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Gervane Kastaneer isn't a name that's familiar to most football fans, but if he reaches his potential he could well be the man to help fire Coventry City back to the Championship.

In 2001, Coventry dropped out of the top flight for the first time in over 30 years.

They'd been a staple of the old First Division throughout the seventies and eighties, lifting the FA Cup in one of the all-time great finals in 1987.

The fell on hard times after moving to the Ricoh Arena and a series of underwhelming campaigns saw them only trouble the top ten on one occasion. In 2012 the unthinkable happened; they were relegated to the third tier.

It's been a tough time ever since, spending a year in the basement division as well as being ousted from their home city twice. This season, more than ever, they're looking likely to return to the Championship.

The disappointment of being moved out of the Ricoh hasn't disrupted Mark Robins squad, with St Andrew's proving to be a firm base for their good form. Missing out on key targets over the summer hasn't been detrimental either; Tyler Walker and Bright Enobakhare were both linked with moves that failed to materialise.

They signed little-known attacker Kastaneer from NAC Breda, but his Sky Blues career didn't get off to a great start.

Despite scoring on his second outing against Bristol Rovers, he was dismissed against Portsmouth after coming on as a sub.

That's left him playing catch up with the rest of the squad and he was one of the players who featured against Rugby Town in a midweek Birmingham Senior Cup game.

Whilst that might not suggest a big future, Mark Robins is hopeful Kastaneer can be a threat for them this season.

The manager is spot on in his assessment.

Kastaneer is a leggy attacker, languid at times but with a keen eye for goal and a penchant for making things happen.

They snatched a draw against Doncaster at the weekend and the turnaround was prompted by his arrival as a late sub. He didn't score, but he looked likely to create something in the dying seconds.

He's not currently up to League One fitness, that's clear for all to see.

He get's perhaps sixty minutes or a cameo at the end of a game, but the promise is certainly there.

He's got that special something, a directness in his approach and unpredictable nature that could easily be the difference between fifth or tenth.

If Robins does get him fit and ready to play for 90 minutes, Gervane Kastaneer might just be the catalyst they need to get promoted.

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