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fatso

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  • Aug 25, 2025
  • #876
robbiethemole said:
Nope. I was born and bred in Rugby and moved into Leicestershire cos it was cheaper here (like everything Lesta), and I definitely don't have 6 fingers or sex with my own family ( apart from my wife )
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You are forgiven 🩵
 
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Flying Fokker

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  • Aug 25, 2025
  • #877
SkyB said:
Think a fan park of some description would be best. Even add in an away fans zone as well to give them something near the ground.
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Considering we have 26k going up nowadays I think any fan entertainment is available on the main site/ casino, Dhillons, burger bars, fast food from external companies will be Tesco side in a few months. If there was a 60k stadium it may be a different offer.

Perhaps a Hotel is an option but even that would be measured against demand. Pull the hotel out of the stadium and there’s potential 6000 seats (If building upwards)
 
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wingy

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  • Aug 25, 2025
  • #878
Moff said:
I think he needs some strong medication
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Anti Pests??
 
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Brylowes

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  • Aug 25, 2025
  • #879
hill83 said:
With a Wetherspoons tree house
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I’m getting vertigo just thinking about a trip to the toilet’s
 
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robbiethemole

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  • Aug 25, 2025
  • #880
Kneeza said:
Now, Hinckley. Was in Sharnford from '83 to 2004.
Wasn't actually born in the town either, but at Rugby St Mary's Maternity, Harborough Magna.
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good old St Mary's. I only asked cos I went through Sharnford on Sat and there was a guy and his daughter waiting outside the pub in Monzo shirts, and I wondered if it was you.

if anyone on here fits that description, I'm sorry I couldn't stop and offer you a lift.
 
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Moff

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  • Aug 25, 2025
  • #881
Kneeza said:
Now, Hinckley. Was in Sharnford from '83 to 2004.
Wasn't actually born in the town either, but at Rugby St Mary's Maternity, Harborough Magna.
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Lived in Sharnford first year of my life, before my family moved back to Coventry.
Nice place.
 

Warwickhunt

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  • Aug 25, 2025
  • #882
The CableGuy said:
Hence me talking about building flats on there. Regular income.

......shows how far this club has come when we can talk about stuff like this.
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Open up a shopping mall on the right hand side as you walk in
 

Hobo

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  • Aug 25, 2025
  • #883
Warwickhunt said:
Open up a shopping mall on the right hand side as you walk in
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Because retail outlets are booming.
 

Warwickhunt

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  • Aug 25, 2025
  • #884
Build across the railway onto the land opposite! That could create a tunnel and a station under the new stand
 
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robbiethemole

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  • Aug 25, 2025
  • #885
Extend the platform to take more than two coaches
 
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oneofourown

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  • Aug 25, 2025
  • #886
Why have Cov Rugby team there? They have the Butts and have big plans for it to bring it up to premier standard then we can have two majestic stadium in the city.
 
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oneofourown

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  • Aug 25, 2025
  • #887
Bloody hell some on here have become yampy since Doug bought the stadium. They can't do anything about the station (extended) because the train goes across the busiest line in Europe (Brum to Cov). If, and its a big 'if' then a shuttle could be doable but between the stadium and Nuneaton, not Coventry (haha). The only way they can improve access from the station, and they are doing it, is to have a better shuttle system.
 

Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Aug 25, 2025
  • #888
On the arena train station. Will be in our best interest to up scale it to allow it for match days and concerts. What are the issues around its use for both?
 
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Mcbean

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  • Aug 25, 2025
  • #889
Brylowes said:
I’m getting vertigo just thinking about a trip to the toilet’s
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Not often wearing wellies to the bogs at the cbs though
 
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wingy

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  • Aug 25, 2025
  • #890
robbiethemole said:
good old St Mary's. I only asked cos I went through Sharnford on Sat and there was a guy and his daughter waiting outside the pub in Monzo shirts, and I wondered if it was you.

if anyone on here fits that description, I'm sorry I couldn't stop and offer you a lift.
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Economic migrant?
 

Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Aug 25, 2025
  • #891
On the earlier points, apparently this is the land in the arena leasehold outside of the arena and car parks A and B.


 
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Bad Boy

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  • Aug 25, 2025
  • #892
oneofourown said:
Bloody hell some on here have become yampy since Doug bought the stadium. They can't do anything about the station (extended) because the train goes across the busiest line in Europe (Brum to Cov). If, and its a big 'if' then a shuttle could be doable but between the stadium and Nuneaton, not Coventry (haha). The only way they can improve access from the station, and they are doing it, is to have a better shuttle system.
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I don't think the point about the West Coast Main Line between Coventry and Birmingham being the busiest in Europe is correct, I've seen this said on an earlier post maybe on a different thread.

