{
  "id": 2135871,
  "title": "Coventry's 'absolutely incredible' journey back to the Premier League",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/coventrys-absolutely-incredible-journey-back-to-the-premier-league",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T12:45:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/coventrys-absolutely-incredible-journey-back-121258309.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Coventry City have returned to England's Premier League after a 25-year hiatus. On BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast, former striker Dion Dublin, club legend Steve Ogrizovic, and BBC CWR's Rob Gurney discussed the club's incredible comeback. Manager Frank Lampard, who led the Sky Blues back to the top flight, shared his memories of the team's resurgence under former manager Mark Robins. Gurney reflected on the challenging period, saying, \"Keeping my twins, who are going to be 24 on Friday, interested when they were kids was very difficult. I was taking them to places like Barnsley and Peterborough to watch matches away from home.\" The club experienced relegation to League Two, with a particularly difficult home game against Forest Green Rovers ending in a 6-2 loss. Gurney remarked, \"It is absolutely incredible the journey.\" Listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds.",
  "summary": "After a 25-year absence, Coventry City are back in England's top-flight. In a special episode of BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast, Mark Chapman is joined by Golden Boot-winning former striker Dion Dublin, club legend Steve Ogrizovic, BBC CWR's Rob Gurney, and others to reflect on the club's remarkable journey back to the top. You can also hear from manager Frank Lampard - the man who…",
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      },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}