Quote from: chrisw1 on June 30, 2022, 10:09:32 AMQuote from: Toronto Villa on June 29, 2022, 10:45:23 PMQuote from: London Villan on June 29, 2022, 12:21:48 PMNot sure if this has been posted?https://www.gensler.com/projects/milwaukee-bucks-entertainment-district That looks alright to me!Been there. It’s fantastic. The idea for ours will have American/Wes sports influence. The intent will be very much to make this a venue to be used all the time.It's a grand idea. The cynic in me thinks they'll really struggle to make it work in this location outside of big event days. There's just not enough complimentary venues / uses in the vicinity and dragging people out of the City Centre will be a major challenge. Star City (although a different concept) feels like a big flop and that has better access and parking. Box Park at Croydon and Shoreditch are both centrally located to the local centres, with loads of other shops and leisure venues right next to them.Maybe our owners are not looking at the here and now and how popular Aston, Witton etc are for a drink and a night out. If they wanted a sure thing, they could have purchased a London club at a vastly inflated fee and tried to make a dent in the oversaturated hospitality market there. Speculators usually punt on the next big thing.One of the better nights I had watching the Villa was at the Box Park at Elephant & Castle at the start of the 2018/19 for Hull away. Young trendy types (and us wankers) gladly paying inflated prices for food and craft beers on a Monday night. In an area with a checkered reputation to say the least. London is a totally different market to Brum, granted. But remote working, improved rail links to the Smoke (HS2 or no) and other factors will make the region a much more attractive option by the 30s. A venue such as this for live gigs, pre/post match entertainment and other events in the second city could work. And would have a broader appeal than just Villa fans. Brummie pessimism is great, wouldn't change it for the world. But NSWE probably already know all about the potential pitfalls. They've weighed it up and still think it's worth a lash.
Quote from: Toronto Villa on June 29, 2022, 10:45:23 PMQuote from: London Villan on June 29, 2022, 12:21:48 PMNot sure if this has been posted?https://www.gensler.com/projects/milwaukee-bucks-entertainment-district That looks alright to me!Been there. It’s fantastic. The idea for ours will have American/Wes sports influence. The intent will be very much to make this a venue to be used all the time.It's a grand idea. The cynic in me thinks they'll really struggle to make it work in this location outside of big event days. There's just not enough complimentary venues / uses in the vicinity and dragging people out of the City Centre will be a major challenge. Star City (although a different concept) feels like a big flop and that has better access and parking. Box Park at Croydon and Shoreditch are both centrally located to the local centres, with loads of other shops and leisure venues right next to them.
Quote from: London Villan on June 29, 2022, 12:21:48 PMNot sure if this has been posted?https://www.gensler.com/projects/milwaukee-bucks-entertainment-district That looks alright to me!Been there. It’s fantastic. The idea for ours will have American/Wes sports influence. The intent will be very much to make this a venue to be used all the time.
Not sure if this has been posted?https://www.gensler.com/projects/milwaukee-bucks-entertainment-district That looks alright to me!
Witton Station to be rebuilt apparently, as part of a £30m improvement plan.https://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2022/07/02/villa-park-expansion-plan-to-see-30m-train-station-redevelopment/
Witton Station is closer to the ground, you couldn't feasibly have a walkway from Aston Station to Villa Park. Aston Station is more used by Villa fans but only because Witton trains are less frequent. If you could leave the ground and be on a train from Witton to town within a few minutes it would be a massive reduction on the strain for Aston Station, too. Hopefully Witton gets renamed Villa Park Station.
why is nothing being said about aston station wich surely is more in need to get people back to new street & town