Coventry owner not worried by Lampard links with Chelsea

Coventry owner not worried by Lampard links with ChelseaImage source, ShutterstockImage caption, Doug King brought Frank Lampard to Coventry in November 2024, replacing Mark RobinsByAlex HoadBBC Sport JournalistPublished9 minutes agoCoventry chairman Doug King says Sky Blues fans shouldn't worry about "what may or may not happen" after head coach Frank Lampard was linked with a return to former club Chelsea.Lampard steered the Sky Blues to a top-flight return in August for the first time in more than 25 years after sealing the Championship title with a 5-1 win over Portsmouth on Tuesday night, having earned the point which guaranteed promotion at Blackburn four days earlier.However the former Blues star has been linked with a third stint in charge at Stamford Bridge following the sacking of Liam Rosenior on Wednesday evening.Lampard's stock has risen after guiding Coventry to the title in his first full season in charge and King admitted it was inevitable people would be linked with moves away from the Coventry Building Society Arena in the 'merry-go-round' of football.He told BBC CWR: "He's done a fantastic job, it's been an incredible 18 months for us and for him. I am sure he's in reflective mode. I said to him 'do not underestimate how difficult what you've just achieved is to do.'"He's done huge things in his playing career but to get out of this league as champions without a parachute payment, from where we've come from, is a huge achievement nobody can take away from him."Everybody is going to get linked with everything, it's a merry-go-round. I think it's a bit disappointing clubs are appointing three or four managers a season. It's a bit – wow. "We don't want to be in those positions, that means something has gone a little bit astray."King claimed Lampard was in 'a happy place' at Coventry and added: "You can see how emotionally...