Quote from: paul_e on April 16, 2024, 09:34:31 PMQuote from: Chris Harte on April 16, 2024, 09:25:14 PMQuote from: VILLA MOLE on April 16, 2024, 09:20:18 PMI just don’t want a lego bowel I was already thinking about this. Assuming we are looking at a new build, what style do people want?Modern, all shiney with metallic facia.Modern, covered in LCD screens or similar (a bit like Bayern Munich).Traditional, brick built facia.Something else.Red brick and glass for me, with stained glass murals.That sounds very pricey.
Quote from: Chris Harte on April 16, 2024, 09:25:14 PMQuote from: VILLA MOLE on April 16, 2024, 09:20:18 PMI just don’t want a lego bowel I was already thinking about this. Assuming we are looking at a new build, what style do people want?Modern, all shiney with metallic facia.Modern, covered in LCD screens or similar (a bit like Bayern Munich).Traditional, brick built facia.Something else.Red brick and glass for me, with stained glass murals.
Quote from: VILLA MOLE on April 16, 2024, 09:20:18 PMI just don’t want a lego bowel I was already thinking about this. Assuming we are looking at a new build, what style do people want?Modern, all shiney with metallic facia.Modern, covered in LCD screens or similar (a bit like Bayern Munich).Traditional, brick built facia.Something else.
I just don’t want a lego bowel
Quote from: SamTheMouse on April 16, 2024, 09:39:51 PMQuote from: paul_e on April 16, 2024, 09:34:31 PMQuote from: Chris Harte on April 16, 2024, 09:25:14 PMQuote from: VILLA MOLE on April 16, 2024, 09:20:18 PMI just don’t want a lego bowel I was already thinking about this. Assuming we are looking at a new build, what style do people want?Modern, all shiney with metallic facia.Modern, covered in LCD screens or similar (a bit like Bayern Munich).Traditional, brick built facia.Something else.Red brick and glass for me, with stained glass murals.That sounds very pricey.Probably, it'd look fucking amazing though.
At a slight tangent, but does anyone remember when Doug Ellis wanted to build a hotel behind the North Stand. Pretty sure it was around 1987 and I remember the local rag saying that the only impact on the supporters would be the removal of 400 seats from the back of the North Stand which wouldn't be a big issue as we were about to be or had just been relegated with average gates of around 16,000 (I dunno why I remember that detail, but I do).Looking back, something like that would have been ahead of its time. Anyway, history tells us that it never happened. Perhaps others will remember why that was.
Quote from: paul_e on April 16, 2024, 09:34:31 PMQuote from: Chris Harte on April 16, 2024, 09:25:14 PMQuote from: VILLA MOLE on April 16, 2024, 09:20:18 PMI just don’t want a lego bowel I was already thinking about this. Assuming we are looking at a new build, what style do people want?Modern, all shiney with metallic facia.Modern, covered in LCD screens or similar (a bit like Bayern Munich).Traditional, brick built facia.Something else.Red brick and glass for me, with stained glass murals.With the postcode B6 6HE.
Quote from: tomd2103 on April 16, 2024, 03:52:51 PMThe field next to it is a school playing field. Backing on to the playing field just off the main road is an area of old industrial buildings that could make the site a lot bigger if they could be purchased too. Could probably do something with the University there given it's proximity to it as well. Above all, it is still in Aston!! The field with the football pitch looks like it belongs to Nechells Wellbeing Centre, a council owened leisure centre.
The field next to it is a school playing field. Backing on to the playing field just off the main road is an area of old industrial buildings that could make the site a lot bigger if they could be purchased too. Could probably do something with the University there given it's proximity to it as well. Above all, it is still in Aston!!
Looking at the gasworks site, transport is the issue. By road, everything would be headed towards the middleway and there's no direct access to Duddeston, which otherwise would be ideal as it's got a derelict platform that could be re-opened and used to whisk 99.876543% of our supporters back to Staffordshire.
Smaller version of Principality Stadium in Cardiff or bigger version of Lille's ground where we are heading on Thursday night would be good if we are looking at examples. Both have a retractable roof as well, which I think could add something unique. Then becomes a huge indoor arena / space as well.
Quote from: tomd2103 on April 17, 2024, 12:53:52 AMSmaller version of Principality Stadium in Cardiff or bigger version of Lille's ground where we are heading on Thursday night would be good if we are looking at examples. Both have a retractable roof as well, which I think could add something unique. Then becomes a huge indoor arena / space as well. I love the Principality Stadium. Absolutely cracking, relatively new stadium. If we were rebuilding I'd go for something like that, with retractable roof.