2 Coventry City players we are surprised didn’t leave last month

FLW have picked two Coventry City players we are surprised to see at the club still.

When it came to football transactions, Coventry City had a very busy summer.

The Sky Blues signed 11 new players during the summer transfer window in order to improve on last season.

Coventry City’s two best players left in the summer, with Viktor Gyokeres joining Sporting Lisbon and Gustavo Hamer joining Premier League club Sheffield United.

That meant the club had a lot of money, which allowed Mark Robins to bring in several players who he hopes would enhance his team.

The team has made a decent start to the current season, collecting six points out of a possible 15, winning one and drawing three games.

As they try to climb the table, Robins will be hoping that his new acquisitions can hit the ground running following the international break.

While there were many arrivals and departures at the club, there were also some players who remained who were likely to leave.

We’ve chosen two players that we’re shocked didn’t depart the team last month…

Simon Moore

Coventry goalkeeper Simon Moore appears to be one player who was not expected to be at the club on September 1st at 11 p.m.

In the summer transfer window, the Sky Blues recruited Brad Collins to their goalkeeping ranks, joining Ben Wilson and Moore.

Moore slid further down the pecking order with Collins’ arrival, having already lost his spot to Wilson previous season.

In the 2021/22 season, Moore was Coventry’s regular number one keeper, but at the start of last season, he was dropped, and Wilson was given the nod to be the number one.

The 31-year-old has since kept that role, and before Collins’ arrival, Moore was back-up. However, Moore has yet to appear this season, with his only matchday appearance being on the bench in the EFL Cup.

So, it does come as a surprise that Moore didn’t look to move on or that Coventry allowed the keeper to leave, given the strong options in there and the fact that Moore isn’t highly regarded by Robins anymore.

Jake Bidwell

Another player you could argue comes as a surprise to see still at Coventry is left-back Jake Bidwell.

The 30-year-old joined the Sky Blues in 2022 from Swansea City and has been an important player for the club during his time there.

Bidwell played 50 times for the club last season, but with Robins bringing in Jay Dasilva at the start of the summer, it seemed Bidwell’s future at the club was over.

The defender has only played twice in the league so far, and it seems Dasilva is now the club’s first-choice left-back.

There were reports earlier in the summer that suggested if Coventry signed another left-back, then Bidwell would be sold by the club. Of course, that didn’t happen, and it may be because the club failed to sign a new defender, but it may still be a surprise to see him at the club.

Bidwell will want to continue playing regular football, so unless he was given some guarantees, it does come as a shock that he didn’t leave in the transfer window just gone.