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Last updated : 19 October 2010 By Covsupport News Service
COVENTRY CITY V CARDIFF CITY
TUESDAY OCTOBER 19TH AT 7.45PM
AT THE RICOH ARENA, PHOENIX WAY, COVENTRY, CV6 6GE
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 7.45pm.

Bobby's Book Signing Before Cardiff Game
http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/bobbys_booking_signing_before_cardiff_game_570311/index.shtml
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MEDIA COVERAGE
Commentary available on BBC Coventry & Warwickshire plus Mercia FM as well as the radio stations covering Cardiff City . Full commentary on BBC Radio Wales (N & SE FM only),
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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
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 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).
Tickets bought on the day of a game will rise in advance so get your tickets before wherever possible.

Corporate hospitality http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/hospitality_for_city_v_cardiff_570444/index.shtml
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THE LAST TIME
This is the 45th league and cup match between the two sides. City have won eighteen and drawn nine. They have scored 68 goals compared to Cardiff's 66.

The last game between the two sides at the Ricoh Arena was on March 16th and saw a 2-1 defeat for the Sky Blues. In a controversial game, Clinton Morrison put City ahead in the 31st minute before Chris Burke equalised nine minutes later.

City have a goal ruled out before Cardiff went up the other end in stoppage time and won the match with a Peter Whittingham penalty.
The teams that night were:

Coventry Westwood, Cranie, Wright, McPake, Wood, Gunnarsson, Deegan, McIndoe (Bell 46), Baker, Morrison (Sears 83), Stead (Eastwood 71) SNU Konstantopolous, Hall, Barnett, Grandison

Cardiff Marshall, McNaughton (Rae 46), Kennedy, Gerrard, Blake, Matthews (Quinn 81), McPhail, Burke, McCormack, Bothroyd.
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MATCH OFFICIALS

The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's Championship fixture against Cardiff City at the Ricoh Arena on Tuesday night is James Linnington from the Isle Of Wight.

This will be Mr Linnington's eleventh game of the season. He has shown 32 yellow cards and three red and his last match was MK Dons 2-0 win over Dagenham.

His only City game was the 3-2 home win against Peterborough last season. and this will be his first time in charge of Cardiff City.

His assistants are Amy Fearn from Leicestershire & Mark Heywood from Cheshire and the Fourth Official is Nick Hobbis from Birmingham. ____________________________________________________________________
BETTING ODDS
If you are thinking of having a bet on Coventry City's Championship game against Cardiff City on Tuesday night, shop around for the best odds.
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