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NEWS: Matchday Guide vs Preston North End

22 February 2024

Club News

NEWS: Matchday Guide vs Preston North End

22 February 2024

Coventry City host Preston North End on Friday night and the Matchday Guide for the game is now available.

The game is a 7:45pm kick-off on Friday 23rd Febuary at the Coventry Building Society Arena for our next game.

Tickets for the game are still available, with a crowd of 23,000 expected and blocks in the South Stand opened for home fans - Cash Turnstiles 6 to 11 are open for this area on the night.

Tickets purchased for the originally scheduled date remain valid for Friday night.

The Matchday Guide can be seen on the links below…

Fans are urged to plan their journey, arrive early and have their ticket ready on entry. 

Please ensure you sit in the seat stated on your ticket.

Fans are advised that there will NOT be a post-match closure of the A444/Jimmy Hill Way at this game.

Tickets will be available to buy from the Ticket Office in the Superstore at the Coventry Building Society Arena (South-West corner), from 9:30am until 5:30pm and then from 5:30pm to kick-off in the Matchday Ticket Office in the South-East corner. This is cashless, with card and contactless payment available. 

There is no matchday price increase.

Tickets are available from Cash Turnstiles 6-11 in the South Stand from 6:15pm, as well as from the Ticket Office up until kick-off.

For any queries, please click here or call 0333 321 31 34

For all queries on the day, please visit the Ticket Office from 9:30am.

All Season Ticket holders, Premier League Package holders and Premium Membership holders cards have been dispatched.

If you have not received your Season Ticket card in the post, please contact ticketoffice@ccfc.co.uk 

The Ticket Office can arrange for any fans whose Season Card has not arrived to instead be sent an e-ticket via e-mail for this game to ensure they have access.

If you have lost your Card, please visit the Ticket Office to gain access to the game. 

Any pre-purchased ticket collections and queries for Sky Blues fans can be made at the Ticket Office.

If your Season Ticket or match ticket has not arrived or been lost, please visit the Ticket Office. 

For any collections, please ensure that you have ID or purchase confirmation. 

The Superstore will be open from 9:30am until kick-off - it will NOT be open post-match for this game.

The Superstore is still cashless and is located in the South-West corner of the Arena.

Home, Away, Third and Goalkeeper kits are available in the Superstore as well as Trainingwear and Travelwear - plus a range of new items including mugs, footballs, books... and more!

Elsewhere, the new retail kiosk is also open in the middle of the East Stand as well!

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Turnstiles open at 6:15pm - the advised turnstile for entry is shown on your ticket, but you can use any other turnstiles if you wish to avoid any queues.

We will be trialling two improved queue barrier systems on Tuesday night, to help deal with ingress density/flow during our busy period prior to kick off. We will be advising fans on the ground with effective stewarding/loud halers.

Most turnstiles close at 7:45pm (kick-off time) but late turnstiles, which remain open until half-time, are numbers 18 (East Stand) and 45 (West/North Stand).

Fans are advised to arrive early on Tuesday night.

You are also advised to have your Season Card or Match Ticket ready to be scanned as you approach the turnstile - this speeds up entry for all supporters. 

Due to the current national terror threat level, there will also be searches on entry. We may also ask to search your bag. We’ll be as quick as we can when undertaking our searches, but please allow some extra time for this to take place and co-operate with our security staff.

Where appropriate/neccessary, staff may use a searching wand for this to take place safely. 

Where it is necessary to search an Under 18, a member of the Coventry City safeguarding team will be present. 

Car Parks A and C are sold out. Parking is available for Arena Park - to book now, click here.

The Arena now operates an ANPR system. 

In all car parks, please follow the instructions of the car park stewards - vehicle movement is restricted 1 hour before kick-off, with all on-site roads closed at least 1 hour before kick-off. Vehicles movement is restricted post-match - with vehicles parked on-site held to allow for safe exit of pedestrians and away coaches.

For queries regarding on-site car parking, including disabled parking, please contact cbsarena@apcoa.com

Please note that the road at the rear of the East Stand is now closed on matchdays. Where you have booked in Car Park B, please follow the directions below:

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Off-site car parking is available with our travel partner EST UK - to view options and to buy, click here. 

CAR TRAVEL:

There will be closure on M42 south in preparation for a bridge demolition work next week. 
 
Thus Bristol City fans returning home after match  will need to use the M6 to the M5 and can then turn south back to Bristol.  They will not be able to leave the M6 for the M42 south as that will be closed by 10pm. 

ASLEF train drivers union have announced an overtime ban.

What is happening:

  • Members of the ASLEF train drivers union have an overtime ban in place on 30th January.  

  • No trains will be running from Leamington Spa to Nuneaton and rail replacement will be in operation on the Action Short of Strike (ASOS) days. 

  • No trains or rail replacement buses will be calling at Coventry Arena Station   

What should you do: 

Train services are operating to Coventry and maybe subject to disruption at short notice. Please check National Rail for the latest information here:  National Rail  

Please allow more time for your journey and explore alternative transportation options, use Journey planner  

The Sky Blue Tavern is running return travel from the Tavern in the City Centre to Dhillon's Brewery, close to the Arena, offering fans an alternative to driving to the Arena or other public transport. For details or to book, click here or visit their social media.

