FOOTBALL: Lead the Bannsiders to CIS Cup glory!

Times Sport have teamed up with Cup sponsor, The Co-operative Insurance, to give four lucky young fans the dream opportunity to lead the Bannsiders out at The Co-operative Insurance Cup Final.

As well as leading the side out, each lucky winner will receive a pair of match tickets for themselves and an accompanying parent or guardian. They will be able to enjoy all the excitement of the match from one of the best seats in the stadium – AND get their hands on an exclusive Co-operative Insurance Cup mascot kit.

Entrants must be aged between 8 and 12 years old and the winner must be accompanied to the game by a parent or guardian.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

To have a chance to win this prize all you have to do is send your answer to this simple question:

Q: Who will Coleraine play in The Co-operative Insurance Cup Final?

Send your answer along with a daytime contact number to:

The Co-operative Insurance Cup mascot competition, The Coleraine Times, 5 Stone Row, Coleraine, BT52 1EP.

The closing date is Wednesday, March 17. Good luck!

Tickets are now on sale for the eagerly anticipated final at Windsor Park on Saturday, March 27 (kick-off 3pm). Tickets are 12 for adults and 6 for Under 16s and OAPs.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

The Co-operative Insurance Cup Final, to be screened live on BBC Two NI, will give local fans a fantastic day of football as two of the game's most entertaining sides battle it out to be crowned this season's Co-operative Insurance Cup winners.

Glentoran's interim-manager Scott Young is hoping for a win over Davy Platt's Coleraine side, which has comprehensively beaten the Glens in their last two league meetings.

BBC Radio Ulster presenter Alan Simpson is MC and fans will be treated to pre-match and half-time entertainment, including a Festival of Football at nearby Midgley Park, a Legends Parade involving ex Glentoran and Coleraine players, a Co-operative Insurance Football Development Centre parade and mini-soccer demonstration.

Tickets for The Co-operative Insurance Cup Final are available from the following outlets:

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

The Showgrounds Ticket Office, Club Shop, Coleraine (Match days only), Coleraine Social Club, Elders, Bushmills Road, Coleraine, McCormicks, Harpurs Hill, Coleraine.

This season is the ninth consecutive season of The Co-operative Insurance's sponsorship of the League Cup. The Co-operative Insurance forms part of The Co-operative Financial Services, which operates through the brands The Co-operative Bank, The Co-operative Insurance, The Co-operative Investments, The Co-operative Asset Management, Britannia, Platform and smile the internet bank.

Terms & Conditions: Entrants must be 16 or over to enter the competition. Entrants must supply a valid contact number and delivery address. No cash alternative will be provided. Standard competition rules apply. The editor's decision is final.