Sky Blues On The Road - Southampton
Last updated : 27 October 2008 By Covsupport News Service
SOUTHAMPTON V COVENTRY CITY
TUESDAY OCTOBER 28TH AT 7.45PM
AT ST MARYS STADIUM, BRITANNIA ROAD,SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 5FP
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off is at 7.45pm.
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TICKETS
Tickets are priced at Adults £24, Adult & Child £30, Teens/Senior Citizens/NUS £18, Sixteen and Under £10.
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RADIO
Sky Blue World will have the game and for those in the BBC Coventry & Warwickshire and BBC Southampton reception areas, you can also listen to the game on the radio.
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WEATHER
Although, it will be a sunny day, it will be cold when the sun goes down. Expect a kick off time temperature of only three degrees.
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THE LAST TIMEThis is the 114th meeting of the two sides with Coventry having won 41 of those games. There has been 36 draws. City have scored 157 goals compared to Southampton's 160.
The game last season saw a 0-0 draw and means that City are still to win at St Mary's.
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THE MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently scheduled referee for this Championshp game is F.Graham.
Mr Graham is from Essex and has had only one Championship game this season (QPR's 2-1 win against Nottingham Forest). His last game was Saturday's Conference North game between Vauxhall Motors and Workington.
Mr Graham has never been in charge of a City game but was at St Mary's Stadium last season for the Saints 3-0 defeat by Watford.
Assistants are A.Rodda & A.D.Sainsbury. The fourth official is W.Bull.
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TRAVEL
Club Coach
Departure Time: 3pm
Adult: £23 Adult Member/ST Holder: £17 Concessions: £20 Concessions Member/ST Holder: £12
By Car
M40, A34 For 56 miles, then after the Sutton Scotney service station, take the M3 then as below
From M27 Eastbound,
Leave M27 at junction 5 (Airport) and take 4th junction off the roundabout heading to Southampton along the A335 along Stoneham Way then merge left onto Thomas Lewis Way. Head straight along this road for roughly 3 miles until the road merges into Bevois Valley Road and then Onslow Road. At the end of this road go straight on at the traffic lights and then turn left onto the dual carriageway (Dorset Street). Continue along this road until you pass the Royal South Hants Hospital on your left and the British Gas offices on your right.
At the roundabout take the second exit into Six Dials. Go into the right hand lane of the dual carriageway and continue along through the traffic lights continuing along into Kingsway (following A33 on road signs). Drive approximately a mile and take 4th left into St Mary's Street. Follow bend to right into Chapel Road (St Mary's Church will be on left hand side) and continue to the end of the road. Turn left into Marine Parade and Stadium is approximately 600 metres on the left.
From M27 Westbound
Exit the M27 at junction 8 and then turn left at the roundabout. Follow the dual carriageway on the left hand side and approach roundabout. Take 3rd junction off the roundabout (A3024) and follow this road into Southampton (this is quite a long road and will continue for approximately 4.5 miles). Cross the Northam Bridge and when you reach the set of traffic lights after the bridge turn left into Princes Street. Follow this road right to the end to get to the Stadium.
From M3
Drive to the end of the M3 southbound and get onto the M27 eastbound. Leave M27 at Junction 4 (first junction you approach) and follow the signs to get on the A33 into Southampton. Continue along this road (for approximately 3 miles) and continue to the end of this road (The Avenue). The road will merge into Dorset Street - continue along until you get to the roundabout. At the roundabout, take the 2nd junction (Six Dials) and on the dual carriageway stay in the right hand lane and continue along through the traffic lights continuing along into Kingsway (following A33 on road signs). Drive approximately 1/4 mile and take 4th left into St Mary's. Follow bend to right into Chapel Road (St Mary's Church will be on left hand side) and continue to the end of the road. Turn left into Marine Parade and Stadium is approximately 600 metres on the left.
Parking around the St Mary's Stadium is extremely limited.
By bus
Attached to all match tickets, are bus in bus out vouchers. These are redeemable on buses operating in Zone 6 of the city centre. Theses areas are: Totton, Calmore Estate, Lordshill centre, Chilworth Roundabout, Southampton Airport, Hants CC Rose Bowl,Kanes Hill Roundabout, Bursledon Rd/ Botley Rd Junction, Portsmouth Rd/ Botley Rd Junction, Hamble, Netley.
For any journeys outside this zone payment will be required. In addition to the scheduled bus services, there are shuttle bus services in operation on match days from the Central Train Station and the Town Quay Ferry Terminal.
These services will commence two hours before the match kicks off and will continue to run until kick off. The service will also be in operation after the match to take passengers back to the railway station/ferry terminal. The service is not a numbered bus service and will simply say "Stadium Shuttle" on inbound journeys and "Rail/Ferry Shuttle" on outbound journeys. Passengers are to be advised that the railway shuttle service leaves from the Commercial Road side of the station outside Blechynden Terrace. The ferry shuttle will leave from the main bus stop at the terminal. Simply show your match ticket or season ticket booklet in order to use the shuttle bus service free of charge.
By Motorcycle
The stadium has 175 free motorcycle spaces in the north and south car park. Apply for a pass on 02380 711966 for a day pass. Please note that the stadium north car park will close two hours before kick off and remain closed until approximately 45 minutes after the final whistle.
By Foot
The stadium is about 10 minutes walk from the City Centre and is a sign posted walk route.
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BETTING ODDS
The Sky Blues are 15/8 to win with Southampton 5/4. You can get 9/4 on a draw.
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TEAM NEWS
Guilluame Beuzlin and Jay Tabb are big doubts for City. Clinton Morrison may replace Leon Best up front after his goal on Saturday.
Southampton boss Jan Poortvliet has announced he will make changes to the side which lost 3-0 at Swansea.
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TUESDAY FIXTURES
Championship
Bristol City v Sheff Utd, Burnley v Reading, Cardiff v Blackpool, Derby v Norwich, Doncaster v Barnsley, Ipswich v Charlton, Preston v Watford, Sheff Wed v Plymouth, Wolverhampton v Swansea, Crystal Palace v Nottm Forest, QPR v Birmingham.
GX Cup Chasetown v Leamington, Atherstone V Nuneaton, Rugby Town V Bedworth United
Midland Combination
Coventry Copsewood V Heather, Massey Ferguson V Oldbury Ath
