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Offline eamonn

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #1410 on: September 06, 2022, 08:49:49 PM »
When was the last time...us in the Intertoto while the Trinity was being rebuilt?

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #1411 on: September 06, 2022, 08:52:02 PM »
Does anyone know what arrangements were made re: the houses that were demolished along Witton Lane where the linear garden now is?

I would guess they were bought up whenever they became available. They were pretty much derelict by then.

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #1412 on: September 06, 2022, 09:16:14 PM »
When was the last time...us in the Intertoto while the Trinity was being rebuilt?

Yeah we played Celta Vigo I think. Was sat in the Brummie Road.

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #1413 on: September 06, 2022, 09:44:28 PM »
The game with the loopy ref. Who must have been drunk or high.

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #1414 on: September 06, 2022, 09:46:38 PM »
The game with the loopy ref. Who must have been drunk or high.

I know I was. Though I wasn't at the game, and can't remember when it was.

Offline DeKuip

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #1415 on: September 06, 2022, 09:49:14 PM »
Any sign of Brian Moore’s commentary being given a new home? Needs to be prominent but somewhere UEFA can’t cover it over with their Champions League branding.

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #1416 on: September 06, 2022, 09:53:45 PM »
It's also probably at the limit of the optimum viewing distance from the pitch too. Any further back and you'd be watching subbuteo. I think  it's one of the reasons the upper tier doesn't connect. It would just be so far away from the opposite corner of the pitch.
I’m sure you’re right that it’s at the limit of the optimum viewing distance, but Wembley for example obviously has seats that are further away from the action.

One of the factors - it's in one of the docs on that link somewhere, they have to do right-to-daylight impact studies on any residential or commercial property that will be impacted by the size of the new stand.

The houses on Nelson Road are the main ones, they'd be impacted by anything much taller, I'd imagine.
Again, this is clearly a consideration, but I would have thought that some additional height/ mass towards the middle at the rear would have been manageable. Having not looked at the daylight/ sunlight report, I don’t know how impactful the development is on neighbouring properties, and whether this would be the case, but  a certain level of daylight/ sunlight injury to neighbouring properties is acceptable when weighed against other factors.
« Last Edit: September 06, 2022, 10:00:27 PM by FatSam »

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #1417 on: September 06, 2022, 09:56:21 PM »
The game with the loopy ref. Who must have been drunk or high.

I know I was. Though I wasn't at the game, and can't remember when it was.

Where woz ya?

Offline FatSam

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #1418 on: September 06, 2022, 09:57:58 PM »
Some interesting bits in the Transport Assessment from someone who works on such things for a living.

The club has committed to 3 years of funding for bus shuttle service between Aston Park and the city centre, amongst other parking and public realm improvements, including the changes to Witton Lane and improved pedestrian access to Witton Lane. Witton Road is also to be closed post-match. AV1 to Tamworth is also to be funded for all evening and cup games.

The club is also looking at agreeing a park and ride from the city centre, with bus shuttle service provided, with all revenue retained by BCC, as well as other AV2, AV3 bus services.

No commitments on improving Aston Station pedestrian management, but there will further fan consultations. The transport surveys showed Aston Station generally clear of queuing by 5.30 at the matches the surveys were undertaken.

The number of 'normal' ticket allocations will increase by around 4,400 (home and away), with maximum away allocation (presumably for cup games) at 7,500 (currently 6,390). Hospitality capacity is increasing from 1,800 to 4,850.
Thanks for summarising. Interesting to understand what is being negotiated between the club and BCC.

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #1419 on: September 06, 2022, 10:14:23 PM »
The game with the loopy ref. Who must have been drunk or high.

I know I was. Though I wasn't at the game, and can't remember when it was.

Where woz ya?

Back where the car was parked. Where the canine in the a-line stole your time.

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #1420 on: September 06, 2022, 10:27:51 PM »
Hmm, An extra 4,400 non hospitality seats is a very small jump and not going to make much of a dent into the waiting list.

I appreciate this is about revenue, but that feels a bit disappointing to me.

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #1421 on: September 06, 2022, 10:30:04 PM »
It's all about the Benjamins.

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #1422 on: September 06, 2022, 10:38:46 PM »
Thinking about Phase II, opening up my Leicester tickets, it's come with a slip that has a shot of the Witton and Holte.

The Trinity gets a lot of stick, but it's far more impressive in my opinion from inside the ground than what it replaced, outside there's other arguments to be had.

But looking at the slip, you really get a sense that it's the Witton Lane that's the true shambles of a stand. Such a mangled mess on that corner.

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #1423 on: September 06, 2022, 10:45:42 PM »
The fact it's the wrong height where it's by the Holte because the nimrod that designed it didn't think about the fact the Holte would soon be all seater rather than a terrace tells you all you need to know about the professionalism on that stand. And that's before the issues that occured when it was built.

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #1424 on: September 06, 2022, 10:52:02 PM »
I wonder if its such a bad thing that the WL is a clear monument to, and warning about, doing things on the cheap, and then having to redo them 20 years later.

 


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