COVENTRY CITY V DONCASTER ROVERS
SATURDAY APRIL 21ST AT 3PM
AT THE RICOH ARENA, PHOENIX WAY, COVENTRY, CV6 6GE
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 3pm.
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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. There are no increased matchday charges.
Corporate Hospitality
http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/hospitality_for_city_v_doncaster_740374/index.shtml
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THE LAST TIME
This is the 18th league and cup game between the two sides. City have won six and drawn six. They have scored 19 goals compared to Doncaster's 20
The last time, Doncaster visited the Ricoh Arena for a league game was on Sept 28th 2010 and saw a 2-1 win for City with goals for Aron Gunnarsson and Gary McSheffrey either side of Billy Sharp goal.
The teams that day were
City: Westwood, Keogh, Cranie, Wood, Turner, Clingan, Gunnarsson, Ward (McSheffrey 60), Carsley, King (Jutkiewicz 63), Platt SNU Ireland, Doyle, Baker, McIndoe, Cameron.
Doncaster Sullivan, O’Connor, Friend, Martis (Dumbaya 23), M.Woods, Lockward, Hird, Oster (Wilson 85), Shiels (Stock 69), Sharp, Coppinger SNU Gary Woods, Hayter, Gillett, Webster.
This is Doncaster's fourth visit to the Ricoh Arena, they have lost all three matches so far . Doncaster's last and only win in Coventry was a 2-1 victory on November 10th 1951. City's record home win against Doncaster is a 4-0 victory on September 12th 1925.
For a full list of matches between City and Doncaster Rovers, please click on http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/head_to_head/next/vs/match/index.shtml
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's Championship game against Doncaster Rovers is Chris Foy from Merseyside.
A declared Everton fan, Chris has been refereeing since 1983 and has also taken charge of Coventry City Ladies matches whilst working his way up to the Premier League where he had ten years experience. He was in charge for the 2010 FA Cup Final between Chelsea and Portsmouth.
His last Coventry City match at the Ricoh Arena was the home win over Derby County this season and before that City's 1-0 defeat to West Brom in April 2007 when he booked two and sent two off. He has also refereed Coventry City Ladies WPL Northern Division matches
So far he had 29 games and shown 72 yellow cards and 7 red.
His assistants are John Flynn from Wiltshire and Ceri Richards from Carmarthenshire. The Fourth Official is David Coote from Nottinghamshire.