This lack of success can certainly be attributed to them losing their two best attacking players in the summer. Viktor Gyokeres and Gustavo Hamer, who combined beautifully at Wembley in May to get Coventry level with Luton Town in the playoff final, both departed the Coventry Building Society Arena.

The Swedish striker went to Sporting Lisbon in a deal worth up to £20 million, according to the BBC. This easily surpassed their previous biggest sale of all time, taking Robbie Keane’s £13 million move to Inter Milan off the top spot. About a month later, in mid-August, Hamer beat Keane’s record again by joining newly promoted Premier League side Sheffield United for £15 million, as per The Athletic.

So two of the 2022/23 season’s best players were out the door, but City fans did have the return of another attack-minded player to look forward to in Callum O’Hare, who’d been so successful for the club before picking up a devastating cruciate ligament injury on Boxing Day of last year against Hamer’s new club.

So far, the attacking midfielder has only made cameo appearances from the bench since his comeback. He’s averaging a relatively brief 22 minutes per game, but that’s somewhat to be expected given the severity of the injury he suffered.

He’s missed one big chance in the four games he’s been involved in, as per Sofascore, and he hasn’t been able to create much for others either. It is an early call to make, but you have to wonder whether he’ll ever be able to reach the heights he did in the 21/22 season.