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Offline Meanwood Villa

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #9030 on: January 11, 2025, 03:54:12 PM »
I think Gareth is comparing the Trinity concourse unfavourably with the Witton Lane. Which, having been in both over the last couple of seasons, I can't understand.

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #9031 on: January 11, 2025, 04:01:27 PM »
I think Gareth is comparing the Trinity concourse unfavourably with the Witton Lane. Which, having been in both over the last couple of seasons, I can't understand.

Not comparing…Witton lane upper as a concourse is nowhere near fit for purpose/ borderline dangerous at times…what I am saying is Upper Trinity was nothing special either, was expecting something way less cheap looking.

Offline Meanwood Villa

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #9032 on: January 11, 2025, 04:28:32 PM »
Fair enough. It can get quite busy but I try and spend as little time in the stadium as I can. On that front, it's the quickest stand to get into in my experience.

Offline tomd2103

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #9033 on: January 11, 2025, 06:18:38 PM »
I think Gareth is comparing the Trinity concourse unfavourably with the Witton Lane. Which, having been in both over the last couple of seasons, I can't understand.

Not comparing…Witton lane upper as a concourse is nowhere near fit for purpose/ borderline dangerous at times…what I am saying is Upper Trinity was nothing special either, was expecting something way less cheap looking.

I went in the upper North for a few of the Conference League games last season and found the staircases and concourses up there uncomfortable.  One game, there were a group talking at the top of one of the staircases and it blocked it all up.  Caused a big back up down the stairs as more people joined it and became pretty unsafe.

As I say l, having thought about it more this season, I think a redeveloped North Stand taking us above 50,000 again and a revamped Witton Station would see us right for the next decade (during which time, options for the Witton Road could be explored). 

Offline eamonn

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #9034 on: January 11, 2025, 06:43:57 PM »
Away fans still rank Villa Park the bestest ground in the land.

Offline Villan82

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #9035 on: January 11, 2025, 06:53:54 PM »
Unfortunately, the club seem to have decided 43000 will do us.

Online Dante Lavelli

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #9036 on: January 11, 2025, 06:59:06 PM »
Unfortunately, the club seem to have decided 43000 will do us.

Missed that, when?

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #9037 on: January 27, 2025, 10:01:32 AM »
What's happening with the roof of the North Stand - loads of the cladding has been removed from the front and the "goal post" corner of the roof support?

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #9038 on: January 27, 2025, 10:12:26 AM »
What's happening with the roof of the North Stand - loads of the cladding has been removed from the front and the "goal post" corner of the roof support?

I clocked that. We should have claimed it was storm damage and postponed the game.

Offline Villan82

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #9039 on: January 27, 2025, 10:21:01 AM »
Unfortunately, the club seem to have decided 43000 will do us.

Missed that, when?

When they didn't go ahead with the new stand. When they replaced the video of the new stand with a video showcasing the finished 'warehouse' in 2026 and describing it as leading up to the 'historic' North stand. When they told the Advisory Board there are no plans to move to a new location or to replace any of the stands at Villa Park. When they spent a lot of money last summer on the interiors of all the stands and improving the premium offerings.

It doesn't exactly point to a focus on redevelopment that equals more bums on seats.

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #9040 on: January 27, 2025, 10:39:46 AM »
Now that we have a slim chance of CL Qualification maybe they could get all size matters again in our quest for global domination.

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #9041 on: January 27, 2025, 11:18:35 AM »
Next season would make sense to do it, even if we're in the conference again

Offline FatSam

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #9042 on: January 27, 2025, 11:22:11 AM »
Unfortunately, the club seem to have decided 43000 will do us.

Missed that, when?

When they didn't go ahead with the new stand. When they replaced the video of the new stand with a video showcasing the finished 'warehouse' in 2026 and describing it as leading up to the 'historic' North stand. When they told the Advisory Board there are no plans to move to a new location or to replace any of the stands at Villa Park. When they spent a lot of money last summer on the interiors of all the stands and improving the premium offerings.

It doesn't exactly point to a focus on redevelopment that equals more bums on seats.
Well, I have to applaud your consistency.

Offline Demitri_C

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #9043 on: January 27, 2025, 11:22:28 AM »
It shouldn't  have been scrapped to start with. They should have said the redevelopment  will start from  summer of 2025. Cant see it now as invested so much in the corporate stuff

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #9044 on: January 27, 2025, 11:29:19 AM »
A well trodden path but that lot down the road have announced plans they will almost certainly never fulfil, but they have given the impression they are moving forward with ground expansion and have some (misplaced) optimism and 'noise' among their support which means increased commercial incomes.


The lack of even rumours now about our ground expansion seem odd, and a missed opportunity to get some longer term optimism going.

 


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