{"id":454092,"date":"2026-03-02T20:11:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T20:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/454092\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T20:11:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T20:11:10","slug":"bryan-robson-makes-coventry-city-title-claim-as-promotion-race-hots-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/454092\/","title":{"rendered":"Bryan Robson makes Coventry City title claim as promotion race hots up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Coventry City news from CoventryLive as England legend and former Middlesbrough boss Bryan Robson predicts the top two finishers in the Championship promotion race<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bryan Robson looks on\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2_JHP_MDM_040522CHESTER_26.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Bryan Robson has spoken about the Championship promotion race\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Bryan Robson has spoken about the Championship promotion race(Image: Julian Hamilton\/Daily Mirror)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Bryan Robson is backing <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coventrytelegraph.net\/all-about\/coventry-city-fc\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Coventry City<\/a> to win the Championship title and believes Middlesbrough can pip Ipswich Town to automatic promotion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The England legend and former Middlesbrough manager, who guided Boro to <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coventrytelegraph.net\/all-about\/barclays-premier-league\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Premier League<\/a> promotion in 1995 and 1998, is desperate to see his former club back in the top flight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He was back at the Riverside earlier in the season, as a guest of Steve Gibson\u2019s and he\u2019s been keeping a close eye on Boro since. Although currently on a three-match winless run ahead of tonight\u2019s match at Birmingham, Robson is convinced Boro can finish second behind Frank Lampard&#8217;s Sky Blues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">FOLLOW ON FACEBOOK! <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CovTelCCFC#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Get more Coventry City news and analysis via our FB page<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m not quite sure whether Middlesbrough can win the league this year,\u201d he told <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boylesports.com\/sports\/football\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Boylesports<\/a>. \u201cThey should get automatic promotion behind <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coventrytelegraph.net\/all-about\/coventry\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Coventry<\/a> City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cI watched Middlesbrough against Sheffield United and they were outstanding once they got past the first 15 minutes. The result that disappointed me was not beating Coventry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cYou\u2019re hoping that they can keep playing to the standard of their match against Sheffield United, and I see no reason why they can\u2019t. Their confidence should be high. They\u2019re second in the league. They\u2019re got the Premier League in their sights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He added: \u201cHopefully they can keep the form that they\u2019re in at the moment and go forward to join Coventry in the Premier League because, from what I\u2019ve seen, Coventry will win the title.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Do you agree with Bryan Robson? <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coventrytelegraph.net\/sport\/football\/football-news\/article33515516.ece?token=-287444066&amp;previewAll=false#comments-wrapper\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Click HERE to have your say.<\/a>Get the latest Coventry City headlines sent straight to your phone<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Get the latest Coventry City news sent straight to your phone by joining our Sky Blues WhatsApp group. 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