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Offline TonyD

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #1005 on: July 28, 2019, 04:55:27 PM »
Rebuild the North Stand to add 7,000 and rebuild the Holte to what Dortmund have to add another 7,000 - job done.   And put 4 big AV floodlights on the corners of the roofs. 

Offline West Derby Villan

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #1006 on: July 28, 2019, 04:57:10 PM »
Mines eroded that much you can’t read it!


Mine's much the same. I check on it now and then. Not much relief left in the lettering, but it looked like someone had touched it up with a marker last time I saw it.

Doug's gone. They'd be moved.



Mines eroded so much, only a couple of letters are recognisable.

But just like me, it wants to stay where it is

Offline London Villan

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #1007 on: July 28, 2019, 05:25:18 PM »
Be interesting to see how much has actually been changed close season. Deep clean and some re-furbed boxes probably.

Offline cdbearsfan

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #1008 on: July 28, 2019, 05:40:13 PM »
Rebuild the North Stand to add 7,000 and rebuild the Holte to what Dortmund have to add another 7,000 - job done.   And put 4 big AV floodlights on the corners of the roofs.

The Witton Lane Stand needs improving. The facilties are embarassing. If we are improving it we may as well expand it. Save the Holte expansion for if ever we need to go from fifty odd to sixty thousand.

Offline Toronto Villa

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #1009 on: July 28, 2019, 06:17:12 PM »
It’s not just about adding seats. It’s so much more than that. The guts of our stands, the concourses, the service facilities, the toilets etc are dated. I’m sure they can be improved but it is limited to what extent. It’s the stuff you can’t see that needs upgrading as much as obvious stuff you can.

Offline purpletrousers

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #1010 on: July 28, 2019, 06:57:23 PM »
There is no reason we can’t do what Spurs have done, which would also include gig and NFL etc contracts? Given the Manc Clubs won’t be starting over with a stadium and Everton is a bit Far East, we’re surely the prime candidate to do what they have done. A massive redevelopment of B6 including infrastructure and stealing some parkland  in exchange for community access (or the City Centre idea). A year ago I’d not think it was sensible, but given the way things are hopefully shaping up, I don’t see how we can’t do one of the two within 5-10yrs?

Offline London Villan

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #1011 on: July 28, 2019, 07:08:20 PM »
For me it would have to be the city centre, the markets area is obvious, but there could be an opportunity around constitution hill. which has lots of derelict building and empty plots.

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #1012 on: July 28, 2019, 07:56:51 PM »
Aston Villa play at Villa Park.
If you want to tear the soul out of the club, then move the club.
It would destroy what we know as our club.
Show me one major English club that has pulled this off.
Look at the Arsenal fans know campaigning to get some atmosphere at home games,if that is what people really want count me out.

Offline Monty

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #1013 on: July 28, 2019, 08:04:24 PM »
Aston Villa play at Villa Park.
If you want to tear the soul out of the club, then move the club.
It would destroy what we know as our club.
Show me one major English club that has pulled this off.
Look at the Arsenal fans know campaigning to get some atmosphere at home games,if that is what people really want count me out.

This, this this this, this this, this, this.

Offline Risso

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #1014 on: July 28, 2019, 08:18:52 PM »
Aston Villa play at Villa Park.
If you want to tear the soul out of the club, then move the club.
It would destroy what we know as our club.
Show me one major English club that has pulled this off.
Look at the Arsenal fans know campaigning to get some atmosphere at home games,if that is what people really want count me out.

There's no less atmosphere at the new Arsenal ground than there was at Highbury.  The problem is all seater stadia and the more gentrified nature of the game these days.  It all depends on what you mean by "pulled off".  Man City's new stadium is better in every conceivable way than Maine Road ever was.  I haven't been to the new Spurs ground yet, but it looks amazing.  None of the Bolton fans on my wife's side of the family have ever been nostalgic for Burden Park.

Offline Toronto Villa

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #1015 on: July 28, 2019, 08:28:21 PM »
The soul of the club isn’t in anything material. It’s in us. We are the soul of the club.

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #1016 on: July 28, 2019, 08:34:02 PM »
Aston Villa play at Villa Park.
If you want to tear the soul out of the club, then move the club.
It would destroy what we know as our club.
Show me one major English club that has pulled this off.
Look at the Arsenal fans know campaigning to get some atmosphere at home games,if that is what people really want count me out.

Aston Villa, when we moved from Perry Barr.

Offline purpletrousers

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #1017 on: July 28, 2019, 08:34:12 PM »
Just watching video of Spurs ground (not been yet either & prob not enough aways to this year) and it’s clear it’s a different planet to parts of VP I know; we aren’t in this century and could well prepare for safe standing.

There is a debate when.
There is a debate where.
Is anyone against a complete build somewhere?

I’d aim for something very original, give Thomas Heatherwick a brief to honour what HDE destroyed, have at least part of the ground that honours mosaic, brick work, Leitch, maybe the biggest home end in the country all over again with a horse shoe around it or something.
Done right, and maybe regenerating B6 while we are at it, it wouldn’t be hard to end up with something so much better than we have.

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #1018 on: July 28, 2019, 08:34:58 PM »
Aston Villa play at Villa Park.
If you want to tear the soul out of the club, then move the club.
It would destroy what we know as our club.
Show me one major English club that has pulled this off.
Look at the Arsenal fans know campaigning to get some atmosphere at home games,if that is what people really want count me out.

There's no less atmosphere at the new Arsenal ground than there was at Highbury.  The problem is all seater stadia and the more gentrified nature of the game these days.  It all depends on what you mean by "pulled off".  Man City's new stadium is better in every conceivable way than Maine Road ever was.  I haven't been to the new Spurs ground yet, but it looks amazing.  None of the Bolton fans on my wife's side of the family have ever been nostalgic for Burden Park.

Yep, I think 'show me one club that have pulled this off' gets pretty easily answered with Man City.

Offline AllanW

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #1019 on: July 28, 2019, 08:42:45 PM »

Yep, I think 'show me one club that have pulled this off' gets pretty easily answered with Man City.

Except that ground was built as the Commonwealth Games stadium for Manchester 2002 not as an expansion for a football club. The club moved in years later as an expedient decision to develop the Maine Road area with the city council. Totally different to Arsenal and Spurs situations.

Citeh situation is more like the Wet Spam except you then need to wash your hands after every meeting with those porn-peddlers ...

 


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