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COVENTRY City's topsy-turvy season continued this week and is actually getting rather predictable.
The Sky Blues impressive away form continued with an away win at Scunthorpe, a club record 11th league win on the road, beating the ten by Noel Cantwell's Europe-bound team in 1969-70.
Then, three days later, the depressing home form continued with a 2-2 draw with lowly Colchester United. Yet another late goal by Carl Baker saved City's bacon and kept the embers of the play-off fire glowing slightly.
It will need a miracle or a serious collapse by at least two of the teams ahead of them in the table for the Sky Blues to seal a place, even if administration is avoided.
They probably can't afford to lose more than two of the remaining eight games and, having failed to win three league games in a row all season, that seems too tall an order.
No City team has won three consecutive league games since December 2010 when, under Aidy Boothroyd, home wins over Burnley and Middlesbrough sandwiched a win at Scunthorpe.
The away form continues to be impressive and another club record is just around the corner - most away goals in a season.
The record was set in 1963-64, the Third Division Championship season, when the team won eight away games and scored 36 goals. The...