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DK, frasers and the club (3 Viewers)

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  • Start date Mar 17, 2025
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Hiraeth

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  • Mar 17, 2025
  • #36
chiefdave said:
its definitely not like that. walking up at the weekend noticed how shabby the roof looked with the outline of Ricoh still up there. Place needs a real good clean. The whole exterior is shabby. Landscaping and paths need a bit of work as well.

Sure it must be lined up. Would be odd to spend money doing the ground up but then leave people with a poor first impression.
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This YouTube Drone video still would appear to confirm what's been said about the faded Ricoh sign on top of the arena hall.
 

Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Mar 17, 2025
  • #37
Hiraeth said:
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This YouTube Drone video still would appear to confirm what's been said about the faded Ricoh sign on top of the arena hall.
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The lettering on the seats looks more like Erasers.
 
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Mar 17, 2025
  • #38
OldBedrocker said:
Enough coats of proper sky blue will cover the shire
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Hiraeth

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  • Mar 17, 2025
  • #39
Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
The lettering on the seats looks more like Erasers.
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It really does, those Frasers Plus banners turn the F into an E from that distance
 

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clint van damme

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  • Mar 18, 2025
  • #40
Captain Dart said:
This wall needs to be properly covered over.
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Or just spray 'are fucking dead' underneath.
 

alexccfc99

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  • Mar 18, 2025
  • #41
I still worry about Frasers and their long game with the Arena

But it is good to see as it stands the club finally has a cordial relationship with it's home
 
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Domo

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  • Mar 18, 2025
  • #42
Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
The lettering on the seats looks more like Erasers.
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id rather it say BALLBAGS than it ever say WASPS again
 

pusbccfc

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  • Mar 18, 2025
  • #43
Still maintain that the stadium isn't fulfilling it's potential. The owners will have to be careful not to fall behind the new Birmingham stadium and the Villa refurbishment.

We've had a decent number of big events in the past 15 years. None of them will continue ahead of the two stadiums above.
 

chiefdave

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  • Mar 18, 2025
  • #44
pusbccfc said:
Still maintain that the stadium isn't fulfilling it's potential. The owners will have to be careful not to fall behind the new Birmingham stadium and the Villa refurbishment.

We've had a decent number of big events in the past 15 years. None of them will continue ahead of the two stadiums above.
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Its going to be incredibly hard to attract stadium shows when there's a viable stadium venue in Birmingham. Why would anyone pick Cov given the difference in population size in the two cities.

Even Brum struggles to get many shows as London - Manchester is increasingly the norm.

To get shows they're probably going to have to pay over the odds to get the days acts have left to fill in, suspect this is what they've done in the past tbh. Problem is when you do that anything below a sell out risks losing money.

As much as I love having big shows here I'd much rather they spent the summers making sure the pitch is in the best condition possible.
 
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Joy Division

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  • Mar 18, 2025
  • #45
I think the CBS will continue to attract concerts in the summer season as Villa Park has a stricter licence for outdoor events due to the proximity of housing in the area, I know that has been an issue for them with Birmingham City Council. Also, the CBS is far cheaper to hire for a promoter than Villa Park.

The new Birmingham City stadium is many many years away and still hasn't fully got the green light.
 
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Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Mar 18, 2025
  • #46
Joy Division said:
I think the CBS will continue to attract concerts in the summer season as Villa Park has a stricter licence for outdoor events due to the proximity of housing in the area, I know that has been an issue for them with Birmingham City Council. Also, the CBS is far cheaper to hire for a promoter than Villa Park.

The new Birmingham City stadium is many many years away and still hasn't fully got the green light.
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… the Birmingham stadium also probably won’t happen!
 
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skyblue025

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  • Mar 20, 2025
  • #47
Wouldn't it be funny if they played the CBS for a year or 2 while their new ground is built.
 
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Domo

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  • Mar 20, 2025
  • #48
skyblue025 said:
Wouldn't it be funny if they played the CBS for a year or 2 while their new ground is built.
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id welcome them to be fair, what they did for us (and northampton too) i wont forget.
 
