Dowie defiant after draw

Coventry City’s late equaliser at Crystal Palace on Tuesday ensured that manager Iain Dowie ended a difficult night on a high.

Given a rough reception by the Selhurst Park crowd and former chairman Simon Jordan, Dowie said afterwards: ‘Nobody can take away what I did here and I’ll let other people spout off in the media.

‘I never see Simon Jordan’s name in the paper unless he is battering someone. I think when people look back in 10 years’ time they’ll see that I did okay.

‘We got promotion in my first season, got relegated on goal difference, and then got into the play-offs again in the third year.

‘They have made a lot of money on the players I left them. They also spent £8m on players last season and they didn’t get to the play-offs.’