COVENTRY CITY V SWANSEA CITY
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 22ND 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.
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.
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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.
Corporate Hospitality
http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/city_v_swansea_corporate_hospitality_647054/index.shtml
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THE LAST TIME
This is the 27th league and cup match between the two sides. City have won 12 of those games and drawn seven times. They have scored 47 goals compared to Swansea's 47.
City lost 2-1 at Swansea earlier in the season
The last time City played Swansea in a league match at the Ricoh Arena, the game finished in a 1-0 defeat for City.
The teams that day were:
Team Westwood, Wright, Cranie, Turner, van Aanholt, Osbourne (Cork 64), Gunnarsson, Clingan, McIndoe (McKenzie 85), Best (Eastwood 84), Morrison. SNU Konstantopolous, Clarke, Cain, Grandison,
Swansea De Vries, Rangel, Monk, Tate, Dyer, Britton, Orlandi (Lopez 69), Gower, Dobbie (Pintado 75), Bond (Morgan 64). SNU Cornell, Collins, MacDonald, Painter. _____________________________________________________________
MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's Championship game against Swansea City on Tuesday night is Keith Stroud from Hampshire.
Mr Stroud got into refereeing after running the line for his parks team. The referee on one of these games approached him after the game complimenting him on his performance as an assistant referee and gave him details of the up and coming referee course to consider which he duly attended.
Mr Stroud, an official who believes that a smile on occasions helps to diffuse situations and helps to encourage positive interaction from referee to player/coaching staff, was appointed to the FIFA International Assistant Referees list in 2004 and joined the Select Group Referees list in 2007.
This will be his second visit to the Ricoh Arena this season. His last visit was the 3-2 defeat to Leeds United. He has had 21 matches this season and shown 82 yellow cards and four red.
Previous City game's are the 1-0 win at Plymouth Argyle in December 2009 and previous City matches in which he has refereed are: the 0-0 home draw with West Brom in October 2009, the 1-1 draw at QPR in January 2009, the 2-0 home win against Leicester in February 2008, the 0-2 home defeat to Palace on Boxing Day 2007, the 0-1 defeat at Wolves in October 2007, the 0-0 at Colchester in March 2007 and the 2-0 home win against Sheffield United in March 2006.
The assistants are Russell Fletcher from Derbyshire & Wayne Porter from Lincolnshire. The Fourth Official is David Plowright from Nottinghamshire.
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BETTING ODDS
If you are thinking of having a bet on Coventry City's Championship game against Swansea City on Tuesday night, 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-swansea/winner
CORRECT SCORE
http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/coventry-v-swansea/correct-score
HALF-TIME/FULL-TIME
http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/coventry-v-swansea/half-time-full-time
SPREADS
http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/coventry-v-swansea/spread-markets
ALL MARKETS
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