COVENTRY CITY V BIRMINGHAM CITY
SATURDAY MARCH 10TH AT 12.30PM
AT THE RICOH ARENA, PHOENIX WAY, COVENTRY, CV6 6GE
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 12.30pm. It has been moved on the insistence of the police.
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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.
Buses in Coventry
http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/feat/ed14/network_coventry_buses_for_a_match_day_732648/index.shtml
Parking: Car parking is extremely restricted around the ground. Street parking outside the exclusion zone is available if you are prepared to walk.
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.
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.
Kenilworth Supporters Club - http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/coventry_city_kenilworth_supporters_club_712828/index.shtml
Travel From London for Members of CCLSC http://www.cclsc.co.uk/
The Sky Blue Express return coach service is back for the new season. Leaving from Christ The King Club in Coundon to the Ricoh Arena for all home games. The coach leaves the club approximately 35mins prior to kick off and returns after the match.
Prices remain the same as last season which are £3.50 for Adults, £2 for under 16's and £5 Family Ticket (one adult//one under 16). Tickets will be available from behind the bar For Further Info you can contact the Sky Blue Express on // 07974532056 // www.facebook.com/skyblueexpress // www.twitter.com/skyblueexpress
CTK Parish Centre, 14 Westhill Road, Coundon, Coventry, CV6 2AA
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 prices can be found by clicking on http://www.ccfc.co.uk/page/HomeTickets/0,,10269~2381424,00.html. Wherever possible you should get a ticket in advance to avoid increased matchday charges.
Corporate Hospitality
http://www.ccfc.co.uk/page/Hospitality/0,,10269~2626620,00.html
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THE LAST TIME
This is the 54th league and cup game between the two sides. City have won 16 and drawn 14 . They have scored 60 goals compared to Birmingham's 81.
The last time, Birmingham City visited the Ricoh Arena for a league game was on Feb 21st 2009 and saw Scott Dann score after 58 seconds to give City a 1-0 win.
The teams that day were:
City: Westwood, Wright, Fox, Dann, Turner, Doyle, Gunnarsson, Bell, McKenzie (Henderson 53), Morrison (Eastwood 89), Best (Simpson 88) SNU Marshall, Beuzelin
Birmingham: Maik Taylor, Murphy, Martin Taylor, Ridgewell, Fahey, Larssson, Carsley (Bouazza 31), Bowyer, Jerome (Costly 70), Sinclair, Bent. SNU Lyness, Traore, Johnson.
This is Birmingham's third visit to a Ricoh for a league game, They have won one and lost one
City's record home win over Birmingham City was a 4-0 win on March 4th 1977 Their record home defeat to Birmingham was a 4-0 defeat on December 11th 1920.
For a full list of matches between City and Palace, please click on http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadhed.asp
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's Championship game against Birmingham City is James Linnington Newport on the Isle Of Wight.
Mr Linnington took up refereeing to stay involved in football with the intention to return to playing when he became stronger after he was released by a club at the age of fifteen. He set himself a target of becoming a career referee and in 2008 was appointed to the National List.
This will be his fourth City match. Previous games include the 0-0 draw with Reading and the 2-1 home defeat to Cardiff City last season, plus the 3-2 home win against Peterborough the season before.
He has had 30 matches so far this season and shown 97 yellows and three red.
His assistants are Simon Knapp from Bristol and Gavin Mauge from Bedford.