I think the average number of trains daily from Coventry to Birmingham is just short of 140 whereas 2000 plus pass through Clapham Junction
 

COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

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  • Aug 25, 2025
  • #893
robbiethemole said:
Sitting in a carpark until 5-30 on Saturday really fucks up the feel good factor for sure
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I feel for you Robbie, people are going to have to change their habits at the end of the game as long as you haven't got a rush off for anything, not likely to be able to do that if you're stuck in a car park, just spend an hour after the game in the Casino, Anecdote or even shopping at Tesco's, they are also building two new food restaurants in the car park at Tesco's, but with a bit of luck, now that Doug Kings in charge let's hope we get a fans Village to use before the game and after the game.
 
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Hobo

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  • Aug 25, 2025
  • #894
Bad Boy said:
I don't think the point about the West Coast Main Line between Coventry and Birmingham being the busiest in Europe is correct, I've seen this said on an earlier post maybe on a different thread.

I think the average number of trains daily from Coventry to Birmingham is just short of 140 whereas 2000 plus pass through Clapham Junction
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Clapham Junction is exactly that though a junction. Where a number of lines come into the station and diverge. It's not one line.
 

Bad Boy

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  • Aug 25, 2025
  • #895
Hobo said:
Clapham Junction is exactly that though a junction. Where a number of lines come into the station and diverge. It's not one line.
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That's very true but it's not beyond the realms of possibility to have a dedicated branch line to Nuneaton without crossing the WCML.
 

Kneeza

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  • Aug 25, 2025
  • #896
Bad Boy said:
That's very true but it's not beyond the realms of possibility to have a dedicated branch line to Nuneaton without crossing the WCML.
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Indeed. The plan is for a flyover (or under) type of arrangement at Treacletown (iirc).
 

Kneeza

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  • Aug 25, 2025
  • #897
robbiethemole said:
good old St Mary's. I only asked cos I went through Sharnford on Sat and there was a guy and his daughter waiting outside the pub in Monzo shirts, and I wondered if it was you.

if anyone on here fits that description, I'm sorry I couldn't stop and offer you a lift.
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Definitely not me, but used to use the Countryman and the Star (as was) regularly.
We lived right on the northern edge of the village, and were surrounded by exiled Cov Kids, several of which were ex Standard, and Pete next door still worked at the GEC. All, like us, moved there for a cheap detached that was less than the semi we'd just sold in Coombe Park Road.
I think the guy that now runs the Countryman (Bricklayer's now) is also the offspring of a Cov Kid.
Loads of them around the village.
 
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Gynnsthetonic

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  • Aug 25, 2025
  • #898
oneofourown said:
Bloody hell some on here have become yampy since Doug bought the stadium. They can't do anything about the station (extended) because the train goes across the busiest line in Europe (Brum to Cov). If, and its a big 'if' then a shuttle could be doable but between the stadium and Nuneaton, not Coventry (haha). The only way they can improve access from the station, and they are doing it, is to have a better shuttle system.
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They were ideas about having a bay platform at Coventry station to effectively run a shuttle to the arena
 
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robbiethemole

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  • Aug 25, 2025
  • #899
I live in Countethorpe and sadly surrounded by king power wankers, although they’ve not been so visible recently
 
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Kneeza

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  • Aug 25, 2025
  • #900
robbiethemole said:
I live in Countethorpe and sadly surrounded by king power esnkers, although they’ve not been so visible recently
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Worked at GEC Energy Systems at Whetstone for a few years.
 

alexccfc99

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  • Aug 26, 2025
  • #901
oneofourown said:
Why have Cov Rugby team there? They have the Butts and have big plans for it to bring it up to premier standard then we can have two majestic stadium in the city.
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Would love for us to still go into a partnership with Cov rugby and have the U23s and at some point in the future, a proper and well established women's side play their games there - That is if Cov Rugby would be up for it of course
 
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Sky Blue Goblin

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  • Aug 26, 2025
  • #902
alexccfc99 said:
Would love for us to still go into a partnership with Cov rugby and have the U23s and at some point in the future, a proper and well established women's side play their games there - That is if Cov Rugby would be up for it of course
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Can’t imagine they wouldn’t be, since they have Coventry United play there (and previously had Coventry Ladies).

Maybe we could also let them have a game or two at the CBS for the big weekend thing if they find themselves in the premiership any time soon
 

Bad Boy

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  • Aug 26, 2025
  • #903
alexccfc99 said:
Would love for us to still go into a partnership with Cov rugby and have the U23s and at some point in the future, a proper and well established women's side play their games there - That is if Cov Rugby would be up for it of course
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Cov play at their spiritual home and has have already been said have plans to redevelop to reflect their ambitions to be a Premiership rugby club.
I can see no benefit for either club to be both playing at the CBS.
 
