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Ken Dulieu has resigned as chairman of Coventry City, although he will stay at the Championship club as head of football operations.

The ex-Southampton director replaced Ray Ranson as chairman in March.

He told the club website: external-link "Right now my time and effort is best spent working with [manager] Andy Thorn and his team.

"With the January transfer window approaching, it's best for me to focus on how we can help Andy and not be distracted by other off-field matters."