Villa Park as an Olympics Venue

[villastikz]

Villa Park will be hosting the Community Shield between Chelsea and Man City because other venues are being used for the Olympics. If we was holding Olympic games we might of only got some the games most people wouldn't have a lot of interest in and a empty ground.

I'd rather see VP full with fans for the Community Shield, between 2 of our top clubs than possibility of games like Egypt vs New Zealand that could have a half empty ground and wrecking our pitch for games there is little interest in.

..and also what is the difference between Man city / Chelsea wrecking our pitch than New Zealand vs Egypt?

Are you being serious? Do I really need to explain how 12 matches in 2 weeks for the Olympics compared with 1 match for the Community shield will cause a lot more damage to our pitch prior to the start the season?

We aren't playing any home friendlies before start of the season which means the Community Shield match will be the only game played on our pitch this pre-season which will pretty much mean the pitch will be in great condition for the start the season.

Nice and ready for our assault on the Premier League title while the cut up pitches at Newcastle and Manchester United will seriously hinder their prospects - as grass is notorious for not growing.

Don't try to be a smart arse trying to twist things around and making cocky comments you fuckin dick - you asked a dumb question and I answered it - even a complete moron can work out 12 Olympic matches will cause more damage than 1 Community Shield game.

Personally I would rather have everything at it's best for the start of the season rather than our ground staff having to patch the pitch up after bunch of second rate teams have been playing on it, the ground staff have spent all summer taking care of the pitch for our first home game of the season and if our pitch has to be patched up now what sort of condition is it going to be as the season progresses.

Yes grass grows but if you cut chunks and divets out the pitch they don't grow back they have to be cut out and patched and those patches are well known for continually being bad throughout the season, they can cause all sorts of problems.

But hey if you think a patched up pitch is better than a perfect one then that's your prerogative but don't try to be a smart arse n attempt to make me look stupid to cover over the dumb question you asked in response to my post.

[VILLA MOLE]

12 games ? is that how many games we would have been played if we hosted the olympics ?

[Dante Lavelli]

12 games ? is that how many games we would have been played if we hosted the olympics ?

I have no idea, but in the other events the competitors are allowed access to the facilities for training etc.  Some of Team GB have (quietly) been complaining that we’ve given away an advantage by letting the other countries to have equal access as Team GB.

[VILLA MOLE]

12 games ? is that how many games we would have been played if we hosted the olympics ?

I have no idea, but in the other events the competitors are allowed access to the facilities for training etc.  Some of Team GB have (quietly) been complaining that we’ve given away an advantage by letting the other countries to have equal access as Team GB.

let them shag covs pitch then

[villastikz]

12 games ? is that how many games we would have been played if we hosted the olympics ?

Quote about Coventry hosting matches -

"The venue will host 12 games over the next two weeks, including the women's bronze medal match."

[VILLA MOLE]

12 games ? is that how many games we would have been played if we hosted the olympics ?

Quote about Coventry hosting matches -

"The venue will host 12 games over the next two weeks, including the women's bronze medal match."

cheers that is hell of alot

[SashasGrandad]

12 games ? is that how many games we would have been played if we hosted the olympics ?

I have no idea, but in the other events the competitors are allowed access to the facilities for training etc.  Some of Team GB have (quietly) been complaining that we’ve given away an advantage by letting the other countries to have equal access as Team GB.

let them shag covs pitch then

And their women!

[paul_e]

If we'd been a host coventry wouldn't have been.

Look at the games they've got, they're what we'd have been given.

Are any of them worth the effort?

Your basing that on us being equal to Coventry - were not.

Absolute nonsense, the majority of decent games are at wembley, the millenium stadium, hampden and old trafford.  There is no chance they'd have changed that if it had been us instead of coventry.

As for prestige, what prestige have Newcastle gained after the ticketing problems meant that fans there missed huge chunks of the games.  Probably wouldn't have happened with us but it might have, why take the risk.

The Community shield has far less nonsense surrounding: the way tickets are sold, the way sponsors are handled, the food that can be served, etc.

[VILLA MOLE]

12 games ? is that how many games we would have been played if we hosted the olympics ?

I have no idea, but in the other events the competitors are allowed access to the facilities for training etc.  Some of Team GB have (quietly) been complaining that we’ve given away an advantage by letting the other countries to have equal access as Team GB.

let them shag covs pitch then

And their women!

i wouldnt wish that on them 

[dave.woodhall]

Remind me again what the city of Birmingham has done for us.

What were you expecting the city of Birmingham to have done, or be doing for us to have hosted some Olympic Football matches at Villa Park in return?

I'm not talking about the Olympics. I mean over the years - up to and including a recent council leader saying we should change our name to help the city.

[bertlambshank]

This thread takeover is boring the shit out of me.

[Stu]

"Justifiably ridiculed" - because Im bringing some valid points across and I dont agree with some of the points made?

