But he believes the former Chelsea boss would have to win over some angry fans in the wake of the sacking of Mark Robins, suggesting that even if Jurgen Klopp took charge at the CBS Arena he would be met with some disenchanted supporters.

Sky Blues owner Doug King has confirmed Lampard, who has also managed Derby County and Everton, leading the Rams to the Championship play-offs final, has applied for the top job after Robins’ departure last week.

And discussing the managerial situation at the club on the Championship Check-in podcast, Parkin said: “Right now he’d (Lampard) probably struggle to get back into the Premier League maybe, so in terms of a club with a great potential, great history.

“He may need some encouragement, some time to get his head around it, to drop into the lower half of the Championship, as it is at the moment, to rebuild once more.

“I know there’s loads of anger, rightly so, at the moment, but I think once the dust settles, the fans will probably embrace it, when you consider what he did for Derby, making them competitive in that season he was there, although he had brilliant loanees.

“But I wouldn’t say that there’s a vast difference in the quality that maybe was at Derby that season and what he’d be inheriting at Coventry.

“I think it would probably be met with approval, is my gut feeling.

“I’m quite au fait with some of his backroom staff that would potentially go as well, obviously with that Chelsea link, good people, hard-working and some of his backroom staff have picked up good roles while they’ve been away from first gigs.

“I would think in time it would probably be a decent appointment, but I think you could appoint Jurgen Klopp today and it would be met with a few disenchanted supporters because of the last week.”