NSWE Investment

[VILLA MOLE]

when do we think they will reveal stadium plans for the redevelopment ?

[Brazilian Villain]

when do we think they will reveal stadium plans for the redevelopment ?

They said the designs will be unveiled at the 'end of the season' (which is less than 2 months away) but hopefully we might hear something before then.

[eamonn]

In today's MoS a survey of more than 10,000 fans of the 20 Premier League clubs has been carried out asking them for their opinion of their owners. NSWE got an approval rate of 98.3%, which is great, but would like to know who these 1.7% are, what more do they want?

The 1.7% is the sum total of all Birmingham fans, trying to upset the data collection.

I assumed it was Fred and Wilma Flinstone, Barney and Betty Rubble and the rest of the grouchy, stone-age people of Bedrock.

[algy]

In today's MoS a survey of more than 10,000 fans of the 20 Premier League clubs has been carried out asking them for their opinion of their owners. NSWE got an approval rate of 98.3%, which is great, but would like to know who these 1.7% are, what more do they want?

To be fair, I'd probably mark myself as "Disapproval", in as much as I'm not really down with any billionaires (with little prior connection to the club) owning football clubs. E.g. I didn't sell my shares to Lerner, even when it made no financial or logical sense to keep them.

Though that tempered with the fact that they've been the perfect billionaire owners, and it's hard to find fault with anything they've done.

Have quite a complicated relationship to the whole thing ...

[chrisw1]

Anybody got any info on the redevelopment?  There must be someone on here who's heard a whisper?

[Chris Harte]

Whatever they do with the redevelopment, I hope they make a better job of it than has been done with Perry Barr station. I drove past it earlier. What a state!

[Des Little]

I hope I’m wrong, but I fear they’ll make a proper mess of this Commonwealth games malarkey. Is anything on schedule for completion in time? I hope those in attendance like the smell of wet paint.

[pauliewalnuts]

There's a story doing the rounds about us hooking up with Vitoria de Guimaraes - ie them becoming a part of the V Sports group.

[Brazilian Villain]

There's a story doing the rounds about us hooking up with Vitoria de Guimaraes - ie them becoming a part of the V Sports group.

That was reported a while back as in last year (or even before that) but not sure what came of it. Maybe our Lisbon correspondent knows more.

[eamonn]

Rudi can't fail - a Villa on his doorstep and one in Brum.

[algy]

There's a story doing the rounds about us hooking up with Vitoria de Guimaraes - ie them becoming a part of the V Sports group.

That was reported a while back as in last year (or even before that) but not sure what came of it. Maybe our Lisbon correspondent knows more.

From what I'd read, Vitoria elected a new president recently, so it's moved to discussions with him rather than the previous one.

[Villan82]

NSWE. Amazing owners. Incredible journey so far. Plans for a 50,000 Villa Park.

Being badly, badly, let down on the pitch for the past 15 months. Utterly unacceptable given the investment.

[Drummond]

NSWE. Amazing owners. Incredible journey so far. Plans for a 50,000 Villa Park.

Being badly, badly, let down on the pitch for the past 15 months. Utterly unacceptable given the investment.

Can't argue much with that.

[CT Villan]

NSWE. Amazing owners. Incredible journey so far. Plans for a 50,000 Villa Park.

Being badly, badly, let down on the pitch for the past 15 months. Utterly unacceptable given the investment.

That lands firmly at the CEO's door.

[SoccerHQ]

Give us a manager of Conte's quality one day and we might finally get somewhere.

Until then it will be lots more money wasting and crossing of fingers I suspect.