davieG Posted 1 December 2009 Posted 1 December 2009 Coventry City have announced their prices for the FA Youth Cup Third Round tie against Leicester City at the Ricoh Arena tomorrow night. Only the Jewson Stand will be open and supporters will be able to pay on the gate. Please note that season tickets cannot be used for this match. Admission prices are £3 adults and £1.50 concessions. http://www.foxestalk.co.uk/forums/index.php?act=calendar
Fez of Mahrez Posted 1 December 2009 Posted 1 December 2009 Will be doing a report or two on this for anyone who can't attend.
Ford Super Sunday Posted 1 December 2009 Posted 1 December 2009 Would love to get to this, but have no way of getting there, and I hate public transport at that time of day Boooooooooooo
davieG Posted 2 December 2009 Author Posted 2 December 2009 From the Cov OS COVENTRY City Academy manager Gregor Rioch says the result is top priority tonight when his Under 18s side take on high-flying Leicester City in the FA Youth Cup third round at the Ricoh Arena. Rioch admits that while he normally approaches the academy's Premier Academy League games with more emphasis on the development of his youngsters than on the final score, he said tonight's FA Youth Cup clash, kick-off 7pm, was the start of a quest to try and get as far as possible in the competition. "You have to find a balance between results and the development of these lads so while we try and win every game we play in the league, sometimes the boys' development has to take a precedent," Rioch said. "But the FA Youth Cup is a bit different to the league in that it is a knockout competition and we will always go out and look to get the right result. "The ages of players are more tightly watched as well which makes these clashes a more accurate comparison between teams. "This competition gives us a chance to put our boys on the main stage at the Ricoh Arena which is again valuable experience because we normally play our games on our own pitches so to play on the first team pitch will be beneficial to our players." Rioch though is under no illusions of the task his side face tonight considering Leicester's impressive start to their 2009/10 league campaign. "To have 11 wins and one draw from you first 12 games is going to make you the favourite and Steve Beaglehole has done a fantastic job with the young players at Leicester. "But I have every faith that our boys will stand up to the task ahead and we are relishing the chance to play winning football against a side we have already played once this year so we will have an idea of what to expect. "It's a local derby so it will add spice to the fixture both for the players and the fans so I would expect a very good game for the spectators." No mention of it on the LCFC OS.
davieG Posted 2 December 2009 Author Posted 2 December 2009 From the Cov OS YOU can keep up with all the action from tonight's FA Youth Cup third round clash between the Sky Blues and Leicester tonight right here on www.ccfc.co.uk! We will keep you abreast of every moment as and when it happens PLUS post-match video interviews with academy manager Gregor Rioch and his players.
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 2 December 2009 Posted 2 December 2009 Crikey, Cov have a beast of a website compared to our "DON'T MISS OUT!!" one.
davieG Posted 2 December 2009 Author Posted 2 December 2009 Leicester City: Ambrusics, Moore, Taft, Milnes, Bolger, Parkes, John, Hicks, Chamberlain, Yusuf, Schlupp Subs: Knight, Gill, Tebbutt, Hoban, Norburn 1-0 to Cov 26 mins
Fosse Boy Posted 2 December 2009 Posted 2 December 2009 If Fez's facebook update is correct, we've equalised.
Flemmish Posted 2 December 2009 Posted 2 December 2009 2-1 to Leicester after 61 minutes according to the Coventry OS.
Fez of Mahrez Posted 2 December 2009 Posted 2 December 2009 Brilliant second half performance. Schlupp equalised a minute into the second half, chased down a passback and it cannoned off him into the net from their keeper's clearance. Jorrin John ran half the length of the pitch down the right and lobbed the keeper from a tight angle to put us 2-1 up, they scored with a header from a free kick and then with 3 minutes left, Chamberlain ran onto a pass from Milnes and turned the defender before curling it into the top corner with his right foot. We were dire first half, superb in the second and just about deserved it overall. Full report on the Merc website tomorrow.
carterfox90 Posted 3 December 2009 Posted 3 December 2009 always good to beat the chavs at any level well done to the boys :appl:
Fez of Mahrez Posted 3 December 2009 Posted 3 December 2009 Full report now on the Merc website: http://www.thebluearmy.co.uk/news/Leiceste...il/article.html
davieG Posted 3 December 2009 Author Posted 3 December 2009 Full report now on the Merc website:http://www.thebluearmy.co.uk/news/Leiceste...il/article.html Great report Fez.
Edmund Posted 3 December 2009 Posted 3 December 2009 Full report now on the Merc website:http://www.thebluearmy.co.uk/news/Leiceste...il/article.html Nice report. Sounds like the second goal by John was something special.
Fez of Mahrez Posted 3 December 2009 Posted 3 December 2009 Nice report. Sounds like the second goal by John was something special. Thanks. At the time it looked absolutely fantastic, but we were right up the other end (where the City fans were for the league game this season) from where the goal was scored and the report on Cov's OS said it took a deflection - same for Chamberlain's goal too. From where I was, they both looked bloody brilliant finishes but perhaps not. Ah well.
lou Posted 3 December 2009 Posted 3 December 2009 Thanks Fez... gutted I didnt stick to my plans of going to this instead of wasting 2 hours of my life going to watch a crap film
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