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Earlsdon-Loyal-Blue · Dec 12, 2021

pusbccfc said:
This.

They've had Christmas parties from loads of university groups all week.

It was apparently packed yesterday for the Huddersfield game.

Also, I wonder if the Colly is going go bust because it's empty 5 nights a week? Places like this survive of big events rather than sustained daily customers.

I’ve been on non-match day when they had Liverpool, Man Utd etc on, it was busy with a lot of students in there too. The fixtures today of Leicester v Newcastle and Palace v Everton would have done nothing to get the neutral or students in.

This line of it being out of the way is questionable, it’s a few hundred foot away from the SkyDome complex and if it was up by the ground, say the old Rowleys club, the club would again have the problem of it being quiet and out of the way on non-match days.

People seem to want the venue to fail which is a shame.

Wyken Sky Blue · Dec 12, 2021

Does the Sky Blue Tavern show 3pm kick offs on iFollow?

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Earlsdon-Loyal-Blue · Dec 12, 2021

skyblue1991 said:
Does the Sky Blue Tavern show 3pm kick offs on iFollow?

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No mate, ifollow is for personal use only (+ for those who are abroad for 3pm saturday kick offs) so SBT couldn’t show ifollow games even if they wanted to.

chiefdave · Dec 13, 2021

Earlsdon-Loyal-Blue said:
This line of it being out of the way is questionable, it’s a few hundred foot away from the SkyDome complex

There's plans to fill in the Moat Street car park and improve the link between the city centre and where the Tavern is.

Marty · Dec 13, 2021

chiefdave said:
There's plans to fill in the Moat Street car park and improve the link between the city centre and where the Tavern is.

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The new plans sound pritty good tbf.

Nick · Dec 13, 2021

chiefdave said:
There's plans to fill in the Moat Street car park and improve the link between the city centre and where the Tavern is.

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What's happening to the roundabout etc?

chiefdave · Dec 13, 2021

Nick said:
What's happening to the roundabout etc?

Ring Road Junction 7

To remodel Junction 7 including removing the roundabout and Moat Street car park and replace with a direct route from Spon End to the city centre we will:

remove the existing roundabout and replace with a new, more direct, road layout controlled by traffic lights providing more direct routes for pedestrians and cyclists to and from the city centre
close the existing subways
remove the existing car park and raise the ground levels to enable the new junction layout
create spaces with landscaping and planting for wildlife to transform the area which is currently dominated by vehicular traffic
provide direct walking and cycling routes with toucan crossings to make it easier for people to cross the junction

Nick · Dec 13, 2021

chiefdave said:
Ring Road Junction 7

To remodel Junction 7 including removing the roundabout and Moat Street car park and replace with a direct route from Spon End to the city centre we will:

remove the existing roundabout and replace with a new, more direct, road layout controlled by traffic lights providing more direct routes for pedestrians and cyclists to and from the city centre

close the existing subways

remove the existing car park and raise the ground levels to enable the new junction layout

create spaces with landscaping and planting for wildlife to transform the area which is currently dominated by vehicular traffic

provide direct walking and cycling routes with toucan crossings to make it easier for people to cross the junction

Random, do they have pictures of the road layout? With so many things coming off the roundabout I can't picture it.

Marty · Dec 13, 2021

Nick said:
What's happening to the roundabout etc?

Big job on their hands, includes knocking down the arches, black horse pub, godiva carpets, etc and putting a new lane in all the way to town. Dedicated cycle lane as well.

Making changes to the holyhead road too.

chiefdave · Dec 13, 2021

Nick said:
Random, do they have pictures of the road layout? With so many things coming off the roundabout I can't picture it.

Improving Air Quality – changes to the road network

This consultation has now closed. Thank you to everyone who responded to this consultation in November and December. The responses we received have been captured in a Consultation Report, which is available to download in the documents section on the right-hand side of

letstalk.coventry.gov.uk

There's a link to 'detailed plans' on the right hand side, doesn't make it very clear to me tbh.

David O'Day · Dec 13, 2021

Busy on a Saturday? Usually 30 to 40 people upstairs. Not really enough to keep in going.

Sadly as a pub/bar it isn'tvery good once you remove the City element.

shmmeee · Dec 13, 2021

Nick said:
Random, do they have pictures of the road layout? With so many things coming off the roundabout I can't picture it.

Yeah I can’t picture that at all. Is it going to be a crossroad junction with lights as you come off the ring road?

Sky_Blue_Dreamer · Dec 13, 2021

Marty said:
Big job on their hands, includes knocking down the arches, black horse pub, godiva carpets, etc and putting a new lane in all the way to town. Dedicated cycle lane as well.

Making changes to the holyhead road too.

