Villa Park Redevelopment

[Sexual Ealing]

Assuming they have genuine long term ambitions for the club, there's only one reason for canning the NS redevelopment, and that's the prospect of a whole new stadium.

There's literally nothing else I can think of that makes sense.

Yep, I also think that is the case and if it is based in the city centre or the NEC, it will be built as more of a 'venue' for big events than just a football ground.  NFL comes to Birmingham?

I hope not.

Each to their own when it comes to following sports, I've even watched a couple of Super Bowls when drunk and unemployed, but I'd rather not have a bunch of 7ft meatheads tearing the shit out of our pitch, personally.

Agreed. And the people. The people! I used to see them on the tube when they played at Wembley. Let's just say there will have been tens of thousands of empty single bedrooms, tens of thousands of mothers putting on their own slippers and tens of thousands of episodes of Doctor Who left unwatched on those evenings.

[Risso]

Agreed. And the people. The people! I used to see them on the tube when they played at Wembley. Let's just say there will have been tens of thousands of empty single bedrooms, tens of thousands of mothers putting on their own slippers and tens of thousands of episodes of Doctor Who left unwatched on those evenings.

I was walking down Piccadilly a couple of years ago on the day of whatever NFL game was being played in London. I got stopped by an American TV station to do an interview. "Hey buddy, this is KFXFM TV, who's your favourite Jets player?" "Haven't got a fucking clue, sorry." I doubt they used it.

[tomd2103]

Assuming they have genuine long term ambitions for the club, there's only one reason for canning the NS redevelopment, and that's the prospect of a whole new stadium.

There's literally nothing else I can think of that makes sense.

Yep, I also think that is the case and if it is based in the city centre or the NEC, it will be built as more of a 'venue' for big events than just a football ground.  NFL comes to Birmingham?

I hope not.

Each to their own when it comes to following sports, I've even watched a couple of Super Bowls when drunk and unemployed, but I'd rather not have a bunch of 7ft meatheads tearing the shit out of our pitch, personally.

Me neither, but we are looking at it as football fans.  I don't think any new build, particularly in the city centre or the NEC would be built with the intention of being a solely a football stadium.  I'm guessing would be seen as a venue that would be used as much as possible, with Birmingham being a big part of that as well.

As it stands, Villa Park is the biggest stadium between London and Manchester (south and north) and the Principality Stadium to the west and nothing to the east.  There is an opportunity to attract a lot of events to Birmingham and I would think that would be in the minds of those looking at the options as well.

[LeeB]

But what about the 60 million seat Girodome with retractable tiers that da bloose are going to build?

[eamonn]

Agreed. And the people. The people! I used to see them on the tube when they played at Wembley. Let's just say there will have been tens of thousands of empty single bedrooms, tens of thousands of mothers putting on their own slippers and tens of thousands of episodes of Doctor Who left unwatched on those evenings.

I was walking down Piccadilly a couple of years ago on the day of whatever NFL game was being played in London. I got stopped by an American TV station to do an interview. "Hey buddy, this is KFXFM TV, who's your favourite Jets player?" "Haven't got a fucking clue, sorry." I doubt they used it.

You should add it to your showreel!

[pauliewalnuts]

Assuming they have genuine long term ambitions for the club, there's only one reason for canning the NS redevelopment, and that's the prospect of a whole new stadium.

There's literally nothing else I can think of that makes sense.

Yep, I also think that is the case and if it is based in the city centre or the NEC, it will be built as more of a 'venue' for big events than just a football ground.  NFL comes to Birmingham?

I hope not.

Each to their own when it comes to following sports, I've even watched a couple of Super Bowls when drunk and unemployed, but I'd rather not have a bunch of 7ft meatheads tearing the shit out of our pitch, personally.

Agreed. And the people. The people! I used to see them on the tube when they played at Wembley. Let's just say there will have been tens of thousands of empty single bedrooms, tens of thousands of mothers putting on their own slippers and tens of thousands of episodes of Doctor Who left unwatched on those evenings.

I've encountered similar in London on said days, thousands of them bedecked in hideous oversized NFL "merch", mispronouncing "defence", pretending they're from San Francisco rather than Stevenage, stinking of virginity.

[PeterWithe]

I think their cup final was played recently as a load of NFL fans came into the pub bedecked in their colours, it amused me that a couple of them were ribbing a member of their group about something and despite him wearing the outfit, it was clear he about as much grasp of the rules etc as I did, ie none whatsoever.

[eamonn]

You're not from New York City, you're from Rotherham (Rovrum) !

[Nev]

Stephen Fry has this nailed decades ago on some TV programmem or other, ridiculing the British people who have a great desire to be American, dressing as cowboys, calling people motherfucker or asking you "did you see the 49ers last night?". They are usually accountancy clerks from Lincolnshire or some such.

[FatSam]

I have no interest in NFL, but the people that I know who do all got into it when they were new parents, and were looking for something to watch in the middle of the night whilst they were looking after babies.

[Sexual Ealing]

I have no interest in NFL, but the people that I know who do all got into it when they were new parents, and were looking for something to watch in the middle of the night whilst they were looking after babies.

They should take a leaf out of Rory's book and come on here making outrageous comments if they want something to do in the middle of the night. There's no excuse for watching that shit!

[tomd2103]

But what about the 60 million seat Girodome with retractable tiers that da bloose are going to build?

Fantasy ones drawn with crayons don't really count.

[cdward]

You're not from New York City, you're from Rotherham (Rovrum) !

So get off the bandwagon...

[FrankyH]

Stephen Fry has this nailed decades ago on some TV programmem or other, ridiculing the British people who have a great desire to be American, dressing as cowboys, calling people motherfucker or asking you "did you see the 49ers last night?". They are usually accountancy clerks from Lincolnshire or some such.

Any excuse...

[Risso]

Stephen Fry has this nailed decades ago on some TV programmem or other, ridiculing the British people who have a great desire to be American, dressing as cowboys, calling people motherfucker or asking you "did you see the 49ers last night?". They are usually accountancy clerks from Lincolnshire Gloucestershire or some such.

FTFY...