Coming To Coventry - Watford FC

Last updated : 01 April 2011 By Covsupport News Service

COVENTRY CITY V WATFORD      
SATURDAY APRIL 2ND AT 3PM 
AT THE RICOH ARENA, PHOENIX WAY, COVENTRY, CV6 6GE
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 3PM. The game has been desiginated as Legends 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.

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/dine_at_ccfc_on_legends_day_660762/index.shtml
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THE LAST TIME
This is the 78th league and cup match between the two sides. City have won 27 of those games and drawn 13 times. They have scored 107 goals compared to Watford's 130.

City drew 2-2 at Vicarage Road earlier in the season.  The last time City played Watford in a league match at the Ricoh Arena was on Sunday May 2nd 2010, the game finished in a 4-0 defeat for City. Danny Graham scored twice with goals for Henri Lansbury and Martin Sordell.

The teams that day were:
City
Westwood, Cranie, Wood, Barnett, Wright (Clarke 70), Gunnarsson, Clingan (Baker 46), McIndoe, Bell, Morrison, Eastwood (Jeffers 70). SNU Konstantopolous, Hall, Hussey, Sears.

Watford Loach, Mariappa, Lansbury, Cowie, , Doyley, Harley, Tyler, Eustace (McGinn 89), Bryan (Sordell 61) Graham (Massey 84), Hodson. SNU Lee, Bennett, Henderson, Oshodi.
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's Championship game against Watford on Saturday is Carl Boyeson from East Yorkshire.

Carl is a central heating technician who started refereeing on the Hull Sunday League in 1992 and four years later, he was promoted to the National List of assistant referees in 1996. He was appointed to the Natonal List of referees in 2002.

This will be Mr Boyeson's third City game of the season. He has had 23 matches including the defeat at home to Preston and away to Barnsley and has shown 63 yellow cards and four red.

Previous City matches include: last season's 0-0 draw at Doncaster Rovers, the 0-0 home draw against Charlton in April 2009, the 1-0 defeat at Stoke in November 2006 and the 1-0 defeat at Bradford City in December 2003.

His assistants are Steve Cook from Derbyshire & John Farries from Oxfordshire.  The Fourth Official is Nick Hobbis from Birmingham.
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BETTING ODDS
If you are thinking of having a bet on Coventry City's Championship game against Watford on Saturday  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-watford/winner

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

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

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

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