They're not knocking down the Arches (the rail line above is still in use) but I believe they're putting a road through the next one which is currently a car park for the carpet place.

I think it might just be changing the pinch point to further down the road.

Nick · Dec 13, 2021

Not another fucking cycle lane, bad enough in coundon as it is. It's borderline dangerous.

Sky_Blue_Dreamer · Dec 13, 2021

shmmeee said:
Yeah I can’t picture that at all. Is it going to be a crossroad junction with lights as you come off the ring road?

I believe so.

pusbccfc · Dec 13, 2021

Nick said:
Not another fucking cycle lane, bad enough in coundon as it is. It's borderline dangerous.

Coventry is one of the worst cities to cycle in. It's an embarrassment for a city going forward if they don't improve it.

pusbccfc · Dec 13, 2021

David O'Day said:
Busy on a Saturday? Usually 30 to 40 people upstairs. Not really enough to keep in going.

Sadly as a pub/bar it isn'tvery good once you remove the City element.

It's been busy on matchdays.

Marty · Dec 13, 2021

Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
They're not knocking down the Arches (the rail line above is still in use) but I believe they're putting a road through the next one which is currently a car park for the carpet place.

I think it might just be changing the pinch point to further down the road.

Coming down and replacing it with a new bridge from the plans I've read. There wasn't any mention of Nissan going, so you'll have to turn onto a side road to go through the next arch to then get back on the same road. Makes sense to knock it down and redo it.

Nick · Dec 13, 2021

pusbccfc said:
Coventry is one of the worst cities to cycle in. It's an embarrassment for a city going forward if they don't improve it.

Think that monstrosity they have done is more embarrassing to be fair.

lordy_87 · Dec 13, 2021

Marty said:
Coming down and replacing it with a new bridge from the plans I've read. There wasn't any mention of Nissan going, so you'll have to turn onto a side road to go through the next arch to then get back on the same road. Makes sense to knock it down and redo it.

That's a shame. I love them old school viaducts.

COVKIDSNEVERQUIT · Dec 13, 2021

theferret said:
Thursday they have the Comedy Club I think, so sounds like that is going well.

Who’s the MC Grendel

harvey098 · Dec 14, 2021

theferret said:
Thursday they have the Comedy Club I think, so sounds like that is going well.

We’ve slowly been building numbers based on word of mouth and people bringing back more friends etc. The next one is the 30th. Im currently trying to persuade quite a big TV act who I’ve gigged with a few times to come down and do it. Watch this space but tickets for the 30th already on sale through their website

theferret · Feb 3, 2022

Attended the fans forum at Dhillons this evening so thought I'd post a summary here.

Really impressed with what I heard, there is a clear desire to listen to supporters and keep improving. There is no doubting the commitment and the substantial investment that has been made. They now employ over 70 local people across their venues.

These are the main points:

They acknowledge that queues remain the biggest challenge, so they will be adding two extra bars for the next home game; there will eventually be 5 bars in total. They are also going to change the way people queue at the main bar by creating a lane system.
As part of wider plans to promote the venue as a family 'fans village', they will be opening a 'tuck shop' at the next game selling pop and crisps to kids.
On the same theme, they will be using outside areas for activities, for example creating a small playing area and running competitions such as beat the keeper to win a pint etc.
On the beer quality, they acknowledge there have been some issues. They will be serving more of their own brews soon, eventually 50% of the offering. They are working to improve quality as much as possible even to the extent of testing multiple types of plastic glass to find the one that works best with the beer they sell (they are unable to switch from plastic because of the police).
On pricing, they will be holding pricing as it is for the foreseeable and will avoid any price increases that are normally applied at this time of year within the industry. They will also look at promotions and offers where they can.
In addition to special offers, they will also be introducing a loyalty scheme for season ticket holders, so there will be discounts for loyalty card holders on drinks as well as things like free room hire at the Sky Blue Tavern.
They will soon be adding two more projectors in the outdoor areas showing live games; this will be in place for next season and for the world cup.
There are looking for partners to offer food on matchdays. The original companies they worked with were far too expensive so they have temporarily brought it in house why they review the food they offer and how they offer it.
Once Covid is out of the way there will be much more involvement of the club at the SBT, with players and Mark Robins making regular appearances there.
One really important thing to note is how they work in close partnership with the club and pay the club royalties, so if you drink at Dhillons or the SBT, this is directly benefitting CCFC.
They were recently approached by Birmingham City to create a similar venue close to St Andrews, but declined the offer.

Really interesting evening, glad I went.

Sky Blue Pete · Feb 3, 2022

theferret said:
Attended the fans forum at Dhillons this evening so thought I'd post a summary here.

Really impressed with what I heard, there is a clear desire to listen to supporters and keep improving. There is no doubting the commitment and the substantial investment that has been made. They now employ over 70 local people across their venues.

