ALEXANDER STADIUM (6 Viewers)

[oscillatewildly]

Just watching the Grand Prix athletics on TV. Apart from feeling a little joy (A bloke wearing what appeared to be a Sunderland kit just finished last in a 100m race.) Yeah, I know - drop the obsession.
I was wondering if the club ever considered this stadium as a potential venue once there was no way back re Ricoh this season.
As a stadium it is now quite impressive. I remember not so long ago there was just a solitary stand.
Not sure about accessibility as far as public transport is concerned so private/organised travel would probably be the only way of getting there (in a decent time.)
I'm guessing it could accommodate about 10,000.
If it were viable, would you prefer this venue over St Andrews?

 

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[xcraigx]

It holds around 12,500 but is being increased to 40,000 for the Commonwealth games so it'll be a building site before long. The running track would make for crap sight lines for football.

 

[clint van damme]

No chance I'd prefer it to SA.
It's a pain to get to as well.

Edit: just seen xcraigx post. If they're expanding it I'd imagine accessibility will be improved but regardless it can still be a pain traffic wise around there.

 

[oscillatewildly]

No chance I'd prefer it to SA.
It's a pain to get to as well.

That would be the biggest drawback.
By 'viable' I'm implying match day cost to the club for a season's hire.
On a 'plus' we wouldn't be reminded of it being the home of another football club.
Forgot about the impending renovation for Commonwealth games but that's not due to start until 2021, surely?

 

[CJ_covblaze]

That would be the biggest drawback.
By 'viable' I'm implying match day cost to the club for a season's hire.
On a 'plus' we wouldn't be reminded of it being the home of another football club.
Forgot about the impending renovation for Commonwealth games but that's not due to start until 2021, surely?

It’ll be before that surely?

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

Just what the country needs another athletic stadium that they can only fill for two weeks in its life.

 

[oscillatewildly]

Just what the country needs another athletic stadium that they can only fill for two weeks in its life.

Ready and waiting for the arrival of Birminghams first ever premiership rugby club - From London.

 

[Otis]

Saracens?

 

[Joy Division]

Wouldn't have worked with us and Villa being allowed to play on the same day with the location of Alexander Stadium

 

[shepardo01]

Ready and waiting for the arrival of Birminghams first ever premiership rugby club - From London.

They are marketing the hell out of Birmingham at present!.... they couldn't..... could they!?!....

 

[chiefdave]

Maybe we can buy it and do a swap with them.

 

[ccfcway]

Maybe we can buy it and do a swap with them.

More chance of bcfc being gifted the new stadium and us buying SA

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

More chance of bcfc being gifted the new stadium and us buying SA

They will want to sell sa for housing as it must be worth about fifty quid in that area

 

[ccfcway]

They will want to sell sa for housing as it must be worth about fifty quid in that area

Is it any worse than the area highfield road was in ?, nope

 

[Monners]

My daughter ran there as Northants county champ a few years back. She is still running.!

 

[oscillatewildly]

My daughter ran there as Northants county champ a few years back. She is still running.!

Wow! Could have sworn it was a standard 400m track.