COVENTRY CITY V READING
SATURDAY APRIL 30TH 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.
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
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 bus service from Pool Meadow 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).
£12.50 Ticket Offer
http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/feat/ed15/tickets_for_reading_at_home__1250_for_adults_672304/index.shtml
Corporate Hospitality
http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/corporate_hospitality_for_city_v_reading_671715/index.shtml
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THE LAST TIME
This is the 50th league and cup match between the two sides. City have won 14 of those games and drawn 15. They have scored 63 goals compared to Reading's 75.
City drew 0-0 at Reading earlier this season but in the corresponding fixture last season lost 3-1. Freddy Eastwood scored City's goal as Grzegorz Rasiak hit a brace with one from Jobi McAnuff
The teams that day were:
Coventry Konstantopolous, Cranie, Turner, Grandison, Clarke, Cork , Gunnarsson (Osbourne 56), McIndoe (Best 56), van Aanholt (Hussey 72), Morrison, Eastwood. SNU Ward, Ireland, Bell, Madine
Reading Federici, Tabb, Matejovsky, McAnuff, Church (Long 55), Rasiak, Bertrand, Sigguardson, Pearce, Pearce, Howard (Karacan 68) SNU Hamer
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's Championship game against Reading is James Linnington from Newport on the Isle Of Wight.
Mr Linnington took up refereeing to stay involved in football with the intention to return to playing when he became stronger after he was released by a club at the age of fifteen. He set himself a target of becoming a career referee and in 2008 was appointed to the National List.
This season, he has had 35 matches including Coventry 2-1 home defeat to Cardiff City, a game where the Sky Blues crtainly did not get the decisions, and has shown 105 yellow cards and six red.
His only other City game was the 3-2 home win against Peterborough last season
His assistants are Richard Kendall from Bedfordshire & Ryan Newman from Yorkshire. The Fourth Official is Mark Weaver from Birmingham.
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BETTING ODDS
If you are thinking of having a bet on Coventry City's Championship game against Reading 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-reading/winner
FIRST GOALSCORER
http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/coventry-v-reading/first-goalscorer
HALF-TIME/FULL-TIME
http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/coventry-v-reading/half-time-full-time
CORRECT SCORE
http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/coventry-v-reading/correct-score
ALL MARKETS
http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/coventry-v-reading/betting-markets