Birmingham's city centre is huge. Miles bigger than Manchester, Newcastle, Leeds etc.
Quote from: Mister E on October 13, 2024, 02:56:44 PMQuote from: Accent Guy on October 13, 2024, 02:28:22 PMThe issue with the poll is that of the two leading candidates so far, one is doable and the other isn't. The North Stand is our property and whilst it poses logistical problems, it's at least viable. Building a new stadium in the city centre absolutely isn't and it will never happen. For a multitude of reasons.I disagree that the new stadium option "will never happen".A new stadium in the city centre? Where? Birmingham has a tiny city centre and that is taken up by retail outlets and expensive real estate. The cost, if you could even get planning permission, to build in the centre would be astronomical and totally unviable financially. I doubt we will ever move from Villa Park but it's certainly possible. However, if we do move one day, it won't be to the city centre. There's just no space, never mind "cost efficient" space.
Quote from: Accent Guy on October 13, 2024, 02:28:22 PMThe issue with the poll is that of the two leading candidates so far, one is doable and the other isn't. The North Stand is our property and whilst it poses logistical problems, it's at least viable. Building a new stadium in the city centre absolutely isn't and it will never happen. For a multitude of reasons.I disagree that the new stadium option "will never happen".
The issue with the poll is that of the two leading candidates so far, one is doable and the other isn't. The North Stand is our property and whilst it poses logistical problems, it's at least viable. Building a new stadium in the city centre absolutely isn't and it will never happen. For a multitude of reasons.
Quote from: Ads on October 13, 2024, 04:54:25 PMBirmingham's city centre is huge. Miles bigger than Manchester, Newcastle, Leeds etc.I respectfully disagree. Birmingham city centre is not huge in any way whatsoever. The other cities you mentioned also have small centres I agree, and there's no way a football ground would be built in any of those centres now either. St. James' Park has been there for over 100 years. They wouldn't be able to build a new stadium in the city centre nowadays.
Quote from: Accent Guy on October 13, 2024, 04:59:22 PMQuote from: Ads on October 13, 2024, 04:54:25 PMBirmingham's city centre is huge. Miles bigger than Manchester, Newcastle, Leeds etc.I respectfully disagree. Birmingham city centre is not huge in any way whatsoever. The other cities you mentioned also have small centres I agree, and there's no way a football ground would be built in any of those centres now either. St. James' Park has been there for over 100 years. They wouldn't be able to build a new stadium in the city centre nowadays. If you went from 5 Ways down to the edge of Digbeth, you'd find yourself with wet feet to go so far in Liverpool, you'd be in some hills in Manchester. It's not a small city centre at all and things exciting in it already has absolutely nothing to do with it's size.
Quote from: Ads on October 13, 2024, 07:06:54 PMQuote from: Accent Guy on October 13, 2024, 04:59:22 PMQuote from: Ads on October 13, 2024, 04:54:25 PMBirmingham's city centre is huge. Miles bigger than Manchester, Newcastle, Leeds etc.I respectfully disagree. Birmingham city centre is not huge in any way whatsoever. The other cities you mentioned also have small centres I agree, and there's no way a football ground would be built in any of those centres now either. St. James' Park has been there for over 100 years. They wouldn't be able to build a new stadium in the city centre nowadays. If you went from 5 Ways down to the edge of Digbeth, you'd find yourself with wet feet to go so far in Liverpool, you'd be in some hills in Manchester. It's not a small city centre at all and things exciting in it already has absolutely nothing to do with it's size.Yep, I was thinking similar, even Five Ways down to the bullring is a fair distance.
It's down to what you define as the city centre. Five Ways, Aston University and Digbeth never used to be and the JQ certainly wasn't.