Villa Park Redevelopment

[PeterWithesShin]

Most away fans know how modern the stands are, certainly the ones with any interest in grounds. From my experience from being in a number of groups/forums that are to do with grounds, Villa Park is the most popular ground in the country for neutrals and away fans. That covers the past with the AV floodlights, old Trinity and Holte up to fans making their first visits now. And that's despite away fans having shit facilities.

We take VP for granted as it's ours and we're used to it, but we're very lucky to have it. Anfield, OT, Emirates, Goodison etc rarely get talked about the way VP regularly does by others. And that's from anoraks that love football grounds to fans making their first visit and seeing their side lose.

[Drummond]

It's a large, noisy, intimidating ground. And now it has an intimidating team, which will make it more attractive for away fans to visit.

Perhaps there's another thought about the new stand. a redesign with a single massive tier or something. Who knows.

[Brazilian Villain]

Most away fans know how modern the stands are, certainly the ones with any interest in grounds. From my experience from being in a number of groups/forums that are to do with grounds, Villa Park is the most popular ground in the country for neutrals and away fans. That covers the past with the AV floodlights, old Trinity and Holte up to fans making their first visits now. And that's despite away fans having shit facilities.

We take VP for granted as it's ours and we're used to it, but we're very lucky to have it. Anfield, OT, Emirates, Goodison etc rarely get talked about the way VP regularly does by others. And that's from anoraks that love football grounds to fans making their first visit and seeing their side lose.

Agree with this, that's the impression I get on other clubs' forms.

[olaftab]

All in all it’s been a disappointing couple of days since the news and a sense of deflation is in the air at total contrast to our on field activity.

[VillaTim]

all those FA Cup SF's we have hosted too , its a special place for lots of other fans

[Dogtanian]

I’ve been to about half of the league grounds and I appreciate how lucky we are compared to most of them. But that doesn’t stop me wanting better to get this club back among the elite.

[VillaTim]

It's a large, noisy, intimidating ground. And now it has an intimidating team, which will make it more attractive for away fans to visit.

Perhaps there's another thought about the new stand. a redesign with a single massive tier or something. Who knows.

i think that would work better than an upper and a lower

[Somniloquism]

Could the stadium redevelopment have an impact on FFP?

Infrastructure investment doesn't sit within FFP.

Wasn't that the argument Everton had before they had the points deduction?

[VillaTim]

Most away fans know how modern the stands are, certainly the ones with any interest in grounds. From my experience from being in a number of groups/forums that are to do with grounds, Villa Park is the most popular ground in the country for neutrals and away fans. That covers the past with the AV floodlights, old Trinity and Holte up to fans making their first visits now. And that's despite away fans having shit facilities.

We take VP for granted as it's ours and we're used to it, but we're very lucky to have it. Anfield, OT, Emirates, Goodison etc rarely get talked about the way VP regularly does by others. And that's from anoraks that love football grounds to fans making their first visit and seeing their side lose.

i quite like Goodison in the sense its an old proper ground with loads of character and history. Be another sad day when it goes

[Brazilian Villain]

Could it be possible  that ,in the back of Heck's mind, that the proposed 'delay' might get the Blues US owners interested in a groundshare of a new stadium ?
Fans would be up in arms but we have 2 sets of US owners whose main aim is revenue.

On the Christmas Sherry early, I see.

[HolteL4]

If / When we move it will be somewhere secluded and pretty cut off from the city centre so the fans are a captive audience and have no choice but to pay his prices if we want a drink.  It's probably giving him sleepless nights that he hikes the prices up at Villa Park and we respond with spending money in the pubs in the City Centre instead.

[andyh]

Have we seen these ‘out there’ ideas of what a dream Villa Park could look like.
Beautiful. I’d even contemplate a move if meant to something like these.

Apologies, I don’t know how to post the pics, only the link.
It’s worth looking at though.

https://x.com/HabZ360/status/1737481107229032733?s=20

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I could stomach a rebuild on the current site as long as that red brick façade is left absolutely fucking pristine and untouched. Actually, build red brick façades round the whole god damn ground.

This.

Architecturally The Holte End is the single most beautiful section of any football ground in the whole world.

Keep that style as a façade all around the stadium...

It's just a relatively new red brick wall, not hard to do at all.

Yeah, I have seen it done in cladding sheets, as opposed to actual proper brick walls.

Its only the effect we are after, so the cladding would do well enough on a modern structure...

Doug, you're back?

[Drummond]

It's a large, noisy, intimidating ground. And now it has an intimidating team, which will make it more attractive for away fans to visit.

Perhaps there's another thought about the new stand. a redesign with a single massive tier or something. Who knows.

i think that would work better than an upper and a lower

It would for fans and atmosphere but would fail in terms of corporate.

[Sexual Ealing]

If / When we move it will be somewhere secluded and pretty cut off from the city centre so the fans are a captive audience and have no choice but to pay his prices if we want a drink.  It's probably giving him sleepless nights that he hikes the prices up at Villa Park and we respond with spending money in the pubs in the City Centre instead.

Drinking in the city centre?! You're either mad or hard.