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[paul_e]

Wolves have just finished in th etop half on the top-flight for the first time in nearly 40 years, they need 4-5 years to show it's not a flash in the pan. We were regularly top half of the league for 20 years and are coming back from a 7-8 year 'blip' of relegation battles and lower league football. The circumstances are very different and we're not taling about qualifying for the champions league this year, just pointing out that we should be considering our options for a new ground given 1 stand is woefully out of date, another is barely fit for purpose and the final 2, whilst functional, have a number of problems that would be hard to resolve.

[Damo70]

During our decade of relegation battles,  eventual relegation and becoming a mid table Championship club our support home and away has been magnificent, regardless of the opposition.

[London Villan]

For me it comes from a reflection on our owners. They have clearly shown they are not here to mess around and that they have the financial firepower to match that desire.

From day one - a take over that would normally take weeks, was completed using a team of the UK's best legal people in 5 days to the clearing of the clubs mess of debts and mortgages to what we see now, the 100% backing of the new manager to the tune of +£120m.

They aren't here to use us a plaything or an ego trip. They are here to compete.

And as much as I truly love Villa Park, a state of the art, fan-centric stadium that has brilliant facilities and the capacity to earn seriously more revenue - from a matchday fan buying beers in the ground through to hosting a series of mega concerts close-season, must be on their list of areas where the club has to improve massively if it does want to compete with the very best in World...

[WarszaVillan]

Modernise Villa Park, make it larger, improve the facilities, etc. But please don't move. Walking through the park by Aston Hall and seeing Villa Park come into view is one of those things that makes life worthwhile.

[AsTallAsLions]

Modernise Villa Park, make it larger, improve the facilities, etc. But please don't move. Walking through the park by Aston Hall and seeing Villa Park come into view is one of those things that makes life worthwhile.

Agreed. And there is so much that can be done on site. I really don't understand the calls to move. Versus the opportunity to keep Villa Park alive as a football venue in its current form but with significant improvements and capacity boosts, I think people would ultimately live to regret a move very much tbh.

[Monty]

Modernise Villa Park, make it larger, improve the facilities, etc. But please don't move. Walking through the park by Aston Hall and seeing Villa Park come into view is one of those things that makes life worthwhile.

Totally agree. Without that location there's a part of it that wouldn't be the Villa anymore.

[Hillbilly]

We don’t need a bigger stadium, we need a better stadium. Villa’s attendances have never really been much to write home about bar the odd blip.

Also my preference is for four stands with open corners and brick faces. That’s Villa Park and I love the view of the trees in the park. Not that anyone should give too hoots what I think.

[KRS]

The first part of all of this is actually improving the facilities at Villa Park as soon as possible. Our owners have a wealth of knowledge of sport, and sports teams in America. They will know the match day experience in America and should be able to easily identify all the flaws with each of our stands facilities...at the very least, I would expect them to have had teams researching and reporting back to them on the match day experiences at Villa Park, and creating realistic solutions that can be implemented to address the issues.

[VILLA MOLE]

We don’t need a bigger stadium, we need a better stadium. Villa’s attendances have never really been much to write home about bar the odd blip.

Also my preference is for four stands with open corners and brick faces. That’s Villa Park and I love the view of the trees in the park. Not that anyone should give too hoots what I think.

I concur

[Dazvillain]

Any updates on ticket office , academy and shop where demolition was due to start on 22/7 and be finished in August ? Where is it all being relocated  ?

[ChicagoLion]

Modernise Villa Park, make it larger, improve the facilities, etc. But please don't move. Walking through the park by Aston Hall and seeing Villa Park come into view is one of those things that makes life worthwhile.

Totally agree. Without that location there's a part of it that wouldn't be the Villa anymore.

Exactly.

[OCD]

For me it comes from a reflection on our owners. They have clearly shown they are not here to mess around and that they have the financial firepower to match that desire.

From day one - a take over that would normally take weeks, was completed using a team of the UK's best legal people in 5 days to the clearing of the clubs mess of debts and mortgages to what we see now, the 100% backing of the new manager to the tune of +£120m.

They aren't here to use us a plaything or an ego trip. They are here to compete.

And as much as I truly love Villa Park, a state of the art, fan-centric stadium that has brilliant facilities and the capacity to earn seriously more revenue - from a matchday fan buying beers in the ground through to hosting a series of mega concerts close-season, must be on their list of areas where the club has to improve massively if it does want to compete with the very best in World...

I agree but with Edens comparing Villa Park with Fenway Park, I think it's more likely that they look to get that without moving. If they ever did reach the decision that a move was needed, I imagine every avenue would have been explored and reluctantly reaching that conclusion.

[AsTallAsLions]

We don’t need a bigger stadium, we need a better stadium. Villa’s attendances have never really been much to write home about bar the odd blip.

Also my preference is for four stands with open corners and brick faces. That’s Villa Park and I love the view of the trees in the park. Not that anyone should give too hoots what I think.

So. Villa Park then. Just with improvements.

[not3bad]

I agree Villa Park with improvements. I'd never get used to a different ground, and I wouldn't want to.

[cdbearsfan]

I wouldn't want to. But IF we can't get planning permission to expand the ground sufficiently, I would rather move and play in front of 60,000 elsewhere than in front of 40,000 at Villa Park with thousands of our fans unable to get tickets to see us play.