COVENTRY CITY V READING
SATURDAY OCTOBER 24TH AT 3PM
AT THE RICOH ARENA, PHOENIX WAY, COVENTRY, CV6 6GE
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 3pm.
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MEDIA COVERAGE
Commentary available on BBC Coventry & Warwickshire plus Mercia FM as well as the radio stations covering Reading.
The goals on the BBC Football League Show.
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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. Take the 27 bus from the train station get off at Pool Meadow bus station and catch the 4 or 5 service. Or go out of doors and over the road by Sainsburys and get the 20, getting off the by Tescos.
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 Coventry Airport in Siskin Drive. It will cost £7.50 to pre-book and £8 on the day to park at Coventry Airport on match days.
Parking at the two park and walk sites at Christ the King Football Club in Wheelwright Lane and Wayside Business Park in Wilsons Lane won't be affected. 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.
Coaches From Rugby.
The Avon mill are running the coach travel to all home games this season again anyone interested please contact Mac on 01788 542815 or email avon.mill@yahoo.co.uk £4 per person per game.
Coaches From Kenilworth For details please contact harry.bragginton@btinternet.com
Travel From London for Members of CCLSC http://www.cclsc.co.uk/
AWAY SUPPORTERS PARKING
Car parking around the Ricoh Arena is strictly limited.
http://www.ricohparking.co.uk
However, there is a designated away supporters car park, situated around five minutes walk away from the ground. The car park is secure and cost is £5 - but spaces are limited to just 100.
Directions: M6 to junction 3. Take 3rd exit if coming from north or 1st exit if travelling from the south. At the 2nd roundabout, take the 2nd exit, under the railway bridge, through the first set of traffic lights, and pass the pedestrian lights. At the next set of lights, turn right into Blackburn Road and the car park is at the top of the road.
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 service should be running for this game. The 804/805 De Courcey services are.
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ADMISSION
Coventry City are continuing with their trial of no extra matchday admission price increases.
Brought in for the Reading game, the Sky Blues are continuing the trial for Saturday's visit of Crystal Palace and means that you will be able to get a ticket right up until kick off at no extra cost.
However, in order to avoid queues at the ticket office, you are advised wherever possible to get your ticket in advance.
Adult tickets are priced at £19 in zone three, £25 in Zone Two and £28 in Zone One with an adult accompanied by a junior over seven works out at £26 or £16 if the child is under seven.
Tickets can be obtained via the ticket office at the Ricoh Arena, the outlet at Coventry Cathdral or by calling 0844 873 1883 (option 1).
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THE LAST TIME
This is the 96th game between the two sides. Coventry have won 34 and drawn 31 , scoring 152 goals compared to Palace's 130.
The last game between the two sides was back in April and saw a 1-1 draw at Selhurst Park. Crystal Palace have not lost at the Ricoh Arena and won 2-0 in the corresponding fixture last season.
The teams that day were:
CITY
Westwood, Osbourne, Ward, Dann, Fox, Mifsud, Gunnarsson, Beuzelin (Doyle 83), Tabb (Simpson 69), Best (Eastwood 61), Morrison. SNU Hall, Marshall
PALACE
Speroni, Lawrence, Fonte, Hill, McCarthy, Derry, Watson, Oster (Ertl 92), Ifill, Scannell (Carle 78) , Beattie. SNU Kuqi, Hills, Moses
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for this fixture is Jarnail Singh.
Now residing in West London, Mr Singh started refereeing in Wolverhampton in 1985. He took up refereeing after being a youth team manager and running the line. He made it onto the National List Of Referees in 2004.
He has had ten matches (two of which have been in the Championship) so far this season and has shown 36 yellow cards and no reds.
His last visit to the Ricoh Arena was for the 3-1 League Cup victory against Aldershot Town on August 13th 2008 and Mr Singh was also in charge of City's 0-0 draw with Stoke in 2005.
Assistants are Ian Dudley from Staffordshire & Richard Kendall from Bedfordshire. The Fourth Official is Chris Knowles from Northamptonshire.
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BETTING ODDS
See http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/coventry-v-crystal-palace/win-market
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Coventry City U18's travel to Reading on Saturday in an FA Academy League Group B fixture.
City's game last week against Tottenham was postponed leaving them in sixth place whilst Reading, who drew 3-3 with Bristol City are ninth.
Referee for the game at Hogwood Park in Finchampstead which kicks off at 11am is C.J.O'Donnell.
