‘All you can ask for’ – Mark Robins reveals Coventry City outlook on transfers

Coventry City have done exceptionally well to get where they are today, having been promoted from League One and now finding themselves competing at the right end of the Championship.

The Sky Blues may even be dreaming of a potential push for a play-off place in the second half of the campaign – and Mark Robins and the club’s supporters would certainly love that.

The side though had a relatively quiet January transfer window in their bid to try and ensure they push on for a promotion spot. With only the addition of Jake Bidwell, not much tinkering was done to the current team – but Mark Robins has admitted to the Coventry Telegraph that the club are ‘as ambitious as they can be’ in the transfer market.

The Sky Blues have been more of a selling club then a buying one in recent seasons, preferring to find ‘diamonds in the rough’ and then, after developing them, flogging them for a profit.

It’s worked for them so far and the club’s boss has even claimed himself that the Coventry board are doing ‘all you can ask for’ in terms of the way they handle the transfer market.

Speaking ahead of the game against Southampton, Robins said: “Dave Boddy has spoken about the transfer policy and what we are capable of doing, and while it may be frustrating for some people, for other people they understand a little bit more about the financial side of the club.

“We do everything we can and are backed as much as we can be, and we’re as ambitious as we possibly can be in the circumstances. And that’s all you can ask for.”

The club then may not be able to splash the cash and dish out multi-million pound deals for players as a team like Bournemouth or Fulham can but they’re doing well with their own methodology – and that is likely to continue.