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Captain Dart

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  • Mar 20, 2025
  • #49
skyblue025 said:
Wouldn't it be funny if they played the CBS for a year or 2 while their new ground is built.
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Birmingham have bought a 48 acre site for a new stadium and integrated training facilities in East Birmingham, so that isn't going to happen.
 

Domo

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  • Mar 20, 2025
  • #50
Captain Dart said:
Birmingham have bought a 48 acre site for a new stadium and integrated training facilities in East Birmingham, so that isn't going to happen.
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when i went to st andrews i parked my car around that area, its a used/disused motorbike track isnt it>?
 

Sick Boy

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  • Mar 20, 2025
  • #51
Domo said:
id welcome them to be fair, what they did for us (and northampton too) i wont forget.
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Hopefully they'd get charged loads for smashing up the toilets.
 

Captain Dart

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  • Mar 20, 2025
  • #52
Domo said:
when i went to st andrews i parked my car around that area, its a used/disused motorbike track isnt it>?
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I believe the Wheels Park and Kart track is the site they acquired.
 
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wingy

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  • Mar 20, 2025
  • #53
Did they a Skiing place over there at some point?
 

SHUNT31

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  • Mar 20, 2025
  • #54
Domo said:
id welcome them to be fair, what they did for us (and northampton too) i wont forget.
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Why? We did them a favour just as much as they did us. If it wasn’t Brum we’d have paid much less to play elsewhere.

They’re one of the most entitled and delusional fan bases who constantly go on about how they ‘saved us’, conveniently forgetting that they were absolutely skint and we paid huge amounts for use of a ground that was falling down and a pitch fit for potato’s.
 
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Domo

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  • Mar 20, 2025
  • #55
SHUNT31 said:
Why? We did them a favour just as much as they did us. If it wasn’t Brum we’d have paid much less to play elsewhere.

They’re one of the most entitled and delusional fan bases who constantly go on about how they ‘saved us’, conveniently forgetting that they were absolutely skint and we paid huge amounts for use of a ground that was falling down and a pitch fit for potato’s.
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meh, any club that takes us in id have been pleased with. maybe they do go on about "saving" us, i couldnt care less
 

baldy

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  • Mar 20, 2025
  • #56
Captain Dart said:
I believe the Wheels Park and Kart track is the site they acquired.
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It's a right shithole round there too
 
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bigfatronssba

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  • Mar 21, 2025
  • #57
They’re building a stadium on a park??
 
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oldfiver

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  • Mar 21, 2025
  • #58

Coventry City bid to extend CBS Arena agreement or face fine

Coventry City stadium news from CoventryLive as Doug King provides update on the club's big for a long-term plan at the CBS Arena
www.coventrytelegraph.net
 

Sky Blue Pete

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  • Mar 21, 2025
  • #59
oldfiver said:

Coventry City bid to extend CBS Arena agreement or face fine

Coventry City stadium news from CoventryLive as Doug King provides update on the club's big for a long-term plan at the CBS Arena
www.coventrytelegraph.net
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Interesting take
 

Domo

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  • Mar 21, 2025
  • #60
oldfiver said:

Coventry City bid to extend CBS Arena agreement or face fine

Coventry City stadium news from CoventryLive as Doug King provides update on the club's big for a long-term plan at the CBS Arena
www.coventrytelegraph.net
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god i hate that website when i actually want to read something


 
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CCfC2023

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  • Mar 21, 2025
  • #61
wingy said:
Did they a Skiing place over there at some point?
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Yes called the Ackers

Ackers Adventure – The outdoor professionals in Birmingham
 
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Captain Dart

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  • Mar 21, 2025
  • #62
Domo said:
god i hate that website when i actually want to read something


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I use a free add blocker, stops that shit.

You have to be careful to ensure you reject all permissions and so called legitimate interests.
 
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Blake

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  • Mar 21, 2025
  • #63
Domo said:
god i hate that website when i actually want to read something


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When I saw the article with the link, I seriously had a quick debate with myself about whether I wanted to read the article enough to go to the site.
 
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