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The Blues' vision for a £1.2 billion super stadium in the heart of east Birmingham has finally been unveiled - and it's instantly iconic.

Without fear of contradiction, no other stadium in the world looks like it. But that's not necessarily a good thing.

It's been dubbed a 'modern day coliseum' by chief cheerleader Tom Wagner, who is fronting the project for Blues owners Knighthead.

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He called it magnificent and a powerhouse, a venue that would put Birmingham on the global map, and potentially help attract back the best footballers in the world. All of that is true.

But at first glance there is something jarring about the contradiction of red brick chimneys that circle the

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