BURNLEY V COVENTRY CITY
TUESDAY MARCH 15TH AT 7.45PM
AT TURF MOOR, HARRY POTTS WAY, BURNLEY, BB10 4BX
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 7.45pm
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TRAVEL
Club Coach leaves the Ricoh Arena at 3.30pm and costs £16.50.
Directions by Road
From the East:
Exit M65 at junction 12 and follow signs to 'Burnley North A682,' over two roundabouts and into Colne Road. After 1.5 miles, turn left at the lights into Casterton Avenue. After another half mile, go straight on at another roundabout, follow signs for 'Rochdale A6114,' into Eastern Avenue. After 1.5 miles, you will be on Belvedere Road and the stadium is there.
From the West:
Exit M65 motorway at junction 9 (Signposted Halifax A679) and turn right at the first roundabout, over the motorway. Go to the second roundabout and take a left, still following signs for Halifax and onto Accrington Road. After ¾ of a mile, go right at the traffic lights into Rossendale Road. Follow for another 1.5 miles and then go straight on through the traffic lights into Glen View Road. After another mile, turn left into Todmorden Road, where you will find Turf Moor at the foot of the hill.
From the North and South: Exit M6 at Junction 29 and onto the M65. Exit the M65 at junction 10 and follow signs for 'Towneley Hall.' This road eventually goes past Turf Moor.
Parking
Parking Restrictions: Most of the surrounding streets have parking restrictions on a matchday (Saturday and Tuesday), so it is advisable for away supporters to use the cricket club or the following car parks: Town Centre Car Parks , Millennium NCP, Brown St, BB11 1PZ, Capacity: 500 car, Advantage: Town centre location, close to all the shops and fast food outlets. 8 minutes walk from the stadium. Cost £3 to park.
Deanmill (Plumb St) Car Park, BB11 3AG. Capacity: 100 cars Advantage: Close to stadium, new car park, secure, well lit.4 minute walk from stadium. Cost £4.
Aircelle Ltd, Bancroft Ave, BB10 2TQ, Capacity: 275 cars, Advantage: Away from city centre traffic, close to motorway after the game ahead of traffic flow. 15 minute walk or hop on local bus (3 minute journey). Cost £3
Public Transport
BY TRAIN
Rail: The nearest station is Burnley Manchester Road. From here, exit the station and walk down Centenary Way, from here, Turf Moor is clearly visible. When you reach the roundabout at the bottom of the road, go right down Yorkshire Street, which becomes Harry Potts Way and the ground is on your left hand side.
From Burnley Central, follow signs for the Town Centre and then head left towards the 'Gala' Bingo Hall. From here, walk down Yorkshire Street and use instructions from above.
Bus Routes: The Bus Station is situated relatively close to the ground, just off Centenary Way. Leave the station and turn right towards the Gala Bingo Hall and go under the aqueduct onto Yorkshire Street. Then, follow the instructions from above.
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ADMISSION
Tickets are priced at £26 for adults, £15 for senior citizens (over 65), £15 for 16-18 year olds and NUS (on production of card) and £12 for under 16s.
Ambulant disabled and wheelchair-using disabled supporters' tickets are priced at the relevant age bands with a personal assistant going free of charge. All disabled supporters' tickets can only be booked through the CCFC ticket office at the Ricoh Arena either in person or by calling 0844 873 1883.
Supporters can purchase eight tickets per registered user.
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THE LAST TIME
This will be the 46th time that the teams have met in league and cup matches. The Sky Blues have won on 12 occasions with 11 draws and have scored 49 goals compared to Burnley's 67.
City beat Burnley 1-0 at the Ricoh Arena earlier this season.
City last played at Turf Moor in February 2009 and drew 1-1. Leon Best gave City a 43rd minute lead but Chris Eagles levelled a minute from time in front of a crowd of 14.595.
The teams that night were:
City
Westwood, Wright, Dann, Turner, Fox, Henderson, Bell (Eastwood 81), Doyle, Gunnarsson, Morrison, Best (Simpson 72). SNU Marshall, Sawyer, Hall
Burnley
Jensen, Alexander, Duff, Caldwell, Jordan (MacDonald 71), Elliott, Williams, McCann, Paterson, Thompson (Rodriquez 71), Blake (Eagles 71) SNU Gudjonsson, Penny
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's Championship game at Burnley on Tuesday night is Michael Naylor from South Yorkshire.
Mr Naylor took a refereeing course with three of his mates from junior football and was promoted to the League list in 2007.
He has had 18 matches this season (this will be his second Championship game) and has shown forty yellow cards and one red. His last match was Peterborough's 3-0 win over Exeter on March 5th.
Mr Naylor has not been in charge of a City or Burnley game before.
The Assistants are Rob Merchant from Staffordshire & Andy Newall from Lancashire. The Fourth Official is Joe Hull from Cheshire.
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