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Coventry City fans queue for Ricoh Arena game tickets Coventry City fans queue for Ricoh Arena game tickets
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Football fans have been queuing since midnight to buy tickets to see Coventry City play at its former home for the first time this season. Coventry City fans have been queuing since midnight to buy tickets to see the side's return to the Ricoh Arena.
Tickets for the game at the Ricoh Arena, against Gillingham next Friday, go on sale at 09:30 BST. Tickets for the game against Gillingham next Friday, went on sale at 09:30 BST.
Until a long-running row over rent was resolved last week the club was playing home games in a ground share with Northampton Town. Until a long-running row over rent was resolved last week, the club had been playing home games at Northampton Town's Sixfields stadium.
Fans are being advised to buy tickets online to avoid queues. When season tickets for the Ricoh went on sale on Wednesday, people queued for up to five hours at the club shop.
'Stresses and strains' 'Jovial queue'
When season tickets following the Ricoh Arena deal went on sale on Wednesday people queued for up to five hours at the club shop on Coventry's Gallagher Retail Park. Mark Hornby, the club's marketing manager, said as Gillingham tickets go on sale demand is expected to be very high.
Mark Hornby, the club's marketing manager, said as Gillingham game tickets go on sale later demand is expected to be very high.
He said: "The staff here will absolutely try their hardest to serve as quickly as they can and we've bought in additional equipment.He said: "The staff here will absolutely try their hardest to serve as quickly as they can and we've bought in additional equipment.
"The fans have been jovial in the queue, there's been a really positive attitude within the fans and everyone's just really excited to see the club back.""The fans have been jovial in the queue, there's been a really positive attitude within the fans and everyone's just really excited to see the club back."
Equipment had to be replaced after the shop was ram-raided on Sunday, with thieves taking two tills as well as football strips. Equipment had to be replaced after the club shop was ram-raided on Sunday, with thieves taking two tills as well as football strips.
The club's development director Steve Waggot said tickets bought online will be posted "to deflect some of the stresses and strains on people" waiting for collection. Fans are being advised to buy tickets online to avoid queues.
The club's development director Steve Waggot said tickets bought online will be posted "to deflect some of the stresses and strains on people" waiting for collection.