 Nickname:
The
Sky Blues
Year formed: 1883
Ground: Ricoh Arena
Capacity: 23,633 2006/07
average: 20,342
For visitors: 3,000 in one
corner of the Jewson South Stand
Record attendance: 51,455
Position last season: 17th
in the Championship
Manager: Iain Dowie (February
2007)
 Players
in: Dimitrios Konstantopoulos
(Hartlepool), Robbie Simpson
(Cambridge), Ellery Cairo (Hertha
Berlin), Arjan De Zeeuw (Wigan),
Gary Borrowdale (Crystal Palace),
Leon Best (Southampton), Michael
Hughes (Crystal Palace), Donovan
Simmonds (Charlton), Julian
Gray (Birmingham).
Players out: Arran Lee-Barrett
(Hartlepool), Andrew Whing (Brighton),
Don Hutchison (Luton), Colin
Cameron (MK Dons), Che Bunce,
Cameron Belford, Khalilou Fadiga.
Key man: Leon
Best
Record transfer fee
paid: £6.5m (Craig
Bellamy, Norwich, 17th August
2000)
Record transfer fee
received: £13m
(Robbie Keane, Inter Milan,1
August 2000)
Ticket office: 0870 421
1987
Ticket prices: Adult
£22, concessions £10-£11
Official website: www.ccfc.co.uk
How
to get there: Situated
at Foleshill on the A444 Pheonix
Way just half a mile from junction
3 of the M6 motorway and approximately
4 miles north of Coventry City
Centre.
Best place to eat: Mario’s
chippy on the Binley Road.
Best place to drink:
The Rose and Crown on Walsgrave
Road attracts away day supporters.
Safe to wear scarf: No
problem.
Return journey:
280 miles
Journey time:
5hr 30mins
Best League Win:
9-0 v Bristol City 28/04/1934
Division 3 South
Last meeting: Norwich
City 1, Coventry City 1 (February
24, 2007): Teenage striker Chris
Martin rescued a point for Norwich
City when he crowned a wholehearted
performance with an excellent
goal against Coventry City at
Carrow Road. Martin produced
a smart finish from Darren Huckerby’s
cross 10 minutes from time to
give the home crowd something
to shout about after a largely
forgettable performance from
their side. The Sky Blues had
taken the lead four minutes
before the interval with a neat
finish from Jay Tabb, rounding
off a four-man move.
Full
Match Report
Last Norwich away win:
14/02/2004 Coventry 0, Norwich
2 (Holt, Brennan)
Chances: A
difficult summer for Dowie off
the pitch, and he will need
to draw on his character to
turn around the Sky Blues’
fortunes on it. City will be
looking to achieve some sort
of consistency and Dowie has
gone back to old club Crystal
Palace to nab Northern Irishman
Hughes to add some midfield
steel, but last season’s
biggest problem was a lack of
a goalscorer. Dowie has moved
to strengthen the heart of his
defence in the form of Arjan
de Zeeuw and is now looking
to put his own stamp on the
Midlands side after replacing
the sacked Micky Adams last
season. Coventry certainly have
the quality to challenge for
a place in the top six and the
fans will expect nothing less.
Former Norwich City star Leon
McKenzie will be looking to
cement a place in Dowie's starting
line-up after recovering from
injury.
Prediction:
18th
For Directions
to the Ground click
here.
For an unofficial Guide to the
Ground click
here.
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