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Si80

Si80

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torchomatic said:
What about the people who drive hundreds of miles to City games? Seems to me that if a stadium isn't within a nice walking distance for some fans then the plans are "not viable" or some other similar piece of rhetoric. Maybe they will consult you and lay on a helicopter or something.
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It was their choice to move 100's of miles away from Coventry, I tip my hat to them for travelling back to games.

My point is, that this area of Coventry is shit at best to drive around / get to on public transport through Coventry at the moment. How would it cope on a matchday?
Plus, a train station at the Ricoh cost what £10M to put in? That's 1/3 of the £30M budget gone already if we're putting one in over here now.
We moan that the Ricoh is shit to get too (it's not in my helicopter btw). But putting a stadium here would have exactly the same issue for fans imo. I can't viably see how you can improve the road links to get to that area of the city easier, especially with the buy in of CCC.
 
Evo1883

Evo1883

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Si80 said:
It was their choice to move 100's of miles away from Coventry, I tip my hat to them for travelling back to games.

My point is, that this area of Coventry is shit at best to drive around / get to on public transport through Coventry at the moment. How would it cope on a matchday?
Plus, a train station at the Ricoh cost what £10M to put in? That's 1/3 of the £30M budget gone already if we're putting one in over here now.
We moan that the Ricoh is shit to get too (it's not in my helicopter btw). But putting a stadium here would have exactly the same issue for fans imo. I can't viably see how you can improve the road links to get to that area of the city easier, especially with the buy in of CCC.
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It's never too far or too hard to go and support your club in its own city... Full stop
 
shmmeee

shmmeee

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Si80 said:
It was their choice to move 100's of miles away from Coventry, I tip my hat to them for travelling back to games.

My point is, that this area of Coventry is shit at best to drive around / get to on public transport through Coventry at the moment. How would it cope on a matchday?
Plus, a train station at the Ricoh cost what £10M to put in? That's 1/3 of the £30M budget gone already if we're putting one in over here now.
We moan that the Ricoh is shit to get too (it's not in my helicopter btw). But putting a stadium here would have exactly the same issue for fans imo. I can't viably see how you can improve the road links to get to that area of the city easier, especially with the buy in of CCC.
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No doubt as it stands it’s less accessible than the Ricoh, but aren’t there already plans to improve access to the uni? Sure I’ve read about train stations,automated metro bus things, in the transport plans and a link road up that way being built. Someone else will know the details.

Also: South Cov is Best Cov.
 
Gibbo

Gibbo

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Nick said:
Do you think the University needs leverage with CCC?

We are talking a whole new level of political power than SISU / CCFC would have.
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Just a speculation as to their motives. Trying to see it from what the Uni gets out of it. Maybe both sides are bring cynical
 
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People who are saying it’s difficult to get to you only have to go every other week roughly it’s not every day.
 
Evo1883

Evo1883

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If the university own the land, who do they need to consult? The council have been so far up Coventry and Warwick universities arse for years and granted them everything would look strange if they started getting agitated all of a sudden
 
Darth Robins

Darth Robins

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ajsccfc said:
This is the bit I could see them looking at, building over the existing pitches and locating them elsewhere may also a possibility as the new sports hub was intended to be the main part but with other sport facilities dotted around rather than it all being central

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Leighfield Road Stadium has a certain ring to it, doesn't it?
 
clint van damme

clint van damme

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Si80 said:
It was their choice to move 100's of miles away from Coventry, I tip my hat to them for travelling back to games.

My point is, that this area of Coventry is shit at best to drive around / get to on public transport through Coventry at the moment. How would it cope on a matchday?
Plus, a train station at the Ricoh cost what £10M to put in? That's 1/3 of the £30M budget gone already if we're putting one in over here now.
We moan that the Ricoh is shit to get too (it's not in my helicopter btw). But putting a stadium here would have exactly the same issue for fans imo. I can't viably see how you can improve the road links to get to that area of the city easier, especially with the buy in of CCC.
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where else is there?
 
