Villa Park Redevelopment

[Flin5tone]

The club have opened up the upper Doug Ellis stand (normal away blocks) and can be purchased online

Let's see if those sell out. Will be a good indication if those on waiting last are genuinely interested.

R1 has also been opened up to those over the age of 21

[Towser]

Just spoken to the ticket office and they have no clue about season ticket renewals or if fans are being moved at any point next season.

I feel they are waiting to see if we qualify for Europe or not as there will be a few more guaranteed home games then and will they include them and put prices up or will they be opened up for a certain time for us to claim (and pay) for our own seats.

[London Villan]

We might not know that until the last kick of the season though. The are clearly holding back for something though.

[chrisw1]

Are they playing chicken with BCC on the redevelopment?  They can't possibly release ST information until they know if the North Stand will be available next season or not.  I think they've said they won't start until they are sure the Witton Station works will go ahead so is it now just a waiting game for confirmation of council funding of that?

Right now it feels unlikely to me that the redev will start in the summer.

[PeterWithe]

You’d like to think that given the announcement from the club and buy in from the council, it’s all just a matter of signing off on detail. There will be lots of red faces on all sides if this doesn’t go ahead and soon.

[Ger Regan]

Has it even been out to tender yet? The added complication could be construction inflation, costs are very likely to have gone up significantly, even since the time of the planning application.

[AV82EC]

Has it even been out to tender yet? The added complication could be construction inflation, costs are very likely to have gone up significantly, even since the time of the planning application.

A very good point Ger. the organisation I work for has scaled back its number of projects in delivery by 20% due to construction inflation as the budget just can’t stretch. Not that that’s necessarily a problem for Naseef and Wes but certainly would be for TfWM and BCC.

[FatSam]

Has it even been out to tender yet? The added complication could be construction inflation, costs are very likely to have gone up significantly, even since the time of the planning application.

Yes, construction inflation is a real issue at the moment. Contractors would have to factor in a significant amount of risk for price fluctuations over a two-year build. HS2 is perhaps the most extreme example, where I think the government are going to wait it out before resuming work when things have settled down. I know of many projects that have been value engineered and re-tendered a few months later, only to find that any savings have been blown out of the water by construction inflation. In the case of the Witton End, they probably have a couple of years buffer before the Euros, but would presumably miss out on 2 years of increased revenues in the meantime if they delayed. 

[Towser]

Just had this email from the trust

Following our last meeting with the Club as part of the Fan Consultation Group (FCG), the Premier League has launched the Fan Engagement Standard. Ahead of any Government regulation, the Premier League is implementing these measures designed to reinforce its clubs’ commitment to ensuring longterm meaningful engagement with supporters.

We received notification earlier this week that the Aston Villa Fan Advisory Board (FAB) will meet for the first time this Thursday. The Trust tabled a number of agenda items at the last FCG meeting, including season ticket plans and the Holte End survey. The Club has confirmed that they will provide an update on these at the first FAB.

Further information about the Aston Villa Fan Advisory Board and Fan Engagement Standard.

If you have any questions or would like us to raise another matter with the Club please reach out.

[London Villan]

Are they playing chicken with BCC on the redevelopment?  They can't possibly release ST information until they know if the North Stand will be available next season or not.  I think they've said they won't start until they are sure the Witton Station works will go ahead so is it now just a waiting game for confirmation of council funding of that?

Right now it feels unlikely to me that the redev will start in the summer.

Always unlikely to start in the summer as we have Pink, Springsteen and KickStart all happening in June.

[john e]

Are they playing chicken with BCC on the redevelopment?  They can't possibly release ST information until they know if the North Stand will be available next season or not.  I think they've said they won't start until they are sure the Witton Station works will go ahead so is it now just a waiting game for confirmation of council funding of that?

Right now it feels unlikely to me that the redev will start in the summer.

Always unlikely to start in the summer as we have Pink, Springsteen and KickStart all happening in June.

Are they coming to pitch in and help out with the groundwork’s do you reckon

[eamonn]

How much are we making out of the concerts, I wonder? I think it was possible to isolate the revenue from those events in a recent set of accounts.

[tomd2103]

Are they playing chicken with BCC on the redevelopment?  They can't possibly release ST information until they know if the North Stand will be available next season or not.  I think they've said they won't start until they are sure the Witton Station works will go ahead so is it now just a waiting game for confirmation of council funding of that?

Right now it feels unlikely to me that the redev will start in the summer.

Always unlikely to start in the summer as we have Pink, Springsteen and KickStart all happening in June.

Wouldn't the stage be in front of the North Stand?

[Hookeysmith]

Are they playing chicken with BCC on the redevelopment?  They can't possibly release ST information until they know if the North Stand will be available next season or not.  I think they've said they won't start until they are sure the Witton Station works will go ahead so is it now just a waiting game for confirmation of council funding of that?

Right now it feels unlikely to me that the redev will start in the summer.

Always unlikely to start in the summer as we have Pink, Springsteen and KickStart all happening in June.

Wouldn't the stage be in front of the North Stand?

Yes it is planned to be on both concerts where as the motocross thing is the whole pitch area

[DB]

Are they playing chicken with BCC on the redevelopment?  They can't possibly release ST information until they know if the North Stand will be available next season or not.  I think they've said they won't start until they are sure the Witton Station works will go ahead so is it now just a waiting game for confirmation of council funding of that?

Right now it feels unlikely to me that the redev will start in the summer.

Always unlikely to start in the summer as we have Pink, Springsteen and KickStart all happening in June.

Liverpool are building a new stand while keeping the old one fully open, so I reckon a few concerts is doable while they work on the redevelopment.