COVENTRY CITY V NEWCASTLE UNITED
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 9TH AT 7.45PM
AT THE RICOH ARENA, PHOENIX WAY, COVENTRY, CV6 6GE
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 7.45pm. The 1st Battalion of The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers will provide a guard of honour,
Lionel Bird will be signing copies of his latest book "The Vocalists" in the main entrance at the Ricoh Arena from 6pm until 7.15pm.
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MEDIA COVERAGE
Commentary available on BBC Coventry & Warwickshire plus Mercia FM as well as the radio stations covering Newcastle.
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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 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 67th game between the two sides. Coventry have won 18 and drawn 16 , scoring 80 goals compared to Newcastle's 127.
The last game between the two sides was back on August 26th 2008 and Newcastle win a League Cup tie 3-2 after extra time. The last time Newcastle visited Coventry for a League game, it was on September 6th 2000 and The Geordies won 2-0.
The teams for the League Cup game were:
City
Marshall, Hall,Ward,Dann,Fox, Beuzelin (Doyle 62), Gunnarsson,Tabb (Simpson 89), McKenzie (Gray 73),Morrison, Mifsud SNU Turner,Thornton,Clarke
NEWCASTLE
Given, Beye,Coloccini,Enrique,Milner,Geremi (Owen 74),Butt,Guthrie,N'Zogba, Guttierrez SNU Tozer,Donaldson, Ranger, Harper,Edgar,Taylor
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for this fixture is Grant Hegley.
Hailing from Hertfordshire, Mr Hegley started refereeing when his dad advised him to learn the laws of the game so he '' could speak from a position of strength' when speaking to referees during matches. He was promoted to The National List of Referees in 2001.
His last game was Dagenham's 5-2 home defeat to Aldershot on December 1st. That was his 18th match this season. He has shown only 15 yellow cards and no red.
His last visit to the Ricoh Arena was for the 0-0 draw against Preston North End in September 2008.
Assistants are John Farries from Oxfordshire & Kevin Hayward from Staffordshire. The Fourth Official is A.R.Parker .
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BETTING ODDS
See http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/coventry-v-newcastle