Villa Park Redevelopment

[danno]

There’s a good article on the athletic about the new academy.  The justification for the place is so kids can get to the academy within 15-minutes from school (whereas the training ground you generally need a car), which they hope means they can attract better players.  It’s right by the ground too so strengthens the villa identity in the area.

Great thinking by the club and yet another reason to be optimistic. 

Out of interest, who at the club would be responsible for dreaming up such ideas?  Is this Purslow or does it stem from one of the football people?

I read that it was highlighted by Steve Round under Xia.

https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/aston-villa/2023/03/17/matt-maher-inner-city-move-could-be-a-game-changer-for-aston-villa/

[Smithy]

Observation

As Bournemouth did not sell the upper away end for the match yesterday, the club sold tickets to home supporters a couple of weeks in advance.these seats did not sell out , Saturday 3pm? If we can't sell out 42k now what are the realistic chances of selling out 50k plus? Is the rebuild worth it? Better off tarting up the existing stand?

Observation.

West Ham have gone from a 35,000 stadium to a 60,000 one, despite selling out the 35k ground just TEN times in the two seasons before they moved stadium.  They now have the 7th highest attendances in European football.

West Ham.

West. Ham.

If you don't think a thriving Villa are capable of regularly getting 50,000 people to a redeveloped Villa Park, then I think you're in for a bit of a shock when it's all finished.

[Flin5tone]

Observation

As Bournemouth did not sell the upper away end for the match yesterday, the club sold tickets to home supporters a couple of weeks in advance.these seats did not sell out , Saturday 3pm? If we can't sell out 42k now what are the realistic chances of selling out 50k plus? Is the rebuild worth it? Better off tarting up the existing stand?

Observation.

West Ham have gone from a 35,000 stadium to a 60,000 one, despite selling out the 35k ground just TEN times in the two seasons before they moved stadium.  They now have the 7th highest attendances in European football.

West Ham.

West. Ham.

If you don't think a thriving Villa are capable of regularly getting 50,000 people to a redeveloped Villa Park, then I think you're in for a bit of a shock when it's all finished.

I hope I am

Where did you find that stat for West Ham ? I don't believe it to be true. Upton Park was always packed to the rafters

[manic-road]

Don't feed the troll

[Smithy]

Don't feed the troll

Noted, sorry.

[Chico Hamilton III]

Hundreds of empty home seats dotted all over West Ham last week, despite it being officially sold out. Same last season too. They’re a 30,000 club, max,  supplemented by tourists who can easily get tickets for that soulless bowl of misery and who can get to it from all over London via the best public transport network in the country. Imagine Villa Park being in the biggest city in Europe, being easy to get to and easy for casual fans to get tickets for.

[Bad English]

From a small municipal workshop designed by an architect according to strict durable guidelines to HS2 :-D

[saunders_heroes]

Observation

As Bournemouth did not sell the upper away end for the match yesterday, the club sold tickets to home supporters a couple of weeks in advance.these seats did not sell out , Saturday 3pm? If we can't sell out 42k now what are the realistic chances of selling out 50k plus? Is the rebuild worth it? Better off tarting up the existing stand?

Observation.

West Ham have gone from a 35,000 stadium to a 60,000 one, despite selling out the 35k ground just TEN times in the two seasons before they moved stadium.  They now have the 7th highest attendances in European football.

West Ham.

West. Ham.

If you don't think a thriving Villa are capable of regularly getting 50,000 people to a redeveloped Villa Park, then I think you're in for a bit of a shock when it's all finished.

I hope I am

Where did you find that stat for West Ham ? I don't believe it to be true. Upton Park was always packed to the rafters

Was it f#ck!

[pauliewalnuts]

Those upper away end seats were on sale a few days before and only by phone. The club also made no attempt to publicise it either. There were people on here last night pointing out they wanted to go but there were no tickets online.

[Ads]

Andy Street has said Purslow was in his ear about Witton Station and that it's in process. Hopefully we get the build started at the end of next season.

[pauliewalnuts]

I wonder what they will do about the reduced capacity.

[AV82EC]

It has to be said it’s all a bit computer says no when it comes to the TO at the moment. How about with about 1000 empty seats a couple of ticket windows at the TO open to first come first served with a client ref on the day.  Get it all over socials and they’d be queuing no doubt about it. It’s a piss poor effort from the club imv.

[Ads]

I wonder what they will do about the reduced capacity.

Was thinking the same. I assume the away end being snipped would be part of it, but then the away end itself will be effected by the construction.

[VILLA MOLE]

With the safe standing that they are looking at , does that mean the capacity will increase at all or will it be like for like ?

[Ads]

It would stay the same. They have it at Tottenham, Anfield, Stamford Bridge etc in the away ends and it's no bigger. Rail seating increases capacity I believe.