Championship axe sharpens again as Coventry City prepare Frank Lampard coronation
Nine clubs in the Championship have changed manager since the end of last season
Tim Walter is expected to lose his job at Hull City as the Championship carousel of managerial changes shows no signs of slowing down.
Walter was appointed to replace Liam Rosenior in the summer after Hull missed out on the play-offs but they currently sit 22nd ahead of an away day at Middlesbrough this weekend. Walters “was booed and jeered” throughout a 2-0 loss to Sheffield Wednesday and his future is top of the agenda when owner Acun Ilicali chairs a board meeting today.
It comes as Coventry City prepare to fill the vacancy left by Mark Robins’ exit two weeks ago and an agreement in principle is believed to have been reached to make Frank Lampard the new boss.
HullLive report: “Ilicali has been staunch in his support for Walter in recent weeks, telling Hull Live during the international break that he backed the former Hamburg chief to turn things around, while he doubled down on that support ahead of Tuesday’s clash with the Owls.
“The manner of the performance against Wednesday, who scored twice through Josh Windass and Michael Smith, coupled with the growing level of anger from the terraces, has boxed Ilicali into a position he didn’t want to be in, but ultimately has been left with little alternative but to make a change.”
Coventry have for a substantial time avoided being involved in the rollercoaster of managerial comings and goings in the Championship, where nine clubs have already changed bosses since the end of last season. But Robins ended a long stay at the wheel in early November and owner Doug King has since been searching for his first appointment.
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