Coleman the chosen one for Coventry

My Account
Logout

Create an Evening Standard Account

Use your social network

Save time by using your existing account to sign in to Evening Standard

We'll never share your information or post anything to your account without your permission

Welcome! Sign in here

Use your social network

Save time by using your existing account to sign in to Evening Standard

We'll never share your information or post anything to your account without your permission

Forgot your password ?

Registration

* indicates fields that are mandatory

Email *

Password *

Confirm Password *

First name *

Surname *

Postcode *

Country *

Mobile phone number

Username *

Gender *

Year of birth *

When you sign up...

You will have access to all our online competitions, discounted offers and can post comments on our site.

You will also receive The Weekender newsletter sent every Thursday - it’s full of fantastic offers and ideas for the weekend. You can update your email preferences in your account page when you log in.

Other newsletters and emails

Homes & Property Newsletter - Yes I want to receive the weekly email with all the latest news on property in the capital

Occasionally we would also like to send you relevant emails detailing specific offers either from ourselves or carefully selected partners. If you would prefer not to receive these then please tick the appropriate boxes below. We will never pass on your details.

I do not want to receive additional offers and information from the Evening Standard

I do not want to receive additional offers and information sent by Evening Standard on behalf of carefully selected partners

Terms and Conditions

* I have read, understood and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of Evening Standard

Registration

Mail Sent for Registration Confirmation.

A confirmation email has been sent. Please activate your account by clicking on the activation link sent in your mail box.

It would be new owner Ray Ranson's first major appointment since taking over in December and follows last week's sacking of Iain Dowie after a year in the job.

Ranson has been looking for a younger manager with fresh ideas and believes he has that in 37-year-old Coleman, who is being given another chance to show what he can achieve in the domestic game.

Coleman will take over after City's gameat Sheffield Wednesday tonight and club officials were locked in contract negotiations last night.

Ranson will want an improvement after the humiliation of Saturday's 5-0 FA Cup defeat by West Bromwich Albion.

Coleman is thought to have been offered a three-year contract.

Ranson said: "We've been working very hard since we made the decision to find a replacement.

"That decision was not taken lightly and the decision to target the man we've gone for has not been taken lightly either.

"But we believe the next manager has to be the right person who underpins what should be the foundations for going forward and the decision has to be right for the long term."

Nigel Pearson will take his first match as manager of Southampton tonight against Plymouth with a task to win over fans who are lukewarm about him — and against a background of a potential boardroom coup that could threaten his job before he has even been formally unveiled.

The 44-year-old was appointed by chairman Leon Crouch as a reaction to Saturday's FA Cup shock defeat at Bristol Rovers.

But Crouch, who lost patience with caretakers Jason Dodd and John Gorman, is himself expected to step down if Irish cinema tycoon Tom Anderson succeeds with his bid to buy the 30 per cent of shares owned by former chairman Rupert Lowe.