COVENTRY CITY V HULL CITY
SATURDAY DECEMBER 10TH AT 3PM
AT THE RICOH ARENA, PHOENIX WAY, COVENTRY, CV6 6GE
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 3pm. Special Guest is Andy Blair
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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. 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.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/city_v_hull_city_corporate_hospitality_716541/index.shtml
Searches
http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/hull_supporters_advised_to_expect_strict_searches_716962/index.shtml
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THE LAST TIME
This is the 42nd league and cup match between the two sides. City have won 15 of those games and drawn 9 . They have scored 50 goals compared to Hull's 52.
In the corresponding fixture last season , a goal from McLean in the 32nd minute, gave Hull a 1-0 win.
The teams that day were:
Team Westwood, Keogh, Cameron (Hussey 83), Wood, Cranie (Clarke 85), Bell (Baker 74), Clingan, Gunnarsson, McSheffrey, Eastwood, Jutkiewicz. SNU Ruffles, Quirke, O’Donovan, O’Halloran
Hull City Guzan, Rosenior, Chester, Gerrard, Dawson (Hobbs 37), Carney (Garcia 71), Harper, Evans, Koren, Fryatt, McLean (Barmby 80). SNU Amoo, Oxley, Belaid, Simpson.
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's Championship game against Hull City on Saturday is Paul Tierney from Lancashire.
Paul got into refereeing after seeing a poster advertising a referees course at a sports centre. He was appointed to the Referees list in 2008.
So far this season, he has had seventeen matches and shown 59 yellows and eight red cards. Of those seventeen game (two of which were Championship matches), the home side has only won four times, with four draws.
The good news is that City have not lost a game he has been in charge of. His last City game was the 1-1 draw at Middlesbrough back in August and his only other City match was the 0-0 draw at Reading in December 2010
His assistants are Geoff Law from Leicestershire and David Naylor from Nottinghamshire. The Fourth Official is Michael Blackledge from Cambridgeshire.
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BETTING TIPS
It really is a desperate time for Coventry at the moment with no win since the 15th November and the bookmakers are expecting their poor form to continue when sixth placed Hull visit the Ricoh. The Tigers have looked good in recent weeks, picking up consecutive 2-1 wins against pre-season promotion fancies Leicester and Birmingham and Nicky Barmby’s side are a best price 6/4 (Boylesports, Bet365 and Coral) to make it three wins in a row on Saturday. The Sky Blues haven’t beaten Hull since Leon McKenzie and Michael Doyle secured a 2-0 win back in 2007 but they’re a best price 21/10 (Victor Chandler) to pick up three points and ease the pressure on Andy Thorn.
Recommended tip:
Over 2.5 Goals @ 5/4 – BET NOW
It’s a selection that has served us well in the past and the bookmakers continue to serve up decent odds on three or more goals being scored. Recent head to heads between these sides have been low scoring (the last six seeing under 2.5 goals scored) but Coventry are leaking a lot of goals this season and so a high scoring game always looks likely. Even Hull, who were conservative early on in the season, have been seeing goals at both ends of the pitch in recent weeks with their last four fixtures each seeing three goals or more scored. Elsewhere, our successful both teams to score tip from last week looks likely again and so could be worth a bet at shorter odds of 10/11.
http://www.easyodds.com/sports-betting/tips-previews/coventry-city-tips/news-25051.html