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Birmingham’s new ‘Powerhouse’ Stadium
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We could think of such a large development if our owners got involved in the next new town development in Thames mead, where they plan to extend the DLR.
Personally I would not be in favour but the development down there is comming.0 -
I’ll mention it to The Valley when I see it on Saturdaysammy391 said:Looks good, and must be exciting to have something so huge awaiting them!
Does make you think, if we were to build a stadium scratch - what would our equivalent to the chimney stacks be?
The Valley also needs to take note on the acoustics and noise projection they mention in the BCFC video5 -
https://x.com/eflsimpsons/status/1991560212084584742?s=46&t=A-w3Eq0EWWpjMxring904QWhat does this monstrosity cost?2
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paulsturgess said:Villa have a years long waiting list for season tickets.
Most Premier League sides do tbf0 -
On reflection, I think it looks absolutely hideous.If I were a Birmingham fan, I’d want it to look like a football ground - maybe not a soulless bowl, but at least a visible football ground.
This is the Disneyfication of football writ large.5 -
New stadium re-imagined to celebrate Birmingham's most famous supporter.
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I quite like it.
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This is the model of our new ground at Ebbsfleet.
Over ambitious IMHO but the new museum space is huge.
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I get that its main aim is to make revenue from concerts and NFL games but i think people underestimate the ability for a PL team to fill their stadium.
Birmingham were selling out the home areas of a 30k stadium last year in league one. If they're in the PL i think they'd get pretty close to selling it out for big games, although of course they'd probably struggle for the likes of Fulham and Brentford.0 -
Will be an amazing sight seeing that full of Brum fans in Newsboy caps claiming Thomas Shelby was their great uncle.1
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Same with the Man Utd new stadium design, its nice to see something "different" but c'mon... Its shite
But there are surely plenty of Stadiums, built for recent World Cup's for example, that don't have the generic soulless design and look decent - I mean just take Brentford's stadium, although that was probably enforced lol!2 -
Floodlights mounted on huge thermos flasks in each corner and the retractable roof is a lovely tartan blanket 😊sammy391 said:Looks good, and must be exciting to have something so huge awaiting them!
Does make you think, if we were to build a stadium scratch -
Any additions/edits to The Valley also needs to take note on the acoustics and noise projection they mention in the BCFC video4 -
When we went up there for the away match last year I walked to St Andrews from New St Station. It’s about a ~20 min walk, I’m sure loads of you have done it before. I couldn’t believe how much wasteland and derelict sites there were on that walk, this is all in a pretty central part of the second largest city in the country.If this stadium project helps revitalise the area then I’m all for it, regardless of how silly the stadium itself looks.6
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Birmingham is a great city but the shit bits are really shitse9addick said:When we went up there for the away match last year I walked to St Andrews from New St Station. It’s about a ~20 min walk, I’m sure loads of you have done it before. I couldn’t believe how much wasteland and derelict sites there were on that walk, this is all in a pretty central part of the second largest city in the country.If this stadium project helps revitalise the area then I’m all for it, regardless of how silly the stadium itself looks.5 -
Proper Thomas Heatherwick impractical design going on.0
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If they get to a position in the upper reaches of the Premier League, then they'll fill it for certain games.killerandflash said:A shame this isn't ready for Euro 28, as the West Midlands needs a decent stadium.
I'm not convinced Birmingham can fill it though. They've got a decent fanbase, but they're hardly a sleeping giant, and are the No 2 club in Birmingham.
If they can sustain a position or even mount a challenge for the title, then they'll fill it regularly.
Not saying any of this will happen (probably won't) but the catchment area is huge. HS2 might even help in due course.
It's going to be interesting to see what happens.0 -
They were often filling St Andrews last season in League One. Think they averaged about 26,000.charltonbob said:
Do Birmingham even fill St Andrews ? (or whatever it's called these days?) Fair play though, owners that have real ambition. & before anybody wants to pipe up, no that's certainly not a dig at our many owners.BigRedEvil said:They'll never fill 62k. For comparison I'm not even sure Villa fill their ground0 -
IF it ever gets built, presumably the idea is to attract American football, rock concerts, 'big' Rugby Union games et al to the 'second city'
As ever, we will see
EDIT .. Just repeating what was proposed in the video
Villa Park is a stadium from the past, Birmingham needs a 21st Century stadium to emulate London and Manchester
Look at the economic benefits stadia like Wembley, the Olympic in Stratford, City of Manchester, even the King Power in Leicester have brought to the surrounding areas1 -
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Wont fill that back in league one lol0
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Architects should be shot. Abortion of a design. Good luck to the though, great to see the ambition1
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Who's the old fruit in the hat in the video?0
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Horrible looking stadium.....Smoke Stacks are so Victorian !!0
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Looks awful. Kinda like a giant birthday cake.
I liked the design for the Battersea power station stadium plans that Chelsea were thinking about but no I don't like this design at all. Though it's certainly different.1 -
Great city with only 2 teams so for big games in PL they will sell out. Council will help with planning. Owners speculating but carries risks1
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El Mahalla FC would like a word
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Personally, and this might just be my age, but all new grounds are completely devoid of any soul, character and atmosphere in my opinion, regardless of how amenable or aesthetically pleasing they look.
They’re just another example of how football has tried to cater for wealthy individuals outside of the core fan bases that exist from generation to generation.
I’ve done 100 plus grounds in my life (including old and new stadiums), and I can categorically say there’s more charm, character, atmosphere and soul in a place like Port Vale or Grimsby, than there is in somewhere like the new Tottenham stadium. They’re not building these places as football grounds. They’re building them as multipurpose commercial venues where they want to host Jake Paul fights.I might sound like some grouchy old man (I’m only 43), but the true essence of what a football ground should be lives in the likes of Kenilworth road, Villa Park, Loftus Road, The Valley or any other original stadium. People often describe Kenilworth road as a shit hole, but ask say, a West Ham fan if they would prefer that to the monstrosity they currently play in. I think they’d bite your hand off to get an atmosphere like that of an original ground again. I reckon it will be the same for Spurs fans soon too. The initial ‘wow’ factor is diminishing, and ultimately they’re left with one of the slightly more modern, but still soulless stadiums, to have a ‘match day experience’.I hope Villa, Man Utd, Liverpool etc don’t ever go down these routes. I think the Holt end at Villa is one of the most impressive stands ever to have been built. Although Newcastle and places like Wolves have been completely redeveloped, they’ve still got authenticity- I’ll take those any day over a new stadium11 -
Looks fucking awful.
Will suit them.3
