Nick
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Must admit, I've been to most games at the Ricoh but still enjoyed standing against the ad boards at pre season friendlies and being close to the pitch.
I don't get it. I take it everyone has changed their minds then.
When the Ricoh opened and there was a free look around open day everyone I bumped into were going 'Wow! It's stunning' 'brilliant' 'fantastic' etc. etc. Never saw anyone who said it wasn't a beautiful looking stadium.
So, can only assume people now don't like it only because it's never full and therefore lacks atmosphere.
Is there a thread somewhere about that first open day look around, Nick?
It still was when we were thoughI have loved the Ricoh from day one. Personally I don't see how people can dislike a stadium based on the fact that is soulless when empty.
Bet you could also say that about the Emirates and Old Trafford and Anfield etc.
Seemingly that seems to be the main issue with a lot of supporters.
Let's get back to the Championship and see how soulless it is then.
But as I have said eleventy billion times and one, we have only been on a downward spiral. We need to see past the ineptitude of the team in its turgid past and look at it from a perspective of prosperity.It still was when we were though
But as I have said eleventy billion times and one, we have only been on a downward spiral. We need to see past the ineptitude of the team in its turgid past and look at it from a perspective of prosperity.
I would happily put a bet on that if we go up this season and start doing well next, the place will be rocking.
We need to look past the endless abject failure that has gone before.
I don't get it. I take it everyone has changed their minds then.
When the Ricoh opened and there was a free look around open day everyone I bumped into were going 'Wow! It's stunning' 'brilliant' 'fantastic' etc. etc. Never saw anyone who said it wasn't a beautiful looking stadium.
So, can only assume people now don't like it only because it's never full and therefore lacks atmosphere. Fill it and it becomes an entirely different stadium.
Is there a thread somewhere about that first open day look around, Nick? Am guessing it is pre SBT.
Nothing going on? Don't get that at all. A casino, a hotel, lots of shops, Subway, Greggs, Pizza Hut, Frankie and Benny's, Starbucks' Costa, Burger King, Chiquito and pubs just five minutes walk away.For me it's an identikit bowl and there is nothing going on around it to enhance the day out. That won't change whether there's 3,000 or 30,000 in it.
Having said that, I'd be over the moon to read tomorrow that we'd signed a long term deal to play there.
Nothing going on? Don't get that at all. A casino, a hotel, lots of shops, Subway, Greggs, Pizza Hut, Frankie and Benny's, Starbucks' Costa, Burger King, Chiquito and pubs just five minutes walk away.
How many pubs were there by HR?there's not enough pubs. The service in the casino is poor and you can't get in if you've got a minor with you and the rest of the list are practically fast food chains.
It's not the easiest to get to either. Like I say, be happy for us to be there for good but I'll never love the place like I loved HR.
Then don't go to it then you twatThe Ricoh is shite. I can count on one hand the amount of times there's been anything above an average atmosphere there. It's in the arse end of nowhere. Pubs nearby are all shite. It's bland as fuck. No character. It's got a shite name. It's not fucking ours.
One in the middle of St Georges Road (about 10 mins from ground), a couple in Ball HillHow many pubs were there by HR?
Two down Far Gosford St wasn't there. Then where? Two in Hillfields. Have I missed anywhere?
How many pubs were there by HR?
Two down Far Gosford St wasn't there. Then where? Two in Hillfields. Have I missed anywhere?
There were 3 when we left HR but 5 at the turn of the century on FGS (Peacock, Beer Engine, Hertford, Hand & Heart and Gosford Arms) and the Hare & Hounds on Gulson Rd.How many pubs were there by HR?
Two down Far Gosford St wasn't there. Then where? Two in Hillfields. Have I missed anywhere?
I have loved the Ricoh from day one. Personally I don't see how people can dislike a stadium based on the fact that is soulless when empty.
Bet you could also say that about the Emirates and Old Trafford and Anfield etc.
