Feelgood factor re the city itself and the footy team ?

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kp10 said:
Got an airport though mate...
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Don't think it's actually in Birmingham, it's within the boundary of Solihull metropolitan Borough I think. Central birmingham is actually pretty smart but some of the areas around it are grim.
 
Red N White Baron said:
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Nice building. Spoiled only by the fact it's in Birmingham.
Packed with pig ignorant people, and everything is built upwards.
Some decent boozers, but they're full of brummies. And you have to be very careful.
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It's an old church that was only named a cathedral about 100 years ago ....... one of the smallest in the country.
 
Red N White Baron said:
Awful city.
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I spent three days in Birmingham last winter, it was brilliant. Some of the regeneration around the centre and Broad Street was great.

Obviously not all of the city has seen this change, but as an ex industrial city you'd expect rougher areas now that the industries have gone.
 
Birmingham city centre is ok but is a massive building site at the minute. Its better than Stoke or Wolverhampton but Sunderlands seafront is stunning, and I wouldnt swap it for any of those places.
My sisters friends from Lancashire visited Seaburn with the Caravan Club a couple of weeks ago. First ever visit to the city and they were hugely impressed.
If more of the citys residents stopped moaning about the place and spent some money here it would be even better.
 
Red N White Baron said:
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Nice building. Spoiled only by the fact it's in Birmingham.
Packed with pig ignorant people, and everything is built upwards.
Some decent boozers, but they're full of brummies. And you have to be very careful.
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Stayed the weekend in central Birmingham & found it a decent enough place, nice down by The Mailbox & friendly people, Aston is still a shithole however.
 
Isnt the cathedral at the top of the Bullring ? Seemed ok that bit when went down with me boy to see Oasis a few years back - BROAD st was ok too - like all cities, yes even scumland, it has its dire parts but on a larger scale to those of us and the jawdees and smoggies
 
Reiver said:
Right, so you were particularly impressed by a canal :lol:
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The canal is good - went on it when wor own Jeff Brown was down there working for the Birmingham Post and Mail in the 80s. He lived in a canny area, Harborne, quite close to Edgbaston
 
shaun61 said:
After years of decline and decay and general pessimism, is it too optimistic to suggest things are on the up ?

The city centre looks great with the Keel Square development, Bridges extension including Van Mildert to rival Aphrodite [who says we dont have designer gear in Sunderland}, total revamp of Holmeside, new hotel about to open next to ex IR building, and of course increased employment for our lads and lasses [still along way to go tho]. The ex Vaux site remains a bug bear, but things could start moving there reasonably soon. At least a handy new car park has been temporarily created and that huge unsightly mound removed.

The seafront looks brilliant, and once the new restaurant is finally open and the houses over the road are done it will be something to be even more proud of - newcastle has the quayside, but I wouldnt swap the seafront for that in a million years.

The area around the ground is starting to develop. Not only do we have one of the few Olympic size swimming pools in Europe never mind the UK, but we have a new hotel due to open reasonably soon which will encourage opposing fans to stay over and spend their money in the city and spread the good word of Sunderland's revival.

And now dare I say it, the football club.The first two games were very poor BUT, the performance v Swansea was decent and the away performance at Villa was encouraging. NOW since the Villa game, we have Borini back, plus a decent looking fullback, whilst the new Swede's second half showing at Villa showed he could well be the midfield answer we've been looking for.

We have a great {word is often misused} manager in Dick Advocaat, a good chairman, a fantastic stadium and facilities at the AOL, a superb, well regarded and respected Foundation and of course, tremendous support.

Have things ever looked as encouraging as this on all fronts ????

The doom mongers, professional pessimists and ne'r do wells will no doubt shoot me down, but I feel encouraged and optimistic about both the city's and the clubs future, HTL, HTC and FTBM;):)
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I give you Luton.
 
Scimmy said:
I applaud your post but I take issue with the highlighted bit. The Fat Buddha building is a concrete shoebox between the road and the sea view. Absolutely inappropriate in my opinion.
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TBF marra, it does look totally out of kilter with the whole seafront scene BUT, its a decent restaurant if Durham is owt to go by, that will attract people down there
 
Noggin said:
Stayed the weekend in central Birmingham & found it a decent enough place, nice down by The Mailbox & friendly people, Aston is still a shithole however.
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We stayed at the Malmaison in the Mailbox and the canalside bit out the back is canny, as is Broad Street. Aston is indeed a shithole.
 
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