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Match Thread Coventry City - Birmingham City Match Thread - Saturday 27th Sep (1 Viewer)

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Tommo1993

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  • Sep 25, 2025
  • #141
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.
 
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mmttww

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  • Sep 25, 2025
  • #142
Tommo1993 said:
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.
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Had a Yank ask if I was from South Africa once.
 
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rob9872

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  • Sep 25, 2025
  • #143
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.
 
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Tommo1993

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  • Sep 25, 2025
  • #144
mmttww said:
Had a Yank ask if I was from South Africa one.
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We’ve always been asked if we’re Australian when we’re over in USA.
 
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David O'Day

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  • Sep 25, 2025
  • #145
Tommo1993 said:
We’ve always been asked if we’re Australian when we’re over in USA.
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were you caught stealing things?
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Sep 25, 2025
  • #146
Tommo1993 said:
We’ve always been asked if we’re Australian when we’re over in USA.
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Frankly_Mr_Shankly

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  • Sep 25, 2025
  • #147
Does anyone know if the £3.60 pint trial is continuing??
 
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Matt smith

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  • Sep 25, 2025
  • #148
Frankly_Mr_Shankly said:
Does anyone know if the £3.60 pint trial is continuing??
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Apparently so
 
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fatso

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  • Sep 25, 2025
  • #149
Matt smith said:
Apparently so
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Sep 25, 2025
  • #150
Tommo1993 said:
We’ve always been asked if we’re Australian when we’re over in USA.
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Yep, I got that quite a bit too.
 
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oneofourown

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  • Sep 25, 2025
  • #151
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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Sky_Blue_Daz

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  • Sep 25, 2025
  • #152
I know he hasn't had the best of starts for them but i think Kyogo is a quality player
 
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David O'Day

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  • Sep 25, 2025
  • #153
Sky_Blue_Daz said:
I know he hasn't had the best of starts for them but i think Kyogo is a quality player
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he'll probably score a hat trick now but I love him but even at Celtic he would miss bags and bags of easy chances.
 

baldy

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  • Sep 25, 2025
  • #154
Sky_Blue_Daz said:
I know he hasn't had the best of starts for them but i think Kyogo is a quality player
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Is he a Brummy though?
 
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Cov kid 55

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  • Sep 25, 2025
  • #155
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?
 
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baldy

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  • Sep 25, 2025
  • #156
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
 
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David O'Day

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  • Sep 25, 2025
  • #157
Cov kid 55 said:
I may be thick, what’s RP?
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Received Pronunciation
 
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wingy

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  • Sep 25, 2025
  • #158
Cv7 is a good bet I have the Brummy twang when I hear myself back.
 
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Gleneagles65

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  • Sep 25, 2025
  • #159
Is the match sold out yet? Pricing shouldn’t be an issue.
 
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Gleneagles65

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  • Sep 25, 2025
  • #160
wingy said:
Cv7 is a good bet I have the Brummy twang when I hear myself back.
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Lucky you.
 
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ThievingScally

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  • Sep 25, 2025
  • #161
Matt smith said:
Apparently so
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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

TSx
 

bulko

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  • Sep 25, 2025
  • #162
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

TSx
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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

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 25, 2025
  • #163
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.
 
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SkyBlueSam01

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 26, 2025
  • #164
Everywhere I have lived outside the Midlands people think I say my name is 'Sum' or 'Simon'

Hope this helps
 
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Sbarcher

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 26, 2025
  • #165
Surely the accent of a true Coventry fan would be the Royal Leamington Spa version with a twang of Warwick.
 
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Levship20

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  • Sep 26, 2025
  • #166
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
 

Sky Blue Harry H

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  • Sep 26, 2025
  • #167
SkyBlueSam01 said:
Everywhere I have lived outside the Midlands people think I say my name is 'Sum' or 'Simon'

Hope this helps
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Thanks Simon
 
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Dougin

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  • Sep 26, 2025
  • #168
Gleneagles65 said:
Is the match sold out yet? Pricing shouldn’t be an issue.
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Looks like there’s a few hundred left. Seat and areas go off and come back on all the time though so it’s hard to tell.

For these A+ games it might have been worth doing some cheaper tickets in the corners no one wants to go.
 
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Irish Sky Blue

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  • Sep 26, 2025
  • #169
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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  • Sep 26, 2025
  • #170
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.
 
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lord_garrincha

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  • Sep 26, 2025
  • #171
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.
 
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bigfatronssba

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  • Sep 26, 2025
  • #172
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
 

Levship20

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  • Sep 26, 2025
  • #173
bigfatronssba said:
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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Balcony bar is very good and food you get isn’t bad at all
 
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Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Sep 26, 2025
  • #174
bigfatronssba said:
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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It’s £105 tomorrow.
 

David O'Day

Well-Known Member
  • Sep 26, 2025
  • #175
Sick Boy said:
It’s £105 tomorrow.
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It's not like Ronny to be wrong is it.
 
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