The Ron Saunders Stand

[Pete3206]

It’s all a bit “Wolves”.

Pardon?

[Steve67]

Done.  Saunders/Barton stand.  Oh, and by the way, I don't give a shit about Wolves.  This is about Villa.

[brentastonb6]

Revert to The Witton Lane Stand and then keep all four as they are. A statue would be a fitting tribute to a collosus of a man, placed at the foot of the Holte End steps.

Am I being greedy if I ask for a stand and a statue ? 🤔

[Louzie0]

Both.✅

[Villan For Life]

I’d prefer a statue, that makes people stop and look and hopefully consider what this guy stood for. How many fans under the age of say 35 appreciate who Ron is and what he did for us?

The McGregor statue is fantastic and a focal point, Ron deserves the same.

[olaftab]

It’s all a bit “Wolves”.

How?

Naming stands after ex players/managers etc. I’d rather we call it the Witton End.

Agreed - no naming stands after people (except Thomas Holte)

What about John Trinity?

[Damo70]

I’d prefer a statue, that makes people stop and look and hopefully consider what this guy stood for. How many fans under the age of say 35 appreciate who Ron is and what he did for us?

The McGregor statue is fantastic and a focal point, Ron deserves the same.

I would love to see a statue of Ron Saunders holding aloft the League Championship trophy and another one of Tony Barton holding aloft the European Cup. Whilst bearing in mind we need to leave space ready for when we need to build a statue of Dean Smith holding aloft the FA Cup.

[Louzie0]

It’s all a bit “Wolves”.

How?

Naming stands after ex players/managers etc. I’d rather we call it the Witton End.

Agreed - no naming stands after people (except Thomas Holte)

What about John Trinity?

Midfield dynamo, 1887
And tarmacked in the street lamp

[Des Little]

Statue for me, pride of place in front of the new North Stand when it’s built. Our finest manager in the modern age.

[The Left Side]

Done

[tony scott]

Statue stands get renamed

[Bad English]

Statue stands get renamed

Certain statue stands get renamed.

Not a bad tongue-twister.

[in exile]

Sorry to disappoint anyone but I doubt it will be named after Ron.
I worked (while I was with AViDS) along with the Foundation in the planning and making of the sensory rooms (not trying to big up my part). I asked if they could be named "The Ron Saunders Sensory Suite" and I was told that after consideration it would be "too political". I was very disappointed, especially after the size of the donation AViDS gave towards the project.

I signed this yesterday on Facebook

[CT]

Someone aged about 30ish said on twitter yesterday, that calling it the Ron Saunders stand would mean nothing to younger fans and would make it dated.

My lad is 14 and loves the part where he says "Do you want to bet against us" to that reporter. He knows.

I love the idea of the Saunders / Barton stand, but hey, that's just me!

[Legion]

He’s the only manager in my lifetime of supporting Villa to be around long enough to leave a legacy of winning more than one trophy and giving us seven brilliant seasons . Happy birthday Sir Ron - you always gave each and everyone of us 110% commitment. Other than winning the FA cup I don’t think anything would make me happier than singing your name for all my worth whilst you were being paraded on the pitch by your family in front of the stand named after you. Thanks too Legion for kicking off the petition 🙏🤞

Not me. Wayne Tench, I think. All I did was put the link up.