Sky Blues On The Road - Middlesbrough
Feature by Covsupport News Service
Updated Friday, 23rd April 2010
City play at Middlesbrough in final away game of the season
MIDDLESBROUGH V COVENTRY CITY
SATURDAY APRIL 24TH AT 3PM
AT THE RIVERSIDE STADIUM, MIDDLESBROUGH, TS3 6RS
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MATCH DETAILSKick off at 3PM.
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MEDIA COVERAGE
Commentary available on BBC Coventry & Warwickshire plus Mercia FM but not on-line unless you pay for Sky Blue Player as well as the radio stations covering
Middlesbrough.
The goals will be on the Football League Show
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TRAVEL
Only book the club coach if you intend to travel on the coach as refunds now take the form of vouchers.
Official Club Coach Departs Ricoh Arena at 9.30am
Adult Season Ticket Holders/ Members £25 Concession Members £20
Non Adult Season Ticket Holders/Members £30 Concession Non Members £25
Sky Blue Army Coach Departs Town 8am and Red Lion 8.15am. £20 For more details, phone Dave on 07919 662919.
BY Car
From the north:
Approaching Middlesbrough on the A19 cross over the River Tees and take A66 eastbound towards Middlesbrough town centre. Stay on A66 past the town centre (on your right) and follow signs to the stadium which you will see on your left.
From the south: M1 to junction 32, then M18 towards Hull. Leave at Junction 2 and join the A1 (M). Leave the A1(M) at junction 49,signposted to Teesside,and join the A168, which after approximately 11 miles will become the A19. Approximately 19 miles later take the A66 eastbound towards Middlesbrough town centre. Stay on A66 past the town centre (on your right) and follow signs to the stadium which you will see on your left.
From the west: Leave the A1(M) at Junction 57 onto the A66(M). Follow signs to Teesside on the A66. In approximately 18 miles you will pass Middlesbrough town centre (on your right) and follow signs to the stadium which you will see on your left.
Car parking at Middlesbrough Football Club Matchday parking at the stadium is restricted to permit holders. You are advised to use town centre parking.
Middlesbrough station is located on Albert Road, a 10 to 15 minutes walk from the ground.
More information:
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ADMISSIONTickets for the game against Gordon Strachan's side at the Riverside Stadium are priced at £26 for adults, £16 for over 65's and £13 for U18's.
Tickets for Disabled and Carer are priced at £26 for an adult ticket.
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THE LAST TIME
This is the 43rd league and cup meeting of the two sides. City have won 14 matches and drawn 13, scoring 51 goals compared to Middlesbrough's 58 .
Back in September, the game at the Ricoh Arena finished in a 2-2 draw. City have not won at the Riverside since Middlesbrough moved there. The last game at the Riverside involving Coventry City was an FA Cup replay which
Middlesbrough won 1-0 on Feb 8th 2006 with Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink scoring the only goal of the game in the 19th minute in front of a 14,131 crowd.
The Teams that night were:
City
Fulop, Whing (Morrell 84), Hall, Williams, Page, Scowcroft (Jorgensen 46), McSheffrey, John, Adebola, Hutchison, Doyle. SNU Ince, Shaw
Middlesbrough
Swarzer, Riggott, Southgate, Hasselbaink (Maccarone 70), Rochemback, Pogatetz, Mendieta (Bates 80), Yakubu, Parnaby,Taylor, Doriva Subs Jones, Viduka,Johnson.
City did draw on their last league appearance at Middlesbrough for a league game. The match finished in a 1-1 draw with Noel Whelan scoring a stunning own goal for City.
The Civil Servant he started refereeing in 1991 in Northern Ireland before spending time in North Yorkshire. He joined the National List of assistant referees in 2002, and was promoted to the referees' list in 2006.
He has had thirty matches this season including City's 0-0 draw at Swansea and has shown 104 yellow cards and four red. His last match was Carlisle's 2-1 home defeat by
Oldham Athletic.
Mr McDermid's only other City game was the 0-0 draw between City and Cardiff in Feb 2008.
