Jamie Paterson’s remarkable voyage to Coventry City with Ferguson, Ronaldo, and Lampard

Manchester United, however, intervened and the then young goal scorer took a circuitous route back to

the club he continued to support, including a season ticket for several years as a boy before his

professional career took off with Walsall.

“It’s a bit mad to think of where I grew up and going on to play for the club now, especially where they are now,

it’s a real privilege,” said the 33-year-old, who joined the club as a free agent ahead of the Sheffield Wednesday fixture,

but could be in line to make his debut against Preston today. The 33-year-old, who signed with the team as a

free agent ahead of today’s match against Preston, said, “It’s a bit mad to think of where I grew up

and going on to play for the club now, especially where they are now, it’s a real privilege.” He added,

“And then Wyken formed a team at the same place and were top of the A League and Pinley were

C League at the bottom, so I went to Wyken.” He also discussed his first encounter with the Sky Blues,

saying, “I can’t remember much because I was only about nine and my dad was making the decisions,

but I remember coming and training, playing in a tournament.”