Coventry City’s incredible run to a dramatic if ultimately agonisingly FA Cup semi-final defeat against Manchester United included taking the scalp of Wolves in the previous round. It also evoked memories of their famous triumph back in 1987, in which a former Wolves’ apprentice played a decisive role in the winning moment.
Paul Berry finds out more.
Rodgers played for all three, before going on to spend over three decades in many different roles with Grimsby, but there is no doubt where his true affiliations lie. Rodger has been a more than keen observer of Coventry’s incredible run to the last four of this season’s FA Cup, and would have loved nothing more than to have been heading to Wembley next month had their dramatic comeback against Manchester United not come to a devastating finale via a penalty shootout.That’s because he completely lived the Sky Blues dream the last time they reached an FA Cup Final, coming off the bench and playing a part in the winning goal against Tottenham back in 1987.
“I have always looked out for Wolves’ results and am really pleased to see how they are doing now,” says Rodger. Times were very different at Molineux when Rodger was making his breakthrough, even if his solitary first team appearance, against Ipswich 40 years ago last Sunday, also came in the top-flight.
At that time, clubs were only able to engage with young players from 14 years of age and, although there was interest from the Sky Blues, the lofty reputation of Wolves’ youth set-up saw Rodger opt to head to Molineux on schoolboy terms, later to become a full-time apprentice.
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