Joe Edwards on ‘difficult day’ as Frank Lampard supports Jamie Allen at close family funeral
Coventry City news from CoventryLive as Sky Blues assistant head coach Joe Edwards explains Frank Lampard’s absence
11:35, 23 Jan 2026Updated 12:55, 23 Jan 2026
Frank Lampard’s assistant Joe Edwards was on media duty at Coventry City today(Image: )
Coventry City continued to support Jamie Allen today as Frank Lampard and some of his close team-mates attended a close family funeral.
Sky Blues assistant head coach Joe Edwards took charge at Ryton and stepped in to take media duties at the club’s pre-match press conference ahead of Monday’s trip to Norwich.
The 39-year-old explained: “Jamie’s got a family funeral today. It was obviously documented a few weeks ago when he missed the Birmingham game following a tragic loss, so it’s a difficult day for Jamie and his family and Frank and a few of the players – a few of Jamie’s close team-mates – have gone to show their support, which everyone has tried to do since then.
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“We’ve spoken a lot about the togetherness in our squad this season and we’ve had a lot of good times, but in tough times I think that’s even more important.”
Clearly emotional talking about the subject, the first team coach added: “It’s difficult to speak about even now, obviously with the how everyone feels about Jamie. Everyone’s seen the effect it’s had and it’s been tough, and as I said, he’ll continue to get to support that he needs from all of us.”
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