COVENTRY CITY V BLACKPOOL FC
SATURDAY OCTOBER 17 AT 3PM
AT THE RICOH ARENA, PHOENIX WAY, COVENTRY, CV6 6GE
TRAVEL
By car: Leave the M6 at junction 3. Take the A444 towards the City centre and at the first island go left and you will see the Ricoh Arena on your right.
By rail: For all train information call National Rail Enquiries on: 08457 48 49 50, but be warned Coventry station is a £10+ taxi ride away.
Parking: Parking restrictions will be imposed IF this game is expected to attract more than 10,000 spectators and the Residential Parking Scheme will be enforced. So take care where you park.
The Ricoh Arena are dealing with car parking at the ground.
SAT NAV
Some car satellite navigation systems have not been updated to show Coventry City FC as playing at the Ricoh Arena. Those visiting the ground for the first time are advised to enter "Phoenix Way" and the post code "CV6 6GE" instead.
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ADMISSION
Tickets are priced as follows:
How to buy – in advance
Buy online at www.ccfcshop.co.uk
Buy over the phone by calling 02476 991 987
Buy in person at the ticket office at the Butts Park Arena in Earlsdon
How to buy – on the day
Buy online at www.ccfcshop.co.uk until midday on Saturday, August 8th.
Buy in person at the Matchday Ticket Office (next the Ricoh Arena main reception) from 9:30am up until kick-off.
Buy in person at the Cash Turnstiles in the East Stand from 1:30pm up until kick-off.
Please note:
- phone sales are not available on the day of the game
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City’s League One game against Blackpool is Keith Hill from Hertfordshire.
The forty-seven year old, who is a former sales manager and former FA regional referees' manager for East Anglia, had been in the Far East training and developing referees but has returned to the Football League in 2012.
His only City game was the 2-1 FA Cup win over Hartlepool United at Sixfields in December 2013 when he booked two players.
This season, Mr Hill has had eleven games and shown 39 yellows and three red cards..
His assistants are: John Farries and John Law and the Fourth Official is Nigel Smith.
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THE LAST TIME
Saturday will see Coventry City taking on Blackpool for the 14th time in a game played in Coventry.
City have won six of those meetings with three draws and four defeats
City’s biggest win against Blackpool is a 3-1 win which they did in 1923 and in 2007. .
The last time the sides met at the Ricoh Arena was on Tuesday September 27th 2011 in a 2-2 draw. Gareth Taylor Fletcher put Blackpool ahead after seventeen minutes but City levelled through Gary Deegan in the 78th minute. Lukas Jutkiewicz had City ahead in the 82nd minute but in the first minute of stoppage time, a crowd of 12.822 saw Keith Southern score for a share of the points.
The teams that night were:
City: Murphy, Keogh, Hussey (Christie 66), Cranie, Cameron, Bell (Deegan 63), Clingan, McSheffrey, Thomas, Jutkiewicz, O’Donovan (Platt 78) SNU Dunn, McDonald.
Blackpool: Gilks, Cathcart, Crainey, Baptiste, Evatt (M.Phillips 79), Southern, Ferguson, Angel (Eardley 58), Sutherland, Taylor-Fletcher (Bogdanovic 70), K.Phillips. SNU Ince, Howard.
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BETTING
The bookies have Coventry City as odds on favourites against Blackpool on Saturday.
The bookies have City at 4/7, Blackpool at 5/1 and 3/1 the draw.
If you are planning on having a bet on the game, make sure you shop around for the best odds as some bookmakers can be rather tight with their odds. You can check the prices by clicking http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/coventry-v-blackpool/winner
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WORTH CHECKING OUT BEFORE KICK OFF
THE COVENTRY MUSIC MUSEUM
Unit 7,
The Courtyard Rear of 74-80 Walsgrave Road
Coventry,
CV2 4ED
UK
We are open Thursday to Sunday-10.00am to 4.00pm, we are also open on Bank Holiday Mondays.
Admission is £2.00 Adults and £1.00 Children between the ages of 5-15
On a direct bus route to the Ricoh Arena
Coventry famously gave 2-Tone music to the world. Spawning bands like The Specials, The Selecter, Madness and The Beat. 2-Tone music, as influential as it was, is only a small reflection of the vast musical talents that Coventry can lay claim to.
At the Coventry Music Museum, we tell the real story of our musical heritage, going right back to the Roman occupation. We stop along the way at Music Hall, 50’s Rock’ N’ Roll, the 60’s Beat scene and we even have the Lennon Bench, commemorating the famous ‘Acorns for Peace’ event.
There’s the 70’s, when Coventry ruled the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. Our 80’s area celebrates Hazel O’Connor, The Primitives and of course, King.
In the 90’s we go all Bhangra, then we celebrate Dave Willetts in Phantom of the Opera (we even have his original Phantom mask).
Now it’s The Enemy‘s time, with many unique items from Coventry’s current hit-makers here on display. Not forgetting new talent, with our Artist of The Month!
Bar and cafe available.