Simon Gilbert
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BBC Political Journalist on TV, radio, online | Author | Former newspaper hack | Pop Punk lover | Socials: TheSimonGilbert | #PUSB (Footy posts rarely serious)
Coventry / Warwickshire
Joined July 2010
It has been a torturous time for supporters since they left Highfield Road in 2005. Now, finally, the stadium, which was built for Coventry City, belongs to the club. #PUSB
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Club owner Doug King says it is "proud to finally call this stadium our own".
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Hahahhaha #PUSB
šØ The Southampton hierarchy want Coventry City manager Frank Lampard to replace Will Still #saintsfc @GraemeBailey
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Southampton btw. #PUSB
Coventry City, having already wrapped up the Championship title despite it being October, won't care about getting battered by Wrexham as they have already won the league in October
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Gameās gone.
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Labour says Reform poses a ādanger to childrenā in response to Reform leaderās suggestion that could see some pupils as young as eight walk up to five miles to school. https://t.co/joCKykLJCe
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Children as young as eight could potentially find themselves having to walk up to five miles to school under a Reform council leader's plan to revise free school transport. Council documents show costs have increased from Ā£17.2m in 2019 to Ā£46.65m. https://t.co/joCKykMhrM
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Bridget Phillipson responds to a Reform council's plea over the distances pupils walk to school.
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The splash pool at the former city centre baths cost Ā£9.95 in 2017 - Ā£13.44 for a family of four today accounting for inflation. The same ticket for a Coventry family visiting The Wave in 2025 is Ā£36 more expensive, representing a rise of 268%. https://t.co/KeYKFt2V0a
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The Wave in Coventry is getting about a million fewer visits annually than predicted, the BBC finds.
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The Wave cost the equivalent of Ā£270 for every home in Coventry to build. A family of four from the city pays Ā£49.50 to visit - including a discount for living locally. Coventry's councillor for sport says he thinks the pricing is "fair". I'm interested in your thoughts on that.
Taxpayer-funded Ā£36.7m water park closed most of year and millions of visitors below expectations. https://t.co/KeYKFt3sPI
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Iāll be on @BBCCWR in around 10mins time to talk about this and our investigation into the figures. 2.4m visits recorded over the first full 5 years of The Waveās opening. Public and councillors were told it would bring in 6.5m. Figures used to justify closing Cov Baths.
Huge shortfall in visitors to council's water park
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Taxpayer-funded Ā£36.7m water park closed most of year and millions of visitors below expectations. https://t.co/KeYKFt3sPI
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The Wave in Coventry is getting about a million fewer visits annually than predicted, the BBC finds.
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@TheSimonGilbert Give your head a wobble, the Saints squad is stacked with talent. Look at the forward line up alone, Adam Armstrong, Ben Bereton Diaz and Cameron Archer
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@TheSimonGilbert The Saints team has pretty much every player that got them up the previous Championship campaign, plus some even better additions. It's pretty silly saying stuff like this before the season's even started.
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Has anyone checked on Southampton btw? Iām assuming theyāre right up here with us? #SaintsFC
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Quarter of the way through the season now. Top of the league. 25pts. +23 GD. 5pts clear of the play off places. Undefeated. 3 of the 4 top league goal scorers. Leading assist maker. Itās time to believe. Itās time for Coventry City to be taken seriously. #PUSB
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Councillors in Warwickshire have decided they should form a new "super council" and become part of the West Midlands Combined Authority. But the final decision will rest with the government. https://t.co/wlc4NxPepl
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The debate has county councillors also agree to join the West Midlands Combined Authority.
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Does splitting this county in half make sense? https://t.co/Ys5F92aolO
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Politicians are at odds on whether Warwickshire should be split to form north and south authorities.
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