COVENTRY CITY V PETERBOROUGH UNITED
SATURDAY APRIL 7TH AT 3PM
AT THE RICOH ARENA, PHOENIX WAY, COVENTRY, CV6 6GE
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 3pm. This game is Family Fun Day
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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.
Buses in Coventry
http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/feat/ed14/network_coventry_buses_for_a_match_day_732648/index.shtml
Parking: Car parking is extremely restricted around the ground. Street parking outside the exclusion zone is available if you are prepared to walk.
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.
Parking at the two park and walk sites at Christ the King Football Club in Wheelwright Lane and Wayside Business Park in Wilsons Lane won't be affected. 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.
Kenilworth Supporters Club - http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/coventry_city_kenilworth_supporters_club_712828/index.shtml
Travel From London for Members of CCLSC http://www.cclsc.co.uk/
The Sky Blue Express return coach service is back for the new season. Leaving from Christ The King Club in Coundon to the Ricoh Arena for all home games. The coach leaves the club approximately 35mins prior to kick off and returns after the match.
Prices remain the same as last season which are £3.50 for Adults, £2 for under 16's and £5 Family Ticket (one adult//one under 16). Tickets will be available from behind the bar For Further Info you can contact the Sky Blue Express on // 07974532056 // www.facebook.com/skyblueexpress // www.twitter.com/skyblueexpress
CTK Parish Centre, 14 Westhill Road, Coundon, Coventry, CV6 2AA
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 prices can be found by clicking on http://www.ccfc.co.uk/page/HomeTickets/0,,10269~2381424,00.html. There are no increased matchday charges.
Corporate Hospitality
http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/city_v_peterborough_hospitality_737889/index.shtml
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THE LAST TIME
This is the 13th league and cup game between the two sides. City have won seven and drawn twice. They have scored 23 goals compared to Peterborough's 17.
The last time, Peterborough visited the Ricoh Arena for a league game was on Dec 12th 2009. City won 3-2 with a hat-trick from Freddy Eastwood. Craig Mackail-Smith scored twice for Posh.
The teams that day were
Coventry Westwood, Cranie, Wright, Barnett, van Aanholt, Bell (Morrison 80), Gunnarsson, Cork, McIndoe, Best (Madine 84), Eastwood (Clingan 88) SNU Grandison, Ireland, Hussey, McPake
Peterborough lewis, Bennett, Geohaghon, Morgan, Griffiths, Whelpdale (Simpson 80), Coutts (Batt 62), Frecklington, Boyd, McLean, Mackail-Smith SNU Green, Rowe, McKeown, Lee, Diagourga
This is Peterborough's second visit to a Ricoh for a league or cup game. Peterborough have only won once in Coventry and that was back on September 23rd 1961.
City's record home league win over Peterborough is 3-2 which they have done twice Their record home defeat to Peterborough is a 3-1 defeat in 1961.
For a full list of matches between City and Peterborough, please click on http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/head_to_head/next/vs/match/index.shtml
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's Championship game against Peterbrough is Danny McDermid from Hampshire.
The Civil Servant he started refereeing in 1991 in Northern Ireland before spending time in North Yorkshire. He joined the National List of assistant referees in 2002, and was promoted to the referees’ list in 2006.
He has had thirty matches this season including City's 0-0 draw at Swansea and has shown 104 yellow cards and four red. His last match was Carlisle's 2-1 home defeat by Oldham Athletic.
Mr McDermid has had three City games before - last season's 2-1 defeat at Middlesbrough and the 0-0 home draw with Swansea as well as 0-0 draw between City and Cardiff in Feb 2008. He was also in charge of a City Reserve game at Chelsea in 2006 which City lost 6-0.
He has had 12 matches so far this season and shown 35 yellows and 2 red.
His assistants are Andrew Hutchinson from Cheshire and Mark Jones from Nottinghamshire The Fourth Official is Ian Rathbone from Northamptonshire.