COVENTRY CITY V MILLWALL
SATURDAY APRIL 16TH AT 3PM
AT THE RICOH ARENA, PHOENIX WAY, COVENTRY, CV6 6GE
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 3PM.
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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.
PARKING
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.
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.
Bus From Christ The King
This will be a return service and will cost £3.50 Adults // £2 under 16's and £5 Family Ticket (one adult//one under 16). Tickets will be available from behind the bar
Also the link to the facebook page is http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sky-Blue-Express-Coventry/159999280702510.
Coaches From Kenilworth For details please contact harry.bragginton@btinternet.com
Travel 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
Millwall supporters have been designated The Rocket and The Black Horse pub
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 bus service from Pool Meadow should be running for this game.
The 804/805 De Courcey services are.
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ADMISSSION
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).
£12.50 for adults ticket deal: http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/feat/ed15/1250_for_an_adult_city_v_millwall_ticket_666923/index.shtml
Corporate Hospitality
http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/dine_at_ccfc_for_the_millwall_game_666959/index.shtml
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THE LAST TIME
This is the 55th league and cup match between the two sides. City have won 21 of those games and drawn 11 times. They have scored 88 goals compared to Millwall's 55.
City lost 3-1 at Millwall earlier in the season. Millwall last visit to the Ricoh Arena was for a 1-0 defeat on December 10th 2005. Claus Jorgensen scored the only goal of the game in the 33rd minute against a Millwall side which had Lawrence sent off in the 66th minute.
The teams that day were:
Coventry: Fulop, Whing, Duffy (Impey), Osbourne, Page, Shaw, Jorgensen (Thornton), Doyle, Adebola, Morrell, McSheffrey.
Millwall
Doyle, Lawrence, Livermore, Morris, Robinson, Whitbread, Dunne, Elliott, Dyer, Wright (Asaba), Braniff (Williams)
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's Championship game against Millwall on Saturday is Roger East from Wiltshire.
Roger joined the National List of assistant referees in 2000 and was on that list for seven years. During that time, he was on the line for the 2003 League Two FL Play Off Final, the 2004 FA Cup Final and the 2006 Community Shield and was also on the FIFA list. He was promoted to the National List of referees in 2007.
The five things he feels needed to become a referee are: Knowledge of Law, Understand the game from Players perspective, Man management skills, Luck and a big ego.
This season, Mr East has had 31 matches including eight Championship game, and shown 108 yellow cards and three red.
This will be Mr East's first visit as a referee to the Ricoh Arena. His only other City game was the 2-1 defeat at Cardiff City in September 2008 He has had two Millwall games, the 2-1 win over Leyton Orient in April 2010 and the 3-2 win over MK Dons in December 2009.
His assistants are Tony Horton from Wolverhampton & Sasa Ihringova from Shropshire. The Fourth Official is Wayne Barrett from Worcestershire.
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BETTING ODDS
If you are thinking of having a bet on Coventry City's Championship game against Millwall on Saturday, make sure you shop around the best odds.
You can check some of the odds being offered by various bookmakers by clicking on
MATCH WINNER
http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/coventry-v-millwall/winner
FIRST GOALSCORER
http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/coventry-v-millwall/first-goalscorer
HALF-TIME/FULL-TIME
http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/coventry-v-millwall/half-time-full-time
CORRECT SCORE
http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/coventry-v-millwall/correct-score
ALL MARKETS
http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/coventry-v-millwall/betting-markets
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