I don't want the NEC site but a lot points to it . Motorways / Airport / HS2 Interchange site / 38 mins to London / Resorts World and retail park , hotels etc all there . It's absolutely the perfect spot from a business / logistical perspective .
Quote from: VillaTim on October 14, 2024, 11:37:10 PMI don't want the NEC site but a lot points to it . Motorways / Airport / HS2 Interchange site / 38 mins to London / Resorts World and retail park , hotels etc all there . It's absolutely the perfect spot from a business / logistical perspective . Lack of actual space to build an enormous stadium?Also, 38 minutes to London? By SpaceX?
Quote from: pauliewalnuts on October 14, 2024, 11:38:10 PMQuote from: VillaTim on October 14, 2024, 11:37:10 PMI don't want the NEC site but a lot points to it . Motorways / Airport / HS2 Interchange site / 38 mins to London / Resorts World and retail park , hotels etc all there . It's absolutely the perfect spot from a business / logistical perspective . Lack of actual space to build an enormous stadium?Also, 38 minutes to London? By SpaceX?It's going to be 38 mins from Birmingham interchange to Euston . And if you look where the HS2 interchange site is there's loads of land over there to be had
Quote from: pauliewalnuts on October 14, 2024, 11:29:54 PMQuote from: ozzjim on October 14, 2024, 11:26:55 PMAlex stadium and surrounding site is the easiest. The stadium makes no money at all and has lost most commercially viable events, is on a large plot, and the council need money. What problem does that solve, though?Size? Possibly. Transport links? Not really. Close enough to the city centre? No. Depends how you do the transport links and how much money you throw at it. The city centre bit has sailed somewhat with the knighthead lot getting very in with the council. There is not going to be another reasonably adjacent city centre site, and you are not going to move out to the NEC area.
Quote from: ozzjim on October 14, 2024, 11:26:55 PMAlex stadium and surrounding site is the easiest. The stadium makes no money at all and has lost most commercially viable events, is on a large plot, and the council need money. What problem does that solve, though?Size? Possibly. Transport links? Not really. Close enough to the city centre? No.
Alex stadium and surrounding site is the easiest. The stadium makes no money at all and has lost most commercially viable events, is on a large plot, and the council need money.
Quote from: Mister E on October 14, 2024, 04:35:45 PMWhat is currently being developed alongside the A47, just before the M6N turn-off onto the A38? - there's a massive site being cleared. HS2 depot and sidings
What is currently being developed alongside the A47, just before the M6N turn-off onto the A38? - there's a massive site being cleared.
Quote from: lovejoy on October 14, 2024, 04:40:08 PMWhat is the sweet spot for capacity. Clearly if you are going to build you want to maximise the seating but supporting Villa is a peaks and troughs experience. If you over expand the tension for tickets falls away and this reduces attendances as people decide not to go "on the day". c60,000 might be too big?Good question - West Ham had a significant capacity increase when they moved and seem to have been able to fill it, albeit in London. It will be interesting to see what happens with Everton.If we are staying at Villa Park, a good approach for us would be to redevelop the North Stand to take us to 52,000 and see from there. It would give us a few years to look at options for the Witton Road and we could look to expand that if necessary.
What is the sweet spot for capacity. Clearly if you are going to build you want to maximise the seating but supporting Villa is a peaks and troughs experience. If you over expand the tension for tickets falls away and this reduces attendances as people decide not to go "on the day". c60,000 might be too big?
I'm not sure how moving from an area with two train stations to a place with one helps our transport issues. Aston is the best place in Birmingham for public transport/road access.
Town absotely can't handle 60,000 people on top of usual town traffic. It's already quite often an absolute nightmare by car (which is always how the majority of fans will be attending).
Quote from: pauliewalnuts on October 14, 2024, 11:29:54 PMQuote from: ozzjim on October 14, 2024, 11:26:55 PMAlex stadium and surrounding site is the easiest. The stadium makes no money at all and has lost most commercially viable events, is on a large plot, and the council need money. What problem does that solve, though?Size? Possibly. Transport links? Not really. Close enough to the city centre? No.Transport issues are the biggest problem I see with the Alexander Stadium. I think the space is there, especially if you could purchase the allotments and the setting os a good one. It is also far enough away to have a captive audience for food / drinks etc.I went to the Commonwealth Ganes there and they had to put on loads of additional buses to get a 40,000 crowd in and out of there. Perry Barr Station is a fair walk and Witton and Aston stations even further.