to give the U’s revenge for their 3-0 defeat at Portman Road on Boxing Day.The result was a blow to Ipswich’s...Full Story »

Mark Robins rues costly loss of concentration as Coventry go down to Burnley

Posted Sunday, January 15, 2023 by PA20 hits

Manager Mark Robins felt his battling Coventry team lost to a blatant piece of gamesmanship as leaders Burnley secured a 1-0 victory at Turf Moor.The Sky Blues had been the better team in the first half and defended well as the Clarets stepped up the pace, aided by Vincent Kompany’s substitutions, after the break.But the game hinged on an incident in the 81st minute which Robins claims dis...Full Story »

Karl Robinson hails Oxford matchwinner Ciaron Brown

Posted Sunday, January 15, 2023 by PA17 hits

Karl Robinson hailed Oxford’s matchwinner Ciaron Brown after his challenging week ended with a last-gasp goal in their 2-1 win at Fleetwood.Brown, who has allegations of spot-fixing for his booking in their FA Cup defeat to Arsenal, poked in a 90th-minute winner as Oxford came from behind to win.And Robinson was delighted for his defender, who popped up as stoppage-time loomed to break Fle...Full Story »

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