COVENTRY CITY V BARNSLEY
SATURDAY JANUARY 9TH 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 Barnsley.
You can see the goals on the Football League Show on BBC1 and on the BBC website at 11.50pm
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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.
The normal Park And Ride services will be operational.
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 The Oak Pub in Baginton near to Coventry Airport. I
Parking at the two park and walk sites at Christ the King Football Club in Wheelwright Lane and St Finbarrs and Wayside Business Park in Wilsons Lane. 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 not continuing with their trial of no extra matchday admission price increases for this game and prices will increase for tickets bought on the day.
Tickets can be obtained via the ticket office at the Ricoh Arena, the outlets at Coventry Cathdral or in City Central or by calling 0844 873 1883 (option 1).
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THE LAST TIME
This is the 50th game between the two sides. Coventry have won 23 and drawn 15, scoring 84 goals compared to Barnsley's 62.
The last game between the two sides was back in August and saw a 2-0 win for City. The corresponding fixture last season saw Daniel Bogdanovic give Barnsley the lead only for Elliott Ward to snatch a point with a stoppage time penalty.
The teams that day were:
City
Westwood, Osbourne, Ward, Turner, Hall, Gunnarsson, Beuzelin (Cain 72), Doyle, Fox, Eastwood, Simpson. SNU Marshall, Wynter, Walker, Grandison
BARNSLEY
Steele, Hassell, Moore, Souza (El Haimour 72), Kozluk, Campbell-Ryce, Colace, De Silva, Hammil, Bogdanovic (Odejayi 83), Macken. SNU Andranik, Devaney, Muller
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for this fixture is Lee Mason.
Originating from Bolton and Chairman of the Bolton RA, he was introduced to refereeing by his school teacher and was appointed to the Select Group Referees list in 2006.
Mr Mason has had twenty matches so far this season and has shown sixty yellow cards and five red. His last game was Spurs 4-0 win against Peterborough in the FA Cup last Saturday.
His last City game was the 1-1 draw with Cardiff City at Highfield Road on March 12th 2005.
Assistants are Jake Collin from Merseyside & Paul Thompson from Derbyshire . The Fourth Official is Darren Deadman from Cambridgeshire.
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BETTING ODDS
See http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/coventry-v-barnsley/win-market