COVENTRY CITY V IPSWICH TOWN
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 4TH 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. 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_ipswich_corporate_hospitality_725674/index.shtml
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THE LAST TIME
This is the 83rd league and cup game between the two sides. City have won 22 and drawn 23 . They have scored 98 goals compared to Ipswich's 126.
The last time Ipswich visited the Ricoh Arena was on January 1st 2011 and that game finished in a 1-1 draw with a goal from Freddy Eastwood cancelling out Rory Fallon's 42nd minute goal.
The teams that day were:
City
Westwood, Keogh, McPake, Cameron, Wood, Carsley, Bell (Platt 68), Doyle, Eastwood (Cranie 88), King (sent off 59), Jutkiewicz. SNU Ireland, O’Halloran, Baker, O’Donovan, Thomas
Ipswich
Fulop, Peters (Brown 86), McAuley, Leadbitter, O’Dea, Fallon, Colbeck (Murray 84), Smith, Edwards, Norris, Scotland (Wickham 76). Snu Lee-Barrett, Delaney, Livermore.
For details of matches between Coventry & Ipswich, 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 Ipswich Town on Saturday is Nigel Miller from County Durham.
Miller has been a referee since 1989 and was promoted to the Football League referees list in 2003.
Mr. Miller's last City game was the 1-0 defeat at Scunthorpe United in December 2009. He officiated in the 3-0 defeat at Blackpool in August 2009 and the 0-1 home defeat to Plymouth Argyle in November 2008. He was also the man in black in the FA cup 4th round home tie which saw City beat Millwall 2-1. in January 2008.
This will be Mr Miller's 28th game this season and his tenth Championship game. He has shown 68 yellow cards and two red.
His assistants are Lee Betts from Norfolk and Matt Wilkes from Birmingham. The Fourth Official is Andy Hendley from Birmingham.
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BETTING TIPS
The Sky Blues hit cold hard reality on Tuesday night after they threw away a 1-0 lead late on away at Blackpool to lose 2-1 in the dying embers of the match.
They will find hope in the fact that the sides around them at the bottom of the Championship all struggled as well, so despite a shocking season, they could still be in with a shout of survival come the final weekend.
Saturday sees them face Ipswich Town who finally showed their potential on Tuesday night, smashing top of the table West Ham United 5-1.
Despite the huge score-lines from midweek, Coventry are surprisingly being priced up as favourites, with a best price of 6/4 available.
Recommended football betting tip: Both teams to score @ 4/5 - BET NOW
Despite the worrying defeat of West Ham, Ipswich have shown no consistency this season, which is why they are lagging in the table.
They had not won in seven matches previous to Tuesday night, and a large reason for this is their leaky defence. Ipswich conceded 15 goals during that winless streak and with on loan Coventry striker Alex Nimely looking dangerous I fancy both teams to score at 4/5.
This tip looks especially appetising when considering Coventry have hit the net in each of their last four home encounters.
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