Sky Blues On The Road - Ipswich

Ipswich first entered the league in 1938 and beat Southend 4-2 at home in their first game. They have won what is now the Championship in 1961-62,Division 2 and Division 3 South as well as the FA Cup in 1978.

They have played in all three European competitions and won the UEFA Cup in 1981.
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THEIR WEBSITE
http://www.itfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Welcome
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off is at 5.20pm and is live on Sky. Adults £26.50 Concessions £18.50 Junior £9.50
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THE LAST TIME
This will be the 74th meeting of the two sides. Coventry have won on only 19 oocasions with 21 draws.

Portman Road is a graveyard for City who have won only once there since 1970. That win came in 1994 with goals from Sean Flynn and Peter Ndlovu. Last Season, Elliott Ward scored for City in a 2-1 defeat.
__________________________________________________________________ THE MATCH OFFICIALS
The referee is Trevor Kettle. His assistants are R.Beevor and C.J.Francis. The fourth official is D.S.McDermid.

Mr Kettle,who was the Chief of the Royal Air Force FA, did not take charge of City game last season but the season before was in charge of City's 2-2 draw at Ipswich.
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TRAVEL
Official Coach - Adult £22,Junior/Senior Citizen £19. Adult member (season ticket holder/flexicard) £17, Senior Citizen/Junior £11, Disabled £11. Coaches leave the Arena at 12noon

A14 to Ipswich then follow signs for Ipswich West. Go past the Post House Hotel traffic lights. At the third set of lights turn into West End Road. The ground is a quarter of a mile on the left.

The train station is less than a mile away and is served by trains from London Liverpool St.
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TEAM NEWS
Iain Dowie had no new injuries. Leon Best and Kevin Thornton both are ok after their midweek outing at Crystal Palace and are included in the squad.
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ON THE GAME
Iain Dowie paid tribute to Ipswich boss and good mate Jim Magilton. He told the club website: "Jim is Godfather to my son, William, so there is a bit of split loyalties there. "He's a top-class person and I think he's done a real good job under difficult circumstances at Ipswich. He's hasn't had a lot of money to spend so he's had to wheel and deal in the transfer market - and he does that with a smile and a certain façade considering his son has had a bad time with an illness for the last couple of years. "I've got a lot of time for him - he is one of the game's good guys.

"He has got his team playing for each other and they have always been a side who like to pass the ball around. I would like to think we are the same in the way that we want to play an attractive game. "So we must be aware of their passing and movement, in Alan Lee they have a big threat upfront and Pablo Counago is a very clever player who sits in the hole behind him. In midfield, Owen Garvan has a sweet left-foot and Gary Roberts gives them a lot of pace down the left side."
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