Villa Park Redevelopment

[pauliewalnuts]

It should have been the start of the demolition of the North stand, instead it's cosmetic changes so they can squeeze more out of a structure long past its sell by date.

It's not about squeezing more money out, it's - as you said - cosmetic changes. Spelling something else in the seats at one end, and rail seating at the other.

Same principle though. Why not stick the adidas logo in the Trinity, a more impressive stand? I thought Heck was a branding expert.

It's not really, it's just a logo in seats. Honestly, who cares, even?

And as for why not the Trinity - because it's going to have premium seats in the middle, and they are not going to be spelling out anything.

[VILLA MOLE]

Did someone say they were taking out boxes as well?

[Percy McCarthy]

It should have been the start of the demolition of the North stand, instead it's cosmetic changes so they can squeeze more out of a structure long past its sell by date.

It's not about squeezing more money out, it's - as you said - cosmetic changes. Spelling something else in the seats at one end, and rail seating at the other.

Same principle though. Why not stick the adidas logo in the Trinity, a more impressive stand? I thought Heck was a branding expert.

I’d imagine the layout of the Trinity wouldn’t lend itself to a logo - I can’t think of any ground that has a logo or message (AV/The Holte End) on the side stands.

Off the top of my head, Chelsea?

[Villan82]

Old Trinity Villa Park




Side stand Anfield




Side stand Chelsea




I don't care that much I am just saying is the oldest, smallest stand the right place given that it needs to be redeveloped and the fact that its going there suggests we are stuck at 42k for the foreseeable at a time when we are just ready to push on as a club.

[Billy Walker]

If Adidas are paying for the privilege of having their logo in the North Stand seating I'm all for it - milk the stand for all its worth before we knock it down.

[PeterWithesShin]

[Chris Harte]

What does that even mean?

[Sdwbvf]

It should have been the start of the demolition of the North stand, instead it's cosmetic changes so they can squeeze more out of a structure long past its sell by date.

It's not about squeezing more money out, it's - as you said - cosmetic changes. Spelling something else in the seats at one end, and rail seating at the other.

Same principle though. Why not stick the adidas logo in the Trinity, a more impressive stand? I thought Heck was a branding expert.

I haven't been up the expressway for about 40 years, but can you still see the AV from there. If so that's where I would want it if I were Adidas. Not in the trinity where people will sit on it when others can see it, in gigantic letters that can be seen from an extremely busy motorway.

[chrisw1]

They can’t do the main works until after the Foo Fighters gig.  But obviously they think they can get the Holte rail seating sorted in time.  I guess they’ll do the boxes etc after

[LeeB]

It should have been the start of the demolition of the North stand, instead it's cosmetic changes so they can squeeze more out of a structure long past its sell by date.

It's not about squeezing more money out, it's - as you said - cosmetic changes. Spelling something else in the seats at one end, and rail seating at the other.

Same principle though. Why not stick the adidas logo in the Trinity, a more impressive stand? I thought Heck was a branding expert.

I haven't been up the expressway for about 40 years, but can you still see the AV from there. If so that's where I would want it if I were Adidas. Not in the trinity where people will sit on it when others can see it, in gigantic letters that can be seen from an extremely busy motorway.

All you see from the expressway is the back of the Witton Lane Stand.

[jon collett]

They can’t do the main works until after the Foo Fighters gig.  But obviously they think they can get the Holte rail seating sorted in time.  I guess they’ll do the boxes etc after

Is that definitely happening?

[chrisw1]

The boxes?  I think so but have no inside knowledge.

[Clive W]

It should have been the start of the demolition of the North stand, instead it's cosmetic changes so they can squeeze more out of a structure long past its sell by date.

It's not about squeezing more money out, it's - as you said - cosmetic changes. Spelling something else in the seats at one end, and rail seating at the other.

Same principle though. Why not stick the adidas logo in the Trinity, a more impressive stand? I thought Heck was a branding expert.

I haven't been up the expressway for about 40 years, but can you still see the AV from there. If so that's where I would want it if I were Adidas. Not in the trinity where people will sit on it when others can see it, in gigantic letters that can be seen from an extremely busy motorway.

All you see from the expressway is the back of the Witton Lane Stand.

Bring back the AV floodlights
You could see them for bloody miles

[pauliewalnuts]

It should have been the start of the demolition of the North stand, instead it's cosmetic changes so they can squeeze more out of a structure long past its sell by date.

It's not about squeezing more money out, it's - as you said - cosmetic changes. Spelling something else in the seats at one end, and rail seating at the other.

Same principle though. Why not stick the adidas logo in the Trinity, a more impressive stand? I thought Heck was a branding expert.

I haven't been up the expressway for about 40 years, but can you still see the AV from there. If so that's where I would want it if I were Adidas. Not in the trinity where people will sit on it when others can see it, in gigantic letters that can be seen from an extremely busy motorway.

All you see from the expressway is the back of the Witton Lane Stand.

And since some new warehouse style thing went up right next to the expressway, you see less of that, as it gets in the way.

[Percy McCarthy]

The boxes?  I think so but have no inside knowledge.

They’re changing them to outside I think. But I haven’t got any outside knowledge.