Sky Blues On The Road - Peterborough United
Feature by Covsupport News Service
Updated Friday, 5th March 2010
City off to London Road.
PETERBOROUGH UNITED V COVENTRY CITY
SATURDAY MARCH 6TH 2010 AT 3PM
AT LONDON ROAD STADIUM, LONDON ROAD, PETERBOROUGH, PE2 8AL
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick 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 Peterborough
The goals will be on the Football League Show on BBC1 at 11.45.
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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.
By Coach
Official Club Coach Departs Ricoh Arena at 11.30am
Adult members including season ticket holders £19 concessionary members £15
Non members Adults £25 Non Concessionary members £22.
The Sky Blue Army coach for the
Peterborough United trip on Saturday March 6th departs the Red Lion in Walsgrave at 8.30am or 8.45am from Town and costs £15. For more details, phone Dave on 07919 662919.
By car
From A14. Leave A14 at junction 13 then at roundabout take the second exit onto the A605. Over four roundabouts, following signs for Peterborough. At the fifth, take the A1139. Leave at third junction and than at roundabout, take third exit signposted Yaxely A15. Stay on the A15 until you reach a set of traffic signals where you should bear left and the ground is on your right.
From South (A1): Look for signs for 'Football Car Parks'. Two miles after the Norman Cross junction, exit A1 and follow signs to Peterborough (A1139) onto the A1139 Fletton Parkway. Exit the Fletton Parkway at junction 3. At roundabout turn left onto the A1260 Nene Parkway. Take first exit and at roundabout turn right into Shrewsbury Avenue. At T-junction after half a mile by Longueville Autos, turn right into the A605 Oundle Road. Fair Meadow car park is on the left hand side after one mile and the stadium is opposite.
From North (A1): Exit the A1 at signpost 'Leicester, Peterborough North A47'. Turn left at T-junction onto the A47. Exit the A47 after 5 miles, at junction 15. At the roundabout turn right onto the A1260 Nene Parkway. Exit the Nene Parkway after 1 mile. At the mini-roundabout by the 'Gordon Arms' turn left onto the A605 Oundle Road. Fair Meadow car park is on the left-hand side after one and a half miles.
From East (A47): Pass through the village of Eye following signs to Peterborough A47. At the roundabout turn left and at the next roundabout turn right. At the following roundabout take the 2nd exit. Then as from North.
From Railway Station: About three-quarters of mile from stadium. By bus: No buses run from the station itself, but the bus station is just across Bourges Boulevard. On foot, turn right out of station and then left - take footbridge over the main road to bus station.
By foot: Turn right out of station and head towards the main road (Bourges Boulevard). Turn right and head towards the big roundabout. Go under the Railway Bridge and walk up the path or steps to main road. Use the pedestrian underpass and pass the Evening Telegraph on the left-hand side. At the traffic lights, turn right and the ground is situated on the left hand side, over the town bridge.There are of course plenty of taxi cabs available from the Railway Station if you don't fancy the 10 minute walk.
Car Parking There is parking at the stadium for cars in the Horse Fair Meadow and Pleasure Fair council car parks which are pay and display £5 up to 10 hours. There is also parking at the stadium for coaches at £16 and £12 for minibuses.
More information:http://www.footballgroundguide.com/
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ADMISSION
Pay on the gate at terrace. Terrace tickets are priced at £17 for adults, £14 for Over 60's, Full time Students, Disabled with £10 for U16's.
Seats are priced at £22 for adults, £14 for Over 60's, Full time Students, Disabled with £10 for U16's.
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THE LAST TIME
This is the 11th league and cup meeting of the two sides. City have won six matches and drawn twice , scoring 22 goals compared to Posh's 16.
Back in December, City beat Peterborough 3-2 at the Ricoh Arena. The last time, City played at London Road was in a League Cup tie on September 11 2001. In Roland Nilsson's first game in charge, City won 4-2 on penalties after the match had finished 2-2. David Thompson and Lee Carsley scored for City.
The last league game between the two sides, saw between 10,000 and 15,000 City supporters make the evening trip to London Road to see try and clinch promotion from the Third Division in 1964. Goals from Peter Thompson and Derek Dougan gave Posh a 2-0 win but City clinched promotion beating Colchester the following week.
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's Championship game at Peterborough United on Saturday is Russell Booth.
A member of the Nottinghamshire RA, Mr Booth took up refereeing in Mansfield in 1984. He was appointed to the referees list in 2004 and his hobbies include cricket and children's football coaching.
He has had 26 matches this season including City's 2-1 home victory against Ipswich back in August. He has shown 50 yellow cards and three red.
Previous City matches include the 3-2 home defeat by
Watford last season, the 1-0 defeat at Cardiff in August 2006 and the 3-2 defeat at Preston in February 2005.
