Villa Park Redevelopment

[London Villan]

Not sure where to post this - could be interesting to see what's happening:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/villaworks-2425-hospitality-spotlight-tickets-1008435627107

[DB]

If they believe they can get away with charging more as demand is so high, then Heck and Co would come to the conclusion that a bigger stadium is needed...?

[Villan82]

If they believe they can get away with charging more as demand is so high, then Heck and Co would come to the conclusion that a bigger stadium is needed...?

I know he likes leaving hostages to fortune and you cannot  really take anything he says at face value. Still, that would be some u-turn on his official position: 'we won't leave Villa Park in my lifetime' and we are 'adding too many seats too fast'.

To be clear, a new stadium is my second preference to redevelopment but the last thing we should be doing is sticking as we are with small capacity and inadequate facilities (which, to take him at his word is the current position).

[robleflaneur]

RFU need to spend £600m + to upgrade Twickenham.Work won't start till 2027.Will be renamed Allianz Arena.Can only afford to do it in stages.According to the Guardian they had considered a move to a new greenfield site in Birmingham.
Mutual interest ?

[VillaTim]

RFU need to spend £600m + to upgrade Twickenham.Work won't start till 2027.Will be renamed Allianz Arena.Can only afford to do it in stages.According to the Guardian they had considered a move to a new greenfield site in Birmingham.
Mutual interest ?

That would work

[The Moose]

Sutton Park would be good, needs a tidy up.

[VillaTim]

Bickenhill area near the motorways and airport.

[ADVILLAFAN]

Thought Twickenham was really bad for congestion after the game, when I watched NFL there.

Way worse than Wembley or Tottenham.

Happy for them to build an NFL Stadium (and posh Rugby I guess) stadium in Brum.

[IFWaters]

Build the Villa Dome on stilts above New Street. Transport and local hostelry problems sorted in one fell swoop.

[VillaTim]

Thought Twickenham was really bad for congestion after the game, when I watched NFL there.

Way worse than Wembley or Tottenham.

Happy for them to build an NFL Stadium (and posh Rugby I guess) stadium in Brum.

Twickenham is a logistical nightmare. It's also a stadium falling apart that hasn't been invested in properly .

[Demitri_C]

When we was at the olympiakos away game did you notice on the tunnel wall they had "this our land"

We should ahve something like that thats how you get in opposition players heads

[PeterWithesShin]

No thanks

[paul_e]

RFU need to spend £600m + to upgrade Twickenham.Work won't start till 2027.Will be renamed Allianz Arena.Can only afford to do it in stages.According to the Guardian they had considered a move to a new greenfield site in Birmingham.
Mutual interest ?

That would work

It really wouldn't, the only way you could have a shared rugby and football stadium would be if you had a simple way to swap the pitches in and out, without that you end up with a surface that's not good enough for football.

[cdbearsfan]

I'd imagine any massive new stadiums that want to host NFL matches would have that, same as at Tottenham.

[cdbearsfan]

Anyway, I don't think the RFU have any intention of leaving Twickenham, they're rebuilding it. So it's a moot point.