Quote from: PeterWithe on March 04, 2021, 06:47:27 PMQuote from: glinch on March 04, 2021, 05:47:05 PMWhats the building behind the Holte End? I dont remember thatNo nor me and I must have passed it loads of times, was it a bingo hall?I'm sure it was a MECCA bingo.
Quote from: glinch on March 04, 2021, 05:47:05 PMWhats the building behind the Holte End? I dont remember thatNo nor me and I must have passed it loads of times, was it a bingo hall?
Whats the building behind the Holte End? I dont remember that
I drive from the North West and I park nowhere near Villa Park.
Quote from: Ads on March 04, 2021, 05:21:19 PMI drive from the North West and I park nowhere near Villa Park. I never did either when I lived up there, always parked up in the area where the Power League is now so you could jump back on the M6 quickly.
Quote from: The Edge on March 03, 2021, 06:12:30 PMQuote from: andyh on March 03, 2021, 05:48:41 PMIs an increase of capacity of around 8k worth it for what it would cost ?It absolutely is. We have always had a top stadium. We currently have 2 stands which are nowhere near that standard. Penny pinching on the Witton lane stand and financial skullduggery on the North Stand are the reasons behind the current state of affairs. 2 brand spanking new state of the art stands would put Villa Park back in it's rightful place as one of England's finest stadiums. Witton Lane was built on the cheap but the North Stand was state of the art at the time.
Quote from: andyh on March 03, 2021, 05:48:41 PMIs an increase of capacity of around 8k worth it for what it would cost ?It absolutely is. We have always had a top stadium. We currently have 2 stands which are nowhere near that standard. Penny pinching on the Witton lane stand and financial skullduggery on the North Stand are the reasons behind the current state of affairs. 2 brand spanking new state of the art stands would put Villa Park back in it's rightful place as one of England's finest stadiums.
Is an increase of capacity of around 8k worth it for what it would cost ?
Quote from: dave.woodhall on March 03, 2021, 10:19:45 PMQuote from: The Edge on March 03, 2021, 06:12:30 PMQuote from: andyh on March 03, 2021, 05:48:41 PMIs an increase of capacity of around 8k worth it for what it would cost ?It absolutely is. We have always had a top stadium. We currently have 2 stands which are nowhere near that standard. Penny pinching on the Witton lane stand and financial skullduggery on the North Stand are the reasons behind the current state of affairs. 2 brand spanking new state of the art stands would put Villa Park back in it's rightful place as one of England's finest stadiums. Witton Lane was built on the cheap but the North Stand was state of the art at the time. Although for the Witton Lane didn't they have to buy up all the houses immediately behind the stand, move the road back and create that park area?
I don't like reading about how poor our away end is for opposition fans. I want people to come to Villa Park and be blown away.
Quote from: Risso on March 04, 2021, 07:14:44 PMQuote from: Ads on March 04, 2021, 05:21:19 PMI drive from the North West and I park nowhere near Villa Park. I never did either when I lived up there, always parked up in the area where the Power League is now so you could jump back on the M6 quickly.Me too, it's further to walk obviously, but it's only time you'd spend sat on your arse in the car waiting for the traffic to clear. If you're getting back on the M6, it's a good place to park.
I've always thought our expansion model would be along the lines of Borussia Dortmund's. Four distinct stands still, but with corners filled in to amplify the atmosphere.Expand the Holte out over Trinity Road. Mirror the Holte at the North Stand end. Do as much as we can to take the Witton back over the road.
I park the other way down towards the Albion pub, then loop round pump island onto the Express Way. If you stick to the third lane you sail past all the queuing cars and jib your way in onto the M6 North no bother.I miss that walk.