NSWE Investment

[LukeJames]

I've seen dozens of people storm off looking angry and a little upset

Tinder's not for everyone.

Ffs 😂

[AV82EC]

The whole infrastructure of our stands as we learnt during the Lerner years is sub standard and severely restricts the ability to provide a vaguely coherent catering offer. Until we redevelop it will be the same, that said there are things you can do to make it better in terms of staffing and technology which would help. I used to be a reasonably regular attendee of the Holte Suite but that was useless in terms of service, I either eat in town or the Barton’s beforehand for decent food and beer.

[Flin5tone]

The city centre was absolutely packed yesterday with people attending the Christmas Market and then packing out the pubs, so getting a meal in my favourite Bar was an absolute nightmare. Gave up waiting in the end and went Home feeling very angry and hungry.

Ended up having Fish and Chips ,which were nice but the portions seemed to have shrunk

[Ad@m]

The city centre was absolutely packed yesterday with people attending the Christmas Market and then packing out the pubs, so getting a meal in my favourite Bar was an absolute nightmare. Gave up waiting in the end and went Home feeling very angry and hungry.

Ended up having Fish and Chips ,which were nice but the portions seemed to have shrunk

That doesn't sound like you. You ok hun?

[LukeJames]

The city centre was absolutely packed yesterday with people attending the Christmas Market and then packing out the pubs, so getting a meal in my favourite Bar was an absolute nightmare.

How was Wetherspoons?

[astonvilla82]

Normally wouldn't pay these prices for food and drinks, but as I haven't purchased any football gear for many years,I don't mind buying it at half time, but the lager is yuk and the steak pie was overcooked,at nearly over 8 pounds I expect decent service,at the moment stopped buying it due to length of queues in the lower holte

[Flin5tone]

More Anger and Outrage from Supporters

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-trains-gerrard-witton-22236342

Absolutely Shambolic

Fans should be able to Travel with relative ease and get Hot Food without so much chaos

[LeeB]

More Anger and Outrage from Supporters

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-trains-gerrard-witton-22236342

Absolutely Shambolic

Fans should be able to Travel with relative ease and get Hot Food without so much chaos

What has the shambolic transport infrastructure got to do with NSWE?

If it makes you feel any better, I had a lovely meal in the Bartons before the match and missed all the traffic by detouring through Saltley and Alum Rock, a couple of miles extra but I sailed home.

[Villan82]

Villa Park is, always has been and always will be a great stadium. However, it has sort of got left behind since about 2005. We were all set for some redevelopment of the Witton end in 2010, in time for the Olympics if I am not mistaken? That never happened and 11 years later we are now crying out for it. It's not just a capacity issue, it's a facilities issue. The North Stand was great in its day but that day has passed. Also, we need a museum!

[dave.woodhall]

More Anger and Outrage from Supporters

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-trains-gerrard-witton-22236342

Absolutely Shambolic

Fans should be able to Travel with relative ease and get Hot Food without so much chaos

What has the shambolic transport infrastructure got to do with NSWE?

If it makes you feel any better, I had a lovely meal in the Bartons before the match and missed all the traffic by detouring through Saltley and Alum Rock, a couple of miles extra but I sailed home.

A lot of our supporters are blaming the Villa for something beyond their control and offering up suggestions that are totally impractical.

[paul_e]

Villa Park is and always had been a great stadium. However, it has sort of got left behind since about 2005. We were all set for some redevelopment of the Witton end in 2010, in time for the Olympics if I am not mistaken? That never happened and 11 years later we are now crying out for it. It's not just a capacity issue, it's a facilities issue. The North Stand was great in its day but that day has passed. Also, we need a museum!

Facilities is definitely the biggest problem, North and Witton Lane/DE stands are awful on that front, the other 2 are probably about the bare minimum you'd be looking for. As ever though the problem isn't as simple as knocking things down and replacing them, there's just not enough space to build the sort of concourses you'd want, particularly on the DE side. I can see why it's taking a long time to sort because taking the time to get it right is better than rushing in and making a mess of things.

[Risso]

Getting away from Villa Park is easily the worst thing about it. The infrastructure around is dismal at best, and there’s no will from the police to get the traffic moving afterwards.

[chrisw1]

If you're prepared to walk for 10 minutes there's plenty of places to park where you can get away within about 5-10 mins of getting back to your car.  And that's without having to race from the ground or leave early.

[paul_e]

If you're prepared to walk for 10 minutes there's plenty of places to park where you can get away within about 5-10 mins of getting back to your car.  And that's without having to race from the ground or leave early.

When I had a seasobn ticket with my mate we used to always park near Wing Yip (so more like 15minutes) and never had any problems before or after games.

[Toronto Villa]

I hope we never move from Villa Park. But with that comes the inevitable challenges around moving traffic. It will never be perfect and will only get worse if we expand the ground and add more people in and around the ground on match day. Even the answer of a brand new stadium elsewhere doesn't fix everything as ayone who has been to a US sports event as an example will tell you.So can it be improved? Probably. But the club will never be to factor in or fully account for challenges outside of its control.