These are the main points:

They acknowledge that queues remain the biggest challenge, so they will be adding two extra bars for the next home game; there will eventually be 5 bars in total. They are also going to change the way people queue at the main bar by creating a lane system.

As part of wider plans to promote the venue as a family 'fans village', they will be opening a 'tuck shop' at the next game selling pop and crisps to kids.

On the same theme, they will be using outside areas for activities, for example creating a small playing area and running competitions such as beat the keeper to win a pint etc.

On the beer quality, they acknowledge there have been some issues. They will be serving more of their own brews soon, eventually 50% of the offering. They are working to improve quality as much as possible even to the extent of testing multiple types of plastic glass to find the one that works best with the beer they sell (they are unable to switch from plastic because of the police).

On pricing, they will be holding pricing as it is for the foreseeable and will avoid any price increases that are normally applied at this time of year within the industry. They will also look at promotions and offers where they can.

In addition to special offers, they will also be introducing a loyalty scheme for season ticket holders, so there will be discounts for loyalty card holders on drinks as well as things like free room hire at the Sky Blue Tavern.

They will soon be adding two more projectors in the outdoor areas showing live games; this will be in place for next season and for the world cup.

There are looking for partners to offer food on matchdays. The original companies they worked with were far too expensive so they have temporarily brought it in house why they review the food they offer and how they offer it.

Once Covid is out of the way there will be much more involvement of the club at the SBT, with players and Mark Robins making regular appearances there.

One really important thing to note is how they work in close partnership with the club and pay the club royalties, so if you drink at Dhillons or the SBT, this is directly benefitting CCFC.

They were recently approached by Birmingham City to create a similar venue close to St Andrews, but declined the offer.

Really interesting evening, glad I went.

Thanks for attending and sharing and for your enthusiasm

Greggs · Feb 3, 2022

theferret said:
Attended the fans forum at Dhillons this evening so thought I'd post a summary here.

Really impressed with what I heard, there is a clear desire to listen to supporters and keep improving. There is no doubting the commitment and the substantial investment that has been made. They now employ over 70 local people across their venues.

These are the main points:

They acknowledge that queues remain the biggest challenge, so they will be adding two extra bars for the next home game; there will eventually be 5 bars in total. They are also going to change the way people queue at the main bar by creating a lane system.

As part of wider plans to promote the venue as a family 'fans village', they will be opening a 'tuck shop' at the next game selling pop and crisps to kids.

On the same theme, they will be using outside areas for activities, for example creating a small playing area and running competitions such as beat the keeper to win a pint etc.

On the beer quality, they acknowledge there have been some issues. They will be serving more of their own brews soon, eventually 50% of the offering. They are working to improve quality as much as possible even to the extent of testing multiple types of plastic glass to find the one that works best with the beer they sell (they are unable to switch from plastic because of the police).

On pricing, they will be holding pricing as it is for the foreseeable and will avoid any price increases that are normally applied at this time of year within the industry. They will also look at promotions and offers where they can.

In addition to special offers, they will also be introducing a loyalty scheme for season ticket holders, so there will be discounts for loyalty card holders on drinks as well as things like free room hire at the Sky Blue Tavern.

They will soon be adding two more projectors in the outdoor areas showing live games; this will be in place for next season and for the world cup.

There are looking for partners to offer food on matchdays. The original companies they worked with were far too expensive so they have temporarily brought it in house why they review the food they offer and how they offer it.

Once Covid is out of the way there will be much more involvement of the club at the SBT, with players and Mark Robins making regular appearances there.

One really important thing to note is how they work in close partnership with the club and pay the club royalties, so if you drink at Dhillons or the SBT, this is directly benefitting CCFC.

They were recently approached by Birmingham City to create a similar venue close to St Andrews, but declined the offer.

Really interesting evening, glad I went.

Long story short, beer prices the same, they'll clean the pipes more than once a month and they now serve bags of haribo for 7 quid.

pusbccfc · Feb 4, 2022

Greggs said:
Long story short, beer prices the same, they'll clean the pipes more than once a month and they now serve bags of haribo for 7 quid.

Yawn

clint van damme · Feb 4, 2022

theferret said:
Attended the fans forum at Dhillons this evening so thought I'd post a summary here.

Really impressed with what I heard, there is a clear desire to listen to supporters and keep improving. There is no doubting the commitment and the substantial investment that has been made. They now employ over 70 local people across their venues.

These are the main points:

They acknowledge that queues remain the biggest challenge, so they will be adding two extra bars for the next home game; there will eventually be 5 bars in total. They are also going to change the way people queue at the main bar by creating a lane system.

As part of wider plans to promote the venue as a family 'fans village', they will be opening a 'tuck shop' at the next game selling pop and crisps to kids.

