Coming To Cov - Cardiff City
Last updated : 16 March 2010 By Covsupport News Service
COVENTRY CITY V CARDIFF CITY
TUESDAY MARCH 16TH AT 7.45PM
AT THE RICOH ARENA, PHOENIX WAY, COVENTRY, CV6 6GE
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 7.45pm.
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MEDIA COVERAGE
Commentary available on BBC Coventry & Warwickshire plus Mercia FM as well as the radio stations covering Cardiff City.
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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. Take the 27 bus from the train station get off at Pool Meadow bus station and catch the 4 or 5 service. Or go out of doors and over the road by Sainsburys and get the 20, getting off the by Tescos.
The normal Park And Ride services will be operational.
Parking: Car parking is extremely restricted around the ground.
City supporters can now pay on the day to park at the Ricoh Arena before Coventry City home games. £10 will be charged to park in Car Park A and C with £7 for Car Park B.
Parking places are subject to availability and motorists will not be allowed to leave the car parks A & B for twenty minutes after the final whistle.
Park And Ride
The park and ride site is at The Oak Pub in Baginton near to Coventry Airport. I
Parking at the two park and walk sites at Christ the King Football Club in Wheelwright Lane and St Finbarrs and Wayside Business Park in Wilsons Lane. Vehicles can park there for £5.50 per game.
For further information or to buy tickets at any the three sites log on to
http://www.ricoharena.com/ or telephone 08444 121 747.
Coaches From Rugby.
The Avon mill are running the coach travel to all home games this season again anyone interested please contact Mac on 01788 542815 or email
avon.mill@yahoo.co.uk £4 per person per game.
Coaches From Kenilworth For details please contact
harry.bragginton@btinternet.comTravel From London for Members of CCLSC
http://www.cclsc.co.uk/ Street parking outside the exclusion zone is also available if you are prepared to walk.
AWAY SUPPORTERS PUB
The Lord Raglan,Coventry Rd,Exhall,Coventry,CV7 9EZ Telephone 02476734008 or 07747115478.Opens 11am every day,very large car park for coaches etc.Free car park for people who go into the pub.Less than 10 mins walk to the ground.Exit J3 M6 Follow signs for Bayton Rd Ind Est just 2 mins off the motorway.
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.
BUS
The 101 service should be running for this game. The 804/805 De Courcey services are.
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ADMISSION
Tickets can be obtained via the ticket office at the Ricoh Arena, the outlets at Coventry Cathedral or in City Central or by calling 0844 873 1883 (option 1).
Prices rise for tickets bought on the day so get once in advance if possible. Ticket start at £19 per adult if you purchase before close of business on Friday.
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THE LAST TIME
This is the 44th the game between the two sides. City have won 18 and drawn 9 . They have scored 67 goals compared to Cardiff's 64.
Earlier in the season, City lost 2-0 at the Cardiff City stadium. In the corresponding fixture last season, a crowd of 14,922 saw a 2-0 win for Cardiff City with Jay Bothroyd and Ross McCormack getting the goals.
The teams that night were:
CITY
Westwood, Hall, Turner, Ward,Fox, Gunnarsson,Sawyer, McKenzie, Mifsud (Thornton 60), Eastwood, Morrison SNU Marshall, Beuzelin,Doyle, Wynter
CARDIFF
Encklemann, McNaughton (Comminges 23), Rae, Gyepes,Bothroyd, Parry, R.Johnson,Ledley (McPhail 69), Kennedy,Burke, McCormack SNU Heaton, Purse, E.Johnson
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for this fixture is Simon Hooper from Wiltshire.
Simon started refereeing aged 15 and was appointed to the National Referees List in 2008. He has had 27 games so far this season and this will be his eighth Championship appointement this term. His last game was Doncaster's 2-1 win against Derby on Saturday.
He has not had a City home game before but was in charge of Cardiff's 6-1 win against Derby County.