You think they are valid points, but they aren't - they're your opinion.

The standard of teams has been pretty poor? What difference does that make? Dont they play reserve games at VP? Are you expecting Brazil 70 vs Spain 2010 every time you see teams step onto the turf. Get real. Ive seen some seriously poor games played at Villa Park over the last few years and this is supposed to be the Elite league in all of England!!!!

Yeah, but its Villa, I'd rather Villa won a corner than see 'Team' GB win the gold.

[Legion]

Villa Park will be hosting the Community Shield between Chelsea and Man City because other venues are being used for the Olympics. If we was holding Olympic games we might of only got some the games most people wouldn't have a lot of interest in and a empty ground.

I'd rather see VP full with fans for the Community Shield, between 2 of our top clubs than possibility of games like Egypt vs New Zealand that could have a half empty ground and wrecking our pitch for games there is little interest in.

..and also what is the difference between Man city / Chelsea wrecking our pitch than New Zealand vs Egypt?

Are you being serious? Do I really need to explain how 12 matches in 2 weeks for the Olympics compared with 1 match for the Community shield will cause a lot more damage to our pitch prior to the start the season?

We aren't playing any home friendlies before start of the season which means the Community Shield match will be the only game played on our pitch this pre-season which will pretty much mean the pitch will be in great condition for the start the season.

Nice and ready for our assault on the Premier League title while the cut up pitches at Newcastle and Manchester United will seriously hinder their prospects - as grass is notorious for not growing.

Don't try to be a smart arse trying to twist things around and making cocky comments you fuckin dick - you asked a dumb question and I answered it - even a complete moron can work out 12 Olympic matches will cause more damage than 1 Community Shield game.

Personally I would rather have everything at it's best for the start of the season rather than our ground staff having to patch the pitch up after bunch of second rate teams have been playing on it, the ground staff have spent all summer taking care of the pitch for our first home game of the season and if our pitch has to be patched up now what sort of condition is it going to be as the season progresses.

Yes grass grows but if you cut chunks and divets out the pitch they don't grow back they have to be cut out and patched and those patches are well known for continually being bad throughout the season, they can cause all sorts of problems.

But hey if you think a patched up pitch is better than a perfect one then that's your prerogative but don't try to be a smart arse n attempt to make me look stupid to cover over the dumb question you asked in response to my post.

Please cease and desist with the personal abuse.

[Percy McCarthy]

I think casual and foreign viewers would see Villa Park as a minor ground if it hosted a few crap Olympic games like Coventry are, while the best games are at OT, Hampden etc.

 Whereas those watching the Community Shield will think (not being aware of geographical detail) that the stately home of football must be the next best venue when Wembley is otherwise engaged.

[villastikz]

Villa Park will be hosting the Community Shield between Chelsea and Man City because other venues are being used for the Olympics. If we was holding Olympic games we might of only got some the games most people wouldn't have a lot of interest in and a empty ground.

I'd rather see VP full with fans for the Community Shield, between 2 of our top clubs than possibility of games like Egypt vs New Zealand that could have a half empty ground and wrecking our pitch for games there is little interest in.

..and also what is the difference between Man city / Chelsea wrecking our pitch than New Zealand vs Egypt?

Are you being serious? Do I really need to explain how 12 matches in 2 weeks for the Olympics compared with 1 match for the Community shield will cause a lot more damage to our pitch prior to the start the season?

We aren't playing any home friendlies before start of the season which means the Community Shield match will be the only game played on our pitch this pre-season which will pretty much mean the pitch will be in great condition for the start the season.

Nice and ready for our assault on the Premier League title while the cut up pitches at Newcastle and Manchester United will seriously hinder their prospects - as grass is notorious for not growing.

Don't try to be a smart arse trying to twist things around and making cocky comments you fuckin dick - you asked a dumb question and I answered it - even a complete moron can work out 12 Olympic matches will cause more damage than 1 Community Shield game.

Personally I would rather have everything at it's best for the start of the season rather than our ground staff having to patch the pitch up after bunch of second rate teams have been playing on it, the ground staff have spent all summer taking care of the pitch for our first home game of the season and if our pitch has to be patched up now what sort of condition is it going to be as the season progresses.

Yes grass grows but if you cut chunks and divets out the pitch they don't grow back they have to be cut out and patched and those patches are well known for continually being bad throughout the season, they can cause all sorts of problems.

But hey if you think a patched up pitch is better than a perfect one then that's your prerogative but don't try to be a smart arse n attempt to make me look stupid to cover over the dumb question you asked in response to my post.

Please cease and desist with the personal abuse.

I don't consider that to be personal abuse, more a statement of fact, he was trying to be a smart arse  by twisting what had been said to try make me look a dumbass to cover up his stupid question and generally being a dick about it - maybe my language is a bit colourful but it wasn't abusive.