Coming To Cov - Middlesbrough

The goals on the BBC Football League Show.
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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.

Parking: Car parking is extremely restricted around the ground.

Park And Ride
The park and ride site is at Coventry Airport in Siskin Drive. It will cost £7.50 to pre-book and £8 on the day to park at Coventry Airport on match days.

Parking at the two park and walk sites at Christ the King Football Club in Wheelwright Lane and Wayside Business Park in Wilsons Lane won't be affected. 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.com

Travel From London for Members of CCLSC http://www.cclsc.co.uk/

AWAY SUPPORTERS PARKING
Car parking around the Ricoh Arena is strictly limited.
http://www.ricohparking.co.uk
However, there is a designated away supporters car park, situated around five minutes walk away from the ground. The car park is secure and cost is £5 - but spaces are limited to just 100.

Directions: M6 to junction 3. Take 3rd exit if coming from north or 1st exit if travelling from the south. At the 2nd roundabout, take the 2nd exit, under the railway bridge, through the first set of traffic lights, and pass the pedestrian lights. At the next set of lights, turn right into Blackburn Road and the car park is at the top of the road.

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
Prices rise to £27 and £32 for on the day admission depending on where you sit. So get a ticket in advance.
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THE LAST TIME
This is the 42nd game between the two sides. Coventry have won 14 and drawn 12 , scoring 49 goals compared to Middlesbrough's 56 .

The last game between the two sides was a 1-0 defeat for City on February 8th 2006 in an FA Cup tie after a 1-1 draw at the Ricoh Arena. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink scored the only goal of the game in the 19th minute.

The teams that day 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

Middlesbrough's last visit to Coventry for a league game resulted in a 3-1 victory for the visitors on Augsust 19th 2000.
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for this fixture is Graham Horwood from Bedfordshire.

Mr Horwood has had eight matches so far this season. He has shown 20 yellow cards and two red.

He has not officiated as the referee at the Ricoh Arena before and has not had a Coventry City match in the four years he has been on the Football League list.

Assistants are Geoff Russell from Northamptonshire & Oleksandr Saliy from Middlesex . The Fourth Official is Simon Barrow from Tamworth.
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