Villa Park Redevelopment

[Dazvillain]

With gigs etc scheduled for June I take it we won't be laying a new pitch this season?

Put grass killer on it at weekend , started taking it up today. Doing it in stages around events. Video and pics on Twitter

[Axl Rose]

"Someone like that", how damning!

[artvandelay]

Interestingly there will be a Holte End Fanzone in the car park for the Bruce Springsteen gig, with the 'gates' being on the perimeter rather than the turnstiles. Understandable given the much higher capacity, but could this be something used in future?

I wonder if they'll announce the attendance towards the end of the show so we can all applaud...

[Drummond]

Interestingly there will be a Holte End Fanzone in the car park for the Bruce Springsteen gig, with the 'gates' being on the perimeter rather than the turnstiles. Understandable given the much higher capacity, but could this be something used in future?

I wonder if they'll announce the attendance towards the end of the show so we can all applaud...

Nah, they'll want the matchday car park.

[olaftab]

Walking through Centenary Square this afternoon I saw Andy King  having  some publicity photos taken in front of the Metro stop. I approached and asked about Witton Station upgrade. Andy said "it's all happening and first tranche of cash has been approved and now waiting for full funding sign off. It will definitely be ready for Euro28 games at Villa Park."

[eamonn]

Good work olaftab. Damon Green would be proud.

[PeterWithe]

I was assuming the station would be ready for when the stand is complete, rather quicker than 2028.

[pauliewalnuts]

Walking through Centenary Square this afternoon I saw Andy King  having  some publicity photos taken in front of the Metro stop. I approached and asked about Witton Station upgrade. Andy said "it's all happening and first tranche of cash has been approved and now waiting for full funding sign off. It will definitely be ready for Euro28 games at Villa Park."

That's very helpful but I am not sure why you thought a Bristol City player would know anything about a station upgrade in Birmingham.

[Percy McCarthy]

Walking through Centenary Square this afternoon I saw Andy King  having  some publicity photos taken in front of the Metro stop. I approached and asked about Witton Station upgrade. Andy said "it's all happening and first tranche of cash has been approved and now waiting for full funding sign off. It will definitely be ready for Euro28 games at Villa Park."

That's very helpful but I am not sure why you thought a Bristol City player would know anything about a station upgrade in Birmingham.

To be fair, it might have been the old Everton player. He’d definitely know.

[Nev]

"Get off the pitch"

[Des Little]

Walking through Centenary Square this afternoon I saw Andy King  having  some publicity photos taken in front of the Metro stop. I approached and asked about Witton Station upgrade. Andy said "it's all happening and first tranche of cash has been approved and now waiting for full funding sign off. It will definitely be ready for Euro28 games at Villa Park."

That's very helpful but I am not sure why you thought a Bristol City player would know anything about a station upgrade in Birmingham.

To be fair, it might have been the old Everton player. He’d definitely know.

If he wasn’t dead, you mean?

[olaftab]

OK the word was from the Street. Not sure where King came from? Can’t even blame it on autocorrect😥

[Percy McCarthy]

OK the word was from the Street. Not sure where King came from? Can’t even blame it on autocorrect😥

Haha, still, positive news anyway.

[Hookeysmith]

With gigs etc scheduled for June I take it we won't be laying a new pitch this season?

Put grass killer on it at weekend , started taking it up today. Doing it in stages around events. Video and pics on Twitter

Can someone who has twitter post them please

[Hookeysmith]

Interestingly there will be a Holte End Fanzone in the car park for the Bruce Springsteen gig, with the 'gates' being on the perimeter rather than the turnstiles. Understandable given the much higher capacity, but could this be something used in future?

I wonder if they'll announce the attendance towards the end of the show so we can all applaud...

They do this for most concerts as they have their own ticket / turnstile people rather than use villa ones