Coming To Coventry - Nottingham Forest
Last updated : 01 February 2011 By Covsupport News Service
COVENTRY CITY V NOTTINGHAM FOREST
TUEDAY FEBRUARY 1ST AT 7.45PM
AT THE RICOH ARENA, PHOENIX WAY, COVENTRY, CV6 6GE
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 7.45pm.
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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.
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).
Tickets bought on the day of a game will rise in advance so get your tickets before wherever possible.
City lost 2-1 at Forest back in November. The last game at the Ricoh Arena between the two sides saw a 1-0 win for City with Freddie Eastwood getting a 23rd minute winner for City in a game remembered for the appearance of assistant Amy Fearn who took in the 71st minute from referee Anthony Bates and refereed the game far better than he had done.
Coventry Westwood, Wright, McPake, Wood, Cranie, Bell (Baker 80), Gunnarsson (Deegan 62), Clingan, McIndoe, Eastwood, Morrison. SNU Jeffers, Hussey, Grandison, Barnett, Konstantopolous
Forest Camp, Gunter, Morgan, Wilson, Cohen, Garner (Earnshaw 67), Moussi (McGoldrick 76), McKenna, Anderson (McGuigan 71), Majewski, Blackstock SNU Smith, Adebola, Perch, Chambers
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's Championship game against Nottingham Forest is Andy D'Urso from Essex.
Andy, whose hobbies include gardening and travel has been on the National list since 1994. He has also spent four years on the FIFA list.
His last City match was the 2-0 home win over Portsmouth on the opening day of this season. and he had 19 other matches. He has shown 53 yellow cards and four red.
Other City matches, that Mr D'Urso has been in charge of are: the 1-0 home defeat by Derby County last season, the 4-1 defeat at Charlton Athletic on May 4th 2008, the 2-0 defeat at Norwich in November 2007, the 1-1 at Norwich in Feb 2007, the 1-0 home defeat to Birmingham City in October 2006, the 2-0 defeat at Palace in Nov 2005, the 2-0 home win against Forest in April 2005, the 2-0 defeat at Rotherham in December 2003, the 1-0 home win against Sheffield United in March 2002, the 2-1 win at Manchester City in August 2000, the 5-0 defeat at West Ham in April 2000, the 2-0 defeat at Liverpool in December 1999 and the 3-2 defeat at Tottenham in September 1999.
His assistants are Simon Barrow from Staffordshire & Gavin Muge from Bedfordshire. The Fourth Official is Gary Young from Bedfordshire.
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BETTING ODDS
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