Sly Blues On The Road - Scunthorpe

Last updated : 29 February 2008 By Covsupport

SCUNTHORPE UNITED V COVENTRY CITY
SATURDAY MARCH 1ST AT 3PM
AT GLANFORD PARK, DONCASTER ROAD, SCUNTHORPE, DN15 8TD
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off is at 3pm
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TICKETS
City have an allocation of 1800. Tickets are on general sale and priced at Adults: £19, Senior Citizens 60 + over: £12, U21's £12. You must get a ticket in advance and there are only 200 left.
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WEATHER
A sunny day is forecast with temperatures expected to be around eight degrees.
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THE LAST TIME
This will be the sixth meeting of the two sides. This is the first time City have played at Glanford Park in a league game.

Apart from the 1-1 draw at the Arena earlier this season, all four matches have been in the FA Cup. City have won two games with two draws and one defeat, scoring fifteen goals to Scunthorpe's six.

Coventry last played at Glanford Park in a friendly on July 24th 2002 and won 3-0.

City are 18th with Scunthorpe in 24th place.
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THE MATCH OFFICIALS
The referee is S.J.Bratt. His assistants are C.L.Reeves and R.Joyce. The fourth official is K.D.G.Lawson.

Birmingham based S.J.Bratt has had 25 games this season, issuing 80 yellow cards and one red.
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TRAVEL
Coach
Adult:£22.00, JuniorSenior: £19, Adult (Season Ticket Holder/ Member): £17, Junior/Senior (Season Ticket Holder/ Member): £11. Disabled: £11. Coaches depart the Ricoh Arena at 11.00am

By car:
From all Routes, M180: The ground has got be one of the easiest to find in the Football League. It is situated on the outskirts of Scunthorpe, very close to the motorway. Leave the M180 at Junction 3 and take the M181 for Scunthorpe. At the end of this motorway, you will see the ground on your right. Turn right at the first roundabout onto the A18 and right again into the large car park at the ground.

From railway station: Scunthorpe station is the nearest station and is over two miles away from the stadium. Therefore a taxi is probably the easiest way to get to the ground.

Car parking:
Car parking at the ground is available for 600 cars, priced at £2. Limited street parking available.
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TEAM NEWS
Stephen Hughes could be back after suffering concussion in the win over Leicester but Michael Doyle is still suspended. Arjan De Zeeuw is out with a medial ligament injury.

Scunthorpe boss Nigel Adkins has Matt Sparrow suspended, but had Grant McCann back after suspension and Kevan Hurst and Izzy Iriekpen available.