Last week, Birmingham City officially unveiled their grand plans for a new 62,000-seater stadium in England's ‘second city'.
The plans for the stadium are ambitious, to say the least, while the concept art of what the stadium could look like resembles a design that has never been seen before in world football.
While there has been plenty of excitement in and around Birmingham since the announcement, the latest reports indicate that Birmingham City won't be the only football team to call the ‘Powerhouse Stadium' their home.
Birmingham City owners want England Women to play at the new stadium
According to a report in the Sun, the powers-that-be at Birmingham City are looking to strike a deal with the FA to get the England Women's team to play their home matches at the Powerhouse Stadium once it has been built.
“The report cites a ‘senior figure at Birmingham City' who informed the paper: The Lionesses do not have a permanent, or even semi-permanent, home to call their own, and we believe we are ideally situated to host them.
“It’s less than an hour’s drive from St George’s Park and, once HS2 is operational, we estimate that around 80 per cent of the country will be able to access Birmingham within two hours.
“The Powerhouse presents a fantastic opportunity to showcase the Lionesses in a home they can call theirs which will be accessible to a huge number of people.”
The Birmingham City Powerhouse.
— Birmingham City FC (@BCFC) November 20, 2025
A stadium that draws upon the proud heritage of the West Midlands – a heritage of industry, ingenuity and growth. pic.twitter.com/P0cnmZ0TJM
Should the FA consider the proposal?
The idea of the England Women's national team playing their home matches in a fixed stadium in Birmingham is far from the worst suggestion in the world.
At present, the Lionesses don't have a fixed home, and while this has been excellent for boosting the popularity of the women's game across the country, that work has now largely been completed.
The next stage in their development could be to have a fixed home, and what better place than the biggest city in the Midlands? As the Sun's source stated, it is easily accessible from all corners of the country, and the new stadium has the potential to be something special.
FGG says: First things first, make the stadium a reality
Having grand plans to have the Lionesses play their home matches at the new stadium is all well and good, but before anything along those lines can be agreed, the stadium needs to be built. The plans are on a huge scale, so while there is understandably a buzz at present, things do need to calm down a little until construction begins.