Under the arena (13 Viewers)

[viridisman]

Anything to the right of the commonwealth convention area is the casino, they have a few meetings rooms off of hall 3 also.
Interesting when you add up all the various facilities, £50m looks a bargain if it can be utilised as much as possible.

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[chiefdave]

Didn't Wasps get given a chunk of taxpayer money to refurb the underground bit? Seem to recall they claimed they needed it doing for the Commonwealth games despite there being no plans to use anything down there for the Commonwealth Games.

Although there's every change someone pocketed the money and / or used it for something else and nobody bothered to check as they seemed to be allowed to do whatever they wanted.

 

[TomRad85]

Didn't Wasps get given a chunk of taxpayer money to refurb the underground bit? Seem to recall they claimed they needed it doing for the Commonwealth games despite there being no plans to use anything down there for the Commonwealth Games.

Although there's every change someone pocketed the money and / or used it for something else and nobody bothered to check as they seemed to be allowed to do whatever they wanted.

I remember they got a load of money to build the new porch and maybe the big screen was for the games too? Our porch and our screen now, bitches!!!

Edit: Not the screen, that's actually been there way longer than it has in my head.

 

[Frankly_Mr_Shankly]

Whilst we’re talking about under… the new shop is going upstairs, into sizeable area too. From what I’ve seen/heard there’s going to be a new bar, golf simulator room, football simulator. Sounds promising and another improvement on what we have!

Whereabouts is the new bar going? Next to the away fans entrance?

 

[Nick]

I have never seen it open since I turned 18 and have been able to go but am I right in saying there is a bar/nightclub within The Casino that they just never use anymore?

Yeah down the other end there was a sports bar that was sort of seperate like the bar on the right is. Now it's more of an open plan thing.

 

[HuckerbysQuiff]

Whereabouts is the new bar going? Next to the away fans entrance?

I’m lead to believe it’ll be in the upstairs space… it’s big old space up there faces out onto shop/players car park and A444.

 

[Liquid Gold]

Would be good to get some more bars open on match day. Try and get as many people as possible spending money in the arena as they can.

An away bar by their turnstiles would be good.

 

[Hobo]

Under the exhibition hall (which itself partitions into two spaces) is the casino and a further 3 convention halls.
1 1000sq m
1 smaller 260sq m
And 1 auditorium for 650 people
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So that is what happened to Julien Grey, in a Spinal Tap moment, he got lost between the dressing room and the pitch!