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Off Topic Hull City Centre Public Realm Strategy

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  1. C'mon ref

    C'mon ref Well-Known Member

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    Fear not Sterling football practice is going on in earnest on the Hessle Lower School playing fields, the grass has been cut and the posts are back in place, although the nets don't get put on until a match is played.
     
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    I just played tonight and scored a brace. We won't go into the chances I missed, but I can safely say I'm not a lone striker.
     
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    Netball doesn't count you girl.
     
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  4. Steven Toast

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    Netball is as much of a sport as ****ing darts. Don't rope me in with those basketball rejects.
     
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  5. originallambrettaman

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    Inside the new venue...

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  6. originallambrettaman

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    Great to have this new facility, including for the redevelopment of that slum area.
    But max seated capacity of 2633 if nowhere near enough. What a wasted opportunity.
     
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    It looks way too small. After a stage is put in the place is going to be tiny and I imagine it to be smaller than the Ice Arena. Huge shame!
     
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    Was going to say the same as mentioned above - it looks far too small
     
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    I prefer the smaller venues. Better sound, more intimate. It won't attract the superstars, then I don't want it to.

    They got it spot on for me.
     
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    The size is fine, it's going to be an excellent venue.
     
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    Massively underwhelming, most intelligent people said it was too small and these pics only validate that fact.
     
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    Not sure why less than 2.5k is deemed as decent for a brand new place
    Already have the theatres

    This should have been 4k+ massive missed opportunity
     
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    Infact i'd go as far as to say it's a ****ing embarrassment, tinpot venue, Hull deserves better.
     
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    Simple, Make it bigger but include screening to reduce the size for smaller gigs.
    Top Ten City or just another town? #missedopportunity
     
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  17. originallambrettaman

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    The capacity's 3,500, the same as the O2 Manchester and bigger than the O2 Birmingham, O2 Newcastle and the O2 Leeds.
     
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    Is that tower to the right still to be demolished...?
     
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    It's being demolished today
     
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  20. originallambrettaman

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    It's just the stairwell from the demolished multi-storey car park.
     
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