New Birmingham Stadium - 60k+

[redandwhiterob]

I can't either. There's very few events that would generate that sort of interest for it and given Wembley / Spurs already have the NFL when it's here I just can't see how even that is feasible.

Only so many outdoor concerts to go round too

 

[luvulongtime]

KLD shoulda asked them for a few quid to fix the blow dryers in the bogs...

their stadium will be built before they're fixed

 

[Gucci Massive]

Dunno like everyone seemed to laugh at west ham when they moved to the Olympic stadium and our 42k probably got laughed at considering the previous roker park capacities

West Ham have a massive fanbase in comparison to Birmingham City though. The latter are around Boro's level fanbase wise, they'll never fill 60k.

 

[Lo Ursem]

They didn't fill St.Andrews in the prem

They got much bigger crowds than us when they were in the old Third Division back in the seventies ... and football wasn't as popular then. If West Ham can get 60,000 - whose all time record crowd was 42,000 at Upton Park - then the sky is the limit for a success starved club in England's second city.
Football is the new religion.

 

[R5Skywalker]

It'll look like St James's when the mags were in the championship.

 

[Lo Ursem]

West Ham have a massive fanbase in comparison to Birmingham City though. The latter are around Boro's level fanbase wise, they'll never fill 60k.

Traditionally, Birmingham have always been capable of much bigger crowds.

 

[Zimba]

Only so many outdoor concerts to go round too

imo they'd get almost all the concerts, Birmingham is most the central place in the whole country pretty much. There's just no decent stadium there right now.

Football will be an afterthought for the place. Remember there 300+ days outside of match days and Birmingham has absolutely nothing of the sort and the Villa Park redevelopment won't change it either.

 

[Lo Ursem]

It'll look like St James's when the mags were in the championship.

When Newcastle averaged 37,000 and then 50,000.

 

[is BobBob lost]

That's about twice their record attendance, Talk about a vanity project. Even Villa would struggle to fill that, and they've always been way better supported.

From WIKI
"The attendance record, variously recorded as 66,844 or 67,341,

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60,000 is not about twice 66,000

 

[Lo Ursem]

George reynolds esq. 60k

Was not the same said about West Ham's move to the Olympic Stadium

What were west hams average crowds before the new stadium? That was a canny leap. I am sure Birmingham could get close, it's a massive city

It is a no brainer. When Birmingham won promotion from the Second Division in 1972, they had 5 crowds above 40,000. Football is now ten times more popular.

 

[barts45]

Was not the same said about West Ham's move to the Olympic Stadium

It is a no brainer. When Birmingham won promotion from the Second Division in 1972, they had 5 crowds above 40,000. Football is now ten times more popular.

West ham are a far bigger club than birmingham and have the london attraction for tourists to help out

Birmingham don’t need a 60,000 stadium

Nor will they fill it.

 

[Zidane]

A 42k with potential for easy expansion is the way to go.

 

[Skylon]

With a large South Asian community indifferent to football at best, and a bigger draw in Villa. Villa would srtuggle to fill an 60k ground. Blues have no choice.

Over a million people live in birmingham,and about 20% are of Asian origin.Still leaves a lot of people

 

[roker beach]

Huge catchment area, Britain’s second city in terms of population and their only competitor is Villa.

We need to get our own affairs and vision sorted out as there seem to be plenty of others with ambitions.

 

[nelford_safc]

60k??? . That’s not getting filled. That’s like some of our fans saying to extend the SoL when it doesn’t even get filled now!

You’re being too obvious you sad mag twat.

 

[Sea to Shining Sea]

Huge catchment area, Britain’s second city in terms of population and their only competitor is Villa.

We need to get our own affairs and vision sorted out as there seem to be plenty of others with ambitions.

We absolutely can’t just stand still. Our infrastructure is creaking and where we have had advantages with that over recent years, we could fall behind rivals quite quickly if we don’t modernise.

The city itself is moving forwards as best as it can, I hope the club moves with it.

 

[BrumBlue]

Haven't read whole thread but for those saying we won't fill it, the owners know that.

They want a stadium that size for concerts and other sporting events.

There's no chance that stadium is being built like.

It is. They have bought the land for it.

 

[Disco_Pants93]

Haven't read whole thread but for those saying we won't fill it, the owners know that.

They want a stadium that size for concerts and other sporting events.

It is. They have bought the land for it.

They might have bought the land but that whole stadium, complex etc being built by 2029 is very very optimistic. It's insane for a club that be a league one club quite easily next season.

 

[BrumBlue]

They might have bought the land but that whole stadium, complex etc being built by 2029 is very very optimistic. It's insane for a club that be a league one club quite easily next season.

It's not as the plan wouldn't be to stay in league one. As i say they want it as a stadium for use for things other than football and the revenue it brings.

The spurs ground didn't take that long when you look how nice it is. Below is a good listen, they aren't f***ing around when it comes to revenue

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[MiddleAgedMan]

Don't want to read an awful local news site ideally. Wheres the money coming from to build it? Seems very expensive