Villa Park Redevelopment

[cdbearsfan]

As I've said before, you line up a few dozen buses by the North Stand and close two roads for half an hour and half our transport problems would be solved. It can't be that difficult. The issue isn't the difficulty but the unwillingness to be arsed thinking of anything. Supporters will turn up anyway so who cares.

[Ads]

If there's the will, anything is possible.

[olaftab]

Yes everything is possible however CWG style shuttling is not possible for many reasons. I have explained that in the  CWG thread.  However lining up 20 buses in city centre to do a couple of trips before and after the match should be doable. That will shift 5/6000 taking the load away from other modes. On Saturdays and Sundays it should be possible for TfWM to find that spare capacity. Weekday matches would be a problem.

[Smirker]

Do you think it's possible to 1) extend the Holte over the road and 2) extend the DE?

[Dogtanian]

Do you think it's possible to 1) extend the Holte over the road and 2) extend the DE?

I think the Doug Ellis would be the next one to be replaced.

They spoke of matching up the new North with Trinity, but no mention of the Doug. They’re keen to improve corporate offerings and get people spending more time and money at the game, but the cramped horror of the Doug is not going to allow that there. Plus if you look at the new mock-ups, the Doug looks dwarfed and very much the odd stand out.

[DB]

Do you think it's possible to 1) extend the Holte over the road and 2) extend the DE?

That slice of the end of the upper Holte on the old Left side, yes, love to see that squared off.

[olaftab]

Is it possible to hear some noise from the Holte?

[N'ZMAV]

Is it possible to hear some noise from the Holte?

Just booing.

[Chris Smith]

Is it possible to hear some noise from the Holte?

Probably not from Castle Bromwich.

The acoustics at VP are odd. From the LH I rarely hear the North Stand even though I can see that they are up and singing in the bottom corner. Similarly with the away fans, it’s only when the rest of the ground goes quiet that the noise arrives.

[Billy Walker]

Do you think it's possible to 1) extend the Holte over the road and 2) extend the DE?

I think the Doug Ellis would be the next one to be replaced.

They spoke of matching up the new North with Trinity, but no mention of the Doug. They’re keen to improve corporate offerings and get people spending more time and money at the game, but the cramped horror of the Doug is not going to allow that there. Plus if you look at the new mock-ups, the Doug looks dwarfed and very much the odd stand out.

Looking at the CGIs released the other day, following the line of the proposed new North Stand's executive boxes, it looks very much like this new stand will eventually connect into a new Witton Lane stand, mirroring the size and scale of the current Trinity Road Stand.

[Brazilian Villain]

The acoustics at VP are odd. From the LH I rarely hear the North Stand even though I can see that they are up and singing in the bottom corner. Similarly with the away fans, it’s only when the rest of the ground goes quiet that the noise arrives.

A couple of my cousins are Baggies fans and for as long I've known them would mention the "lack" of atmosphere at VP although they did acknowledge that the sound doesn't seem to carry from the Holte. Was at the home game against them in 2002/03 and my uncle was ill on the morning of the game so I gave his ticket (Upper Holte) to my cousin. He managed to remain incognito but about halfway through the second-half turned to me and  said "F*ck me, it's loud in here". The Hitzlsperger winner then rounded off a very good day.

[algy]

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.

That would be beautiful, and entirely fitting of the greatest football club the world's ever seen.

[Rory]

The acoustics at VP are odd. From the LH I rarely hear the North Stand even though I can see that they are up and singing in the bottom corner. Similarly with the away fans, it’s only when the rest of the ground goes quiet that the noise arrives.

A couple of my cousins are Baggies fans and for as long I've known them would mention the "lack" of atmosphere at VP

That'll be because we don't have a man dressed up as a boiler to gee everyone up.

[pauliewalnuts]

The acoustics at VP are odd. From the LH I rarely hear the North Stand even though I can see that they are up and singing in the bottom corner. Similarly with the away fans, it’s only when the rest of the ground goes quiet that the noise arrives.

A couple of my cousins are Baggies fans and for as long I've known them would mention the "lack" of atmosphere at VP although they did acknowledge that the sound doesn't seem to carry from the Holte. Was at the home game against them in 2002/03 and my uncle was ill on the morning of the game so I gave his ticket (Upper Holte) to my cousin. He managed to remain incognito but about halfway through the second-half turned to me and  said "F*ck me, it's loud in here". The Hitzlsperger winner then rounded off a very good day.

An Albion supporting colleague of mine went with a friend to see us play Wolves at home a couple of years ago.

His feedback was that he couldn't believe the atmosphere.

[OCD]

Do you think it's possible to 1) extend the Holte over the road and 2) extend the DE?

I think the Doug Ellis would be the next one to be replaced.

They spoke of matching up the new North with Trinity, but no mention of the Doug. They’re keen to improve corporate offerings and get people spending more time and money at the game, but the cramped horror of the Doug is not going to allow that there. Plus if you look at the new mock-ups, the Doug looks dwarfed and very much the odd stand out.

It's bigger than both Trinity and Witton Lane Stands. Presumably they'll both be re-built so that all 4 stands are the same height.