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Post by maninasuitcase on Jul 25, 2015 22:16:13 GMT
Often wondered why a city like ours doesn't have an arena venue like Nottingham, Derby or Bolton instead of wasting money on the new civic quarter in hanley.
It would be great have a decent arena (5000 seats like Bolton/Derby) to watch some decent concerts or darts or boxing, etc.
The council really do sell the city poorly to the outside world.
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Post by Boothen on Jul 26, 2015 5:25:31 GMT
This council can't even get their own monstrosity of a building built correctly, even with all the backhanders and dodgy envelopes of cash that building that soon to be demolished £60million eyesore entailed. Then there's the new Hanley bus station as well.
Would you really trust this inept and corrupt council of ours with such a project?
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Post by iancransonsknees on Jul 26, 2015 7:30:51 GMT
If you can find the local plan for Stoke they wanted to build a venue on the waste ground at the rear of the train station.
Next was a bridge across the A500 to the old spode site, which would be some independent shopping area.
Finally a bunch of new housing running from the police station, across Booth Street and London Road all the way to Corporation Street.
A spectacularly better way to spend £50m, although I am sure there are thousands of those.
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Post by kidsgroveboxxy on Jul 26, 2015 14:45:49 GMT
The closest thing to an arena would have been The Lomax in Stoke
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Post by NassauDave on Jul 26, 2015 14:59:09 GMT
Demolish that Shit hole in Burslem and put it there.
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Post by maninasuitcase on Jul 26, 2015 18:57:44 GMT
Demolish that Shit hole in Burslem and put it there. The shit hole arena lacks a bit of marketability  |
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Post by cheeesfreeex on Jul 26, 2015 19:14:46 GMT
The closest thing to an arena would have been The Lomax in Stoke The Lomax didn't last long, it had some kind of sprung dancefloor or somesuch. Moby played, The Stereo MC's, The Plump DJ's... and then nowt. It wasn't quite big enough to offer much different to Victoria Hall, Theatre Royal or even Sugarmill. Shame, it was a smart venue. Flats now I think. An Arena. Put a {retractable} roof on the Brit, sell it to Orange {or whoever} and rebuild an all singing all dancing stadium complex on the former Shelton Bar site {or back on the Vic.} Easy. |
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Post by ashleyscfc on Jul 26, 2015 20:29:27 GMT
If you can find the local plan for Stoke they wanted to build a venue on the waste ground at the rear of the train station. Next was a bridge across the A500 to the old spode site, which would be some independent shopping area. Finally a bunch of new housing running from the police station, across Booth Street and London Road all the way to Corporation Street. A spectacularly better way to spend £50m, although I am sure there are thousands of those. Spot in. The stoke links project was meant to hold an Arena/ Conference. There were plans and everything. Including showing houses on the vic |
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Post by stockportstokie on Jul 27, 2015 1:05:23 GMT
Was thinking the exact same thing whilst watching the darts the other night. Derby have recently had a 5000 capacity arena built at a cost of 27 million, can't see anyone wanting to invest that sum into a project in S-O-T though unfortunately.
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Post by LL Cool Dave on Jul 27, 2015 8:14:15 GMT
The closest thing to an arena would have been The Lomax in Stoke The Lomax didn't last long, it had some kind of sprung dancefloor or somesuch. Moby played, The Stereo MC's, The Plump DJ's... and then nowt. It wasn't quite big enough to offer much different to Victoria Hall, Theatre Royal or even Sugarmill. Shame, it was a smart venue. Flats now I think. An Arena. Put a {retractable} roof on the Brit, sell it to Orange {or whoever} and rebuild an all singing all dancing stadium complex on the former Shelton Bar site {or back on the Vic.} Easy. The Lomax was a brilliant venue. Should have been the Stoke version of the Manchester Apollo. God knows how they got Moby to play, he was massive at the time and it was right in the middle of a stadium tour. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2015 0:30:50 GMT
I've asked the same question myself for years, the answer is we have an inept council with no vision or any idea on how to market the city and make it seem more appealing/attractive to the outside world. Think small and sell short.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jul 28, 2015 2:41:10 GMT
On the flip side is there a need for an arena when we have The Regent that we can't fill? It would also probably kill of the Viccy Hall?
Both council subsidised?
There's your answer.
But on the double flip side, such a thing could be an excellent addition to Hanley where the old bus station and all that area is. Because that city central thing won't happen any time soon! It could then work inconjunction with the Viccy Hall with that hosting smaller events. Boom!
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Post by iancransonsknees on Jul 28, 2015 5:24:29 GMT
Fuck Hanley.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jul 28, 2015 16:49:38 GMT
No, it has to be focused on.
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Post by timbstoke on Aug 1, 2015 16:32:01 GMT
Demolish that Shit hole in Burslem and put it there. Can you be a bit more specific? |
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Post by NassauDave on Aug 1, 2015 16:49:07 GMT
Demolish that Shit hole in Burslem and put it there. Can you be a bit more specific? I forgot that the whole place is a shit hole. My apologies.....  |
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Post by misterj on Aug 4, 2015 13:29:22 GMT
Cannot for the life of me understand how Mr Coates Mr Bamford and Mr Caudwell couldn't gift 5 to 10 million each and have a medium sized arena built in the city. As people have said, the old Vic or the old Hanley bus station - how good would that be ? It could be called summat like the bet365 Arena or the JCB Arena and naming rights could switch every 5 years - if anyone knows any of this trio.....put it to 'em !!!
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