Angry Coventry fans to 無視する,冷たく断わる first match 35 miles away at Northampton in favour of legends fundraiser at Ricoh 円形競技場


Coventry City fans are 推定する/予想するd to 投票(する) with their feet this Sunday by watching a legends match at the Ricoh 円形競技場 rather than making the 35-mile trip to watch the first team play at Northampton.

A team of club legends is 始める,決める to play a Midlands All 星/主役にするs XI in 援助(する) of 癌 研究 and Acorn's Children's Hospice at the Ricoh? at 2pm, while the League One match with Bristol City at Sixfields starts at 3pm.

Thousands are 推定する/予想するd to …に出席する the fundraiser at Coventry's rightful ground, while just a few hundred are likely to travel 負かす/撃墜する the M1 to their 一時的な 'home'.

Turfed out: Coventry City will play their home matches at Northampton Town's Sixfields ground (below) this season following an argument over rent with the owners of the Ricoh Arena

Turfed out: Coventry City will play their home matches at Northampton Town's Sixfields ground (below) this season に引き続いて an argument over rent with the owners of the Ricoh 円形競技場

Northampton Town's Sixfields ground

The charity match, which will see Sky Blues legends take on former players from Aston 郊外住宅, Wolves and other Midlands clubs, had been arranged before Coventry were turfed out of their stadium.

It was organised to celebrate the 130th 周年記念日 of the club by the Coventry City Former Players 協会.

With Northampt on at home to Newport 郡 in a League Two fixture on Saturday, Coventry were 軍隊d to move their first 'home' game of the season 支援する 24 hours, 原因(となる)ing the 衝突/不一致.

Anger: There were scenes of protest on Saturday as Coventry played their first League One match of the season at Crawley, with a number of supporters trying to run on to the pitch

怒り/怒る: There were scenes of 抗議する on Saturday as Coventry played their first League One match of the season at Crawley, with a number of 支持者s trying to run on to the pitch

Anger: There were scenes of protest on Saturday as Coventry played their first League One match of the season at Crawley, with a number of supporters trying to run on to the pitch

The 協会's 副/悪徳行為-chairman Billy Bell told the Coventry Telegraph: 'When the football fixtures (機の)カム out, Coventry City were at home at the Ricoh on Saturday August 10, so this game was not in 対立 to it.

'It was never done deliberately as a 対決, but now the people of Coventry will 投票(する) with their feet.

'We're hoping for a large, large (人が)群がる to show the football world that Coventry people are not happy with what is going on at our club.'

Fundraiser: The poster for Sunday's charity match at the Ricoh

Fundraiser: The poster for Sunday's charity match at the Ricoh

The Sky Blue 信用, who are (選挙などの)運動をするing to return the team to their home ground, will be selling 'Keep Coventry in Coventry' wristbands at the event, with the proceeds going to charity.

Tickets for the legends match are 定価つきの at £5.50 for adults and £3.30 for children and 譲歩s (inc lusive of 調書をとる/予約するing 料金) and 利用できる here.

Coventry, who lost 3-2 to Crawley Town in their 開始 match at the 週末, travel to Leyton Orient in the first 一連の会議、交渉/完成する of the 資本/首都 One Cup on Tuesday night.

City started the season with a ten-point deduction 手渡すd 負かす/撃墜する by the Football League after entering 行政 in March に引き続いて a 列/漕ぐ/騒動 with 円形競技場 Coventry 限られた/立憲的な (ACL) over rent.

Coventry City FC Ltd now 直面するs liquidation after ACL, which runs the Ricoh 円形競技場, 拒絶するd a Company Voluntary 協定.

FIRST OF MANY FIXTURE CLASHES

Coventry City will be playing plenty of home matches on a Sunday this season, as Northampton 自然に take preference over use of their Sixfields ground.

Their match with Preston North End has already been moved from Saturday August 24 to Sunday August 25 because Northampton host Torquay at the same time.

There are nine more fixture 衝突/不一致s throughout the season, 含むing three in September, and Cup draws and 延期s could create more problems unless Coventry can 解決する their ground 状況/情勢.

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