Stadium update (9 Viewers)

[Joy Division]

It really would be great to utilise the exhibition hall on matchdays to offer fanzone and family activities pre-match

 

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[COVKIDSNEVERQUIT]

They started life at Old Bull Fields (later named The Butts) in the late 19th century and didn't move to Coundon Road until 1920.
They moved back to their spiritual home in 2004.

How you doing anyway, keeping well?

I'm doing OK Bad Boy, happy to be corrected, thanks for the history lesson.

 

[ajsccfc]

I overheard someone on Saturday calling it The Antidote so in my head that's the name of it now.

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

I overheard someone on Saturday calling it The Antidote so in my head that's the name of it now.

@Leamington spa sky blue Was this you?

 

[Diogenes]

Turn it into the Sky Blue Tavern ??
Leave it alone maybe call it The Jimmy Hill

Or Kelly's Bulge Inn

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

'The George & John' sounds like a great name for our bar.

Although does also make it sound like a toilet.

 

[Hobo]

The West Coast Maine Line is the busiest mixed-traffic system in Europe, not the busiest line overall (by passengers, this is the Elizabeth Line). But only a portion of traffic on the WCML goes through Coventry (the Rugby - Stafford portion carries a lot), so the WCML through Coventry is definitely not the busiest line in Europe.

It is busy though, so the challenges of integrating shuttles from the Arena are real. There are solutions, but they are expensive and aren't a priority.

I realise the problem. I’m not one of the ones thinking oh just put some extra trains on.

 

[Hobo]

I'm sure there's over 120 bedrooms at the CBS Doubletree, then there's the Novotel which is only up the road and I think they have probably 4/5 others at least within a 10 min drive.

Personally I wouldn't have thought that poses that much of a problem for them.

The exhibitions hosted there also aren't really ever that big.

Hotels in Coventry get a lot of trade from stuff going on at the NEC and in Birmingham.

 

[CovInEssex]

I suppose it needs both hotels and parking- always surprised a Premier Inn hasn’t sprung up in that area- not only for the CBS but it’s also so close too the M6- there is all that land opposite the Novotel too.

There's one already. Just up the bypass towards Nuneaton