Coventry City goalkeeper Ben Wilson is back between the posts for the Sky Blues after admitting he was close to leaving the club in the summer

“I came in at the start of the season not knowing what my future held at Coventry City,” acknowledged the cheerful character, “but I got my head down and worked hard, and have been rewarded for that, so I am absolutely buzzing for it.”Asked if he thought he’d be looking for a new club when he ended last season as second choice behind Brad Collins amid talk of a new keeper being sought in the summer, he said: “Yes, obviously there were rumours of a new goalkeeper coming in and I knew I was number two, not getting in last season and in my head I thought, ‘yep, I’m away.’

“I spoke to a few people over the summer, both internally and obviously my agent, and that was the way it was looking. But deep down I didn’t want to go because I feel really at home and I love Coventry and love playing for the club, and in my head I didn’t want to leave. But it felt inevitable that I was going t

“Luckily for myself, however, I got my head down and I have been rewarded for all the hard work I put in during pre-season

With three senior goalkeepers, he wasn’t even certain to get a place on the benc

“Yes, and obviously coming back I was thinking that I would be third choice, and it’s not something I wanted to do,” he sai”Yes, obviously there were rumours of a new goalkeeper coming in and I knew I was number two, not getting in last season and in my head I thought, ‘yep, I’m away.'” He was asked if he thought he would be looking for a new club when he ended last season as second choice behind Brad Collins amid talk of a new keeper being sought in the summer. “I spoke to a few people over the summer, both internally and obviously my agent, and that was the way it was looking. But deep down I didn’t want to go because I feel really at home and I love Coventry and I love playing for the club, and in my head I didn’t want to leave.”d.h..”o.