Will Viles

@_ScottJ @BhamSportsQuart Agreed - all the other ducks are in a row!

@willviles @BhamSportsQuart Party-pooper! 😂. But given minimal investment required on infastructure due to excellent facillities in the region, perhaps a serious upgrade to one of the UK's great historical athletics tracks isn't *too* crazy to have as an option.

All jokes aside, there would not be a better facility to host. None better connected, middle of the country, multiple stadia, an arena - and thats just the in the @BhamSportsQuart. Add in NEC, Resorts World, NIA, Alex Stadium...? Make Brum the centre of the world, again.

@_ScottJ @BhamSportsQuart A track requires a whole load more space - see the issue West Ham have with the London stadium! Track & field is unequivocally the main event of the Olympics, hence further Alex expansion probably being the main blocker.

@willviles @BhamSportsQuart I'm assuming this is considered in the multi-event set up? Perhaps not! Even still, if Track and Field was hosted at The Alex, Opening / Close + other field events (ball sports) could be held there - Supported by Hawthorns, Vile Park, and Edgebaston.

@_ScottJ @BhamSportsQuart Not sure I'm following - the main Olympic stadium requires a running track!

@willviles @BhamSportsQuart I still think you could hold key events at the Powerhouse but having the Alex as an option different / Alt events could be great.

I have spent the grand total of 2½ weeks in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland in my entire life, but I've been going around Birmingham for the past week randomly singing "Kenny McLean from 50 yards" & "Scott McTominay Ballon D'Or". Get your catchy shit out of my English head @jj_bull. It's too good.

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@thisstuartlaws "You've gone Camembert over Stilton" Duality of meaning - either you've clearly made the wrong choice... or you've fallen over.

I’ve been casually slipping in fake British sayings and words into conversation with my American partner - here’s the one’s she believes:

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@SMGBirmingham @delves1 Modal shift from carmageddon to prioritising clean public transport increases the productivity, sustainability & liveability of the city.

@willviles @delves1 What’s your point?

Metro back on the Bristol road, start at Lickeys have an extension line from the top of Rubery high street, both connect at Longbridge and go up the Bristol road into town

@SMGBirmingham @delves1 Toulouse is the home of Airbus, European Space Agency, huge pharmaceutical/healthcare companies and the largest student city in France.

@willviles @delves1 Where the sun always shines and people laze away the days sipping coffee in cafes. Anyway back to reality.

@SMGBirmingham @delves1 Gridlock looks good in Toulouse (pop. 525k)

@willviles @delves1 Yeah let’s create total gridlock

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@wozaboxa @_chris96bcfc It’s staffed for the flights it currently operates. Sometimes security is clearly understaffed, but objectively it’s middle of the road in terms of airport experience - not struggling.

@willviles @_chris96bcfc And it still struggles with volume of people at under 30% max capacity?

One of Birmingham’s biggest priorities should be having a 2nd terminal at the airport

@Goulding_23 I understand - but when you look at the data, it generally shows that CD's system has worked, but individuals (chiefly Kyogo & Beadle in the first half the season), accounted for a huge underperformance on xG. But granted, the last 6 weeks is more difficult to defend.

@willviles I don't disagree with you, but for me there have been things from CD even back throughout last season. Saying that this season would give us more opportunity to exploit teams and it just hasn't happened. I'm not sure he's learning or open to change.

Such a shame how things have gone. Clearly an element of underperforming, the hype won't have helped. Plenty of fans that have been unreasonable. Sadly, it does feel like there's an inevitability to a change, rightly so in my opinion... in the summer.