Mark Robins felt Liam Kitching's red card against Blackburn Rovers was debatable but admitted he gave the referee a decision to make.

Sam Gallagher was brought down by the Sky Blues defender and he was dismissed with half an hour of the contest to go. Despite dominating for the remainder of the proceedings, Rovers did everything but score.

Robins did not necessarily agree with Kitching's dismissal, as there was a covering defender, but revealed the referee's explanation for the decision.

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“Bobby (Thomas) was there as a covering defender but the referee said that the player’s next action was to shoot, in his opinion," Robins said.

"He was still 20-25 yards out but he has a decision to make and he’s made it, and there’s not a lot you can do about it. 

"I think really there’s no point in talking about appeals at this stage. I will have a look at it again but he (Kitching) is going to have to learn.”

He added: “The game for us, we gave everything we possibly could do.

"There were some really good passages of play and had probably one of the best moments in the game when Kels (Liam Kelly) hit the post and it stayed out, but apart from that there was not a great deal in it.

“They had plenty of the ball and they looked nervy and we could have capitalised on that but we just didn’t have the energy or the quality at times, so we had a little bit of a lull in the game. 

"But to get a clean sheet was something that was needed because we haven’t had one for a while, so in that sense, it was a positive.”

Kyle McFadzean received a thunderous reception from the travelling fans and was clapped off the field after the goal-less draw. Robins was delighted that the long-serving former Coventry man got the send off he deserved.

"It was nice at the end that they stopped at the end of clapped for Fadz, the supporters were outstanding and showed their appreciation," he said.

"That rounds off everything for Fadz which is very nice."