Twenty five years in the waiting Coventry's nightmare top flight return The excitement of promotion to the top flight can be a siren song that lures even seasoned football managers into a false sense of security.
For Frank Lampard and his Coventry City squad, the reality of life in the Premier League has quickly become a nightmare.
The Sky Blues' campaign has gotten off to a calamitous start, with four successive defeats and a 5 0 thrashing at home to Brighton that has raised alarm bells about their prospects for the season.