Alternatively a range of local buses have stops near to the Arena - you can plan your journey on the Transport for West Midlands website

A new 'On Demand' bus service has been launched - this is a new type of bus service that anyone travelling in the Coventry area can use. It does not follow a specific route. Instead, you book a journey and a bus will pick you up at a time you choose. For more details of this service, please click here.

All Bars and Kiosks at the Arena are open and are cashless – cash payment is not accepted. 

There have been vast improvements this Summer to the food and drink offering at the Arena:

  • Fan village will be open at 6pm on the East Stand road - this will include, food, drink and music to entertain fans
  • Anecdote will open at 11am
  • Warm up for one hour from opening in Hospitality, with reduced price drinks 
  • 30 minute warm up from 6:15pm to 6:45pm on the concourse, with reduced price drinks

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  • New beers on the concourse including Budweiser, Stella Artois, Camden Hells, Camden Pale Ale, Camden Stout, Mahou (world beer)and Orchard Pig, plus specialist Dhillon’s Brewery kiosks with craft ale
  • 18 new kiosks, including 6 O’clock Gin bar, and a Family Zone Kiosk with a snapshot of Coventry’s history
  • Camden Stout will be giving away ½ pints of free beer on the first game, look out for the members of staff with vouchers, limited to the first barrel
  • Food on the concourse include House Burger, Cod goujons, slices of pizza. Vegan options include jack fruit dirty fries, vegan burger, rice bowls, burrito
  • A nod to Coventry’s lost pubs heritage with kiosks named after these pubs around the ground - spot all 20!

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The Matchday Programme will also be available to purchase from kiosks - in the home end, this will be at kiosks 1 (West Stand), 3, 4, 5 (North Stand), 10, 11, 12 (East Stand) and 15 (Singers Corner). 

The Sky Blue Tavern in Coventry city centre will be open for you to enjoy before then heading to the Coventry Building Society Arena.

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The Sky Blue Tavern is located at Hertford Place, near Junction 7 of Coventry Ring Road. The Tavern has a Sky Blues theme, with historic images and memorabilia throughout the two-story building, and is the place to go for Sky Blues supporters. This season there is a new Indian Menu too! For info visit www.skybluetavern.com

A shuttle bus is available to book from the Tavern over to Dhillon’s Brewery, near to the Arena – with a drink or food option included.

Meanwhile the Fan Zone at Dhillon’s Brewery will also be open on Saturday too at Unit 14A Hales Industrial Estate, Rowley’s Green Lane (CV6 6AT) – a short walk to the Coventry Building Society Arena for the game.

Hugely popular, it includes a 20-foot TV screen, indoor bar and a covered outdoor seating with room for hundreds of Sky Blues fans, plus DJ Big Smithy playing some great music too! There's a CCFC Sky Blue Army mural, two outdoor screens, extensive food choices and two outdoor mini bars!

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Matchday Programme PUSB is now available for Friday night's match against Preston North End.

Jay Dasilva takes centre stage for Friday's edition, as we sit down and speak to the Sky Blues star about his first season with the Sky Blues. He is also our poster in the middle of the matchday programme too.

Elsewhere, we also hear from Manager Mark Robins and Captain Liam Kelly in their regular columns.

We look back at recent matches as well, bring you the latest news from around the Club.

This is our LGBTQ+ fixture, with a number of activities planned for the match including a rainbow EFL match ball. Inside the programme, we will be profiling the 'Proud Sky Blues' LGBTQ+ supporters group and how you can get involved.

Sky Blues in the Community and Coventry City Women and Girls FC have the latest news and information about their range of activities, while we look at the progress of our Under 18s and Under 21s sides too.

Regular feature 'He's One Of Our Own' profiles Tom Bayliss, who played for both of Friday's sides, while 'On This Day' looks back at the date in the history of Coventry City.
 
Jim Brown continues his Sky Blue Story with a look back 50 years at the 1973/74 season - plus there's lot more to read in our matchday programme!
 

BUY YOUR PROGRAMME:

Fans will again be able to purchase their programme for £3.50 from cashless food and drink kiosks around the ground, as well as from the Club Shop too plus the East Stand concourse retail kiosk.

The programme will be available at the following kiosks: 1 (West Stand), 3, 4, 5 (North Stand), 10, 11, 12 (East Stand) and 15 (Singers Corner). 

Fans will also be able to purchase outside the ground too (cash only), which is where the JSB programme vouchers will be accepted.

 
 

There are no Family Zone activities for night matches - it is scheduld to return for our game against Hull City on Saturday 16th March.

The deadline for celebration messages for the game has passed – we can no longer accept any further requests after this time unfortunately due to production timelines. Further information

You can still add your photo to the Coventry Building Society Fan Wall - just post on social media on Tuesday with the hashtag #CBSFanWall

Any issues of racism, homophobia, discrimination, abusive behaviour or general safety issues can be reported to the Club on home matchdays using the reporting text service – 07537 453 117. 

