COVENTRY CITY V SCUNTHORPE UNITED
FRIDAY APRIL 22ND AT 3PM
AT THE RICOH ARENA, PHOENIX WAY, COVENTRY, CV6 6GE
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 3PM. Please note that the game is not live on television and was moved before the season started at the request of then manager Aidy Boothroyd.
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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.
PARKING
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.
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.
Bus From Christ The King
This will be a return service and will cost £3.50 Adults // £2 under 16's and £5 Family Ticket (one adult//one under 16). Tickets will be available from behind the bar
Also the link to the facebook page is http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sky-Blue-Express-Coventry/159999280702510.
Travel From London for Members of CCLSC http://www.cclsc.co.uk/
Street parking outside the exclusion zone is also available if you are prepared to walk.
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 bus service from Pool Meadow should be running for this game.
The 804/805 De Courcey services are.
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ADMISSION
Tickets can be obtained via the ticket office at the Ricoh Arena, the outlets at Coventry Cathedral or in City Central or by calling 0844 873 1883 (option 1).
Kids For A Quid Offer
http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/feat/ed15/kids_for_a_quid_at_scunthorpe_game_669204/index.shtml
Corporate Hospitality
http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/city_corporate_hospitality_for_scunthorpe_game_669526/index.shtml
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THE LAST TIME
This is the tenth league and cup match between the two sides. City have won four of those games and drawn twice. They have scored 20 goals compared to Scunthorpe's 10 .
City won 2-0 at Scunthorpe earlier in the season and the corresponding fixture last season, City beat Scunthorpe 2-1 with goals from Jon Stead and Sammy Clingan.
The teams that day were:
Team Westwood, Wright, Barnett (sent off 58), McPake, Cranie, Clingan, Gunnarsson, Baker, McIndoe, Stead (Deegan 83) , Morrison (Eastwood 86). SNU Konstantopolous, Hussey, Sears, Turner, Grandison
Scunthorpe
Murphy, Williams, Togwell (McDermott 63), Byrne, Sparrow (McCann 70, Hayes, Hooper, Mirfin, Woolford (Thompson 63), J.Wright, Raynes. Subs Lillis, Milne, Forte, Canavan
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's Championship game against Scunthorpe on Friday is Anthony Bates from Staffordshire.
Mr Bates works in the pottery industry and is one of the longest serving referees on the list having been qualified since 1983. He made it to the National List Of Assistant Referee in 1993 and onto the FIFA Assistant Referee list in 1996 where he was on the line for Euro 1996 matches. When the next season started he was promoted to the National List of Referees.
Mr Bates has had 36 matches this season including City's 3-0 win over Barnsley. He has shown 94 yellow cards and four red and was the fourth official for City's FA Cup tie at Birmingham City.
Before that he was in charge of the following City matches: The 1-0 victory at Birmingham City on November 3rd 2008 and previous matches include the 3-2 home League Cup defeat to Newcastle in August 2008, the 2-0 defeat at Burnley where he failed to spot a deliberate handball by Kyle Lafferty which lead to the opening goal in February 2008, the 2-1 win at QPR in November 2007, the 2-0 defeat at Reading in January 2006, the 5-2 win at Gillingham on May 1st 2004 and the 2-1 defeat at Ipswich in November 2002.
His assistants are Carl Dunn from Staffordshire & Ian Rathbone from Northamptonshire. The Fourth Official is Danny Gratton from Staffordshire.
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BETTING ODDS
If you are thinking of having a bet on Coventry City's Championship game against Scunthorpe on Friday, make sure you shop around the best odds.
You can check some of the odds being offered by various bookmakers by clicking on
MATCH WINNER
http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/coventry-v-scunthorpe/winner
FIRST GOALSCORER
http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/coventry-v-scunthorpe/first-goalscorer
HALF-TIME/FULL-TIME
http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/coventry-v-scunthorpe/half-time-full-time
CORRECT SCORE
http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/coventry-v-scunthorpe/correct-score
ALL MARKETS
http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/coventry-v-scunthorpe/betting-markets
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