Villa Park Redevelopment

[Nii Lamptey]

Villa Park is unique. It is a grand old stadium that has stood the test of time and is held in high regard not just by us, but by opposition fans/media too.

Any talk of moving from our current home should face an  insta-ban imo. 😉👍🏼

EDIT - We've put up with traffic congestion around matchdays for years - It's the price you pay for watching football in the best stadium in the world.
(*But yes, we do need BCC to get off their arses and improve the infrastructure getting to/from the ground).

[tomd2103]

Looking at where the 76s play, it's an out of town arena, next to the NFL stadium and the MLB ballpark. As an anchor venue, the NEC is probably the only similar, feasible size location - but geographically it's all wrong.

Wouldn’t be in favour of a move to the NEC site at all.  Too far out and I think we would lose our identity somewhat. 

A city centre site and the possibilities that might bring would probably be the only real option I think would be palatable.

[Brend'Watkins]

Looking at where the 76s play, it's an out of town arena, next to the NFL stadium and the MLB ballpark. As an anchor venue, the NEC is probably the only similar, feasible size location - but geographically it's all wrong.

Wouldn’t be in favour of a move to the NEC site at all.  Too far out and I think we would lose our identity somewhat. 

A city centre site and the possibilities that might bring would probably be the only real option I think would be palatable.

Palatable? You’d move just to be nearer B1? As a 2nd city with a population of over 1 million where we’re located in B6 is about as close as we can get or could expect to get. Why would the club even consider moving if it has already invested in academy facilities?

[London Villan]

Looking at where the 76s play, it's an out of town arena, next to the NFL stadium and the MLB ballpark. As an anchor venue, the NEC is probably the only similar, feasible size location - but geographically it's all wrong.

And as I've said before, there's no land left there.

There are thousands of acres of surface car parks that can be used, as has been done in the plans for Arden Cross - freeing up massive development plots. Car parks are then replaced with multi-storey structures.

However, the NEC would be wrong as a location for so many reasons, emotionally and practically.

All of this would be solved if BCC, the railways and Villa could sort the solutions at Witton and Aston stations and sort the general traffic chaos around the ground.

But it wouldn't surprise me if there is some feasibility work going around new locations for a new ground.

[PeterWithe]

Fella who does property development was telling me recently that wherever service roads have gone in for HS2, it will be very easy to get planning permission around them even on greenbelt land, don’t know if there is anything in that but if so, a lot of land around the NEC where the spur is would become available.

Not that I’d be at all interested in moving full stop let alone to over there.

[LeeB]

It would be handy for me, Percy and Olaftab, but I'd hate it.

[dave.woodhall]

Fella who does property development was telling me recently that wherever service roads have gone in for HS2, it will be very easy to get planning permission around them even on greenbelt land, don’t know if there is anything in that but if so, a lot of land around the NEC where the spur is would become available.

Not that I’d be at all interested in moving full stop let alone to over there.

There's a bit of a difference in getting permission for roads and for a stadium. For a start, there might be a problem in having a sixty thousand capacity ground on the flight path to an airport.

[Steve67]

West Ham sold their soul when they moved to the Olympic stadium.  Aston Villa should stay where they are.

[Brazilian Villain]

West Ham sold their soul when they moved to the Olympic stadium.  Aston Villa should stay where they are.

Agree 110%, it would be the beginning of the end for me.

[Paul.S]

West Ham sold their soul when they moved to the Olympic stadium.  Aston Villa should stay where they are.

100%. No lifeless new stadium for me.

[PeterWithe]

Fella who does property development was telling me recently that wherever service roads have gone in for HS2, it will be very easy to get planning permission around them even on greenbelt land, don’t know if there is anything in that but if so, a lot of land around the NEC where the spur is would become available.

Not that I’d be at all interested in moving full stop let alone to over there.

There's a bit of a difference in getting permission for roads and for a stadium. For a start, there might be a problem in having a sixty thousand capacity ground on the flight path to an airport.

What he was saying was that there are already the roads, and where there are roads there is little opposition to PP to build next to them.

There seemed to be support for a new stadium there when we wanted the National stadium?

[Pete3206]

New stadium? We can't even finalise plans for a new stand where we are.

[Rory]

If we did have to move, can we not knock down One Stop? Plenty of room there and it's shit anyway.

Right next to Perry Barr station, on several bus routes into town, on the outer circle, could accommodate a tram link along the A34, lots of empty Commonwealth Games bollocks nearby that could be turned into hotels, road links across town and to the M6, plus, crucially, it's nearer to my house.

Best shout yet. Can I park on your drive, Rory?

It's less of a drive, more of a front garden, but sure, be my guest.

[CT]

West Ham sold their soul when they moved to the Olympic stadium.  Aston Villa should stay where they are.

This, over and over again. If you haven’t seen a game at the London Stadium, go and do it and see if you’d fancy that for us every other week.

[London Villan]

West Ham's ground is how not to do it, however there has been a big trend in the US of rebuilding stadiums that have character and personality, as well as generating $millions for their owners. Heck will no doubt draw on that experience.