Villa Park Redevelopment

[Scott Nielsen]

I like it. I only wish the work could be started sooner than 2024.

It says late 23 on the site. Although I guess depends on how late that means.

I wonder if that means no north stand at all from start next season or if they’ll do work on the public areas and Villa Live bit first then demolish and rebuild the stand in the 24-5 season.

It says they aim to complete in late 2025 so that might be the case.

Actually one other thing to consider - maybe this work all has to be in sync with the improvements to public transport (Witton station etc) hence the long timeline.

Oh. This is from the FAQ:

"Construction work is due to begin in early 2024 and we expect work to last between 18-24 months, subject to planning."

[Smirker]

Those renders look cracking. MASSIVE improvement on that grey monstrosity we currently have.

Only question mark I'd have is building the badge into the brickwork - Feels a bit too permanent considering they change the crest more than night turns to day!

Not if they only build the lion into it 😎

[Brazilian Villain]

Brick Cladding is far more preferable to wrinkly tin.  Besides, historically it's been a brick orientated stadium until Ellis era brutalism made it's mark.

No objection to the brick facade but it’s flat and bland.

I can understand that view and I would have liked a design with more features like the Holte's stairs but probably not possible if they're trying to make the 'Villa Live' venue as large as possible. Looking forward to meeting Pete Beale on his stall though.

[Toronto Villa]

I think it looks superb overall. My concern like most is that we might be a lower tier PL club when it all gets done. Not a team entertaining Bayern Munich in a beautiful fall European football night.

[KevinGage]

It looks perfectly adequate.

But would Fred Rinder have settled for perfectly adequate?

Would have been nice to see a nod to the past and more wow factor. 

[ChicagoLion]

I think it looks superb overall. My concern like most is that we might be a lower tier PL club when it all gets done. Not a team entertaining Bayern Munich in a beautiful Autumn European football night.

[Chico Hamilton III]

It looks perfectly adequate.

But would Fred Rinder have settled for perfectly adequate?

Exactly what I thought when I saw the pictures.

It’s great that we’re increasing the capacity and it looks OK but it’s not exactly the money-no-object, architectural gem that the Trinity was.

I wonder what we’ll think of it in 30 years’ time.

[Border villan]

Some of us will be happy to be thinking in 30 years time.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Some of us will be happy to be thinking in 30 years time.

Well yeah. I meant what our kids will think of it in 30 years. It’s a legacy innit

[IFWaters]

Regarding the corners I would like to see copies of the Byzantine towers at Birmingham University. Redbrick with sandstone, great big arched windows topped with metal domes. Make each one a pavillion of Sports, Arts, Science and Faith with permanent and changing displays. Add some culture to matchdays and mark us out as the Rolls Royce of a football club we uniquely are.

[cdbearsfan]

You can't just stop normal life because there's a football match on.

We did when there was athletics going on.

[pauliewalnuts]

You can't just stop normal life because there's a football match on.

We did when there was athletics going on.

A once in a lifetime event.

[Brazilian Villain]

You can't just stop normal life because there's a football match on.

We did when there was athletics going on.

A once in a lifetime event.

Hopefully not.

but I know what you mean.

[cdbearsfan]

You can't just stop normal life because there's a football match on.

We did when there was athletics going on.

A once in a lifetime event.

With smaller crowds, more spread out (time wise) than ours are. They've shown they can do it, no excuse to keep treating Villa fans like shit now.

[pauliewalnuts]

You can't just stop normal life because there's a football match on.

We did when there was athletics going on.

A once in a lifetime event.

With smaller crowds, more spread out (time wise) than ours are. They've shown they can do it, no excuse to keep treating Villa fans like shit now.

They had to rope in buses from as far away as Scotland to do it, though.

There's no way they're going to start red routing all over the shop. Imagine the administration and enforcement of that for a start.