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New Birmingham Stadium - 60k+


ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK said:
There's plenty of other spaces to build a few 100 houses. Those few 100 people over a year aren't suddenly going to have the town economy booming by going out every day spending money in town.

Yet if there was a huge hub that attracted 100s of extra people a day spending money, on top of 1,000s on match days being offered more to do. That along with other events during the year then overall the hub would generate more money for our local economy as some people will also be going into town and vice versa.
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People living, working and spending their money in the city 365 days a year will always be better than a few 5aside pitches next to a stadium which is used once a fortnight.

These proposals reminded me of the failed plan to move Chelsea into Battersea Power Station. It looks a bit silly and will no doubt be value engineered back to something more cost effective. It's very Heatherwick, I wasn't surprised to see them named as architects..
 
Looking at the plans it sounds more like a multi purpose stadium than a football ground.

I worry for Birmingham mind, the only way they fill that ground is to pump it full of tourists and day trippers and even they wont want to watch Championship football. If they get into the Premier League, once the stadium new novelty wears off, they wont fill 62k+ for a midweek game against Burnley in December they'll be lucky to get 45k.

I imagine the capacity will reduce if plans ever make it to build stage.
 
EverBlue86 said:
Looking at the plans it sounds more like a multi purpose stadium than a football ground.

I worry for Birmingham mind, the only way they fill that ground is to pump it full of tourists and day trippers and even they wont want to watch Championship football. If they get into the Premier League, once the stadium new novelty wears off, they wont fill 62k+ for a midweek game against Burnley in December they'll be lucky to get 45k.

I imagine the capacity will reduce if plans ever make it to build stage.
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Makes sense if they’re thinking Birmingham won’t be short of big events and concerts. Because it won’t.

A lot of clubs are moving towards predominantly wanting tourists and day trippers unfortunately.
 
Why all the chimneys?

I assume it is a nod to an industrial past but it looks a bit overkill having that many.

I wonder if there is any practical use behind them or is it cosmetic only. Maybe they are supporting the roof or maybe the directors lounge has a massive log burner.

Interesting ill give them that.
 
RedandWhiteRebel said:
Why all the chimneys?

I assume it is a nod to an industrial past but it looks a bit overkill having that many.

I wonder if there is any practical use behind them or is it cosmetic only. Maybe they are supporting the roof or maybe the directors lounge has a massive log burner.

Interesting ill give them that.
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Supporting the roof and using them for air ducts, ventilation purposes. Their uses are twofold in essence, and incorporating their industrial past. The area it’s to be built on is awful, makes Gaza Strip look posh, so at least it regenerates a shit tip.
 
EverBlue86 said:
Looking at the plans it sounds more like a multi purpose stadium than a football ground.

I worry for Birmingham mind, the only way they fill that ground is to pump it full of tourists and day trippers and even they wont want to watch Championship football. If they get into the Premier League, once the stadium new novelty wears off, they wont fill 62k+ for a midweek game against Burnley in December they'll be lucky to get 45k.

I imagine the capacity will reduce if plans ever make it to build stage.
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They’re probably not arsed about that, though. They’ll either make enough money selling all the tickets for the ‘in demand’ games; and/or folk buying season tickets for the resale market.

You see that already at the likes of Man City. Always loads of empty seats for the less glamorous midweek games in the depths of winter. Yet they’re still extending the ground.
 
riffraff said:
SAFC situated in a far smaller City than Birmingham were getting 20000 at Roker before moving too and filling a 42500 stadium nigh on 30 yrs ago when football was nowhere near as big as it is nowadays. I don’t remember it needing tourists to sel it out either. People all ower the country were laughing at the idea of building a 42500 seater stadium for a second flight team back then including a lot in Sunderland itself.
Some of whom may well be amongst the regulars on here who were telling those of us who knew better that WHU had no need for 60000+ seats anarl.
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Get the point on build it they will come, however I do think going from 16k averages few seasons ago to £62k is a big ask, and London is a different beast with tourists for West Ham etc , I’m sure the billionaires know what they doing thou
 
Elmers said:
Supporting the roof and using them for air ducts, ventilation purposes. Their uses are twofold in essence, and incorporating their industrial past. The area it’s to be built on is awful, makes Gaza Strip look posh, so at least it regenerates a shit tip.
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It could be one of them where on first impression it looks a bit daft but over time maybe not so much.

It's different at least. A lot of modern stadiums are criticised for looking the same and this isn't one of them.
 
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