COVENTRY CITY V PORTSMOUTH
SATURDAY AUGUST 7TH 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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MEDIA COVERAGE
Commentary available on BBC Coventry & Warwickshire plus Mercia FM as well as the radio stations covering Portsmouth.
The goals will be on the Football League Show.
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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. _______________________________________________________________
THE LAST TIME
This is the 26th league and cup match between the two sides. City have won 11th and drawn 9. They have scored 34 goals compared to Portsmouth's 32.
The last time, Portsmouth visited Coventry for a league game was on March 19th 2003. Portsmouth, on their way to the Premier League, won 4-0 in front of a crowd of 13,922.
The Sky Blues were three goals down in 22 minutes with Pompey's goalscorers being a Caldwell own goal, Stone and Harper. Paul Merson scored the fourth in the 68th minute.
The teams that night were:
City team
Hyldgaard, Pead, Caldwell, Safri, Davenport, Shaw, Eustace, McAllister, Joachim, Holdsworth, Chippo, Subs Used McSheffrey & Whing
Portsmouth
Hislop, Stone, Harper, De Zeeuw, Festa, Foxe, O'Neill, Sherwood, Todrov, Yakubu, Merson Subs Used Heikkinen, Pericard, Diabete
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for this fixture is Andy D'Urso from Essex
Andy, whose hobbies include gardening and travel has been on the National list since 1994. He has also spent four years on the FIFA list.
His last City match was the 1-0 home defeat by Derby County last season.
Other City matches, he has been in charge of are the 4-1 defeat at Charlton Athletic on May 4th 2008, the 2-0 defeat at Norwich in November 2007, the 1-1 at Norwich in Feb 2007, the 1-0 home defeat to Birmingham City in October 2006, the 2-0 defeat at Palace in Nov 2005, the 2-0 home win against Forest in April 2005, the 2-0 defeat at Rotherham in December 2003, the 1-0 home win against Sheffield United in March 2002, the 2-1 win at Manchester City in August 2000, the 5-0 defeat at West Ham in April 2000, the 2-0 defeat at Liverpool in December 1999 and the 3-2 defeat at Tottenham in September 1999.
His assistants are Darren Bond from Lancashire and Carl Dunn from Staffordshire . The fourth Official is Geoff Law from Leicestershire. ____________________________________________________________________
BETTING ODDS
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