ROTHERHAM UNITED V COVENTRY CITY
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 1ST 2014 AT 3PM
AT THE NEW YORK STADIUM, NEW YORK WAY, ROTHERHAM, S60 1AH
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 3pm.
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TRAVEL
Club Coach: Leaves at 11.30am from White Street Car Park.
By Road
Directions from the South:
-M1 Junction 33, take 3rd exit signed A630 Rotherham. Leave the M1 at Junction 33 and take the A630 towards Rotherham. Continue crossing over three roundabouts at the next roundabout (called the Masbrough roundabout with the Liquid night club on one corner) turn right onto Main Street and the entrance to the stadium is down Don Street on the right.
Directions from the North:
Leave M1 at Junction 35 and take the A619 towards Rotherham. At the third roundabout (College Road/B&Q) take the fourth exit. At the next roundabout turn right onto Main Street and the entrance to the stadium is down Don Street on the right.
Car parking at the stadium is for permit holders only. However there are a number of pay & display car parks located around the town centre. Otherwise there is some street parking available around the area of the old Millmoor ground, which is around a 15 minute walk away from the visitors turnstiles. There is a multi storey car park located next to the Interchange Bus Station which costs £2.80 for four hours.
Buses/Trains to Rotherham
The main Rotherham Bus and Train stations are both within 10 minutes walking time of the stadium. We would recommend this as a travel options for fans where possible. Once exiting the bus/train station there is ample pedestrian signage to direct you to the stadium.
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ADMISSION
Tickets are priced at: Adults £20, Seniors (60+) £11, F/T Student (valid NUS) £11 (cannot be purchased online)
Juniors (13-17) £7, Juniors (under 12) £5.
Sky Blues fans will be in the South Stand, known as the Morrison Stand, which is a 2000 seated away stand. It sits behind a goal, with the family stand to the right, main stand to the left, and the kop directly opposite.
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THE LAST TIME
New Year's Day will be the 22nd time that Coventry City have played Rotherham United in a league or cup match.
Of those previous 21 occasions, City have won ten and drawn six, scoring 35 goals to The Millers 25. In matches played in Rotherham, City have won four and drawn three.
Coventry City's record win at Rotherham is a 2-0 win on March 6th 1965, all the other three wins have been by a single goal margin. City's heaviest defeat was a 2-0 loss on December 2nd 2003.
City last played at Rotherham on January 1st 2005 and won 2-1 with goals from Stern John (57) and Adie Williams (75) after Junior had put The Millers ahead in the 38th minute.
The City team that day was:
Steele, Carey (Leacock 46), Giddings (Staunton 89), Shaw, Williams, Johnson, Hughes (Wood 46), Doyle, McSheffrey, John, Adebola. SNU Shearer, Barrett
More head to head - http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/head_to_head/coventry_city/vs/rotherham_united/index.shtml
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City League One fixture at Rotherham United on Wednesday is Gary Sutton.
Mr Sutton started refereeing at 14 and he has taken charge of the Division 2 Play-Off Final at the Millennium Stadium in 2004 between Bristol City and Brighton and the second leg of the 2005 FA Youth Cup Final between Ipswich and Southampton.
His last City game was the 1-0 defeat to Yeovil Town at the Ricoh Arena last February and previous City games he has been in charge of are: the 3-1 home win over Middlesbrough in January 2012 and the 2-1 defeat at Swansea City in September 2010.
This season, he has had 14 games and shown 47 yellow cards and three reds.
His Assistants are Simeon Lucas and Matt McGrath. Fourth Official is Paul Cook
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BETTING ODDS
The bookmakers have Coventry City as the under-dogs for their first game of 2014 when they travel to Rotherham United on New Year's Day.
City are priced at 2/1 to win with Rotherham, who have already beaten Steven Pressley's side this season, priced at 5/4. If you fancy the draw, you can get odds of around 12/5.
If you are planning on having a bet on the game, make sure you shop around for the best odds before placing your bet.
You can check the odds by clicking on http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/rotherham-v-coventry/winner
Correct Score - http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/rotherham-v-coventry/correct-score
HalfTime/FullTime - http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/rotherham-v-coventry/half-time-full-time
All markets - http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/rotherham-v-coventry/betting-markets