Is there an alternative ?

[JJ-AV]

So what you're saying is we should become like Barcelona but pay our players less?

Nice one.

[Irish villain]

We need support from wherever we can get it and we shouldn't be excluding 'glory hunters'. Of course it's vital our identity as the pride of Birmingham remains intact but what we need is a full Villa Park every week cheering the villa on.

I have no family ties in Birmingham and have been supporting villa since about 1994. I don't think I could be accused of glory hunting!The reality is we need our overseas support. There's thousands of Villa fans here in Ireland and I'm sure the club are glad of the revenue we help generate.

As for the new North Stand, surely the Ron Saunders Stand would be much more appropriate as a name?

[oldtimernow]

IV the words tongue and cheek come to mind mind you if it can catch Dave out....

[cdbearsfan]

You're not allowed inside Villa Park unless you have bacon sandwiches WITHOUT butter.

[oldtimernow]

What Bacon with butter?

So very northern!

[Ad@m]

IFWaters - have you been injecting pure 100% naivety?!

I'm all for trying something new but suggesting we can have a successful team, whilst charging 1970s prices, getting top players to play for honour - which platform at New St did the train to Cloud Cuckoo Land leave from?!

[IFWaters]

I think the fact that you find this so naive sums up everything wrong with football now and why more and more people are losing their attachment to the game. Honour counts for nothing now, it is ALL about money. Compared to the days of Shankly, Saunders etc there are no heroes left. Its like you are saying we should cheer on a bunch of greedy city traders BECUASE they are so greedy and that is all that matters. Well, not for me, anymore, which is why I posted.

[WikiVilla]

It's not about the money money money
We dont need your money  money money

[Merv]

Well, that's me sold, Wiki!

The Villa becoming the PL's version of Athletic Bilbao, eh? It's an interesting concept.