CARLISLE UNITED V COVENTRY CITY
SATURDAY AUGUST 17TH AT 3PM
AT BRUNTON PARK, WARWICK ROAD, CARLISLE, CUMBRIA, CA1 1LL
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 3pm.
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TRAVEL
Club Coach leaves White Street at 9am and costs £19.
BY ROAD:
Take the M6 to Jun 43,then the A69 to Warwick Road into Carlisle, Brunton Park will be approx. 1.25 Miles on your right.
From the east: Take the A69 into Carlisle, after crossing the M6 Brunton Park will be 1.25 Miles on the right.
By Train
Brunton Park is situated about a mile from Carlisle Citadel station, but is relatively easy to get to. Upon exiting the station's main entrance, walk the short distance around the Crescent until reaching Warwick Road. You will be able to see the old Main Stand and the strangely-shaped roofs of the Warwick Road end after walking for about twenty minutes. There are directions to the away supporters' turnstiles above the Carlisle United club shop'.
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ADMISSION
Those wanting to see Coventry City at Carlisle United on Saturday August 17th will need to phone Carlisle in order to get tickets.
Tickets can be bought from the very helpful staff at Brunton Park by calling 0844 371 1921.
Tickets bought in advance are priced at Adult: - £19, Senior (65+) - £16, Young Person (18-22) - £13, Junior (11-17) - £10, Child (10 and Under) - £7, Child (6 and under) - Free. 1 Adult + 1 Junior - £27, 1 Adult + 2 Junior: - £35, 1 Senior + 1 Junior - £24, Carers for Disabled supporters go free, Wheelchair users £4 with carer gong free
The U11 & U7 tickets must be accompanied and can not be purchased singularly.
Scan Entry System: Carlisle operate a scan entry system in to Brunton Park, please ensure that the bar codes on the tickets you receive are intact and that when selling them that you do not mark this is any way. Your supporters will need to show their ticket upon entry to a steward at the turnstile who will scan them into the stadium. Turnstiles usually open at 1.30 pm for a weekend fixture
Family Rates: Family rates are also now available to purchase on match day’s at an increased rate. Each member of the party must be in possession of a ticket.
Match Day: All tickets increase by £3:00 on the day of the game with the exception of the child (under 11) tickets.
Wheel Chair Section: The away wheel chairs are located adjacent to where the away supporters sit. This is level to the pitch and uncovered therefore the prices are greatly reduced. Spaces are limited and we do advise that these tickets are bought in advance.
Disabled: All ambulant disabled supporters are charged the appropriate rate for their ticket however, should they need a full time carer to accompany them to the game, the carer is free of charge. Carer tickets should only be issued if when purchasing the tickets the person can show evidence of full time carer.
More information: http://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/article/carlisle-tickets-on-general-sale-978188.aspx
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THE LAST TIME
This will be the 14th meeting between Coventry City and Carlisle United.
In those fourteen matches (Thirteen League and one League Cup match) between the two sides, Coventry have won seven with two draws.
Coventry's record win at Brunton Park, a ground where City have won three times, drawn twice and lost twice, is a 6-1 victory on February 19 1959. When City have lost at Brunton Park including a 1-0 defeat last season, they have only lost the game by a single goal margin.and that includes a pre-season game at Carlisle in 1984.
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's League One game at Carlisle United is Paul Tierney from Lancashire.
Paul got into refereeing after seeing a poster advertising a referees course at a sports centre. He was appointed to the Referees list in 2008.
This will be his fourth game of the season and his first League One match. He has shown 10 yellow cards and no reds and his last match was Middlesbrough's 1-0 win at Charlton last Saturday.
His last City game was the 1-1 draw versus Sheffield United at the Ricoh Arena on August 21st 2012, the 1-1 draw at Middlesbrough in August 2011 and he was also in charge of the 0-0 draw at Reading in December 2010.
His Assistants are: Glen Hart and Kevin Mattocks. The Fourth Official is Geoff Eltringham
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BETTING ODDS
The bookmakers have made Coventry City the under-dogs for Saturday's League One game at Carlisle United.
City are priced at 2/1 with most of the bookmakers whilst Carlisle United are at 6/4. You can get around 12/5 on the draw.
Leon Clarke is favourite to score the first goal at 5/1 with Lewis Guy and Callum Wilson at 6/1. You can get odds of 12/1 on no goalscorer.
Correct Score - http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/carlisle-v-coventry/correct-score
Half-Time/Full Time - http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/carlisle-v-coventry/half-time-full-time
All markets - http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/carlisle-v-coventry/betting-markets