Seemingly that seems to be the main issue with a lot of supporters.
Let's get back to the Championship and see how soulless it is then.
Might have been Bristol Rovers?Don’t understand how anyone can say there’s never a good atmosphere at the Ricoh. Maybe it has something to do with where you sit. Even during last seasons direness I can still pick a couple of games where the atmosphere was excellent even with limited numbers. The semi final was excellent, lost my voice for two days. And I don’t recall who it was against but IIRC it was our last home game before relegation was confirmed and there was a 15-20 minutes spell in the second half of singing twist and shout but even before that the atmosphere was buzzing that day, at least where I sit it was anyway. If you don’t join in and sit in an area where no one else seems to it’s going to be shit and I can’t see how you can blame the stadium. Seems to me that you carry more blame than the stadium. It is what you make it.
But nowhere to park.Nothing going on? Don't get that at all. A casino, a hotel, lots of shops, Subway, Greggs, Pizza Hut, Frankie and Benny's, Starbucks' Costa, Burger King, Chiquito and pubs just five minutes walk away.
I have loved the Ricoh from day one. Personally I don't see how people can dislike a stadium based on the fact that is soulless when empty.
Bet you could also say that about the Emirates and Old Trafford and Anfield etc.
Seemingly that seems to be the main issue with a lot of supporters.
Let's get back to the Championship and see how soulless it is then.
Pretty well all modern stadiums are bowls. This maximizes the capacity but removes the sense of shape - the West End, the Kop etc etc.I never ever went to a pub before or after a game, so it has never, ever formed part of my matchday experience.
Do accept though that it is important for some.
I just go for the game and go home. Always have done.
It would surely have only been a matter of time before parking permits would have been issued around HR too I reckon and there are places to park. Think you are talking about free spaces.But nowhere to park.
I don't get it. I take it everyone has changed their minds then.
When the Ricoh opened and there was a free look around open day everyone I bumped into were going 'Wow! It's stunning' 'brilliant' 'fantastic' etc. etc. Never saw anyone who said it wasn't a beautiful looking stadium.
So, can only assume people now don't like it only because it's never full and therefore lacks atmosphere. Fill it and it becomes an entirely different stadium.
Is there a thread somewhere about that first open day look around, Nick? Am guessing it is pre SBT.
Might have been Bristol Rovers?
Nothing going on? Don't get that at all. A casino, a hotel, lots of shops, Subway, Greggs, Pizza Hut, Frankie and Benny's, Starbucks' Costa, Burger King, Chiquito and pubs just five minutes walk away.
Whether we play there or not, they really should think about renaming the stadium. 'The Butts' is a terrible name.
It's hardly had any history. It was built for the future. You can't really argue about history of a place that is still relatively new.Whereas "Ricoh Arena" is fantastic. You can almost smell the history there.
Was speaking to a chap a while back who told me he is on their resident commitee and told me they are just waiting for any official announcement and they will be in court immediately objecting..
Funny how all these people hate the Ricoh.
Good job City never brought it then they would all be suicidal at the thought of our team being there forever.
PUSB.
It will never replace Highfiels Road for me.
But honestly moving to the Butts or out of town really is the final nail in the coffin of our great club
Agree with you. I no longer feel like it's our home.Agree with all that, had similar thoughts at the time. However that was when we were a middling Championship team with aspirations of the Premier League.
The game changer for me was when the rug was pulled from under our feet. Not the move to Sixfields but the arrival of W*sps to a stadium that was built for us. And every time I go, it's the constant reminders that we are the second rate tenants. The first thing I see when rounding the corner from Rowleys Green Lane is the W*sps club shop, formerly the CCFC club shop and the hackles start to rise.
So whatever love I had for the Ricoh has long since gone I'm afraid - and it's nothing to do with low crowds or the lack of any atmosphere.
Are you for real?Whereas "Ricoh Arena" is fantastic. You can almost smell the history there.
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