Cotterill 'lucky to be here' after long battle with CovidShrewsbury manager Steve Cotterill has no trouble remembering his darkest moment in his desperate battle with coronavirus. "I was frightened to go to sleep because I wasn't sure if I was going to wake up," he told BBC Sport. He had woken at 2am, with the bed in his hotel room "absolutely drenched" - hours after complaining he "didn't feel right". I remember coughing one morning thinking 'I am going to pass out'. Steve Cotterill took charge of Shrewsbury's pre-season friendly against AFC TelfordThankfully for Cotterill, the second time, improvement was swift.

Source: BBC July 19, 2021 20:48 UTC