On the same theme, they will be using outside areas for activities, for example creating a small playing area and running competitions such as beat the keeper to win a pint etc.

On the beer quality, they acknowledge there have been some issues. They will be serving more of their own brews soon, eventually 50% of the offering. They are working to improve quality as much as possible even to the extent of testing multiple types of plastic glass to find the one that works best with the beer they sell (they are unable to switch from plastic because of the police).

On pricing, they will be holding pricing as it is for the foreseeable and will avoid any price increases that are normally applied at this time of year within the industry. They will also look at promotions and offers where they can.

In addition to special offers, they will also be introducing a loyalty scheme for season ticket holders, so there will be discounts for loyalty card holders on drinks as well as things like free room hire at the Sky Blue Tavern.

They will soon be adding two more projectors in the outdoor areas showing live games; this will be in place for next season and for the world cup.

There are looking for partners to offer food on matchdays. The original companies they worked with were far too expensive so they have temporarily brought it in house why they review the food they offer and how they offer it.

Once Covid is out of the way there will be much more involvement of the club at the SBT, with players and Mark Robins making regular appearances there.

One really important thing to note is how they work in close partnership with the club and pay the club royalties, so if you drink at Dhillons or the SBT, this is directly benefitting CCFC.

They were recently approached by Birmingham City to create a similar venue close to St Andrews, but declined the offer.

Really interesting evening, glad I went.

Did they give a reason for turning down blues?

theferret · Feb 4, 2022

clint van damme said:
Did they give a reason for turning down blues?

Just that with their links to CCFC it wouldn't feel right. They'd have no issue setting up a venue somewhere in Birmingham, they just wouldn't any links to a football club other than CCFC.

WestEndAgro · Feb 4, 2022

Use it or lose it

Greggs · Feb 4, 2022

pusbccfc said:
Yawn

Dawn

chiefdave · Feb 4, 2022

WestEndAgro said:
Use it or lose it

Exactly this, people have moaned for years that we don't have things like this. Now we have them, they benefit the club and are run by people who are clearly keen to listen and improve things where required.

SBAndy · Feb 4, 2022

Going to be my first time in there tomorrow, getting the coach down. Will be making sure not to get off at any service station.

shmmeee · Feb 4, 2022

Greggs said:
Dawn

⬛️

Wiseoldfool · Feb 4, 2022

theferret said:
Attended the fans forum at Dhillons this evening so thought I'd post a summary here.

Really impressed with what I heard, there is a clear desire to listen to supporters and keep improving. There is no doubting the commitment and the substantial investment that has been made. They now employ over 70 local people across their venues.

These are the main points:

They acknowledge that queues remain the biggest challenge, so they will be adding two extra bars for the next home game; there will eventually be 5 bars in total. They are also going to change the way people queue at the main bar by creating a lane system.

As part of wider plans to promote the venue as a family 'fans village', they will be opening a 'tuck shop' at the next game selling pop and crisps to kids.

On the same theme, they will be using outside areas for activities, for example creating a small playing area and running competitions such as beat the keeper to win a pint etc.

On the beer quality, they acknowledge there have been some issues. They will be serving more of their own brews soon, eventually 50% of the offering. They are working to improve quality as much as possible even to the extent of testing multiple types of plastic glass to find the one that works best with the beer they sell (they are unable to switch from plastic because of the police).

On pricing, they will be holding pricing as it is for the foreseeable and will avoid any price increases that are normally applied at this time of year within the industry. They will also look at promotions and offers where they can.

In addition to special offers, they will also be introducing a loyalty scheme for season ticket holders, so there will be discounts for loyalty card holders on drinks as well as things like free room hire at the Sky Blue Tavern.

They will soon be adding two more projectors in the outdoor areas showing live games; this will be in place for next season and for the world cup.

There are looking for partners to offer food on matchdays. The original companies they worked with were far too expensive so they have temporarily brought it in house why they review the food they offer and how they offer it.

Once Covid is out of the way there will be much more involvement of the club at the SBT, with players and Mark Robins making regular appearances there.

One really important thing to note is how they work in close partnership with the club and pay the club royalties, so if you drink at Dhillons or the SBT, this is directly benefitting CCFC.

They were recently approached by Birmingham City to create a similar venue close to St Andrews, but declined the offer.

Really interesting evening, glad I went.

That's a great summary .It looks like Dhillons are really trying to impove and deal with any negative feedback.I'm 72 now but if I was 20 years younger I'd be all over this and don't understand the negativety .

Earlsdon-Loyal-Blue · Feb 4, 2022

SBAndy said:
Going to be my first time in there tomorrow, getting the coach down. Will be making sure not to get off at any service station.

did someone get left at the services?!?! Haha pusb

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