I was 100% against ever moving, but... i bet it’s been discussed. Better facilities, better public transport links, no issues with building while needing somewhere to play. Just seeing spurs’ new stadium has made me think about this that’s all.
What about the old market site in Digbeth? Near to HS2 terminal, for our tourist fans, easy access to the shires, New Villa Park?
Quote from: The Moose on July 24, 2019, 11:08:16 PMWhat about the old market site in Digbeth? Near to HS2 terminal, for our tourist fans, easy access to the shires, New Villa Park?They were actually talking about putting a city centre park there the other week which would be nice move. I did walk past the area recently and that site is massive, could easily get a football stadium in there.
Quote from: SoccerHQ on July 24, 2019, 11:14:11 PMQuote from: The Moose on July 24, 2019, 11:08:16 PMWhat about the old market site in Digbeth? Near to HS2 terminal, for our tourist fans, easy access to the shires, New Villa Park?They were actually talking about putting a city centre park there the other week which would be nice move. I did walk past the area recently and that site is massive, could easily get a football stadium in there.I went past yesterday, it really is huge, I hope they do something decent with it and not just commercial, making part of the site into a City Centre park is a must surely?Not a place for us though, I feel that if we ever move from Aston it will be the first step on the road to becoming "just another club". The Hall, the park, the history of the serpentine and lower grounds, the approach towards the Holte Pub, the road names, even the towering and not particularly aesthetically pleasing Expressway are all part of our identity.
Quote from: AsTallAsLions on July 24, 2019, 09:00:56 AMQuote from: mr underhill on July 24, 2019, 08:54:41 AMI know the NS is a horribly outdated, but would a compromise be infilling the corners in that area to give an almost instant increase in capacity with minimal risk/cost?I can't think why, but you'll find people who are against that. Probably.Fuck that.Villa Park is a traditional four stands English football ground.I am happy for the entire thing to be knocked down and rebuilt if need be, but it must, if not remain four seperate stands, have a design which pays homage to that (see Sampdoria's ground when they rebuilt it for the 1990 WC, that sort of thing).Filling in the bits around the north stand would almost certainly be structurally extremely challenging (and therefore expensive) and look shite.
Quote from: mr underhill on July 24, 2019, 08:54:41 AMI know the NS is a horribly outdated, but would a compromise be infilling the corners in that area to give an almost instant increase in capacity with minimal risk/cost?I can't think why, but you'll find people who are against that. Probably.
I know the NS is a horribly outdated, but would a compromise be infilling the corners in that area to give an almost instant increase in capacity with minimal risk/cost?
Digbeth is Nose country.
...For me and most other fans, staying put is a must. We have the infrastructure and accessibility as shown in the past when we’ve hit gates of between late 40s to 60 odd thousand.I would be happy to somehow add 5000-10,000 by tweaking the existing ground, filling in the corners etc. We have great land at the back of the NS and we’re possibly missing a trick by not taking advantage of it fully. Perhaps an additional 5,000-10,000 would act as a stop gap for a while to allow time to evaluate whether a complete redevelopment of the NS and ground behind is viable.Imagine (or dream) if we could make a real impact on the top 6 again. 50,000 gates are far from being unrealistic. I have no idea of the revenue in comparison to initial outlay but with a rebuild NS, there is scope for more hospitality areas. Not everyone likes hospitality but we all have to accept that it’s part of modern football.