Coming To Coventry - Burnley FC
Last updated : 18 November 2010 By Covsupport News Service
COVENTRY CITY V BURNLEY
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 20TH 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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MEDIA COVERAGE
Commentary available on BBC Coventry & Warwickshire plus Mercia FM as well as the radio stations covering Leeds. The goals will be on the Football League Show on BBC1 at 11.40pm.
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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
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.
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.
OTHER BUSES
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).
Tickets bought on the day of a game will rise in advance so get your tickets before wherever possible.
The last league game between the two sides produced a 1-1 draw at Turf Moor on Feb 17th 2009 but the last match at the Ricoh Arena saw a 3-1 win for Burnley on Tuesday October 21st 2008.
Elliott Ward put City ahead with a 38th minute penalty but goals from Michael Duff (51) and late strikes from Robbie Blake and Chris Eagles condemned City to defeat in a match which saw six bookings, in front of a crowd of 14,621.
The teams that night were:
City
Westwood, Osbourne, Dann, Fox, Ward, Tabb (Simpson 39), Gunnarsson, Doyle (Beuzelin 73), Mifsud, Best (Morrison 65), Eastwood SNU Marshall, Hall
Burnley
Jensen, Duff, Carlisle, Caldwell, Kalvenes, Elliott, Gudjonnson (Eagles 70), Alexander, McCann (Blake 78),Paterson,Thompson (Rodriquez 83) SNU Penny, Van De Schaaf
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's Championship fixture against Burnley on Saturday at the Ricoh Arena is David Webb from County Durham.
Mr Webb got into refereeing after seeing an advertisement in a programme at a game and through talking to referees when he played local football. He was promoted to the National List Of Referees in 2008 and describes one of his best game in charge as the 2008 Kirkham & Wesham V Coventry Sphinx FA Vase Quarter-Final in which finished in a 3-3 draw after extra time.
So far this season, Mr Webb has had 12 matches, two of which have been Championship matches, and shown 38 yellow cards and three red. His last game was Stockport's 1-0 win at Bury last Saturday.
This will be his 11th Championship match of his career and his first in charge of Coventry City.
His assistants are Martin Dexter from Leicestershire & Danny Meeson from Staffordshire, The Fourth Official is Rob Merchant from Staffordshire.
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BETTING ODDS
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