Simply begin your message with the Block/Seat location of the incident – followed by details of the incident. We will treat your message in the strictest confidence.

This is a text service, so please do not call this number. 

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The Coventry Building Society Arena's list of items that fans can/cannot bring into the stadium is shown below:

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This includes:

  • Glasses
  • Weapons
  • Airhorns
  • Narcotics
  • Fireworks and Flares
  • Bottles and Cans
  • Cameras
  • Long Umbrellas
  • Food and Drink
  • Flagpoles
  • Smoking and E-Cigarettes
  • Selfie Sticks
  • Flags or Banners (larger than 2m x 1m or offensive)
  • Baby Buggies/Prams
  • Large Bags/Suitcases
  • Computer Tablets

 

Away fans are located in the South Stand. Food and Drink kiosks in the South Stand are cashless. For ticket information, please refer to your club website.

Further information for away fans can be seen in our Away Fans section of our website here.

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The match is not available to watch on iFollow in the UK.

Audio commentary of the game is available on iFollow in the UK and overseas.

The Coventry Building Society Arena is an all-seater stadium.

Following communication from authorities regarding this, including regarding the recent games against Southampton and Birmingham City, Coventry City and the Arena have been asked to remind Sky Blues supporters that persistent standing is not allowed at the Coventry Building Society Arena.

Persistently standing for the whole match or for long periods is against ground regulations and may affect the enjoyment of the game for other supporters, whose view may be affected, as well as your safety and the safety of others. 

The Coventry Building Society Arena is a licensed premise.

It’s illegal for under-18s to buy alcohol anywhere in the UK.

Under the provisions of the Licensing Act 2003, it is illegal in England and Wales:

  • To sell alcohol to someone under the age of 18 anywhere.
  • For someone under the age of 18 to buy or attempt to buy alcohol.
  • For an adult to buy or attempt to buy alcohol on behalf of someone under the age of 18.

The Coventry Building Society Arena operates a 'Challenge 25' policy.

The Fan Village outside the East Stand will be open from 6pm - this includes a range of food, drink and music for fans to enjoy pre-match. This will close at 7:15pm to enable fans to get into the Arena in good time before kick-off. 

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There will NOT be a road closure of the A444/Jimmy Hill Way after the game.

However, Coventry City and the Coventry Building Society Arena are still reiterating advice to supporters to take greater care when crossing the A444 Jimmy Hill Way following home games.

We appreciate that the volume of supporters crossing in this area has increased and fans should use safe crossing points for the road:

  • Using the light controlled crossing near the roundabout for A444/Winding House Lane
  • Using the footbridge (overpass) over the A444, which goes to Car Park C or the other side of the A444
  • Using the underpass at the other end of Car Park B/C, and then walking back towards Winding House Lane/Hen Lane along the pedestrian footpath

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While stewards are in place to manage the exit of supporters and will continue to urge supporters not to take risks when crossing the road, we urge supporters to adhere to our advice and put safety first when leaving matches – this includes not walking on roads and not moving/going over barriers, which are in place for supporter safety.

Coventry City will be showing their support for the LGBTQ+ community at this Friday’s home game against Preston North End.

This is LBTQ+ History Month, and the EFL and Puma have teamed up to unveil the very first Rainbow match ball which will be used by all 72 Clubs across Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two matches from 16th-24th February.

Coventry City are going a step further, emphasising their continued support for the LGBTQ+ community, as we face Preston North End at the Coventry Building Society Arena on Friday 23rd February (7:45pm kick-off).

 

The matchday programme, PUSB, will feature information about ‘Proud Sky Blues’ – our recently established Supporter Group for LGBTQ+ fans. Their logo will also be shown on the big screen throughout the night, too.

There will also be special content on the scoreboard and tannoy throughout the matchday.

The Coventry City squad will wear special t-shirts during the warm up for the game, while coaching and non-playing staff will also wear badges to display their support, plus our mascot Sky Blue Sam as well.

Doug King, Coventry City Owner and Executive Chairman, said:

“We’re very pleased to show our support for the LGBTQ+ community and supporters at our game against Preston North End.

“Proud Sky Blues have been working closely with the Club since their formation and have already done an excellent job in engaging fans on this important topic and representing LBTQ+ fans.

“We have a number of activities planned for the game that will make clear the support of everyone at Coventry City.

“As a Club, and as a community, we are clear in our determination to make our games and football a place for everyone and a place that is free of discrimination.”

You can follow Proud Sky Blues on X @ProudSkyBlues, visit their website proudskyblues.co.uk, Facebook group ‘proudskyblues’ or Instagram proudskyblues

E-Tickets can be used on phones or printed off – please see guidance for using them below:

Tickets on phones: Open the PDF containing your ticket, enlarge the barcode and ensure brightness on your screen is turned all the way up - then put your phone into the reader.

Printed tickets: Enter your printed ticket folded into the read – to help speed up entry, fold your ticket ahead of getting to the turnstile.

Please note that this guide is subject to change and will be updated accordingly.


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