COVENTRY CITY V WATFORD
SATURDAY AUGUST 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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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: 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.
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
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 prices can be found by clicking on http://www.ccfc.co.uk/page/HomeTickets/0,,10269~2381424,00.html. Wherever possible you should get a ticket in advance to avoid increased matchday charges.
Corporate Hospitality
http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/hospitality_details_for_saturdays_game_694156/index.shtml
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THE LAST TIME
This is the 80th league and cup match between the two sides. City have won 29 of those games and drawn 13 . They have scored 111 goals compared to Watford's 130.
The corresponding fixture last season saw a 2-0 win for City with goals from Gary McSheffrey and Lukas Jutkiewicz.
The teams that day were:
Team Westwood, Clarke (Cameron 54), Keogh, Cranie, Hussey, Clingan, McSheffrey, Gunnarsson, Bell (McIndoe 76), Eastwood (Jutkiewicz 64), Platt. SNU Quirke, O’Halloran, Platt, O’Donovan
Watford
Loach, Hodson, Eustace, Taylor, Cowie, Jenkins (Drinkwater 46), Bennett, Weimann (Deeley 76), Whichelow (Buckley 46), Thompson, Graham. SNU Gilmartin, Sordell, Mingola, Aldred
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's Championship game against Watford is Roger East is from Wiltshire.
Mr East joined the National List of assistant referees in 2000 and spent seven years as an assistant, running the line at the 2004 FA Cup Final before his promotion, in 2007, to the National Referees List.
Last season, he had 36 matches and issued 125 yellow cards. This season, he has had three matches with his last game being Oxford's 2-0 win over Shrewsbury on Tuesday night.
His last City match was the 2-1 victory over Millwall back in April and his only other Coventry match was the 2-1 defeat at Cardiff City in September 2008.
His assistants are Gary Stott from Manchester & Kevin Johnson from Somerset. The Fourth Official is Robert Ellis from Birmingham.