Coventry Round-Up, Thursday 29th October: Lampard Delivers Injury Update Ahead of Sunderland Test

There was a feel-good moment away from the pitch today as owner Doug King was guest of honour at Cardinal Wiseman Catholic College in Coventry, where he helped open the school's new pitch (BBC Sport).

Ahead of the trip to the North East to face Sunderland, Frank Lampard faced the media and gave an injury update on Bobby Thomas, Josh Eccles, Haji Wright and Oliver Dovin amid some Coventry City fears over their availability (CoventryLive). The manager also touched on a question he admits he doesn't like being asked, while delivering a key message to his players as they prepare for the test at Sunderland (CoventryLive).

On the player front, fan favourite Tatsuhiro Sakamoto has been speaking about his experience of stepping up to the Premier League (CoventryLive).

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