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Coventry fans make their feelings known as Mark Robins goes over to them after defeat to Preston

Coventry fans make their feelings known as Mark Robins goes over to them after the 1-0 defeat to Preston on Saturday afternoon.

Emil Riis scored with a header with around 20 minutes left to play, after missing a number of big opportunities throughout the game.

They were in control though, showing just how much progress Paul Heckingbottom’s made since replacing Ryan Lowe in August.

Pressure increases on Robins however with just two wins in 10 league matches now for his side, who are one place above the Championship relegation zone. Preston move towards mid-table.

Preston’s Paul Heckingbottom: “We’re delighted, first and foremost, to get the three points. In the first half we were the better team. Their moments came in transition, we know what a threat they are.

“They were set up to do that as well and we took it as a compliment that they changed shape to nullify our space.

“They changed shape and put more and more attacking players on and loaded the ball in our box and we had to stay strong, which we did.

“One thing I’ve been banging onto him about is being between the goal posts. In the first half, he’s in the middle of the goals. The header in the second half, he’s in [the middle as well].

“That’s the area of the pitch we want him in. There’s going to be times where he has to work wide for us, and you can see that in the second half when he ran the left channel trying to cut in, but he’s going to get his chances in the middle of the goal.”

Coventry’s Mark Robins (per Sky Sports): “I’m going to see the referee in a minute. [Paul Heckingbottom] is with the referee at the moment so once he’s finished I’m going to go in and see the referee.

“I want to know why that goal was disallowed. There was talk that it was disallowed for being a handball but there was no handball I’m being told.

“When we’re through [in transitions] and the referee blows his whistle and brings us back, you [can’t build] momentum that way.

“The fouls that you have to contend with against these because they disrupt the play. That adds to it.

“I’m disappointed. Really disappointed. I’m disappointed for the players because they’ve given everything. They’ve played some decent football and we’ve been in some decent positions.”

Coventry boss Mark Robins told BBC CWR: “I think if you take the game in isolation we’ve done very little wrong.

“Our use of the ball was OK from time to time, there wasn’t a great deal in it. We probably cancelled each other out a little bit but we had opportunities to score.

“The goal that was disallowed, I’m going to see the referee about. I want to know why that goal was disallowed. There’s talk of it being disallowed for handball. There was no handball, I’m being told.”

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Here’s how fans reacted after seeing Coventry fans make their feelings known as Mark Robins goes over to them after defeat to Preston…

@Jason1112345: Disrespectful. The manager that took you out of the trenches

@_LewisStant: That Cov fan absolutely bottled that

@HertsGTFC: Entitlement 🛎️🔚s 🙄

@brandonhilton_: Who do they think they are 😂😂😂

@mkagger: L2 and L1 promotions, champ play offs, EFL trophy win and an FA cup semi final and this how they treat him…

@Had_it_2_Here: I think Cov fans should be careful what they wish for.

@SteedoBFC1887: Have some respect for that man. Helped bring them back from the dead. Understand Coventry have started poorly, but fuck me he has done absolute wonders for that football club. He’s took the time to come to the fans so treat the man with respect. Also, the fan fucking bottled it.

@_Deez_Games: Half the pundits were backing us for automatic promotion, the other half saying play offs. It was never happening. Robins has lost the plot. Shit game management. Stupid team selections. Baffling substitutions. Relegation battle time.

@robtinning: The lad with the jumper round his neck is a fucking disgrace. Fans like this that will make Robins wonder what he’s putting up with this for.

@skybluesblog: It’s been 180 days since Mark Robins was 2cm away from the FA cup final. If you’re now calling him a cunt, you’ve got bigger problems than the team losing matches. I get it’s football. I get it’s easier to try a quick fix than to actually fix something. But jesus fucking christ.

@MichaelCox1991: Said it many a time, I’ll say it again… I fucking hate Preston. See you again next year. Mark Robins, we love you #PUSB

@_AtkinsJoe: I fucking hate our fanbase sometimes.

@alexhs_1999: I’ve not been to Colchester and Wycombe on cold midweek nights for some twat who couldn’t be arsed to go when we were shit to slag the man who brought us back from there off. I find myself drifting further and further away from this fanbase #pusb

@Callumregan94: Shambles our fanbase is! 6 months ago alway panicking when a manager got sacked thinking he would leave 6 months later wanting him gone and abusing him. It’s not good enough atm but we have to back him!

@noahccfc11: How short are some of our fans’ memory 😂 the man single handedly transformed the club and you are calling for his head after a slow start. If anyone can get us out of it it’s robins so get a grip #pusb

@cspvisualz: he’s turned that club around, be careful what you wish for

@RobPUSB: Freakish stuff… I don’t think he needed to do this at all. The (his) team has just been shit AGAIN and lost their 6th game of the season. If people are angry, gotta understand why. #pusb

@MultimediaJonny: Sad to see this. Inevitable that fans vent frustrations towards the manager when things aren’t going well but Mark Robins is a club legend. He has done so much for them. They weren’t terrible today; a controversial decision away from a point. #CCFC

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