Stadium update (17 Viewers)

[CovRes]

CBS is much steeper, due to the exhibition hall and the stand touching it (where the lounges are). That stands holds far less so the other three have much more capacity.
King power is similar to st Mary’s

I think it was Rudoni that said something about walking out as an opposition player at the CBS and seeing a huge bank of Cov fans in front of you was a bit intimidating.

 

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[Sheffield Sky Blue]

Yeah exactly, not sure they are so heavily compared.

The KP feels a lot smaller. I always say the same when visiting St Mary's.

The steeper stands are a real asset. Far better sightlines, more imposing, it feels larger. But it doesn't have the slightly frightening over-steepened feeling that you get at Reading.
It's a shame that the stand on the hotel side is so poor - it that was similar to the opposite stand, it would be a really impressive ground.

 

[bigfatronssba]

CBS is much steeper, due to the exhibition hall and the stand touching it (where the lounges are). That stands holds far less so the other three have much more capacity.
King power is similar to st Mary’s

If the west stand was the same size as the other 3, the CBS would hold well over 40k

That’s why it looks much more impressive than the King Power

 

[Skyblue Bangkok]

The steeper stands are a real asset. Far better sightlines, more imposing, it feels larger. But it doesn't have the slightly frightening over-steepened feeling that you get at Reading.
It's a shame that the stand on the hotel side is so poor - it that was similar to the opposite stand, it would be a really impressive ground.

KP looks like it was built for a budget of about a £100 quid .Don't know if the West stand can ever be developed .

 

[pusbccfc]

The steeper stands are a real asset. Far better sightlines, more imposing, it feels larger. But it doesn't have the slightly frightening over-steepened feeling that you get at Reading.
It's a shame that the stand on the hotel side is so poor - it that was similar to the opposite stand, it would be a really impressive ground.

I like that stand, it adds a unique element to the stadium. The big issue is not being able to fill the top tier.

I've said it for years, the CBS is the best of those stadiums of around 32,000 when you factor in the amenities, sightlines, acoustics and the sheer height.

 

[AOM]

I like that stand, it adds a unique element to the stadium. The big issue is not being able to fill the top tier.

I've said it for years, the CBS is the best of those stadiums of around 32,000 when you factor in the amenities, sightlines, acoustics and the sheer height.

Not a fan of the club and the atmosphere was always really poor whenever we played there, but I thought MK Dons ground was quite good in terms of a bowl stadium design

 

[bigfatronssba]

Not a fan of the club and the atmosphere was always really poor whenever we played there, but I thought MK Dons ground was quite good in terms of a bowl stadium design

A very nice ground, but I actually found it a bit sad as it’ll never be fully utilised.

Even without knowing the history, you can just sense that something has gone wrong for that ground to exist

 

[CovRes]

A very nice ground, but I actually found it a bit sad as it’ll never be fully utilised.

Even without knowing the history, you can just sense that something has gone wrong for that ground to exist

If they had simply put money into a regular non-league team and grown naturally, then the club might have been in a better position than it is now.

 

[TomRad85]

Not a fan of the club and the atmosphere was always really poor whenever we played there, but I thought MK Dons ground was quite good in terms of a bowl stadium design

Its the tiers, i love a good tier. If we were ever to expand i'd like something like the extra tier that was stuck on one of the stands at Cardiff. I'm not deluded like a Birmingham fan who thinks we'd need 60k, but an extra tier on one of the stands to take it up to 40ish... inject it.

 

[AOM]

A very nice ground, but I actually found it a bit sad as it’ll never be fully utilised.

Even without knowing the history, you can just sense that something has gone wrong for that ground to exist

Yeah, there didn't seem to be any interest from the home end at all and I think we might have even bought more fans.
The 0-0 game when Hiwula missed the penalty is one of the most depressing away days I've been to.

The ground feels like it could have a lot of potential and it felt like a bit of a more modernised CBS, but it was just a soulless experience.

 

[Skyblue Bangkok]

If they had simply put money into a regular non-league team and grown naturally, then the club might have been in a better position than it is now.

MK Franchise .

 

[pusbccfc]

Its the tiers, i love a good tier. If we were ever to expand i'd like something like the extra tier that was stuck on one of the stands at Cardiff. I'm not deluded like a Birmingham fan who thinks we'd need 60k, but an extra tier on one of the stands to take it up to 40ish... inject it.

Tiers aren't great for atmosphere generally.

A full CBS would be better than Stadium MK.

Otherwise, I agree that it's a great stadium.

 

[pusbccfc]

Not a fan of the club and the atmosphere was always really poor whenever we played there, but I thought MK Dons ground was quite good in terms of a bowl stadium design

Made worse by the laws around drinking overlooking the the pitch.

The temporary netting they have erected looks dreadful and spoils that initial view of the stadium bowl when entering through the turnstiles.

It's a very good stadium and a more unique design. The two tiers around the ground make it very difficult to make an atmosphere.

 

[Levship20]

Tiers aren't great for atmosphere generally.

A full CBS would be better than Stadium MK.

Otherwise, I agree that it's a great stadium.

Will we have a full CBS this Saturday? And our bellies full of £3.60 pints

 

[pusbccfc]

Will we have a full CBS this Saturday? And our bellies full of £3.60 pints

Will not be far off!

 

[Hobo]

KP looks like it was built for a budget of about a £100 quid .Don't know if the West stand can ever be developed .

Well £100 is about what they paid for the KP after they shafted the builders

 

[itsabuzzard]

Hilarious when David Cameron said he liked Eaton Rifles , he obviously was clueless about what the song was about.

Remove the mote from thine own eye.

 

[pusbccfc]

Looks good. Simple but important.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Looks good. Simple but important.

Woke lefties will take the fuckers down

 

[Skyblue Bangkok]

Woke lefties will take the fuckers down

Why ? Or are you being tongue in cheek.

 

[chiefdave]

Looks good. Simple but important.

But will there be any on the actual flagpoles on the roundabout?

 

[pusbccfc]

But will there be any on the actual flagpoles on the roundabout?

Still pains me that we were never allowed to keep the Olympic rings. A real sense of pride being an Olympic city.

 

[CrawleySkyBlue]

Confirming that there have been no new filings on Companies House in Covcityco Ltd, meaning that there has been no new equity injected into the club since the £15m that was injected in May-25.

This, on its own, does not really tell us much, aside from helping to reconfirm what we know already... that at least some debt was used to fund the acquisition of the Arena (hence the fixed charge between FRS Estates Ltd (seller) and Coventry Arena Propco Ltd (proprietor of the headlease on the Arena). However, it probably does help to confirm that the amount of debt taken on to fund the acquisition is on the higher side (unless the club's existing funds are higher than we all expect).

The exact amount of debt taken on to fund the acquisition, no idea. We need more info in future sets of accounts to piece it all together.