Chris Heck - President of Business Operations

[VillaTim]

From my experience, Newcastle is very much relentless as a night out. Very “lads, lads, lads” - it has some nice pubs but whoever described it as something like a massive Broad Street is right.

I’ll also agree Manchester is a better night out pub-wise. It pains me to say, but Birmingham just doesn’t feel coherent enough to go out in or get around.

Manchester's mostly spread over different areas though. You've got Deansgate, Castlefield, Northern Quarter etc. Not really one big city centre like Leeds.

You can have a good night out in anyone of those Manchester areas without moving . Brum you've got Broad Street - no thanks . Digbeth - improving but work to do . Then where ? Manchester feels safer to me than Brum at night probably due to the large Uni influence.

[Aldridge Villa]

Much to my chagrin , having spent a lot of time up in Manchester recently I was struck by the cleanliness of the city centre and pub offerings in comparison to Birmingham city centre.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I see Chris is still too embarrassed to publish our home attendances. Can't think why..

[Percy McCarthy]

From my experience, Newcastle is very much relentless as a night out. Very “lads, lads, lads” - it has some nice pubs but whoever described it as something like a massive Broad Street is right.

I’ll also agree Manchester is a better night out pub-wise. It pains me to say, but Birmingham just doesn’t feel coherent enough to go out in or get around.

Manchester's mostly spread over different areas though. You've got Deansgate, Castlefield, Northern Quarter etc. Not really one big city centre like Leeds.

You can have a good night out in anyone of those Manchester areas without moving . Brum you've got Broad Street - no thanks . Digbeth - improving but work to do . Then where ? Manchester feels safer to me than Brum at night probably due to the large Uni influence.

JQ, Moseley, Kings Heath, Harborne/Edgbaston.

[dave.woodhall]

From my experience, Newcastle is very much relentless as a night out. Very “lads, lads, lads” - it has some nice pubs but whoever described it as something like a massive Broad Street is right.

I’ll also agree Manchester is a better night out pub-wise. It pains me to say, but Birmingham just doesn’t feel coherent enough to go out in or get around.

Manchester's mostly spread over different areas though. You've got Deansgate, Castlefield, Northern Quarter etc. Not really one big city centre like Leeds.

You can have a good night out in anyone of those Manchester areas without moving . Brum you've got Broad Street - no thanks . Digbeth - improving but work to do . Then where ? Manchester feels safer to me than Brum at night probably due to the large Uni influence.

JQ, Moseley, Kings Heath, Harborne/Edgbaston.

Hurst Street, Bennetts Hill/Temple Street, Constitution Hill.

[PeterWithesShin]

I see Chris is still too embarrassed to publish our home attendances. Can't think why..

All but Wolves are published. That will probably appear soon.

[London Villan]

There’s two digbeth’s too. Irish Digbeth and the kids digbeth. Almost 50 drinking establishments around there alone.

[RamboandBruno]

I had a top night out the other, Old Contemptible’s, bit of food at the Indian Brewery on Snow Hill, then St Pauls for a nice few drinks, followed by a bit of school slumming it/dancing at the Actress and Bishop.

[VillaTim]

There used to be a clutch of good pubs over by Dartmouth Circus - Gunmakers Arms, Bulls Head , Sack of Potatoes, The Black Horse, The Ben Johnson, The Turks Head. The last 3 are gone now . It was good round there.

[Lastfootstamper]

Birmingham's not, for want of a better word, 'obvious'. I loved guiding my missus around when she first moved up here (I even drew her a little map centred around the ramp so's she wouldn't get too lost and could always orientate herself for the bus), and she still can't get enough of the place. It depends what you want to do, but I reckon it does help to have someone showing you what's what & where.

All that said, to this day I know people born within the city limits who never venture in to town because it's not the same as when they were 18, or think going to town means going to Broad Street. A few years ago, it was suggested we have our works Christmas drink around the JQ, but that plan bit the dust when nobody other than a couple of us had any idea of where to go. I think we ended up going to the casino at Resort's World.

[Brazilian Villain]

I've never been to Newcastle, so will provide the definitive answer when I do go. Just need to pop to Topshop first.

Don’t bother buying a jacket.

I was aware that wearing a jacket is seen as a little 'unmanly' there, even if it's -10 and snowing. However, I don't own any short sleeve shirts so I'd probably feel overdressed in my usual attire.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I see Chris is still too embarrassed to publish our home attendances. Can't think why..

All but Wolves are published. That will probably appear soon.

Yeah, I'm aware he eventually publishes the numbers. Out of interest, any idea when we last sold out? From what I understand returned tickets only go back onto the market on the day of the game.

[The Edge]

From my experience, Newcastle is very much relentless as a night out. Very “lads, lads, lads” - it has some nice pubs but whoever described it as something like a massive Broad Street is right.

I’ll also agree Manchester is a better night out pub-wise. It pains me to say, but Birmingham just doesn’t feel coherent enough to go out in or get around.

Manchester's mostly spread over different areas though. You've got Deansgate, Castlefield, Northern Quarter etc. Not really one big city centre like Leeds.

You can have a good night out in anyone of those Manchester areas without moving . Brum you've got Broad Street - no thanks . Digbeth - improving but work to do . Then where ? Manchester feels safer to me than Brum at night probably due to the large Uni influence.

JQ, Moseley, Kings Heath, Harborne/Edgbaston.

Temple Street area is also quality these days. Mailbox, Brindley place, canal side, Had family down from the North East couple of weeks ago and they loved our nights out in brum. The city certainly does not deserve the bad rep it gets which mostly media driven.

[VillaTim]

For any non locals who need to change trains between New Street/Moor Street if that walk if that's the only bit of brum they see it probably puts them off a bit.

[tomd2103]

From my experience, Newcastle is very much relentless as a night out. Very “lads, lads, lads” - it has some nice pubs but whoever described it as something like a massive Broad Street is right.

I’ll also agree Manchester is a better night out pub-wise. It pains me to say, but Birmingham just doesn’t feel coherent enough to go out in or get around.

Manchester's mostly spread over different areas though. You've got Deansgate, Castlefield, Northern Quarter etc. Not really one big city centre like Leeds.

You can have a good night out in anyone of those Manchester areas without moving . Brum you've got Broad Street - no thanks . Digbeth - improving but work to do . Then where ? Manchester feels safer to me than Brum at night probably due to the large Uni influence.

JQ, Moseley, Kings Heath, Harborne/Edgbaston.

Temple Street area is also quality these days. Mailbox, Brindley place, canal side, Had family down from the North East couple of weeks ago and they loved our nights out in brum. The city certainly does not deserve the bad rep it gets which mostly media driven.

London and Manchester based media driven.