Micky Adams praised midfielder Don Hutchison for his part in City's 3-1 win over Plymouth.
The Coventry City manager said: "We don't forget - myself, Inchy and Corky - because he tells us every day, that he was once a five-million pound player. Players who are bought for that sort of fee don't lose their quality.
He might not be as pacy as he once was but what a footballer - and I think you've all seen it out there today."