City take on Derby at the Ricoh Arena on August 21st, Leicester on September 11th and play away at Nottingham Forest on Tuesday November 9th and the City boss has said that he is looking forward to those games.
"I've faced Derby, Forest and Leicester before but not in a local derby situation, so I am really looking forward to those games," he said to the Coventry Observer.
"The Championship is a tough league but it also makes it more exciting when you win games."
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