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[kippaxvilla2]

Apart from a slight delay (maybe 10 minutes) getting away from where I park which is by where Ruskin used to be, I have never had any problems getting to and from the ground.  Same when I used to park on that grass verge bit on Lichfield Road by Aston Station.  Admittedly I am not a regular match goer these days so assume it has got much worse over the years.

[Damo70]

That was Juve and the hated Stadio della Alpi.

Apparently the San Siro is run down, when I went in 1990 it was like a spaceship from the future had landed in a big car park, it's hard for me to imagine it being a bit knackered.

Matching the future-vibes by rocking the new Sony Discman with Violator pumping out of the headphones ?!

Ha ha, no the Discman was acquired the following Christmas.

Pretty sure Violater was recorded in Milan too.

When our coach arrived at the San Siro in 1990 one wag on our coach compared the heavily lit up stadium to Castle Vale 

[ChicagoLion]

I'm all for staying and redeveloping, but if we did have to move it doesn't have to be to a soulless bowl - take a look at these for inspiration - https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/list/ranking-nfl-stadiums-from-worst-to-best/dky07jdst5w1mcy7cgsm7q6s

The Lucas Oil Stadium is simply astounding!

I think they are horrible.

[pauliewalnuts]

The Lucas Oil one also looks brilliant from outside.

Can't believe the Louisiana Superdome is ranked so highly. I went there in the early 90s and it was a bit of a dump (albeit a big one, with a roof) then.

[dave shelley]

So much of my life has been invested in Villa Park for one reason or another, I would be devastated should it even be considered that we would move so please stop debating it and scaring the shit out of me.

[Flin5tone]

Well we are still well short of selling out against Man City and more worryingly Leicester. It appears the Club have made no real push to get bums on seats. I think it's going to look rather ridiculous if we have 10,000 empty seats if people don't want to turn out on Evenings and Sunday Afternoons

That's on the back of Two wins and a new Head Coach, what would it be like if we had a bad run and Fulham on a Tuesday night.

Knock down the Village, Get shuttles on, tart the North Stand up and improve the Catering by simplifying the offerings in compact areas like the DE stand. Whilst keeping our current capacity as an increase does not appear to be needed unless the 20,000 start showing their faces and the club price the games fairly

[Rudy Can't Fail]

It's Monday, right?

[Marlon From Bearwood]

Well we are still well short of selling out against Man City and more worryingly Leicester. It appears the Club have made no real push to get bums on seats. I think it's going to look rather ridiculous if we have 10,000 empty seats if people don't want to turn out on Evenings and Sunday Afternoons

That's on the back of Two wins and a new Head Coach, what would it be like if we had a bad run and Fulham on a Tuesday night.

Knock down the Village, Get shuttles on, tart the North Stand up and improve the Catering by simplifying the offerings in compact areas like the DE stand. Whilst keeping our current capacity as an increase does not appear to be needed unless the 20,000 start showing their faces and the club price the games fairly

10,000 empty seats? What the fuck are you on about?

[Risso]

So much of my life has been invested in Villa Park for one reason or another, I would be devastated should it even be considered that we would move so please stop debating it and scaring the shit out of me.

Given Purslow’s comments Dave, I’d say there’s no chance whatsoever in the immediate future, it’s just an interesting debate. Unlike the new(ish) London grounds like Spurs or Arsenal, just knocking it down and rebuilding it isn’t an option. The good things about London is that the Underground system is brilliant, so getting to and from games is always a piece of piss for most teams. Birmingham doesn’t have anything like that, and there’s no immediately obvious location if they were considering a change. Personally I’d be talking to the council about using a new stadium as a hub for redevelopment in the hinterland behind Selfridges/The Bull Ring, ie to the east of Moor Street. At least somewhere like there everybody would have a choice of all the main stations and bus routes to use to get in and out, and there would be ample places for people to eat and drink before the game.

[Stu]

Sunday afternoon kick offs are bullshit. Would rather be at home with my feet up in the warm.

[Flin5tone]

Well we are still well short of selling out against Man City and more worryingly Leicester. It appears the Club have made no real push to get bums on seats. I think it's going to look rather ridiculous if we have 10,000 empty seats if people don't want to turn out on Evenings and Sunday Afternoons

That's on the back of Two wins and a new Head Coach, what would it be like if we had a bad run and Fulham on a Tuesday night.

Knock down the Village, Get shuttles on, tart the North Stand up and improve the Catering by simplifying the offerings in compact areas like the DE stand. Whilst keeping our current capacity as an increase does not appear to be needed unless the 20,000 start showing their faces and the club price the games fairly

10,000 empty seats? What the fuck are you on about?

If we increase capacity to 50,000 +

We can't sell out 41,000+ at the moment. Seems no need to increase capacity unless the 20,000 can show they are genuinely interested

[Zouch Villa]

I'm all for staying and redeveloping, but if we did have to move it doesn't have to be to a soulless bowl - take a look at these for inspiration - https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/list/ranking-nfl-stadiums-from-worst-to-best/dky07jdst5w1mcy7cgsm7q6s

The Lucas Oil Stadium is simply astounding!

I think they are horrible.

Seconded.

Huge amorphic bowl…..nope.
Ugly Meccano roof…..no thank you.
Shallow rake tiers….please god, no.

Huge fuck off North stand to mirror the Holte.  Upgrade Witton Lane stand as big as feasibly possible.  Complete overhaul of all concourse areas and facilities in Holte and Trinity.  Partially fill in corners (only up to hight of lower tier).  Try to do something with the roof line so it doesn’t look like a pick and mix from buildbase.

[Risso]

The MetLife stadium (shared between NY Jets and Giants) is the steepest stadium I’ve ever been in. The person sat in front of you is good 4 feet below you.

[Stu]

Any new ground would have to be out of town somewhere because a new development in the city would require new infrastructure which Birmingham absolutely will not get. Totally unrealistic.

[LeeB]

Any new ground would have to be out of town somewhere because a new development in the city would require new infrastructure which Birmingham absolutely will not get. Totally unrealistic.

Yep.