Doug King described Coventry City as having a “great squad” in a hastily arranged press conference to discuss his acquisition of the CBS Arena 50 minutes before the Sky Blues blew away QPR in as comprehensive a Championship thrashing as fans are likely to see.

The owner said similar last season, claiming the club had a “top-six deck” back in November after a poor start had left them languishing at the wrong end of the table. Many scoffed at that statement, but he was ultimately proved right when the Sky Blues finished fifth and made the play-offs.

His current assessment of the quality in City’s ranks will have been reinforced further at Pride Park where Frank Lampard’s men impressed with a 5-3 turn-around victory over Derby County. But putting another seven goals past a division riva

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