Villa Park Redevelopment

[LeeB]

I went here in the early 90s. It's the Monumental Stadium in Ecuador. Its probably the most impressive stadium I've ever been too. I think it shows that you can have an amazing stadium of four separate stands. Villa Park would in my opinion be magnificent if all of the opposing stands mirrored each other. Obviously there would be problems with Within Lane, but surely it's something that could be overcome?

That looks fantastic I've never seen that before. How high are those end stands? And I'm loving the symmetry something a certain HDE had absolutely no concept of. Two Holte ends and two Trinity Rds opposing each other would tick all the boxes for me with the lower sections joined all around the ground in a continuous sweep.

Never mind Witton Lane, we'd be taking most of Witton itself with that badboy

Count me in..

[Ad@m]

The best looking stadia are all in the Americas for some reason. The NFL has got some tremendous looking stadia too - https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/list/ranking-nfl-stadiums-from-worst-to-best/dky07jdst5w1mcy7cgsm7q6s/2

[LeeB]

The best looking stadia are all in the Americas for some reason. The NFL has got done tremendous looking stadia too - https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/list/ranking-nfl-stadiums-from-worst-to-best/dky07jdst5w1mcy7cgsm7q6s/2

They've got massive bastard in Michigan that holds the record for consecutive 100k + attendances and it's only for bleeding college football.

[olaftab]

I haven't got a problem if the North Stand was to be bigger than the Holte. It's a nice problem to have. The Witton will always be hamstrung by the position of the road & housing.

There is no housing anymore  in Witton lane behind the stand.

[cdbearsfan]

I like this one...

https://www.sportbible.com/football/news-bursaspors-crocodile-arena-stadium-is-one-youll-need-to-visit-20180504.amp.html

[olaftab]

I think we do have to move we should build a new stadium copying Westfalenstadion at Saltley gasworks site.

[OCD]

The best looking stadia are all in the Americas for some reason. The NFL has got done tremendous looking stadia too - https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/list/ranking-nfl-stadiums-from-worst-to-best/dky07jdst5w1mcy7cgsm7q6s/2

Number 1 has my vote too

Many of the NFL stadiums are like national stadiums in their own right.

[pauliewalnuts]

I love this one in Indianapolis.

The brick exterior and intensely dense interior would be brilliant for a redeveloped Villa Park.

https://www.lucasoilstadium.com/

[The Edge]

I haven't got a problem if the North Stand was to be bigger than the Holte. It's a nice problem to have. The Witton will always be hamstrung by the position of the road & housing.

There is no housing anymore  in Witton lane behind the stand.

That's because the club purchased all the houses there to allow the extension to the Witton lane. As were now up against the road we would have to move the road to where the park is and purchase the houses. It would be a massive undertaking that would require the co-operation of A. The council and B. The local residents. My gut feelings are that due to these issues they would knock down the North Stand and build it bigger as we already own that land. It seems the logical option and I think we're a long way off ever rebuilding the Witton lane stand.

[Ads]

Liverpool bought up the houses around Anfield.

[DB]

It took them a while and had awful consequences for the area.

[The Edge]

Liverpool bought up the houses around Anfield.

And we will have to if they're going to expand the Witton lane stand. It takes years to get them all to agree to moving. That's why I think if and when work does get underway it will all happen at the North stand end of the ground. We can reach 50k quite comfortably just by doing that end then worry about the Witton lane stand once the demand is there. Nothing to stop the club setting about buying up the propertys on that side of the ground.

[algy]

I'd rather we didn't kick local people out of their houses.

[AV82EC]

I'd rather we didn't kick local people out of their houses.

I don’t think Liverpool did they just bought them up, left them empty, creating a serious case of urban blight and most others then moved out as a result. It was a pretty scummy move in my opinion but it got them what they wanted. I’d like to think we wouldn’t do that and try and take local residents with us on any ground extensions but sometimes it’s the old “omelettes and broken eggs” scenario.

[The Edge]

I'd rather we didn't kick local people out of their houses.

I totally agree. That's why developing the Witton lane stand will be very difficult. A lot of negotiations with the local community lie ahead. Compromises can always be found that suit everyone.