Evo1883

Evo1883

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shmmeee said:
No doubt as it stands it’s less accessible than the Ricoh, but aren’t there already plans to improve access to the uni? Sure I’ve read about train stations,automated metro bus things, in the transport plans and a link road up that way being built. Someone else will know the details.

Also: South Cov is Best Cov.
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Southwest Coventry to be precise ;)
 
Colin Steins Smile

Colin Steins Smile

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I'm all for it. Much easier to get to than the Ricoh and by the time it's built with the development on Kings Hill Lane and HS2 the road access and connection to A46 will be completed.
 
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Skyblueshabba

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There are already plans to improve access to the Uni - regardless of the stadium..I'm not sure if you will be able to see these links...

transport

Transport and Mobility
We aim to transform the travel and arrival experience for staff, students, visitors and local communities by enhancing mobility to and across campus.

What might this look like?
  • Support the development and implementation of new connectivity routes with broader local and regional benefit – the A46 link road, a new University station, Very Light Rail.
  • Reduce the dependency on single occupancy vehicle usage by introducing more sustainable modes of travel to campus, flexible working, ride share and demand responsive transport options
  • Welcome hubs at the periphery of campus to improve the arrival experience and reduce on-campus congestion.
  • Easier to navigate pedestrian and cycle routes to, from and around campus.


There is always Canley train station



The VLR project sounds perfect to help with this - though its a bit in conjunction with coventry council - not sure how they will partner up?

VLR

In 2016, Coventry City Council approached WMG to ask if the design approach and technology from the Revolution VLR railcar could be used to create a low-cost tram solution, in order to encourage drivers to leave their cars at home and travel by public transport.

Coventry City Council secured £14.66m of funding to support the required research and development costs and initial route planning activities.

This project aims to deliver all of the benefits of trams but at a cost of £10m per kilometre (compared with an average of £50m per kilometre for a traditional tram solution). The vehicle will be smaller than traditional trams and battery powered avoiding the need for overhead power cables. With a passenger capacity of 50, the vehicles will provide a hop-on, hop-off service. To minimise driver costs, it is envisaged that the vehicles will ultimately be autonomous.

WMG, in partnership with Coventry City Council and Transport for West Midlands, is leading the research and development projects to deliver a novel vehicle and track form.

Transport Design International was selected by WMG to develop the vehicle design. A demonstrator vehicle design has recently been completed and components are being procured. The vehicle will be assembled in Coventry and be ready for testing in autumn 2020.

Separately, WMG is procuring an industrial ‘innovation partner’ to work on the design and proving of a novel track form. Prototype track elements will be available by late 2020, after which time, a purpose-designed test track will be constructed at the VLR National Innovation Centre (VLRNIC) in Dudley to allow the vehicle and track to be fully evaluated.
 
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For the people who want it to be like HR hopefully not every part as the toilets were a sight never to be forgotten or was it smell
 
shmmeee

shmmeee

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Evo1883 said:
I doubt it will be anymore than 18000 initially
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Would be interesting to run the numbers on how many big crowds we get in the Championship vs how much it costs to have the bigger ground. Annoyingly for stadium planners we seem to have 12-15k regular support then another 20k+ who will turn up three or four times a season.

18k then borrow the Ricoh for Villa games?
 
Liquid Gold

Liquid Gold

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Evo1883 said:
I doubt it will be anymore than 18000 initially
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I think that would be good, packed out atmosphere every week, really get behind the team. Make it something that's exclusive, people of Coventry clamour for tickets because they are like gold dust and really get them wanting to watch the city, the occasional games they get in for the regulars still making positive noise for the team and shaking people out of that negative 'forward' or 'you're shit' mindset they've havd for years. Then when we get to the point of expanding a massive rush for tickets.
 
Liquid Gold

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shmmeee said:
Would be interesting to run the numbers on how many big crowds we get in the Championship vs how much it costs to have the bigger ground. Annoyingly for stadium planners we seem to have 12-15k regular support then another 20k+ who will turn up three or four times a season.

18k then borrow the Ricoh for Villa games?
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What would we get 10k season ticket holders? So 8k spare for match package, single tickets, POTG etc.

When we play Reading it's £20, when we play Villa it's £50.
 
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