NSWE Investment

[LeeB]

Sad to see schoolmates like Perce and Badders fall-out over grammar. Surely it wernt like this in '86!

No, gangs are dividing along grammar lines all over east Birmingham to this day.

[dave.woodhall]

There isn't enough land round the NEC, there's no infrastructure except Resorts World, which I doubt can cater for 50,000 people in three hours  and take a look at the access roads onto the M42 whenever there's a show there.

[Sexual Ealing]

Sad to see schoolmates like Perce and Badders fall-out over grammar. Surely it wernt like this in '86!

No, gangs are dividing along grammar lines all over east Birmingham to this day.

True. I've had run-ins with the Tysley Transitives and the Mad Mental Appositives of Hodge Hill in my time. Tasty firms.

[Drummond]

Sad to see schoolmates like Perce and Badders fall-out over grammar. Surely it wernt like this in '86!

No, gangs are dividing along grammar lines all over east Birmingham to this day.

True. I've had run-ins with the Tysley Transitives and the Mad Mental Appositives of Hodge Hill in my time. Tasty firms.

The Comma Crew are a right bunch of bastards.

[The Edge]

There isn't enough land round the NEC, there's no infrastructure except Resorts World which I doubt can cater for 50,000 people in three hours and take a look at the access roads onto the M42 whenever there's a show there.

Exactly. Anyone who's ever been to a show there especially Crufts would know there's no way the infrastructure round there could cope with a 50/60k arena. It's usually gridlocked and the trains are very often overcrowded when they pull into International as it's the main Birmingham to Euston line.

[LeeB]

I used to commute past that junction every day, a car changing a tyre can cause a 10 mile tailback and 40 minute delays, even with no obstacles on a clear day it's a shit fest.

[Pat Mustard]

I can confirm that Birmingham International station was absolute chaos on Wednesday morning when New Street had no trains coming in or out of it for 1 hour, it would never cope with 60-70k people leaving a football stadium.

Also, aside from the logistics, why would the NEC Group allow a completely separate business build a stadium on it's land that would effectively render it's own venues virtually useless?

[dave.woodhall]

The trouble is that people look on Google maps, see a load of green and think "Football ground".

[The Edge]

So all in all I think we've narrowed it down to two options. The land on Avenue Rd/Windsor St or my own personal preference which is stay where we are and redevelop the shit out of Aston and expand to something like a 55/60k stadium.

[FrankyH]

So all in all I think we've narrowed it down to two options. The land on Avenue Rd/Windsor St or my own personal preference which is stay where we are and redevelop the shit out of Aston and expand to something like a 55/60k stadium.

Same here. One day the Villa Chippy will have a Michelin Star.

[VILLA MOLE]

A regeneration of Aston as Dr Tony.would have wanted 👀

[The Edge]

So all in all I think we've narrowed it down to two options. The land on Avenue Rd/Windsor St or my own personal preference which is stay where we are and redevelop the shit out of Aston and expand to something like a 55/60k stadium.

Same here. One day the Villa Chippy will have a Michelin Star.

So long as they still do the Doner kebabs I'll have a bit of that.

[tomd2103]

There isn't enough land round the NEC, there's no infrastructure except Resorts World, which I doubt can cater for 50,000 people in three hours  and take a look at the access roads onto the M42 whenever there's a show there.

That's good to know then Dave as I wouldn't want us to move to the NEC at all, but just a feeling that it could be a potential site if they are looking for one. 

[dave.woodhall]

I can confirm that Birmingham International station was absolute chaos on Wednesday morning when New Street had no trains coming in or out of it for 1 hour, it would never cope with 60-70k people leaving a football stadium.

Also, aside from the logistics, why would the NEC Group allow a completely separate business build a stadium on it's land that would effectively render it's own venues virtually useless?

Because there MUST be some land there that the city council owns.

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

Sad to see schoolmates like Perce and Badders fall-out over grammar. Surely it wernt like this in '86!

No, gangs are dividing along grammar lines all over east Birmingham to this day.

True. I've had run-ins with the Tysley Transitives and the Mad Mental Appositives of Hodge Hill in my time. Tasty firms.

The Comma Crew are a right bunch of bastards.

I heard that they'd been arrested and been given a long sentence.