Would you swap places with West Ham?

[The Edge]

Lerner completely failed to increase the stadium's capacity after 10 years. Not one single seat extra. Pathetic. Other clubs are leaving Villa well behind with increases in capacity. Lerner has wasted the last 6 years. A disgrace as custodian.

This is exactly the point. It's all about progressing as a football club. Whether we actually need the extra seats is irrelevant. You must invest and keep investing just to stand still in modern day football. The very fact that the totally outdated North stand is still there is a shining example of Lerner's failings.  (And Ellis)

[Clampy]

The North Stand probably does need re-building but other than that, the stadium not being big enough is the least of our worries at the moment.

[The Edge]

The North Stand probably does need re-building but other than that, the stadium not being big enough is the least of our worries at the moment.
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[The Edge]

The North Stand probably does need re-building but other than that, the stadium not being big enough is the least of our worries at the moment.
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It's the elephant in the room. A shining example of under investment and lack of vision at our club.

[Villa in Denmark]

The North Stand probably does need re-building but other than that, the stadium not being big enough is the least of our worries at the moment.
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It's the elephant in the room. A shining example of under investment and lack of vision at our club.

You can complain about lack of vision, but not lack of investment.

The amount of money we've pissed up the wall is terrifying due to stupid decisions on top of ridiculous decisions.

[The Edge]

The North Stand probably does need re-building but other than that, the stadium not being big enough is the least of our worries at the moment.
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It's the elephant in the room. A shining example of under investment and lack of vision at our club.

You can complain about lack of vision, but not lack of investment.

The amount of money we've pissed up the wall is terrifying due to stupid decisions on top of ridiculous decisions.

We're going round in circles. Under investment combined with a lack of vision has left us falling way behind other clubs. You can't separate the two things.

[dave.woodhall]

Why build something you don't need?

[Chico Hamilton III]

Not a fucking prayer. Give me Villa park in league 1, with our famous old Stadium and the memorable nights.

But we don't have a famous old stadium - the oldest part of the ground  is 40 years old, and I imagine  most people would be happy to see that knocked down ( not me, I love the North Stand). Villa Park is like Trigger's broom in Only Fools and horses.
 

[ChicagoLion]

The North Stand probably does need re-building but other than that, the stadium not being big enough is the least of our worries at the moment.
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It's the elephant in the room. A shining example of under investment and lack of vision at our club.

You can complain about lack of vision, but not lack of investment.

The amount of money we've pissed up the wall is terrifying due to stupid decisions on top of ridiculous decisions.

We're going round in circles. Under investment combined with a lack of vision has left us falling way behind other clubs. You can't separate the two things.

£260 million is not a small amount of money + the tv money and other income that has been spent.It is not under investment but poor spending that is the problem.

[Risso]

Could everybody stop adding to the epic quote fail please.

[HolmesyVilla]

Is this a possible scenario...?...

West sham have sold their home and so are now basically renting of the council. The deal to get their new council house stinks
There is bound to be a full enuiry as to how this is possibly in the nation interest, this is after all being our stadium.

So if/when irregularities are found, could the Shammers be evicted, and therefore, hilariously and fantastically, become Homeless?

[robbo1874]

The North Stand probably does need re-building but other than that, the stadium not being big enough is the least of our worries at the moment.
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It's the elephant in the room. A shining example of under investment and lack of vision at our club.

You can complain about lack of vision, but not lack of investment.

The amount of money we've pissed up the wall is terrifying due to stupid decisions on top of ridiculous decisions.

with respect VID money 'pissed up the wall' could hardly be classed as investment, mate. We have pissed an incredible amount of money up the wall as a club in recent years on things like compensation to bring in shit managers, compensation to get get rid of shit managers, high fees to sign shit players, high wages for new and existing shit players...but very little real investment, with the exception of redeveloping BH; and what return has there been even on that, in terms of good young players crashing the first team. Not much at all really, if we're being honest. Sad, but true unfortunately. Signing Benteke for 7m and selling him for 35m maybe? Mostly luck there though.

[robbo1874]

The only area where Lerner can claim any kind of credit is where the club has put money into things like partnering with Acorns; the VMF restaurant venture, supporting local chefs and food producers; advancing football in poor countries. All very noble, sincerely, but nothing really to improve the club's match day infrastructure, or the quality of football offered up.

Re-reading the above, makes me even less inclined to swap places with West Ham as it goes.

[The Edge]

Could everybody stop adding to the epic quote fail please.

That was me. I'm not a morning person.

[The Edge]

Not a fucking prayer. Give me Villa park in league 1, with our famous old Stadium and the memorable nights.

But we don't have a famous old stadium - the oldest part of the ground  is 40 years old, and I imagine  most people would be happy to see that knocked down ( not me, I love the North Stand). Villa Park is like Trigger's broom in Only Fools and horses.
 

Well the lower North stand seating is on  the original Witton End terrace. The lower Doug Ellis is the original Witton Lane circa 1966. Bit pedantic I know but true.