Coming To Coventry - Hull City

Last updated : 11 March 2011 By Covsupport News Service

COVENTRY CITY V HULL CITY      
SATURDAY MARCH 12TH AT 3PM 
AT THE RICOH ARENA, PHOENIX WAY, COVENTRY, CV6 6GE
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 3PM. The game has been desiginated as Ladies Day
________________________________________________________________
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
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.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.

Corporate Hospitality
http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/city_v_bristol_city_corporate_hospitality_650567/index.shtml
_________________________________________________________________
THE LAST TIME
This is the 40th league and cup match between the two sides. City have won 15 of those games and drawn nine times. They have scored 50 goals compared to Hull City's 51. 

City drew 0-0 at Hull City earlier in the season.  The last time City played Hull City in a league match at the Ricoh Arena was on August 18th 2007, the game finished in a 1-1 draw. Leon McKenzie put City in front in the 50th minute but Hull levelled eleven minutes later through Nicky Barmby.

The teams that day were:
TEAM
Konstantopoulos, Osbourne, Ward, Hall, Borrowdale, Tabb (Mifsud 77), Doyle, M.Hughes (S.Hughes 46), Gray, McKenzie, Kyle (Adebola 74) SNU Marshall,  Best.

Hull City
Duke, Ricketts (sent off 66), Turner, Brown, Delaney, Marney, Ashbee (c), Elliott (Dawson 70), Garcia, Barmby (Livermore 76), Windass (McPhee 73). SNU Myhill, Bridges
 _____________________________________________________________
MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's Championship game against Hull City on Saturday is Steve Tanner from Somerset.

Mr Tanner got refereeing by chance. His dad was always being asked to referee junior matches and he went on a referees course to keep his dad company and passed with flying colours so decided to take up refereeing.  He was promoted to the Select Group Referees list in 2007.

Mr Tanner has had 34 matches so far this season and has shown 97 yellow and nine red cards. This will be his 14th Championship game of the season (including Hull's 0-0 at Crystal Palace) and his last game was Tuesday night's game which saw Millwall beat QPR 2-0.

His last City game was the 4-1 defeat at Newcastle United last season and previous City matches are the 2-0 win at Barnsley in August 2009, the 1-0 defeat at Forest in April 2009, the 2-2 at Blackburn in the FA Cup in February 2009, the 0-0 draw at Swansea on Boxing Day 2008, the 3-2 defeat at Plymouth in 2007, City's 2-0 defeat at home to Burnley in 2005 and City's 2-0 win at MK Dons in February 2004.

His assistants are Simon Bennett from Staffordshire & Mark Jones from Nottinghamshire.  The Fourth Official is Carl Dunn from Staffordshire.
 ____________________________________________________________________
BETTING ODDS
If you are thinking of having a bet on Coventry City's Championship game against Hull City 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-hull/winner

CORRECT SCORE
http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/coventry-v-hull/correct-score

HALF-TIME/FULL-TIME
http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/coventry-v-hull/half-time-full-time

FIRST GOALSCORER
http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/coventry-v-hull/first-goalscorer

ALL MARKETS
http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/coventry-v-hull/betting-markets