A decent multi purpose stadium. Maybe lacks a bit of a football feel compared to Etihad or Anfield.read more

As Peter Gabriel once sang, "Ricoh... Ricoh, Ricoh, Ricoh." Steven Ricoh, a South African…read moreanti-apartheid hero, a teacher who was brutally murdered by the police. Racism is one of the most f***ed up concepts on the planet, so if you have racial prejudices, trust me, if you ever trust me about one thing, trust me on this, get the f*** over them. We are all the same. You are wrong. Thanks. Speaking of wrong, it's wrong to put this stadium where it's hard to get to, and to put the prices so damn high, and for that reason I have to give it a 4 instead of a 5. First-Hand Experience: More info about my personal experience at this stadium - I couldn't believe how much I had to pay for a ticket. Is this the Premier League? I think not. I paid more here than I paid even at a Fulham game... a home Premier League game in London! I'm not sure why this is the case and believe me it's the only reason it scores a 4 instead of 5. Because this is an absolutely remarkable stadium. State of the art, beautiful, magnificent, with intense and loud support from the rabid Coventry fans. I love it. It's a great place to watch concerts too. It's twice the stadium Highfield Road was. But as long as the prices are this high, I can't give them more than 4. The last game I saw here was 2011, and I'm hoping to go back to another one in 2016... if I can afford it. It reminds me of Manchester City's stadium, believe it or not. I've been inside both - lucky boy. I've been to most UK & US stadiums, due to lifelong obsessions with travel, sport & especially footy (soccer to Americans). Born & raised in England, I followed Oxford United (hometown team) to stadia all over the country at away games, and later Liverpool (fave team) around. Every stadium review - like all my reviews - are from first-hand personal experience, usually from several visits. In 2011, I was on music tour in the UK, and visited most stadiums for fun in my spare time. As recently as Fall 2014, when I was "stuck" in UK for 3 months, I went to hundreds yet again while travelling. I have pictures of me at most, which I'll post later. Also, when back in UK I'll take more pix, and add more stadia! *** return to regular review *** But I still love this place. It's capable of a great atmosphere (the team will need to get back to the Prem for that, they're 2 tiers down), it's held rock concerts like the awesome Bon Jovi an the awful Nickelback and someday hopefully me, and it's a cute sky blue like the team. It looks great inside and out like my gf. It was part of the Olympics and can hold a whopping 32k fans which is fantastic for a new stadium. It cost a whopping 113 million which is crazy. Because the stadium is owned by ACL I'll keep it at 4 stars, they're really mean to the club itself. It's an AMAZING stadium, but CCFC need to own it in order for this to work properly.

If you want to be a vampire and would like to form a coven, try. If at first you don't succeed with…read morethe coven, try, try again. I'll send you to Coventry if you're not careful. First-Hand Experience: I've always loved Coventry. They're a huge, glorious, wonderful East Midlands team that doesn't get the credit they deserve. They overachieved for years being high up in the Prem and winning an FA Cup. They have to be a 5 star team because their huge fan base are wonderful. I've seen them live at their old and new stadiums, and away from home in Oxford too. They were always a great team to watch with loud and passionate fans in big numbers. 5 star all the way. This is one of the classic teams of English football, and is massively supported with a beautiful new 32k stadium, which they really need to buy. They are legends of the game, they even won the 87 FA Cup and did so in brilliant style thanks to Micky Quinn. They once beat Bayern Munich in Europe. Their beautiful light blue kit is one of the best in football. They were in the Prem for a very very long time and will be again someday, because the team deserves it and the stadium deserves it. They were relegated in 2001 after 34 amazing years in the top flight which is a huge achievement. They finished 7th a few times and had Liverpool great Gary Gillespie playing for them for ages. And it's always fun to hear the pundits' commentary on Coventry. Ha. Ha. Ha.

Went to watch a movie at the Odeon Cinema attached to the SkyDome…read more As you walk in the lobby you have to go up the escalater to buy your tickets. Once purchased there are the usual foody counters with Ben & Jerrys, Costa and popcorn. This is not a huge cinema but Screen 1 had a large screen. If your out early enough the Harvester restaurant and pub next door are in an ideal location for a bite to eat before or after. You cant miss IKEA just over the road. With 6 floors to shop and plenty of carparking (4 hours if you spent £10 in IKEA)

Day or night Skydome is the place to be. With cinemas, variety eating outlets and a lively…read morenightlife theres not much you won't find here. Bars for all peoples different interests. Maybe the one thing missing is a traditional pub but you can get the same drinks at one of the trendy modern bars.

Weed is grown in what kind of field? A High Field. Duh…read more First-Hand Experience: More info about my personal experience at this stadium - I was lucky enough to be brought here as a kid by my older friend David, to watch Coventry v Oxford. Little did I know the stadium would be knocked down. I'm not sure exactly which year it was, but sometime in the 90s when I came here. Within 10 years it had been destroyed. Definitely a great memory and a loud crowd and a lovely little trip up from Oxford (only an hour by road). However I was very disappointed with some of the facilities, and while it scores a 4 for the large intense crowds and fun memories, it was not a comfortable nor safe stadium and I'm not surprised it was obliterated. I've been to most UK & US stadiums, due to lifelong obsessions with travel, sport & especially footy (soccer to Americans). Born & raised in England, I followed Oxford United (hometown team) to stadia all over the country at away games, and later Liverpool (fave team) around. Every stadium review - like all my reviews - are from first-hand personal experience, usually from several visits. In 2011, I was on music tour in the UK, and visited most stadiums for fun in my spare time. As recently as Fall 2014, when I was "stuck" in UK for 3 months, I went to hundreds yet again while travelling. I have pictures of me at most, which I'll post later. Also, when back in UK I'll take more pix, and add more stadia! *** return to regular review *** Highfield Road was one of the great English stadiums, built in the 1800s and with a truly awesome atmosphere. Some of the sides weren't filled in but it was still one of the better ones. Unfortunately, it has now been demolished and replaced with a generic stadium that doesn't really have the same atmosphere, is too expensive, etc. It hosted 23k and was shut down in 2005 and was one of the better away grounds for us travelling fans to go to.

One minute it's closed and then it's open. At the moment it's open for business so get down there…read moreand have a look. The previous owner spent an awful lot of money on the place. The bar was done up - seating area for drinkers, TV for sports etc. Seating for diners in the restaurant - I don't think they are back to doing food yet though. There is a large patio area which is great to drink and watch others jet ski on the lake. It's quite a reasonable size lake and you can reach some top speeds on your jet ski. They have some to hire or you can bring your own. You can also do some good fishing here - the fish are driven to the edges by the noisy jet skiers. The intention of the previous owner was to install some caravan pitches - whether they see the light of day I don't know. If the new owner can fulfill these things that have been started, with the great 'clubhouse', water sports, camping, fishing etc, it should be a cracking place to go for a sunny afternoon.