Villa Park Redevelopment

[Villan82]

A lot of our supporters are entranced by the thought of something new and shiny, plus the belief that you 'have' to move to compete. It falls at the first bit of logical thinking behind the first question - where to?

I've never been overly keen on a move.  But if Blues stopped at the first hurdle of 'where to?' they wouldn't be announcing their mega-dome right now.  Which, as much as we will take the piss, will bring in income streams that will transform their club.

It's not our job to come up with the answer to 'where to?' but opportunities have come and gone.  The ideal solution would have been to secure land near the HS2 terminal, which would have made the club a viable destination for London tourists and the hospitality income that seems to be the only way to compete in the current football landscape, but that was too early in our recovery to be viable.  But the likes of the gas holder site etc could have worked.

I don't think 'where to?' was a hurdle that should have stopped us.

But perhaps 'should we?' was the more relevant question.     

I agree.  As much as it pains me you have to admire their ambition.
We should find a plot close enough to the city centre that’s walkable and build a 4 stand red brick ground with a massive single tier Holte.

I am not trying to be flippant as I am open to your argument. We already have, the original four stand ground with red brick. We have the warehouse almost ready to open.

Parking history, tradition, and the home advantage under Emery, how does dropping £1-2bn to basically build a remake of what we have become a game changer for us?

[TonyD]

A lot of our supporters are entranced by the thought of something new and shiny, plus the belief that you 'have' to move to compete. It falls at the first bit of logical thinking behind the first question - where to?

I've never been overly keen on a move.  But if Blues stopped at the first hurdle of 'where to?' they wouldn't be announcing their mega-dome right now.  Which, as much as we will take the piss, will bring in income streams that will transform their club.

It's not our job to come up with the answer to 'where to?' but opportunities have come and gone.  The ideal solution would have been to secure land near the HS2 terminal, which would have made the club a viable destination for London tourists and the hospitality income that seems to be the only way to compete in the current football landscape, but that was too early in our recovery to be viable.  But the likes of the gas holder site etc could have worked.

I don't think 'where to?' was a hurdle that should have stopped us.

But perhaps 'should we?' was the more relevant question.     

I agree.  As much as it pains me you have to admire their ambition.
We should find a plot close enough to the city centre that’s walkable and build a 4 stand red brick ground with a massive single tier Holte.

I am not trying to be flippant as I am open to your argument. We already have, the original four stand ground with red brick. We have the warehouse almost ready to open.

Parking history, tradition, and the home advantage under Emery, how does dropping £1-2bn to basically build a remake of what we have become a game changer for us?

A new ground with better fan facilities, close to the centre and the travel links, 60k capacity with increased revenue and a bigger Holte. 

[Beard82]

I think were very lucky to have a stadium with some form of history to it.  It feels like a football ground- not an areana, not a bowl

[TonyD]

It doesn’t need to be a bowl.