FORMER Coventry City manager Iain Dowie admits he is the ‘biggest admirer’ of current Sky Blues head coach Frank Lampard.
Dowie managed Coventry for just under a year from February 2007 to February 2008.
The 60-year-old won 20 of his 49 matches in charge of the Sky Blues as he twice contributed towards the club retaining their Championship status.
Dowie played alongside Lampard at West Ham United during the mid to late 90’s in the Premier League.
And Dowie believes his former teammate will have Coventry in the mix for promotion to the top flight again this season.
Speaking to BoyleSports, about the latest football betting, Dowie said: “I’m the biggest admirer of Frank Lampard. I watched him come up through the ranks at West Ham and he’s a fantastic fella as well as a brilliant football man.
“I love that he’s now rejuvenating himself as a manager. It’s great. I think Coventry are in the shake-up, I really do, because they haven’t lost many games since Lampard joined the club.
“They’ve brought a couple of really decent players in like Miguel Angel Brau and Kaine Kesler-Hayden who was player of the year at Preston.
“I think he’s done some very, very good business. I wish and hope Frank has a fantastic season. I spent time at Coventry so I loved it there. The stadium is very, very good when it gets going.
“I remember at the last game of the season we had 30,000 fans there. Frank has got them going. I think they’re in the shake-up to get promoted. They really are.”
