Match Thread Coventry City - Birmingham City Match Thread - Saturday 27th Sep (2 Viewers)

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Tommo1993

Tommo1993

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Travs said:
I was on a podcast earlier this year, with a mainly northern audience (and presenters).

The following episode my accent was heavily mocked, and they seemed to be mimicking a black-country accent.

I've always thought when hearing my own voice back, that it is a distinct accent, but there's definitely a hint of Birmingham in there.
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Brother in law is from Surrey and when imitating me will make me sound Brummy while pronouncing particular words.

Someone once asked if I was from Shrewsbury because of my accent - proving that some people that are horrendously wide of the mark when guessing.
 
rob9872

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oscillatewildly said:
😲 One is East Midland, the other West Midland. Nuneaton (Warwickshire) is bordering (quite literally) on a South Leicestershire accent.
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This is probably accurate tbf as we have fans in a radius of the City, some nearer to Brum, some nearer to that lot, so can be effectively Cov and 20 miles apart.
 
Sick Boy

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Tommo1993 said:
We’ve always been asked if we’re Australian when we’re over in USA.
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oneofourown

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Brighton Sky Blue said:
It’s got mixes of Birmingham and Lesta, depends on the words. Generally I think it sounds more like they do in Lesta
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It depends on two things, your location and your upbringing.

If you live East of Coventry, or North-East, so Rugby, Nuneaton, Beduth, Lutterworth your accent will be east midland in sound. If you are from Tamworth, Solihull you sound like a Brummie, one because there is a large overflow of Brummies there so you would easily pick up the accent. When we had a car industry many coventry based workers spoke with broad Brummie accents because of working with Brummies.
However, if you received RP at school you would barely have an accent. I had RP and few people know where I am from. Likewise, more and more primary schools focus on RP so accents are less noticeable in children, this maybe sad but even if I met the most beautiful girl in the world with a black country accent I would bypass her, as I would with scousers.
 
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Cov kid 55

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oneofourown said:
It depends on two things, your location and your upbringing.

If you live East of Coventry, or North-East, so Rugby, Nuneaton, Beduth, Lutterworth your accent will be east midland in sound. If you are from Tamworth, Solihull you sound like a Brummie, one because there is a large overflow of Brummies there so you would easily pick up the accent. When we had a car industry many coventry based workers spoke with broad Brummie accents because of working with Brummies.
However, if you received RP at school you would barely have an accent. I had RP and few people know where I am from. Likewise, more and more primary schools focus on RP so accents are less noticeable in children, this maybe sad but even if I met the most beautiful girl in the world with a black country accent I would bypass her, as I would with scousers.
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I may be thick, what’s RP?
 
baldy

baldy

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oneofourown said:
It depends on two things, your location and your upbringing.

If you live East of Coventry, or North-East, so Rugby, Nuneaton, Beduth, Lutterworth your accent will be east midland in sound. If you are from Tamworth, Solihull you sound like a Brummie, one because there is a large overflow of Brummies there so you would easily pick up the accent. When we had a car industry many coventry based workers spoke with broad Brummie accents because of working with Brummies.
However, if you received RP at school you would barely have an accent. I had RP and few people know where I am from. Likewise, more and more primary schools focus on RP so accents are less noticeable in children, this maybe sad but even if I met the most beautiful girl in the world with a black country accent I would bypass her, as I would with scousers.
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What a snob
 
bulko

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ThievingScally said:
I havent seen it stated anywhere that they're continuing the cheap beer. You'd have thought they'd be advertising this heavily if it was happening.

I'd be expecting full price drinks again

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The East Stand fan village is open from 10:30am! Food and drinks are available, and we will also be joined by our DJ. It will also be open for one hour post-match too!

There is a special ‘warm-up’ drinks offer in the Village from 10:30am to 11:45am.

Remember, all of the money you spend on food and drink at the Arena now helps to support your Club!
 
COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

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skybluelee said:
Yes that's a fair shout. As a Southerner I can clearly tell the difference between Cov and Birmingham really but the Leicester and Cov ones are identical to my ears.
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All right meduck, you won't hear that in Cov. 😂
 
Levship20

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bulko said:
The East Stand fan village is open from 10:30am! Food and drinks are available, and we will also be joined by our DJ. It will also be open for one hour post-match too!

There is a special ‘warm-up’ drinks offer in the Village from 10:30am to 11:45am.

Remember, all of the money you spend on food and drink at the Arena now helps to support your Club!
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That doesn’t answer if DK is doing the £3.60 offer 🤔
 
Irish Sky Blue

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If it doesn’t sell out, it’s hopefully a message to Doug King that £45 for a second division game is too much ( plus the exorbitant children’s prices)
 
chiefdave

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Irish Sky Blue said:
If it doesn’t sell out, it’s hopefully a message to Doug King that £45 for a second division game is too much ( plus the exorbitant children’s prices)
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You're assuming the aim is to sell out. This is the old 'all the tickets should be £10' argument. When ticket prices were dropped not enough extra tickets got sold to offset it.

I would imagine Doug prefers more cash in the bank and a few hundred empty seats dotted around the ground over a sell out but less money being generated.
 
lord_garrincha

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chiefdave said:
You're assuming the aim is to sell out. This is the old 'all the tickets should be £10' argument. When ticket prices were dropped not enough extra tickets got sold to offset it.

I would imagine Doug prefers more cash in the bank and a few hundred empty seats dotted around the ground over a sell out but less money being generated.
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It's common place now to hear that companies brag about record gate receipts over record crowds.

It will become a lot worse if dynamic pricing becomes the norm.
 
bigfatronssba

bigfatronssba

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chiefdave said:
You're assuming the aim is to sell out. This is the old 'all the tickets should be £10' argument. When ticket prices were dropped not enough extra tickets got sold to offset it.

I would imagine Doug prefers more cash in the bank and a few hundred empty seats dotted around the ground over a sell out but less money being generated.
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How full the corporate areas will be interesting tomorrow.

When its £45 for a standard ticket, the £80 price tag for the Balcony Bar suddenly looks a lot more reasonable
 
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