would agree , my old club had one of the best sending 40 odd old birds and sometimes 80 youngsters ,was a pleasure to take a card with only 4 or so sent by me .
OK , but would have to be very similar to Blackpool by its layout , large enough venue , plenty of accomodation close by , and lots of food oulets , entertainment etc etc
and thats another thing , Birmingham ,where are all the Hotels around the venue to meet up ,and so spread out you would not see friends as you walked about etc etc etc.
it would be journey wise easier , but the return with arm-fulls of products ?? = no . and the cost ,off the top of my head £100 return per person = thats a no no
i wondered if this year it appears smaller/more compact because of up-dates and improvements to the venue .in all honesty i dont think i would travel down to Brum ,