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There’s a huge ‘Nerf battleground’ attraction opening in Greater Manchester

The first official Nerf Action Experience attraction in Britain is opening in Greater Manchester and will cost 4.5m

The Manc The Manc - 9th January 2021
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It looks like plans for a Nerf Action Experience are one step closer to coming to fruition in Greater Manchester.

The Trafford Centre will be the destination for the 25,000 sq ft attraction – which will cost Hasbro £4.5m – in a space originally earmarked for food and drinks establishments by Trafford Council.

The brand new activity centre is a collaboration between the gaming giant Hasbro and Rocafella Leisure Group, and will be the first to open in the UK.

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The news was originally announced by Phil Smith, Chief Operating Officer of Rocafella.

He wrote on LinkedIn: “I’m excited to announce that we are launching the UK’s first Nerf Action Experience at the Trafford Centre in early 2021. Taking UK family Entertainment Centres to the next level with the first of its kind. A huge thank you to @hasbro and their dedicated team.”

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The application for the plans reveal that three first floor units will be merged into one to create the whopping space for the attraction – which will also boast a 4,000 sq ft mezzanine with room for a café and a viewing platform.

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The application states that Nerf is ‘a family entertainment leisure experience, incorporating laser guns and virtual interactions and is a market leading attraction with 20 attractions across Europe’.

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Even better is that the attraction will generate up to 50 jobs.

More to follow when we have it.

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Ruben Amorim insists he ‘cannot’ quit as Manchester United manager

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Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has reiterated that he won’t quit his job at the club and that his departure will only come through being sacked.

The struggling head coach has notched the lowest tally of any permanent manager in the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era, and despite a much-needed win against Sunderland this past weekend – not to mention a much more positive performance overall – there are still growing calls of ‘Amorim Out’.

Amorim has registered just 34 points from the 33 Premier League games he’s been in charge of so far,

Nevertheless, as per quotes from The Guardian over the weekend, the Portuguese head coach assured that he will not be stepping away from the role and would have to be sacked for him to leave Man United.

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Speaking to the outlet after the 2-0 home win this past Saturday, Amorim said: “No, that is a decision of the board – I cannot do that. Sometimes I have that feeling, and losing is hard, not to create the momentum.

“It’s so frustrating when you create the momentum, go to the next game, [and] something happens. That feeling sometimes hurts me a lot. Also, the players and especially the staff here. But that is not my decision, and I think it would be really hard to leave if I don’t do everything to follow my career here.”

The 40-year-old still has the support of many supporters, but it’s fair to say that many neutrals and even die-hards who would like to believe they have put their faith in this rebuild and the INEOS project up to now are growingly increasingly impatient and doubtful, with plenty of vocal detractors already.

Amorim continued, “It’s a dream to be here and I want to continue here, and I want to fight for this; but the problem is now what makes me suffer is to lose games, not to lose my job.”

He also added the caveat that, unlike those who were unfortunately laid off during the two rounds of redundancies over the past 12 months alone, “you fear [losing] your job when you have to pay the bills, and I don’t have that feeling.”

It’s also worth noting that this is by no means the first time he’s fielded questions of the matter of resignation, having previously worried fans with divisive comments about sometimes ‘hating’ his players and flitting between wanting to either quit or echo Fergie and stay at Old Trafford for decades.

Despite the United administration assuring that he has their backing, every game feels like it could be make or break for Amorim at the moment.

Although he does have the respite of the October international break coming up, the first game back is against the reigning champions Liverpool away at Anfield – a team he is yet to beat.

In fact, you could also argue that this may only serve as disruption to any kind of momentum they may have generated with the victory over the Black Cats; only time will tell.

You can see his most recent post-match press conference in full down below.

Ok, Man United fans: Amorim won’t quit, but do you think he should be sacked, or does he deserve more time?

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Trailer released for new Harlan Coben thriller series Lazarus filmed in Manchester

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The trailer for Harlan Coben’s newest thriller series filmed in Manchester has been released ahead of airing later this month.

You may remember that, back in January of last year, Netflix confirmed it would be creating two more new Harlan Coben shows, following the smash-hit success of Fool Me Once starring Manchester’s-own Michelle Keegan – titled Missing You and Run Away.

Missing You went on to air on New Year’s Day this year, and it was announced in late January that Run Away was set to begin filming, again in Manchester, very soon.

But it turns out it’s not only Netflix that Harlan Coben fans need to be keeping their eye on, as Amazon Prime Video is now getting in on the action too.

First look images have been shared ahead of the release of Harlan Coben’s new thriller series filmed in Manchester / Credit: Ben Blackall (via Prime Video)

Prime Video has now released the official trailer for the highly-anticipated new thriller series Lazarus, which is based on an original story idea and written by the New York Times best-selling author, Harlan Coben, alongside his regular writing collaborator, BAFTA-winner Danny Brocklehurst.

Coben has worked with the critically-acclaimed Hyde-born screenwriter – who is most-famous for being the creator and writer of Sky One’s Brassic – for the creation of Lazarus, and it’s expected to be around the sixth time the pair have collaborated, with their previous successful works including Safe, The Stranger, and Stay Close.

Lazarus is set to follow title character Joel Lazarus who returns home after his father Dr Jonathan Lazarus dies by suicide, and begins to have disturbing experiences that can’t be explained.

He quickly becomes entangled in a series of cold-case murders as he grapples with the mystery of his father’s death and his sister’s murder 25 years ago.

The six-part thriller series stars big names like Sam Claflin as Joel Lazarus, and Bill Nighy as his father Dr Jonathan – with supporting performances coming from Alexandra Roach, David Fynn, Karla Crome and Kate Ashfield, to name just a few.

The show will be executive produced by Harlan Coben and Danny Brocklehurst, alongside star Sam Claflin, BAFTA-winner Nicola Shindler and Richard Fee for Quay Street Productions – which is part of ITV Studios.

Watch the trailer in full here:

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All six episodes of Lazarus are set to be exclusively released Prime Video on Wednesday 22 October in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

Featured Image – Ben Blackall (via Prime Video)

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