FLEETWOOD TOWN V COVENTRY CITY
TUESDAY MARCH 17TH AT 7.45PM
AT HIGHBURY STADIUM, PARK AVENUE, FLEETWOOD, LANCASHIRE, FY7 6TX.
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 7.45pm.
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TRAVEL
Club Coach: Sold Out
Exit the M6 at Junction 32 and take the M55 towards Blackpool. Then leave the M55 at Junction 3 and take the A585 towards Fleetwood.
On the outskirts of the town you will come to a roundabout with Blackpool and Fylde college on your left. Continue straight on towards Fleetwood but after the roundabout take the first left into Copse Road.
After about a mile as you pass Fleetwood Fire station, branch left and turn left on to Radcliffe Road, as if you were going back on yourself. Then take the next right on to Stanley Road and the stadium is at the bottom of this road on the left.
There are a limited number of parking spaces available at the ground but street parking is permitted on the surrounding roads.
Train;
The most convenient mainline station is Blackpool North. The station is 7½ miles from the football ground so you’ll need to use one of the options below to complete your journey.
Bus:
The No14 and No 1 buses leaves Blackpool town centre every 10 minutes and passes close to the ground. Journey time is about 30 minutes and the fare £2.
Tram:
Leave Blackpool North train station and head for the sea. Trams run north to Fleetwood, passing close to the ground, every 20 minutes and costing £2.50. Journey time is approximately 40 minutes. Get off at Stanley Road, which is around 200 yards from the stadium.
Taxi:
A Black Cab, holding up to six people, will take you from Blackpool Station to the ground for about £18, a little cheaper during the week. Journey time about 20 minutes.
More information; http://www.fleetwoodtownfc.com/club/travel-information/
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ADMISSION
City have an allocation of 900 tickets which are priced at:
Seats
Adult (18+) - £22.00
Senior (65 and over) - £17.00
Young Adult (16-17) - £17.00
Juniors (5-15) - £14.00
Under-5 (0-4) - FREE
Standing Terrace
Adult (18+) - £20.00
Senior (65 and over) - £15.00
Young Adult (16-17) - £15.00
Junior (5-15) - £12.00
Under-5 (0-4) - FREE
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City’s League One game at Fleetwood is Peter Bankes from Merseyside.
Mr Bankes is on the select list of assistant referees for Premier League matches and this is his first full season as a referee.
He has not taken charge of a City or Fleetwood match before.
This season, he has had 20 games (nine of which have been League One matches) and shown 70 yellows and five red cards.
His assistants are Anthony Backhouse and Thomas Kirk. The Fourth Official is Richard Wild.
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THE LAST TIME
Tuesday will see Coventry City travelling to Highbury for the first time in a league match.
City have played at Highbury once before in a pre-season game losing 2-0 with the goals coming from David Ball (81) and Antoni Sarcevic (85).
The teams that night were:
CITY Murphy (c), Adams (Quinn 76), Willis (Azille-Moore 75), Reid, Phillips, Martins (Bako 75), Thomas (Lawton 75), Fleck (Bromley 76), Garner, Moussa, Manset (Maund 60).Subs: Burge (GK)
Fleetwood Town: Davies (c), Beeley, Murdoch, Evans, Schumacher, Goodall, Hogan, Cresswell, Blair, Sarcevic, Ball. Subs: Lucas (GK), Howell, Pond, Parkin, Mattt, Brown, McLaughlin, Crowther
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MATCH BETTING
The bookmakers are making Coventry City the under-dogs at Fleetwood Town on Tuesday night.
The bookies have City at 12/5 to win with Fleetwood at 6/5 and 11/5 the draw.
If you are planning on having a bet on the game, make sure you shop around for the best odds as some bookmakers can be rather tight with their odds. You can check the prices by clicking on http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/fleetwood-v-coventry/winner