Hughes in need of Sky Blue thinking

THE margin of Coventry’s victory was as convincing as it was alarming for Mark Hughes, the Blackburn Rovers manager.

Out-thought and largely out-played by a side languishing one division and 28 places below them, Hughes declared his side’s performance to be “unacceptable”, a view that received unanimous support from all corners of Ewood Park.

The day was all about Coventry’s outstanding achievement in defying a one-sided form book, a suitable fanfare ahead of the expected conclusion of the takeover of the club today that promises relief from the financial crisis that has gripped the club for months.