I am surprised why there are so many people who are not keen on Ricoh Arena. Its a great stadium, 32 000+ capacity with perfect views. Should Coventry City get back to the higher echelons of English football again its much more suitable and also actually exists rather than some idea that may not happen and if it ever did would be much smaller and likely too small and years away.
When I speak to other people who have been from other clubs they think its a great stadium as do I. Once (if) we have the right owners and doing better as a team , it will be fine and money will talk (football is massive compared to rugby). Seems to me a lot of people have forgotten who have been the problem . I honestly don't want to start a massive thread on why's and who's top blame thread that we have gone through so much before.
I think a lot of people go to a football match for the experience and atmosphere rather than the “perfect views”; after all, if one wants perfect views they can simply get iFollow on a big screen.
I just think the Ricoh is a product of 25 year old design - things have changed.
We have a perfect storm in terms of opportunity right now: post pandemic we will have a government focusing on infrastructure, green development and jobs.
Get solar panels on the stand roofs and wind turbines powering the floodlights. Students will love the idealism of an eco friendly stadium. Electric buses park and ride (literally, get fans on the campus Boris bikes) - all that type of thing.
The thing is, if SISU use their brains, they can use their intangible asset (fan base that creates revenue and footfall) to create a tangible one (a stadium that balanced their books on paper) as well as their own brand (“the SISU Arena - worlds most eco friendly stadium).
In terms of atmosphere- the Ricoh is rubbish.
Build a stadium than can be expanded upwards, be used for student games etc etc.
And more importantly, can be used for rock concerts and festivals that students will go to.
The Ricoh?
No ta.