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pusbccfc

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  • Aug 26, 2025
  • #904
We have a unique opportunity to make money from away fans. There's already a bar outside the away end which does very well. Away fans have almost no options for pubs.

Personally don't like fanzones but they are popular and at £6 a pint, will make money. With our location, we could milk it more than we already do.

Our current set up is decent but it's overcrowded. The land opposite is a great opportunity. Birmingham have recently opened a Boxpark style venue and it seems to be very popular.
 

alexccfc99

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  • Aug 26, 2025
  • #905
Bad Boy said:
Cov play at their spiritual home and has have already been said have plans to redevelop to reflect their ambitions to be a Premiership rugby club.
I can see no benefit for either club to be both playing at the CBS.
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I did mean The U23s and any CCFC womens side playing their games at The Butts!

Only time Cov Rugby should play at The CBS should be if they ever play The Parasites (If they ever actually get their tribute act off the ground and start playing rugby again) so I can go and laugh in the smug bastards faces and they can have a look at what they fucked up
 
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Bad Boy

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  • Aug 26, 2025
  • #906
alexccfc99 said:
I did mean The U23s and any CCFC womens side playing their games at The Butts!

Only time Cov Rugby should play at The CBS should be if they ever play The Parasites (If they ever actually get their tribute act off the ground and start playing rugby again) so I can go and laugh in the smug bastards faces and they can have a look at what they fucked up
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Never ever want them egg chasing parasites anywhere near our city never mind play at OUR ground thank you.
 
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Mcbean

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  • Aug 26, 2025
  • #907
No no no no no no no no no to any Rugby - fucks the pitch up - any other questions
 
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chiefdave

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  • Aug 26, 2025
  • #908
In the short term I suspect a lot of the work will be to tidy the place up. Despite the work Frasers did there's still plenty of the ground that looks a fucking mess. It needs a good clean and a lick of paint.

The cladding needs the whole lot doing like they did that one section.

In terms of developing the ground itself I suspect there's a limit to what can be done. We can look at moving the camera's to the other side, especially if no solution can be found to not being able to sell all the seats in the balcony.

I would look to make the gate from car park C to Jimmy Hill Way a proper junction, that wouldn't take much work. You could then close the road behind the east stand, which is closed on matchdays anyway - just leave it for emergency access. You can then extend the concourse out to where the edge of the road currently is. Create much needed room inside.

Put a massive bridge over the railway to eliminate the need for the shitty underpass and replace the steep, and dangerous when busy, steps on the north west side of the stadium with a gentle slop (think like Wembley Stadium). Would be safer and probably help get people away quicker.

Also put some staff in the car parks post game to properly direct people out rather than the current free for all. Do that as well as getting the lights changed so that you can prioritise people leaving the ground for that short space of time and you'd get people away far quicker once the road is reopened.
 
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SBAndy

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  • Aug 26, 2025
  • #909
Don’t know whether Rowley’s Green WMC redevelopment is going ahead but that and surrounding land could theoretically be levelled and used as car parking. You could create an exit straight onto the A444 far enough up where traffic could get going pretty much straight away, whilst still keeping the roundabout closed.
 
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CovRes

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  • Aug 26, 2025
  • #910
chiefdave said:
In the short term I suspect a lot of the work will be to tidy the place up. Despite the work Frasers did there's still plenty of the ground that looks a fucking mess. It needs a good clean and a lick of paint.

The cladding needs the whole lot doing like they did that one section.

In terms of developing the ground itself I suspect there's a limit to what can be done. We can look at moving the camera's to the other side, especially if no solution can be found to not being able to sell all the seats in the balcony.

I would look to make the gate from car park C to Jimmy Hill Way a proper junction, that wouldn't take much work. You could then close the road behind the east stand, which is closed on matchdays anyway - just leave it for emergency access. You can then extend the concourse out to where the edge of the road currently is. Create much needed room inside.

Put a massive bridge over the railway to eliminate the need for the shitty underpass and replace the steep, and dangerous when busy, steps on the north west side of the stadium with a gentle slop (think like Wembley Stadium). Would be safer and probably help get people away quicker.

Also put some staff in the car parks post game to properly direct people out rather than the current free for all. Do that as well as getting the lights changed so that you can prioritise people leaving the ground for that short space of time and you'd get people away far quicker once the road is reopened.
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Someone is/was meant to be building a hotel in part of car park C.
 
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