The former City boss, sacked by Ray Ranson on February 11th, for reasons not relating to team performance, appeared on Goals On Sunday and said: "The Coventry situation was bizarre. "When I went in there I was promised a lot of expenditure and operating in the Premier League and as a result we've coped really well.
"We had a great start, but we've had a transfer embargo which was a massive thing for us, we've sailed close to the financial wind in a number of situations in terms of administration and we've had non-payment of players' wages.
"So I've got through what a lot of Coventry fans have said is the most turbulent period in the club's history - those 12 months - and you think you're out of the woods.
"As I've said all along new owners are entitled to their own views about personnel. I've not got an issue with that, but I felt the job we'd done and the job the players did in difficult circumstances probably deserved a bit more time. "That's my view, but there are things you can't control.
"I couldn't say I know Ray Ranson. When I first came to the club I was promised investment and to be fair to Geoffrey Robinson and Paul Fletcher, they really felt the takeover was going to happen. It didn't materialise and as a result they've got problems.
"Ray came in and the £20million war chest he announced in his press conference was for the whole club I think! We had five or six meetings in the seven or eight weeks I was there, but he's never seen me coach."
"We've got a young back four under 21 years of age, we've got Leon Best who's young, Robbie Simpson who's young. They turned down a £1.5million bid for Leon on deadline day and we brought him into the club," he said.
"The building blocks are in place but the key element is the club needs root and branch investment, from the academy all the way up - and it's needed it for the last 18 to 24 months.
"I wish them all the best. Chris Coleman is a great friend of mine and I wish him all the best. I would never warn him off the job because it's a great club and I had a great time working with the players. They were outstanding.
"What he's said is right: he needs to be able to pick the team and get the players in he wants."