Villa Park Redevelopment

[AlexAlexCropley]

Things really went tits up when the residents permits came in. Time to scrap it

[Dante Lavelli]

I suspect they’re canvassing the council/government to check whether there’s a chunk of HS3 land in the city centre that is suddenly available for a regeneration scheme with Villa as the catalyst for that change.  We’d be daft, almost negligent, not to be asking that question.

Until we know the answer it is sensible to pause any plans and not disclose too much to the fans.

Possibly I’m giving Heck too much credit but I doubt he was appointed with continuity and business as usual in mind. 

[IFWaters]

I suspect they’re canvassing the council/government to check whether there’s a chunk of HS3 land in the city centre that is suddenly available for a regeneration scheme with Villa as the catalyst for that change.  We’d be daft, almost negligent, not to be asking that question.

Until we know the answer it is sensible to pause any plans and not disclose too much to the fans.

Possibly I’m giving Heck too much credit but I doubt he was appointed with continuity and business as usual in mind.

HS2

[DB]

I have this feeling, that an announcement will come this summer re a new stadium.

[Des Little]

I really can’t see how they’d be in a position to announce anything, given that 6 months ago we were still looking at a new North Stand.

[Brazilian Villain]

I really can’t see how they’d be in a position to announce anything, given that 6 months ago we were still looking at a new North Stand.

Also if we do qualify for the CL, it would be a poor time to split the fanbase.

[DB]

I know, just think by the summer they will have made a decision.

[PeterWithe]

I have this feeling, that an announcement will come this summer re a new stadium.

If I owned a piece of land big enough to build a stadium on, in an area that would be attractive to Villa, my asking price would rise rather dramatically a few seconds after Villa had made any such announcement.

[Dante Lavelli]

I suspect they’re canvassing the council/government to check whether there’s a chunk of HS3 land in the city centre that is suddenly available for a regeneration scheme with Villa as the catalyst for that change.  We’d be daft, almost negligent, not to be asking that question.

Until we know the answer it is sensible to pause any plans and not disclose too much to the fans.

Possibly I’m giving Heck too much credit but I doubt he was appointed with continuity and business as usual in mind.

HS2

HS1 Paris to London (kings X not Waterloo)
HS2 London to Birmingham
HS3 Birmingham to the North West, Manchester/Leeds?

[Villan82]

I know, just think by the summer they will have made a decision.

Villa Park is the closest thing to a red line issue I have. I have given up on the crest, do what you like Mr Heck, but Villa Park and Aston Villa are 125 years in the making and I will never forgive them if they move us from Villa Park when we already had planning permission to get it to where it should be.

[pauliewalnuts]

I know, just think by the summer they will have made a decision.

Villa Park is the closest thing to a red line issue I have. I have given up on the crest, do what you like Mr Heck, but Villa Park and Aston Villa are 125 years in the making and I will never forgive them if they move us from Villa Park when we already had planning permission to get it to where it should be.

I was wondering, do you rate Chris Heck?

[Clampy]

I know, just think by the summer they will have made a decision.

Villa Park is the closest thing to a red line issue I have. I have given up on the crest, do what you like Mr Heck, but Villa Park and Aston Villa are 125 years in the making and I will never forgive them if they move us from Villa Park when we already had planning permission to get it to where it should be.

I was wondering, do you rate Chris Heck?

I don't think he even realises we played tonight.

[Percy McCarthy]

I suspect they’re canvassing the council/government to check whether there’s a chunk of HS3 land in the city centre that is suddenly available for a regeneration scheme with Villa as the catalyst for that change.  We’d be daft, almost negligent, not to be asking that question.

Until we know the answer it is sensible to pause any plans and not disclose too much to the fans.

Possibly I’m giving Heck too much credit but I doubt he was appointed with continuity and business as usual in mind.

HS2

HS1 Paris to London (kings X not Waterloo)
HS2 London to Birmingham
HS3 Birmingham to the North West, Manchester/Leeds?

No, that (Birmingham-Manchester)  was always HS2.

[tomd2103]

Assuming they have genuine long term ambitions for the club, there's only one reason for canning the NS redevelopment, and that's the prospect of a whole new stadium.

There's literally nothing else I can think of that makes sense.

Yep, I also think that is the case and if it is based in the city centre or the NEC, it will be built as more of a 'venue' for big events than just a football ground.  NFL comes to Birmingham?

[Rory]

Assuming they have genuine long term ambitions for the club, there's only one reason for canning the NS redevelopment, and that's the prospect of a whole new stadium.

There's literally nothing else I can think of that makes sense.

Yep, I also think that is the case and if it is based in the city centre or the NEC, it will be built as more of a 'venue' for big events than just a football ground.  NFL comes to Birmingham?

I hope not.

Each to their own when it comes to following sports, I've even watched a couple of Super Bowls when drunk and unemployed, but I'd rather not have a bunch of 7ft meatheads tearing the shit out of our pitch, personally.