Quote Originally Posted by i961pie View Post
But most of them you mention are towns not cities. Nottingham is a bit of a sh@t hole. My missus comes from Leeds which used to be the same but is far superior to Nottingham now, she hates the place.
Having just moved back to Nottingham after more than 30 years away, the city centre is shocking. There’s currently only one cinema in the city centre (Broadway; Vue is opening in the old Cineworld site later this year); the most likely thing you’ll be able to buy on Bridlesmith Gate is the Big Issue; the area around Broad Marsh is like something from a zombie movie; the old Debenhams store has been empty forever; and so on. If it weren’t for the university students, the city would have flatlined by now - and even those numbers are apparently starting to fall, despite student accommodation being the only thing being built in the city.

Ironically for us, Forest doing well and the Greek owner expanding the ground is one of the city’s few economic upshoots right now. At least we get some benefit from that with The Nest catering to away fans.