Sky Blues On The Road - Reading
Last updated : 10 December 2010 By Covsupport News Service
READING V COVENTRY CITY
SATURDAY DECEMBER 11TH AT 3PM
AT THE MADEJSKI STADIUM, READING, RG2 0FL
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 3pm. Goals will be on the Football League Show at 11.40pm.
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TRAVEL
Club Coach Leaves Ricoh Arena at 11.30am and costs £16.50 per person (no discounts).
Sky Blue Army; For more details, please call Dave on 07919 662919.
Twist N Shout Coach For more details, please call Jimbo on 07584484023
From Junction 11 of the M4, follow signs towards Reading. Madejski Stadium is on your left-hand side after less than a mile.
There is a car park at the ground, however, expect horrendous traffic in and around Reading from 4pm onwards. You can park and drink at the Holiday Inn.
The nearest rail station is Reading.
From there, simply take a Fasttrack Park & Ride green bus that takes you direct to the Stadium. Average journey time less than 10 minutes.
Directions by air
The nearest airport is London Heathrow. From there, you can take the RailAir bus direct to Reading train station and then a park & ride bus.
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ADMISSION
Tickets are priced at £25 for adults and £19 for Senior Citizens (Over 65) and 17-21. U16's tickets are £10 each with no discounts for students.
Wheelchair Disabled tickets and Ambulant Disabled tickets available priced at £25 for adults and £17 for senior citizens (Over 65) and aged 17-21. U16's are £10 and there are no discounts for student disabled.
If possible get a ticket before the day of the game from CCFC, places where tickets will be on sale to away supporters at the Madejski Stadium are reported as being limited and prices will increase to £27 for buying on the day.
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THE LAST TIME
This is the 49th time the two sides have met in league and cup matches. City have won on 14 occasions with 14 draws and have scored 63 goals compared to Reading's 75 .
The last game between the two sides was on April 5th 2010 and saw City 3-0 down by half-time in a game which saw many of the City supporters there finally lose their patience with then manager Chris Coleman.
The teams that day were:
City Westwood, Wright, Hussey (Cranie 46), McPake (Wood 89), Barnett, Clingan, Gunnarsson, Deegan, Bell (Baker 71), Sears, Morrison. SNU Konstantopolous, Hall, Jeffers, Clarke
Reading Federici, Mills, Tabb, Griffin, McAnuff, Kebe (Robson-Kanu 83), Karcan (B.Gunnarsson 67), Bertrand, Khizanishvil, Rasiak (Bignall 77). SNU Hamer, Long, Siguardson, Pearce
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's Championship game at Reading 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 and has had 16 matches so far this season and has issued 55 yellow cards and two red.
This will be his fourth Championship game this season and the sixth of his career. He has not refereed a City or Reading game before.
The Assistants are Gary Jerden from Essex & Tim Robinson from West Sussex. The Fourth Official is Simon Knapp from Bristol.
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