A Look At The Weekend

Last updated : 16 August 2007 By Covsupport
Whilst the Sky Blues will be hoping for a big gate for the first home game of the season against Hull City at the Arena, there is plenty of football elsewhere.

Coventry City U18's are at home to Stoke City. Kick off at the Alan Higgs Centre is at 11am.

In the Championship, the matches are Blackpool v Bristol City, Colchester v Barnsley, Palace v Leicester, Norwich v Southampton, Plymouth v Ipswich,
QPR v Cardiff City, Scunthorpe v Burnley, Stoke v Charlton ( 5:20 ), Watford v Sheff United, West Brom v Preston with Sheff Wed v Wolves on Sunday.

Locally, there will be some firsts on Saturday. Leamington play Leighton Town in their first ever Southern League Midland Division game since the club reformed.

Coventry Sphinx and Nuneaton Griff both make their debuts in the FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round.

Paul Charnley's side are draw away to Nottinghamshire Teversal whilst Nuneaton Griff are at home to Rainworth MW. If both of our local sides win, then they will meet at Sphinx Drive on Spetember 1st.

Coventry Sphinx First Team Assistant Manager Lynton Wilkinson will be looking ahead to the FA Cup, sponsored by E.ON, Extra Preliminary round tie at Teversal on Saturday morning.

Sphinx Assistant manager Lynton Wilkinson will be speaking with BBC C&W presenter Malcolm Boyden between 10-10.30am about all things Sphinx and especially the prospect of Coventry Sphinx playing in the FA Cup for the first time in the clubs history.

Nuneaton Borough after their win at Alfreton in midweek are at home in a Conference North game to Burscough.

Billy Jeffrey takes his Rugby Town side to Clevedon whilst Bedworth are home to Bishop Cleeve.

Racing Club Warwick travel to Oadby in the FA Cup whilst Stratford Town play Atherstone in a Midland Alliance fixture.

The two Coventry based sides in the Midland Combination are both away. Copeswood travel to Continental Star whilst Massey Ferguson go to Heather St John. Southam are at home to Bartley Green.

Whilst in the Midland Combination Div 1 Leamington Hibs are at home to Droitwich,Stockingford travel to Archdale and Alveston visit Newhall.
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Coventry Bears Rugby league take on Nottingham Outlaws in the Midlands Rugby League Grand Final.

Kick off at the Old Coventrians Rugby Club in Tile Hill is at 2.30pm and admission is free.

Like Coventry City manager Iain Dowie, Bears coach Ty Watson has a headache of who to pick in the side that went through their league season unbeaten.

Watson said to his club's website: An excellent week at training has left me with some serious selection headaches ahead of Saturday's Grand Final. Our focus and intensity has really lifted and there is a real buzz around the OC Stadium. "Confidence is high and we fear no one. Our perfect season is still on the cards and history beckons."
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