Coming To Cov - Sheffield Wednesday

City will wear their white third kit for the game. The kit will have Back The England 2018 World Cup bid on the back of the shirts.

The day is also Legends Day. Around forty former players are expected to be in attendance.

See
http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/city_legends_day_details_510199/index.shtml
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MEDIA COVERAGE
Commentary available on BBC Coventry & Warwickshire plus Mercia FM as well as the radio stations covering Wednesday.

The goals will be on the Football League Show on BBC1 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.

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/

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 service 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).

Prices rise for tickets bought on the day so get once in advance if possible. Ticket start at £19 per adult if you purchase before close of business on Friday.
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THE LAST TIME

This is the 83rd game or 82 if you discount the abandoned game between the two sides. City have won 31 and drawn 22. They have scored 115 goals compared to The Owl's 104.

Earlier in the season, City lost 2-0 at Hillsborough. In the corresponding fixture last season, City won 2-0 with goals from Clinton Morrison and Robbie Simpson. The crowd that day was 19,602.

TEAM
Westwood, Hall, Gunnarsson, Wright, Turner, Doyle, Beuzelin, McKenzie (Simpson 62),Mifsud (Walker 86),Best, Morrison (Eastwood 68) SNU Marshall, Wynter

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
Grant, Spurr, Watson, Tudgay, McAllister (Jeffers 72), Beevers, Wood, O'Connor (Boden 88), Buxton, Small (Modest 72), Slusarski SNU Lekaj,Smith
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for this fixture is Neil Swarbrick from Lancashire.

Mr Swarbrick did not take up refereeing until he was 29, Ten years later, he was promoted to the National Referees list.

He has had thirty matches this season, including City's 1-1 home draw with Bristol City where he booked six players. He has shown 86 yellow cards and five red.

Previous City games include the 2-2 home draw with Forest last season, the 1-1 home draw against Southampton in December 2007, the 1-1 home draw with Charlton in September 2007, the 3-1 home win against Sheffield Wednesday in November 2006 and the 1-0 win at Hull in August 2006.

Assistants are Marvyn Amphlett from Worcestershire & Richard Kendall from Bedfordshire. The Fourth Official is Paul Martin from Northamptonshire.
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BETTING ODDS
See http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/coventry-v-sheffield-wednesday/win-market