Today's teams:
City: : Burge (GK), Sterry, Willis (C), Turnbull, Page, Stevenson, McCann, Bigirimana, Lameiras, Agyei, Sordell. Subs: Charles-Cook (GK), Ricketts, Rose, Jones, Reid, Wright, Tudgay.
Rochdale:
Lillis, Rafferty, Keane, Canavan, Bunney, Camps, Lund, Rathbone, Cannon, Henderson, Andrew.
The march looks to be well attended, with plenty of sky blue ribbons about.
The march went well and arrived at the Jimmy Hill Statue with around 500 taking part.
The mood is clear that that club as there is little to distinguish owners from the club or its employees, are very much at war with its supporters.
It's not just the mood amongst City supporters which is grey. It's very grey here and looks like rain.
The team's are on the pitch with still 300 outside.
Rochdale kick off.
1 corner to Rochdale attacking the end where their hundred or so fans are.
2 Lillis long punt lands in the hands of Burge.
3 Sky Blue Army chants as Sordell is offside.
5 Ball from the left Burge grabs.
Sisu Out chants from City fans
6 Callum Camps attacks down right and wins a corner which is cocked up.
8 Another Rochdale corner. Burge grabs and throws but it goes out for a throw in.
Certainly a lot less here than on Tuesday in the areas for City supporters.
11 Burge pushes away a Cramps free kick.
McCann has picked up a knock and has gone off in the 14th minute. Kyel Reid warming up.
15 Sub: McCann off On Reid.
16 Bunney fires wide from twenty yards.
17 Free kicks to City 30 yards out. Gael takes headed out. Reid on left back to Page cross but headed away.
19 Agyei hit the left hand post after turning his man.
20 mins still 0-0.
21 City Throw leads to Dale free kick.
23 City Throw. Reid sets up a move which sees City win another throw.
24 A clearance lands in the press box. Throw to City sees possession lost and Rochdale get a throw then a free kick.
27 Poor ball from Turnbull gives the ball away.
GOAL 28 Mins good work by a Lameiras who centres for Danny Agyei to score from six yards.
30 Long ball forward from Page just misses Agyei.
32 Dale corner. Header in. Burge one save and cleared off the line but flag up for offside.
34 City free kick 30 yards out. Gael's kick caught by keeper. There are about 20 scouts here.
38 Dale free kick Turnbull booked. Camps FK straight at Burge.
40 Rochdale able to find their players far too easily.
42 Agyei runs into the area but hits a shot which goes a couple of yards wide.
43 Rochdale keeper out to head away.
44 Good rum by Reid. Gives it to Gael who gives it back but poor touch by Reid and keeper grabs.
2 mins to be added on.
HT Coventry City 1-0 Rochdale.
Numbers dwindling outside but message has been firmly made.
Teams back on the pitch and game is underway.
47 Burge save.
50 Turnbull hoof. Agyei chases and Canavan hoofs away.
52 Camps fires across the goal.
52 Rochdale corner. To back stick Camps header but Gael on line clears away.
54 Rochdale FK leads to a throw.
More good work from Reid
58 Rochdale bring on a sub Rafferty off Mendez-Laing on.
59 Burge catches Mendez-Laing cross.
59 Offside. City goal kick.
60 Kyel Reid run and shot from 20 yards just over.
61 Mendez-Laing shot at Burge.
63 Rochdale FK. Gael clears
64 Matt Lund fires just wide from 20 yards after good work from Henderson.
65 Rochdale bringing on another sub. Bad foul on Lameiras by Lund who is booked.
66 Camps off Davies on
Attendance 8,133 club claiming 335 Rochdale fans.
71 Andre Wright coming on for City.
71 Stevenson and Lameiras shot blocked
71 Agyei off Wright on.
74 Foul on Sordell. FK 25 yards out. Gael on his birthday straight into the wall. Rochdale break and Lund fires over.
City the better side.
77 Mendez-Laing fires over.
77 Andrew off McDermott on
Nicky Eaden on the touch line with Venus as Sisu Out chants get up.
79 Good tackle by Sordell concede a corner which Lunds heads over.
83 Bunney cross and Henderson heads over.
84 Reid free on the left but he crosses instead of going ford goal and ball. Is lost.
84 GOAL City get the ball back. Cross from the left by Page and Andre Wright fires in.
City 2-0 Rochdale
Gael is down but resumes after treatment.
88 Poor Lameiras shot.
89 Page heads over for a corner which is headed wide.
89 Sordell Off Jones on.
Five minutes to be added on.
92 City free kick
93 Jones runs Rochdale defence but keeper grabs.
FT Coventry City 2-0 Rochdale.