Drinking by the Ground

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Liverpool City centre is absolutely tiny compared to Birmingham. The towns and cities of the North are villages compared to Brum.

Liverpool on a match day has hotels rammed with day trippers and glory merchants. I know, as I work there and walk up Castle Street with Irish and Norwegians absolutely everywhere. It's why they can charge £750 for a corporate match ticket on a Champions League game for what is my mates normal season ticket seat, in the equivalent of the lower Witton.

Now there's some shifting of the working class for you to actually moan about.

[dave.woodhall]

It's almost as if arguably the two biggest clubs in the world are there, and a massive amount of their crowds are tourists staying for the weekend.

[Lucky Eddie]

Yes there's obviously fans around but not as in the whole pub is full of villa fans singing and so on just small groups here and there.

The way you make it sound it's like there's a sea of claret and blue on Temple Street.

That area has become VERY popular now even the Trocadero is in with the cool kids. Didn't think that would happen 10 years ago.

The council could do more to advertise that we have clubs in the city , especially us being a premiership club. It's a shame the city centre store closed down as a lack of shop presence is also very bad. Liverpool and Everton are next to each other (I think) and obviously Man Utd / City have a big pull in their Centre.

Even a shop with a cafe/bar could work although that could be a target of rival fans

I'd rather we weren't advertised as a football tourist destination.

[dave.woodhall]

Yes there's obviously fans around but not as in the whole pub is full of villa fans singing and so on just small groups here and there.

The way you make it sound it's like there's a sea of claret and blue on Temple Street.

That area has become VERY popular now even the Trocadero is in with the cool kids. Didn't think that would happen 10 years ago.

The council could do more to advertise that we have clubs in the city , especially us being a premiership club. It's a shame the city centre store closed down as a lack of shop presence is also very bad. Liverpool and Everton are next to each other (I think) and obviously Man Utd / City have a big pull in their Centre.

Even a shop with a cafe/bar could work although that could be a target of rival fans

I'd rather we weren't advertised as a football tourist destination.

Sadly, we have to be. Get them here and get their money.

[Flin5tone]

Yes there's obviously fans around but not as in the whole pub is full of villa fans singing and so on just small groups here and there.

The way you make it sound it's like there's a sea of claret and blue on Temple Street.

That area has become VERY popular now even the Trocadero is in with the cool kids. Didn't think that would happen 10 years ago.

The council could do more to advertise that we have clubs in the city , especially us being a premiership club. It's a shame the city centre store closed down as a lack of shop presence is also very bad. Liverpool and Everton are next to each other (I think) and obviously Man Utd / City have a big pull in their Centre.

Even a shop with a cafe/bar could work although that could be a target of rival fans

I'd rather we weren't advertised as a football tourist destination.

What's wrong with tourists?

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You couldn't be a more obvious troll.

[Nev]

Well, that's the end of this thread.

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Yes there's obviously fans around but not as in the whole pub is full of villa fans singing and so on just small groups here and there.

The way you make it sound it's like there's a sea of claret and blue on Temple Street.

That area has become VERY popular now even the Trocadero is in with the cool kids. Didn't think that would happen 10 years ago.

The council could do more to advertise that we have clubs in the city , especially us being a premiership club. It's a shame the city centre store closed down as a lack of shop presence is also very bad. Liverpool and Everton are next to each other (I think) and obviously Man Utd / City have a big pull in their Centre.

Even a shop with a cafe/bar could work although that could be a target of rival fans

I'd rather we weren't advertised as a football tourist destination.

Sadly, we have to be. Get them here and get their money.

There's no real space for them these days at Villa Park in any great numbers, hence the rebuild of the North I suppose. Liverpool and Man United though definitely synergise the weekend break with the "traditional" English football exprience. They don't mind paying top dollar for a ticket and buying tat out the club shop, much in the same way as we do I suppose if in the US taking in baseball or whatever. Just because.

We're outstripped commercially to such a huge extent and as you say, it's what we have to do and do more of if we want to try to shrink the gap.

[dave.woodhall]

Look at BHX on a Saturday in the season for proof. The biggest number of supporters traveling from Ireland is Liverpool, then Manchester United with Villa a distant third.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Unfortunately they all empty when Fred walks in!

That must be it!

[The Edge]

 Drank in town for a few games last season and saw a few old faces. There seems to be a bit of a shift towards drinking in the city which is due to the dwindling amount of pubs around the ground.If the owners plans come to fruition it will inevitably bring a larger amount of people travelling into the city and using the hotels. I welcome that and look forward to meeting Villa fans from far and wide. The more the merrier as it's an indicator of our growth as a club.

[JD]

We also lack a good sports bar in the city centre. I find on the continent every bar you walk in will have football on even if it's a replay and shirts on the wall. In Birmingham you struggle to find a good place to watch the football / scores these days . Very,very depressing

Some people like to go in a pub and socialize rather than watching sport. It's fun you should try it sometime.

[ChicagoLion]

We also lack a good sports bar in the city centre. I find on the continent every bar you walk in will have football on even if it's a replay and shirts on the wall. In Birmingham you struggle to find a good place to watch the football / scores these days . Very,very depressing

Some people like to go in a pub and socialize rather than watching sport. It's fun you should try it sometime.

see above

[JD]

See what above CL? 

[ChicagoLion]

See what above CL? 

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