Quote from: cdbullyweefan on November 07, 2019, 10:14:51 AMQuote from: saunders_heroes on November 06, 2019, 09:20:55 PMIt’s all a bit “Wolves”.And Man United, Liverpool, Celtic, Newcastle, Man City, Rangers and absolutely loads of teams other than sodding Wolves. What a bizarre thing to post, sounds like you're as obsessed with them as they are with us. That's before we even talk about clubs as big as Inter and Ajax having whole grounds named after players. I'd be delighted to celebrate a glorious part of our history and have the stand named after Ron. Oh alright, keep your knickers on!
Quote from: saunders_heroes on November 06, 2019, 09:20:55 PMIt’s all a bit “Wolves”.And Man United, Liverpool, Celtic, Newcastle, Man City, Rangers and absolutely loads of teams other than sodding Wolves. What a bizarre thing to post, sounds like you're as obsessed with them as they are with us. That's before we even talk about clubs as big as Inter and Ajax having whole grounds named after players. I'd be delighted to celebrate a glorious part of our history and have the stand named after Ron.
It’s all a bit “Wolves”.
Quote from: West Derby Villan on November 07, 2019, 05:16:35 PMLegion, could you add a poll to gauge the overall feelings pleaseWill do. Any suggestions as to options?
Legion, could you add a poll to gauge the overall feelings please
A statue is long overdue in my opinion. As someone who was aged 15 when he arrived I can safely say that in my lifetime of support I have never seen another manager of our club that has come anywhere near to his achivements. As for younger supporters being unaware of his stature , that simply reinforces the need for a statue.
I'm not keen on the idea of naming stands after people. For a start you are limited to four stands, and so just four people. Of course, Ron Saunders is arguably one of the four most significant figures in the history of the club at this point in time, but why accept that will always be the case? Much better in my opinion to have suites, bars, lounges and statues named after people. Naming stands after people interrupts the continuous lineage from them being banks of earth, as well as the ground being located in a specific place, with a particular relationship to its surroundings, rather than a spaceship that has just landed there. I would extend this to the North stand being called the North Stand rather than the Witton End also. Of course it exists at the north end of the ground, but that is not relevant to your experience of being there. It being at the Witton end of the ground is much more relevant and therefore natural. I suppose I also have a problem with the act of naming stands, rather than them being known as what they have always been known as, and this being somewhat mysterious and shrouded in history. Essentially I don't need Villa Park to be a theme park, I need it to be a mythical place that goes down through the ages. If we were to relocate to another site, and had to invent the history to a certain extent, then the situation might be different.