Coming To Cov - West Brom In The Cup
Last updated : 15 February 2008 By Covsupport
COVENTRY CITY V WEST BROMWICH ALBION
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 16TH AT 3PM
At Ricoh Arena, Phoenix Way,Coventry,CV6 6GE
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MATCH DETAILSKick off is at 3pm. Should the game end in a draw, the replay is Tuesday February 26th at 7.45pm at The Hawthorns.
TICKETS
Adults will be charged £20 with concessions priced at £10. Children (U16's) will be £5. West Brom have sold their allocation of 6,100 tickets and will not get any more. 25,000 tickets have sold so far.
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WEATHER
A maximum of six degrees but it will be sunny.Temperatures will drop when it gets dark.
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THE LAST TIME
This will be the 61st meeting of the two sides. Coventry have won on sixteen occasions with fifteen draws. City have scored 68 goals to WBA's 110.
The sides last met in the FA Cup in 1994/95. The game at Highfield Road finished 1-1 with City winning 2-1 at The Hawthorns thanks to a late goal from Peter Ndlovu. In a Sixth Round tie in March 82, City lost 2-0 and 4-0 in a Third Round replay in 1979. They won 2-1 away in 1971 but in 1937 lost 3-2 at Highfield Road.
Earlier in the season in the league, City lost 4-0 at home but won 4-2 at The Hawthorns.
City are 19th with West Brom in 4th place.
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THE MATCH OFFICIALS
The referee is Mike Halsey. His assistants are D.J.Cann and R.J.West. The fourth official is M.Oliver.
Lancashire based Mike Halsey's last game in charge of the Sky Blues was the 2-0 win at Manchester United in the League Cup. He has had 30 games this season, issuing 66 yellow and three red cards. His last game was Tuesday's 1-1 draw between Leeds and Nottingham Forest.
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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.
Park And Ride
The new park and ride site will be located at Coventry Airport in Siskin Drive and replaces the one at Whitley. It will cost £7.50 to pre-book and £8 on the day to park at Coventry Airport on match days and half-season tickets are available priced at £56.
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 or £40 for the rest of the season.
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
rugbyccfc1@yahoo.co.uk £4 per person per game
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.
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.
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TEAM NEWS
Stephen Hughes is likely to be part of the squad after tests revealed his ankle was only bruised. Scott Dann and Danny Fox are cup-tied.
Tony Mowbray has Jonathan Greening suspended and doubts about Roman Bednar and Zoltan Gera.
