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On 01/08/2018 at 20:11, bobzy said:

We'd be doing exactly the same thing if it was said about Brummies.  Exactly the same thing.

We really, really wouldn't.

17 hours ago, mikeyp102 said:

I’d say we are already at that stage

Sadly this is very much true, I just don't really want to admit it.

I'm in an office of 50 people in Digbeth, and the entire office support either Liverpool, Man United or Arsenal.

I'm the only Villa fan, and get lampooned for it. In my own city.

4 hours ago, mikeyjavfc said:

Some things are more important than cash; like tradition, legacy and integrity. 

If you want to stay relevant, cash is important, and the modern young football fan does not care for any of these things. We've traditionally been part of the leading pack for the large part since our inception. Two more seasons down here and we're joining the "used to be famous, but nobody outside of it's own fans knows, cares or wants to know" club.

We might as well take the cash. As long as we don't name it as inappropriately as the idiots out East.

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.

On 10/21/2017 at 19:32, Xela said:

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.

1 hour ago, ferguson1 said:

I just don't get some of our younger generation wondering round the shops/streets with there hand down the front there jeans, joggers, trousers etc?   

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

11 hours ago, srsmithusa said:

Sorry, I'll try to be less vile 

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

Just now, BruLan said:

Tell us more ...

I thought Davies was awesome young and raw, like a young Carew

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

5 hours ago, bickster said:

bah channel 4, seriously, who cares, I doubt Liverpool does. Apart from the news it's a dreadful channel

Nah, that's not true

5 hours ago, bickster said:

So let me get this right. You can't open a shop here because you ain't from round here?

Thats one very dark alley you're heading down.

see unfortunately MAN is a damn sight bigger than BHX. It's a truly International Global Airport, you can fly to all corners of the world from there on a daily basis. It's kinda like the LHR of the north of England. It's not opened a pop up shop to compete with BHX, it's there (IMO) trying to take trade away from LHR. The distance between the two being pretty similar. BHX is a regional airport, it's a good tier down. Just like JLA here in Liverpool is. The country doesn't need another airport that size in the Midlands just yet. That's why BHX won't and don't need to reciprocate.

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.

5 hours ago, bickster said:

How is it taking the piss? Seriously, do you expect a company based in Manchester not to want to try and attract business from Birmingham? That's a very naive view, it's not how business works.

I'd also suspect that for a lot of people North of the city at least MAN is a serious proposition compared to BHX, timewise. The Airport is definitely better in terms of destinations offered

Though I'm not sure why airports need to actually advertise. The destination and airline are usually far bigger influencers on the decision than which airport to fly from. It's rare to actually have a choice, if you do have a choice you'll generally go to the closest to home unless you have a problem with the particular airline (like I do with Flybe)

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.

On 29/07/2017 at 12:44, Xela said:

As @chrisp65 says, Manchester is constantly bigging itself up and every Manc you meet won't stop talking about how great their city is. I sit opposite one at work, cracking lad, but its Manchester this, Manchester that, best music in the word etc. Whereas us Brummies generally just play the city down and aren't one for boasting. 

Now I like Manchester, but its nothing special and certainly no better than Brum. 

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.

14 minutes ago, Zatman said:

I think Harry will be a great source of entertainment this season

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.