Quote from: cdbearsfan on June 28, 2022, 08:48:49 AMBollocks I filled in the survey and forgot to request a gable.As long as you put down the monorail, heated seats and (topless) waitress service it's fine.
Bollocks I filled in the survey and forgot to request a gable.
My biggest wish from this redevelopment is that someone cleans or replaces the panel top left of the Holte End stand roof as you look at it from the pitch. It stands out like a rotten tooth.
They have to do something about the traffic management on Tame road after the game - it takes forever to get away due to cars feeding in from all the side roadsAs for the new stand i am sure naming rights will form part of the costing to create it
I wonder what he meant by filling in the corners.He mentioned the stand is too narrow - and it is, there is considerable unused space either side of it. Does he mean by filling the gaps: a standalone stand but much wider that what is there now, OR a stand which will physically connect with the Trinity and Witton?If it is the latter, I can't see how connecting a three tier stand on one side with a two tiered one on the other would not look like a bit of a dogs dinner.It'd basically look like any other existing stadium refreshed and enlargened in recent times. Like, shudder, Old Trafford.What I hope they do is something that maintains Villa Park as special - it has somehow managed to remain that way despite the Ellis years, we need to keep it that way, otherwise a trip to Villa Park will have about as much mystique and 'feeling' about it as a trip to whatever Leicester call their stadium these days.A box park and all that other stuff is great, too, as is the expanding the corporate offering, that's all fine, but it has to be done in such a way that Villa Park remains different.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61965353It's on BBC Football today.I did the survey and asked for escalators or lifts to the top of The Trinity. Me and the wife, both in our 50s, were utterly knackered by the time we got to our seats last time we were in the Upper TS...Is there any word of safe standing being introduced anywhere?...
I'll be honest, whilst it is exciting to see the evolution of Villa Park, I do worry about how we compete commercially with other PL clubs. I feel the, location unfortunately will indefinitely impact on that, unless there is significant investment in the area (I can't see that happening any time soon). Having the stadium near to the city centre or Jewellery Quarter for example would allow continual access to a significant portion of the city's population who could use the facilities more frequently (e.g. bars, gym, cinema/entertainment venues, conference/training facilities). I know that this is offset buy a significant investment (i.e. TH Stadium was £1bn!!!) but I just cant see us catching up with commercial revenue unless there is a real significant change/investment in the local area and infrastructure which I cannot see happening. Eitehrway, I'm excited to finally see so news on the new North Stand replacement as its been a long time overdue.
With an eventual plan to get to 60,000 , where would we put a further 10000?
Quote from: LeeB on June 28, 2022, 08:56:28 AMAs long as you put down the monorail, heated seats and (topless) waitress service it's fine.Edited for Brazilian Villan
As long as you put down the monorail, heated seats and (topless) waitress service it's fine.
Quote from: itbrvilla on June 28, 2022, 11:25:42 AMI'll be honest, whilst it is exciting to see the evolution of Villa Park, I do worry about how we compete commercially with other PL clubs. I feel the, location unfortunately will indefinitely impact on that, unless there is significant investment in the area (I can't see that happening any time soon). Having the stadium near to the city centre or Jewellery Quarter for example would allow continual access to a significant portion of the city's population who could use the facilities more frequently (e.g. bars, gym, cinema/entertainment venues, conference/training facilities). I know that this is offset buy a significant investment (i.e. TH Stadium was £1bn!!!) but I just cant see us catching up with commercial revenue unless there is a real significant change/investment in the local area and infrastructure which I cannot see happening. Eitehrway, I'm excited to finally see so news on the new North Stand replacement as its been a long time overdue. Have you seen where WHL is located or Anfield or the Tax Payer stadium. There are not many grounds that are located in a city centre.
Quote from: Martyn Smith on June 28, 2022, 11:16:48 AMhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61965353It's on BBC Football today.I did the survey and asked for escalators or lifts to the top of The Trinity. Me and the wife, both in our 50s, were utterly knackered by the time we got to our seats last time we were in the Upper TS...Is there any word of safe standing being introduced anywhere?...Definitely no safe standing in the new North. I think this will be all about premium seasts and hospitality. As and when safe standing comes it will surely be Holte lower?