islingtonclaret

Ah. My favourite match of the year. Time to go hide under a rug.

Seven years ago I joined this forum and we were discussing breaking the top four of England and Manchester City were nobodies. I didn't think I'd be reading discussions about us going out of business.

that must be embarrassing to lose to a half arsed team that used to be famous, Ian Holloway.

Nonbinary slam poet. Let's see how that's working out for you in ten years time.

Brother just bought three tickets from Lisbon to Birmingham return. At 4pm on Saturday.

See also: trousers that look like they're about to literally fall down. Men walking around looking like children that need their parents to dress them still is the 2017 look

I would hazard a guess that it is very unlikely to be anyone on here.

Two girls thought I was trying to take their place. They banged on about being season ticket holders and that I was a simple tourist having the nerve to tell them move. They spent the first 20 mins of the game talking about me and generally swearing and called me a disgusting prick with a nerve. I was trying to find my seat and wanted help.

A great first match to welcome me back to Brum. Hutton had a bit of a shocker, but Davis and Hourihane were excellent. As an aside, I was sitting in L4 Holte and when I was trying to find my seat I encountered two of the most disgusting, vile people I have ever met at VP. Since 1992 I have never met or spoken to any other Villa fan like it.

Am now reguluarly frequenting the Red Lion on Warstone Lane JQ. Seeming as I live next door and they have Daniel Batham & Son on tap, I think I've lucked out

Nah, that's not true

I am approaching this from a global city image/reputation, surely you can see that? Brummies of the future can't moan about Manchester being the 2nd city if there's no reaction to things like this. Business is business, and if what they're doing is successful and generates a interest then I personally think Birmingham is not doing enough for itself to make something like what MAN did a poor business decision. And the second part of what would happen if visibly Birmingham-based business set up shop in Manchester's back garden is totally a hunch. There's nothing more to it than that. But c'mon, you know it would get laughed out of court.

I do agree that it is just business, but to me there is more to it because of the images of the cities are involved, given that it's the airport of one. It's one business that can be seen to culturally represent the entire city by it's nature. I know you won't agree, but as a result I see that as poor for the image of Birmingham, that it's main competitor can set up shop where I believe the reverse would not happen.

Three albums by old shoegaze heads contending for album of the year: Slowdive - Slowdive Ride - Langley Falls The Jesus and Mary Chain - Damage and Joy. On a similar note, the Mercury Music Prize is an abomination this year.

Of course they want to drum up business. That's how it works. What I don't like is that it's hypocritical, because if Birmingham did the same back then it would be a PR nightmare as the press and local Government would kick up a stink about it.

A really good example recently of this is Manchester Airport creating a popup store in Birmingham City Centre. That is really taking the piss. What is even more maddening is that if anyone, anyone did anything that could be construed as taking away Manchester's civic pride there would be uproar. Why are they so bloody arrogant? It's ridiculous.

"Although his job tenure was short, he managed to do a lot of order-disrupting. Press Secretary Sean Spicer resigned to give Mr Scaramucci a "clean slate". Then, like a heat-seeking missile powered by foul language, Mr Scaramucci went after Reince Priebus, who was unceremoniously cashiered on Friday." They have all, -all- forgotten that the posts they've been given are actual jobs, that require actual work.

Sadly, he won't for me. I want him to be, but I dislike him so much that absolutely everything he says or does makes my blood boil. Especially the 'I can't write' rubbish he pulled. Combined with the fact that he manages that nonsense from East Birmingham just multiplies it by a factor of 353029234234. BUT, as Trent said.... if the well oiled, football business MACHINE that is small heath alliance isn't keeping him happy, it could be a pretty hilarious fallout.

I'd like to add at this stage that Manchester are helping out Liverpool's Commonwealth Games bid, something we are also going for.

It really, really upsets me seeing these guys who have, for a long time, been amongst our equals ("the top teams that never quite make it") race away from us with a massive stadium and massive international presence. The rate at which we became nobodies while Everton, Spurs and Man City became massive powerhouses keeping up with the times is frightening. edit - in b4 Everton need a new ground etc. I know this, but that doesn't stop them buying and selling multimillion pound stars.

My Mrs parents were astonished walking around Birmingham. Everyone still thinks it's a 1960s concrete jungle, and the place has changed so much. This city needs to get it's arse in gear and start acting like the second city it is. 350,000 people a second city does not make. 1.2 million does.

Birmingham has made it's own way in business because it has been completely ignored for decades. It's doing remarkably well considering some of it's population don't really care

Can see nobody discussing this. Can Brum get Channel 4? Do people want Channel 4?

I think the university pool is the only feasible one here. 3 council pools closed by disgusting pools doesn't fill me with confidence. Has anyone checked out the Bannatyne one in Brindleyplace? Or the Hagley Road Marriott? What I'm asking for in terms of advice here is quality vs. price. I don't mind paying, just not Edgbaston Priory Club madness. £64 a month, BEFORE you've earned the right to pay to use the facilities.

I don't have a problem with old (they renovated the Kentish Town baths in North London which look very much like Moseley Road baths magnificently), just as long as they're clean