ciderup Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 If anyone had asked me about leaving the Gate before Saturday, I would have answered with a resounding NO but after visiting the Ricoh I must admit to feeling a lttle jealous.IMHO the Ricoh was a very nice ground and had 'something' about it that many of the soulless bowls don't have.Are there any other fans that visited the Ricoh that wouldn't mind seeing us at such a venue?I am certainly not saying move,move,move but it certainly has got me thinking about the relative pros and cons of moving.Any views?U REDS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City_pete1 Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 If anyone had asked me about leaving the Gate before Saturday, I would have answered with a resounding NO but after visiting the Ricoh I must admit to feeling a lttle jealous.IMHO the Ricoh was a very nice ground and had 'something' about it that many of the soulless bowls don't have.Are there any other fans that visited the Ricoh that wouldn't mind seeing us at such a venue?I am certainly not saying move,move,move but it certainly has got me thinking about the relative pros and cons of moving.Any views?U REDSDespite my strong views on 'soulless' stadiums, I agree that the Ricoh is an exception. I think it is a great stadium and had me thinking the same. Obviously look better if it was red though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redtucks Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 If anyone had asked me about leaving the Gate before Saturday, I would have answered with a resounding NO but after visiting the Ricoh I must admit to feeling a lttle jealous.IMHO the Ricoh was a very nice ground and had 'something' about it that many of the soulless bowls don't have.Are there any other fans that visited the Ricoh that wouldn't mind seeing us at such a venue?I am certainly not saying move,move,move but it certainly has got me thinking about the relative pros and cons of moving.Any views?U REDSYes, great stadium!Played 2, won 2. Scored 5, conceded 0.Wish we could play there every week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeRed Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 If anyone had asked me about leaving the Gate before Saturday, I would have answered with a resounding NO but after visiting the Ricoh I must admit to feeling a lttle jealous.IMHO the Ricoh was a very nice ground and had 'something' about it that many of the soulless bowls don't have.Are there any other fans that visited the Ricoh that wouldn't mind seeing us at such a venue?I am certainly not saying move,move,move but it certainly has got me thinking about the relative pros and cons of moving.Any views?U REDSYeah - I didn't like it TBH, certainly there was a great view of the pitch but I thought it WAS just another "souless bowl" zero noise and atmosphere from the HOME fans and stuck out on an out of town road junction by Tesco, no pubs etc. The concourse underneath the stand was depressing - a vast gloomy area of concrete strewn with rubbish and the usual overpriced fizzy beer and pies. As usual the City fans made it an occaision to remember but to me the ground itself was like the Keepmoat (Donny) only bigger.I guess others will have their viewsCR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EASTEND WURZEL Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 It is a great stadium but i prefer the traditional ground like we have at AG but how steep was the rake of the stands! made for perfect viewing something to think about when we redevelope the EE, also kept the noise in don't you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 I liked it - especially the 'three sided' look. By that I mean the corporate box side (to the away fans left) looked very impressive and not out of place. The remainder reminded me of a smaller version of Hillborough.Liked the replay screen - but it would have been nice to see one down the other end as well so that it would be more visible to away fans.Shame about not having more car parking nearer the ground.You would have thought that when building a new stadium that would be a major consideration.Overall - very impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aa_bcfc Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 I thought it was a typically souless out of town stadium. The reason the atmosphere was so good was because we created it. I am not a fan of these types of grounds and would much prefer us to develop Ashton Gate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottwbcfc Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 I thought it was a great stadium capable of creating a great atmosphere..Howewer..there were 21000 fans there but the stadium just looked empty(apart from all us cider heads of course)..and if that was our stadium we would not fill it..therefore i think i would just perfer to keep what we have and redevelop the EE.Come On Youu redss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robins72 Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 Its the best new stadium Ive been to after visiting the likes of Doncaster, Huddersfield, Leicester and Derby. Great sound system and nice design. Ive had a look at their website and the conference and concert facilities look equally good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmersonsKev Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 Its a conversation that we had on Saturday evening. I like the stadium the problem with the Ricoh is that Cov don't own it and are reportedly currently losing £150k a week due to this fact. I also don't like the fact that you can't park near the ground and have to hike to get there which i guess is horrible in the winter when its throwing it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshire_red Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 It's another ground owned by the Council. Looks good but the negatives of being out of town, no concentration therefore of local pubs, railway station etc etc for me detracts enormously from what I want from an afternoon at the football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frome Valley Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 Very bland generic stadium the sort of place which makes you realise why you do not want to travel outside BS3 twenty times a season. Poor atmosphere for twenty thousand plus as well.Do Coventry own it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshire_red Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 Do Coventry own it?There be a gert big clue in the post above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frome Valley Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 There be a gert big clue in the post above Its the councils i think so non matchday revenue does not go to the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinman-is-god Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 In my mind it is no different to the standard soul-less stadiums that every other side now seems to have. Would far rather have the Gate any day of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Ferret Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 Ashton Gate is our home, not some depressing concrete bowl on the side of a motorway named after a sponserKeep Bristol City at Ashton Gate!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaxbourton Red Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 Yeah - I didn't like it TBH, certainly there was a great view of the pitch but I thought it WAS just another "souless bowl" zero noise and atmosphere from the HOME fans and stuck out on an out of town road junction by Tesco, no pubs etc. The concourse underneath the stand was depressing - a vast gloomy area of concrete strewn with rubbish and the usual overpriced fizzy beer and pies. As usual the City fans made it an occaision to remember but to me the ground itself was like the Keepmoat (Donny) only bigger.I guess others will have their viewsCRcompletely agree, the dust on my seat told me that there is a lot of blue plastic going spare on a normal saturday (i.e. when the mighty bristol city are not in town)talk about out of town- very poor location£10 to park in their carpark as well - no thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SyntaxtheRed Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 I thought it felt like a giant bill board. It did boast excellent views of the match and it had all the the mod cons you would want but it didn't 'feel' like a football ground. I mean the 'Tesco End' yuk! I would be depressed if we changed to a ground like that, stands should be named after heroes not supermarkets ffs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eamer Posted September 17, 2007 Report Share Posted September 17, 2007 With the record we have there I wouldn't mind if we had one exactly like it down here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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