Villa Park Redevelopment

[olaftab]

As I've said before if we had to move the gas towers at nechells would be the best. Close enough to still be counted as Aston, just about walkable from the city centre, right by the ringroad and expressway and if you include everything between rupert street and the canal it's pretty much a square site which gives loads of option for how we fit things in. In terms of footprint it'd be about half again on top of the current site. It's also not so penned in by residential areas so you reduce the risk of us being bad neighbours.

It's in a truly desolate area, though, and I don't think it would be much better in terms of location than where we are now. Probably worse, in fact.

It may be desolate at the moment but I agree with paul e. This is a viable site  and could be termed as further development of city centre to east and north, complimentary to current Eastside expansion.

[luke95]

As I've said before if we had to move the gas towers at nechells would be the best. Close enough to still be counted as Aston, just about walkable from the city centre, right by the ringroad and expressway and if you include everything between rupert street and the canal it's pretty much a square site which gives loads of option for how we fit things in. In terms of footprint it'd be about half again on top of the current site. It's also not so penned in by residential areas so you reduce the risk of us being bad neighbours.

Sure I've read that that land is now for student accommodation or something to do with the Uni .

[Toronto Villa]

The minute Heck opened his mouth this week I had a bad feeling about this game. Deflated me. We were on the march and that idiot tempted fate

How exactly does that work?

Too much to drink for me last night. Still, it has been all ambition since 2018 with NSWE and Heck's time with us has been a bit reminiscent of things best left in the past

He’s been here a few month, been publicly in a crest design and stadium redevelopment proposal. How is that so horrific it conjures dark images in your head?

[Gareth]

Would be interesting to know how - according to what they said in the fans consultation thing this week - they are going to add 2-3k more seats by reconfiguring what we have now?

Was sat thinking that before kick off last night…only area I could see is if they could put something where the Corner Flag is?

[DB]

Would be interesting to know how - according to what they said in the fans consultation thing this week - they are going to add 2-3k more seats by reconfiguring what we have now?

Was sat thinking that before kick off last night…only area I could see is if they could put something where the Corner Flag is?

Maybe do what Newcastle did, remove the boxes from one stand I.e. the DE ?

[VILLA MOLE]

Sorry is there any further info on the Fans Consultation ?

[VILLA MOLE]

thanks for this

[olaftab]

Thank you.
It looks as though capacity provision for LG and TV is preventing "stadium sold out" for most matches.

[CT Villan]

All this talk of moving Villa to somewhere outside of Aston makes it start to sound like an American sports franchise. What's that Houston Oilers, not making enough money then up and move to Nashville, hundreds of miles away and in a completely different state. Elmdon Villa does has a certain je ne sais quoi about it though !

Keep Villa at VP for me.

[nick harper]

Thank you.
It looks as though capacity provision for LG and TV is preventing "stadium sold out" for most matches.

Is that why they don’t announce the attendance at the game any more?

[Risso]

All this talk of moving Villa to somewhere outside of Aston makes it start to sound like an American sports franchise. What's that Houston Oilers, not making enough money then up and move to Nashville, hundreds of miles away and in a completely different state. Elmdon Villa does has a certain je ne sais quoi about it though !

Keep Villa at VP for me.

It's nothing like moving a franchise if it stays in the same city.

[tomd2103]

A move to a new location was ruled out at the recent Fan Advisory meeting wasn't it?  Well, for now anyway.

[VILLA MOLE]

How feasible is lowering the pitch to get a further tier in ?

[luke95]

How feasible is lowering the pitch to get a further tier in ?

Not very unless you want five a side pitch.

[dave.woodhall]

How feasible is lowering the pitch to get a further tier in ?

Not very unless you want five a side pitch.

And water polo.