On a funny sort of day, in a funny sort of competition, Coventry City will strain for a funny sort of glory, back at Wembley for the first time since the greatest moment in their history 30 years ago, contemplating what Steve Ogrizovic called their “lowest ebb”. More than 41,000 of their supporters will be present, a reminder of stature, a yearning for better, pickled in chaos. “One day this club will rise again,” Ogrizovic said.
Ogrizovic was in goal when Coventry beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 in the 1987 FA Cup final. “There’s barely a day goes by without somebody stopping me and wanting to talk about it, to recall their stories,” he said. “Most people call it ‘the greatest day of my life’ and