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[Chris Harte]

The money gained from catering is a minute fraction of turnover. I've been told that if we quadrupled sales it would add something like 0.1% to our profits.

That might explain a few things about the current set up regarding catering then.

[Somniloquism]

The magical location has to be somewhere close to east or northeast of city centre. Close enough so that it's walkable from any of the 4 major stations but not too close that fans just stay and spend their money in centre pubs and eateries etc. To me that location is the Gas towers.

This is very important. Put the stadium in the city centre and there will be places to eat and drink, but the club won't benefit from that. If those places are part of the overall development plan (whatever that will be) outside of the city centre, then the club (or holding company, investors) could benefit directly from that.

The money gained from catering is a minute fraction of turnover. I've been told that if we quadrupled sales it would add something like 0.1% to our profits.

Are those increases based on our current figures, which would be low anyway due to the service issues, or just general? I'm just wondering if for example Spurs found more people spending inside the ground when they improved all the facilities or whether that only added 0.1%.

[Ads]

There's the area past Aston Cross, from Avenue Rd to the Middleway, but it's still a bit of a hike from the city centre and you lose Witton station.

That's where I and many others park at the moment, around Chester Street down from the Cross. It's not too far from the city centre, which would inevitably creep out to it.

[olaftab]

There's the area past Aston Cross, from Avenue Rd to the Middleway, but it's still a bit of a hike from the city centre and you lose Witton station.

That's the area I am talking about as well, around claret and  blue gas towers. Minutes walk from Curzon/Moor street, Snow Hill stations.

[dave.woodhall]

The magical location has to be somewhere close to east or northeast of city centre. Close enough so that it's walkable from any of the 4 major stations but not too close that fans just stay and spend their money in centre pubs and eateries etc. To me that location is the Gas towers.

This is very important. Put the stadium in the city centre and there will be places to eat and drink, but the club won't benefit from that. If those places are part of the overall development plan (whatever that will be) outside of the city centre, then the club (or holding company, investors) could benefit directly from that.

The money gained from catering is a minute fraction of turnover. I've been told that if we quadrupled sales it would add something like 0.1% to our profits.

Are those increases based on our current figures, which would be low anyway due to the service issues, or just general? I'm just wondering if for example Spurs found more people spending inside the ground when they improved all the facilities or whether that only added 0.1%.

Ours, I believe.  The exact figures might be a bit different but it's still a surprisingly small amount.

[Somniloquism]

There's the area past Aston Cross, from Avenue Rd to the Middleway, but it's still a bit of a hike from the city centre and you lose Witton station.

That's the area I am talking about as well, around claret and  blue gas towers. Minutes walk from Curzon/Moor street, Snow Hill stations.

30 minutes walk unless access routes are improved across the middle way etc.

Obviously I'm biased as I suggested it, but I still endorse the Royal Mail centre and surrounding land. Even closer for the walk, on the direct route of at least 10 busses from the centre and maybe the club could requisition the Barton and reopen that up as well.

[walsall villain]

There's the area past Aston Cross, from Avenue Rd to the Middleway, but it's still a bit of a hike from the city centre and you lose Witton station.

That's the area I am talking about as well, around claret and  blue gas towers. Minutes walk from Curzon/Moor street, Snow Hill stations.

On Google maps that’s showing as Ashted (which I’ve never heard of before), would we have to become Ashted Villa?

[olaftab]

30 minutes walk unless access routes are improved across the middle way etc.

As I said minutes. 20 mins from Moor street to bottom of Heneage street and 18 minutes from Snow Hill

[Somniloquism]

30 minutes walk unless access routes are improved across the middle way etc.

As I said minutes. 20 mins from Moor street to bottom of Heneage street and 18 minutes from Snow Hill

Of course the times will drop if we have some type of travellators from Henage street to actually where the gas towers and the new ground might be. I had dropped my point on the squiggle of road leading to where they used to be situated.

[The Edge]

There's the area past Aston Cross, from Avenue Rd to the Middleway, but it's still a bit of a hike from the city centre and you lose Witton station.

That's the area I am talking about as well, around claret and  blue gas towers. Minutes walk from Curzon/Moor street, Snow Hill stations.

On Google maps that’s showing as Ashted (which I’ve never heard of before), would we have to become Ashted Villa?

It's an ancient name there used to be a pub not far called the Ashted Hamlet.

[olaftab]

It's an ancient name there used to be a pub not far called the Ashted Hamlet.

Blimey The Edge now you're stalking up some long forgotten but pleasant memories.

[olaftab]

Of course the times will drop if we have some type of travellators from Henage street to actually where the gas towers and the new ground might be. I had dropped my point on the squiggle of road leading to where they used to be situated.

Honestly what are you like? Your squiggle is in the new stadium Villa boys ice bath. No one needs to walk there.

[Sexual Ealing]

I’d love to know where some of you live if you think Finsbury Park is a ‘shithole’, or that Islington is in any way similar to Aston.

[rougegorge]

I’d love to know where some of you live if you think Finsbury Park is a ‘shithole’, or that Islington is in any way similar to Aston.

Exactly. Sometimes there is an amazing lack of awareness. Just walking around the ground today, the food and drink options are vast and varied,  and options you would never have around  Villa Park.

[ChicagoLion]

I’d love to know where some of you live if you think Finsbury Park is a ‘shithole’, or that Islington is in any way similar to Aston.

Exactly. Sometimes there is an amazing lack of awareness. Just walking around the ground today, the food and drink options are vast and varied,  and options you would never have around  Villa Park.

But is there anywhere in Brum like Islington?