A few weeks back I went to watch the Sky Blues in action at Scunthorpe where the home side edged a closely-fought game 2-1 to continue an upturn in form that has continued throughout the month.
There was a warm welcome on offer, from the police officers who directed me from the train station to the stewards at the ground who were relaxed about Coventry supporters sitting where they wanted to in the away end rather than sticking to allocated seats.
Although it was only opened in 1988, the first in the new wave of stadium builds, Glanford Park had something of an old-fashioned air about it which for me was a positive but for the club themselves something of a drawback in terms of the commercial opportunities they are missing out on, hence plans in place to redevelop the site completely.
My ticket was £22, probably around par for the division and although the nature of this blog is to highlight special offers and reduced prices I’m under no illusions as to how hard it is for clubs such as Scunthorpe to both survive and be competitive in League One.
Cutting their prices isn’t likely to make much difference to attendances, given the capacity of the ground and the potential fanbase, and therefore a crucial source of revenue would be reduced.
Early-bird prices have been frozen for five seasons and the home fixture against Accrington Stanley on 9th February is 'Grassroots Football Day' with special offers in place for players from local junior clubs and accompanying adults.
For the Sky Blues, this coming Saturday is 'Community Day' at the Ricoh Arena with thousands of tickets given away free to local schools and clubs and the remainder available at just £5 each in all areas of the ground if purchased prior to matchday.
