COVENTRY CITY V QUEENS PARK RANGERS
SATURDAY DECEMBER 28TH AT 12.15PM
AT THE RICOH ARENA, PHOENIX WAY, COVENTRY, CV6 6GE
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 12.15pm. The match is live on Sky Sports 1 and 1HD.
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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.
Bus From Christ The King
This will be a return service and will cost £3.50 Adults // £2 under 16's and £5 Family Ticket (one adult//one under 16). Tickets will be available from behind the bar
Also the link to the facebook page is http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sky-Blue-Express-Coventry/159999280702510.
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.
Coventry City are offering a deal whereby six tickets for a game can be bought for £60.
Two children's tickets are included in the package which is available for the games against Queens Park Rangers and Ipswich Town. Seats are in the Main Stand (Lloyds Pharmacy Stand). This package can be bought at both the ticket office at the Ricoh Arena and City Central in Sherbourne Arcade, Lower Precinct in Town or by calling 0844 873 1883. More information:
http://www.ccfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10269~2241072,00.html
Hospitality
http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/city_v_qpr_corporate_hospitality_610674/index.shtml
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THE LAST TIME
This is the 107th league and cup match between the two sides. City have won 44 of those games and drawn 28 times. They have scored 177 goals compared to QPR's 135.
Queens Park Rangers were the first league team to play at the Ricoh Arena in August 2005. The last league game between the two sides at the Ricoh Arena was back in February and saw a ninth minute goal from Gary Deegan give the Sky Blues a 1-0 victory in front of a crowd of 15,247.
The teams that day were:
Coventry Westwood, Wright, Wood, Barnett, Cranie, Clingan, Deegan, Baker, Mcindoe, Morrison (Sears 66), Eastwood SNU Konstantopolous, Hussey, Walker, Grandison, Jeffers
QPR Ikeme, Ramage, Stewart, Buzsaky (Taarabt 66), Gorkss, Connolly, Cook, Faurlin, Hill. Simpson, Priskin (German 54) SNU Cerny, Vine, Quashie, Balanta, Borrowdale.
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's Championship fixture against Queens Park Rangers is Neil Swarbrick from Lancashire.
A late starter, turning to refereeing in the mid 1990's after being cajoled into running the line for aPolice Cup tie, Mr Swarbrick has risen up the ranks and now referees Premier League matches with his last being Fulham's 0-0 draw with Sunderland.
So far this season, he has had 19 matches and shown 55 yellow cards and two red before his scheduled game on Boxing Day which was Tranmere versus Sheffield Wednesday.
His last City game was the 1-1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday at the Ricoh in March. and previous City matces he has refereed are: The 1-1 home draw with Bristol City in September 2009, the 2-2 home draw with Nottingham Forest in December 2008, the 1-1 home draw with Southampton in December 2007, the 1-1 home draw with Charlton in September 2007, the 3-1 home win over Sheffield Wednesday in November 2006 and the 1-0 win at Hull City in August 2006,
His assistants are Wayne Barrett from Worcestershire & Simon Bennett from Staffordshire. The Fourth Official is David Coote from Nottingham.
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BETTING ODDS
If you are thinking of having a bet on Coventry City's Championship game against QPR on Tuesday, shop around for the best odds.
You can check some of the odds being offered by various bookmakers by clicking on:
Match Winner
http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/coventry-v-qpr/winner
First Goalscorer
http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/coventry-v-qpr/first-goalscorer
Correct Score
http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/coventry-v-qpr/correct-score
Half-Time/Full Time
http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/coventry-v-qpr/half-time-full-time
All Markets
http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/coventry-v-qpr/betting-markets
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