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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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| Coventry City fans have been queuing since midnight to buy tickets to see the side's return to the Ricoh Arena. | 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 against Gillingham next Friday, went 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 had been playing home games at Northampton Town's Sixfields stadium. | Until a long-running row over rent was resolved last week, the club had been playing home games at Northampton Town's Sixfields stadium. |
| When season tickets for the Ricoh went on sale on Wednesday, people queued for up to five hours at the club shop. | When season tickets for the Ricoh went on sale on Wednesday, people queued for up to five hours at the club shop. |
| 'Jovial queue' | 'Jovial queue' |
| Mark Hornby, the club's marketing manager, said that 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 club 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. |
| Fans are being advised to buy tickets online to avoid queues. | Fans are being advised to buy tickets online to avoid queues. |
| The club's development director Steve Waggott said tickets bought online will be posted "to deflect some of the stresses and strains on people" waiting for collection. |