Sky Blues On The Road - Reading
Feature by Covsupport News Service
Updated Sunday, 4th April 2010
City face Reading
READING V COVENTRY CITY
MONDAY APRIL 5TH AT 3PM
AT THE MADEJSKI STADIUM, READING, RG2 0FL
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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
Reading .
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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 11.30am
Season Ticket Holders and Members £19 Concession Season Ticket Holders & Members £15
Non Season Ticket Holders £25 Concession £22
SKY BLUE ARMY
Depart at 9am from town and 9.15 from the Red Lion at Walsgrave. For more details, phone Dave on 07919 662919.
From Coventry by Road
A46 to M40. Leave at junction with A34 (signposted Oxford) and stay on the A34 for 33 miles to junction with M4. Take the M4 towards London. Leave at Junction 11, follow signs towards Reading. Madejski Stadium is on your left-hand side after less than a mile.
There is a car park at the ground. You can park and drink at the Holiday Inn.
The nearest rail station is Reading.
From there, simply take a Fasttrack Park & Ride green bus that takes you direct to the Stadium. Average journey time less than 10 minutes.
Directions by air
The nearest airport is London Heathrow. From there, you can take the RailAir bus direct to Reading train station and then a park & ride bus.
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ADMISSION
Prices for City season ticket holders are £22.50 for adults, £16.50 for 65 and overs and those aged 17-21 and £11.50 for 16 and unders. Ambulant Disabled Adult tickets are £22.50.
Non-season ticket holders prices are £24.50 for adults, £18.50 for 65 and overs and those aged 17-21 and £13.50 for 16 and unders.
If you cannot get a ticket in advance and have to pay on the day, prices are £26.50 for adults, £20.50 for 65 and overs and those aged 17-21 and £15.50 for 16 and under.
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THE LAST TIME
This is the 47th league and cup meeting of the two sides. City have won 14 matches and drawn 13 , scoring 62 goals compared to Reading's 71.
Back in October, the game at the Ricoh Arena finished in a 3-1 defeat for the Sky Blues.
In the corresponding fixture in December 2007, City lost 3-1 after Danny Fox had given the Sky Blues the lead in a televised game.
The teams that night were:
City
Westwood, Dann (Turner 46), Ward, Hall, Tabb, Fox, A.Gunnarsson (Best 57), M.Doyle, Beuzelin, Morrison, Eastwood (Mifsud 76). SNU Marshall,Simpson
READING
Hahnemann, Rosenior, Ingirmarsson, Duberry, Armstrong, Kebe (Henry 85),Cisse (B.Gunnarsson 76) ,S.Hunt, N. Hunt (Long 71), K.Doyle, Harper. SNU Matejovsky, Federici
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's Championship game at Reading is Andy Woolmer from Northamptonshire.
A forty year old postman, who worked his way up through the UCL and Southern League. He has had three season on the Premier League as an Assistant Referee and cites former Coventry referee Keren Barratt 'as a tremendous influence on my career so far'.
Mr Woolmer, who has plenty of Championship experience, has had 25 games so far this season and has issued 63 yellow and two red cards. His last City match was the 1-1 draw at Palace in September 2007. The other City match he has refereed was the 2-1 win at Hull in January 2006,
