Villa Park Redevelopment

[kippaxvilla2]

Thank you very much for that explanation.  Makes sense to me.

[eamonn]

So now it's gonna be even harder to get matchday tickets for non-season ticket holders. It's a disgrace! #BedrockFCWillHaveMoreSeatsThanUs

[Ads]

Suspect with a portion of the Trinity going we'll likely be down about 8000 seats.

[chrisw1]

Just as we're marching to the top 4 and winning the FA cup.

Hold on to your seats!

[dave.woodhall]

Suspect with a portion of the Trinity going we'll likely be down about 8000 seats.

I would guess that would partly be alleviated by a reduced away allocation.

[pauliewalnuts]

Suspect with a portion of the Trinity going we'll likely be down about 8000 seats.

I would guess that would partly be alleviated by a reduced away allocation.

I would have thought that the only way to really reduce the away allocation with the existing segregation would be to give them either the upper or lower away seats, but not both, which would free up another 1600 odd seats.

[PeterWithesShin]

Even with the North knocked down we'd still be required to give a minimum 3k to away fans, so would need special dispensation from the PL to offer a smaller allocation. Not sure we'd get it if it's going to be for 2 years, or not much of a reduction.

[dave.woodhall]

Even with the North knocked down we'd still be required to give a minimum 3k to away fans, so would need special dispensation from the PL to offer a smaller allocation. Not sure we'd get it if it's going to be for 2 years, or not much of a reduction.

It's happened before now.

[Ads]

Youd have to assume a bit of the Witton will go too, so my beat guess is they possibly extend the away section of the upper slightly and we get 1500-2000 away fans for a couple of years.

Match tickets will be a virtual impossibility.

[pauliewalnuts]

Just watching the Claret and Blue podcast on this, and apparently last season there were on average 3 trains an hour going through Witton on match day.

That's the crux of the problem right there.

[VILLA MOLE]

Just watching the Claret and Blue podcast on this, and apparently last season there were on average 3 trains an hour going through Witton on match day.

That's the crux of the problem right there.

How many do you get on a train ?

[rougegorge]

I've had a great ticket in the middle Trinity near the tunnel for years so I guess I, along with many others will get relocated somewhere much poorer for 2 years and also lose those connections with people who've sat with us for years.

No idea where all the ST holders in the north stand and Trinity will go, but selfishly,  I am not looking forward to it.

Also, two years seems a long time to get a stand done.

[pauliewalnuts]

Just watching the Claret and Blue podcast on this, and apparently last season there were on average 3 trains an hour going through Witton on match day.

That's the crux of the problem right there.

How many do you get on a train ?

Well, apparently last season they'd let them leave not even full, which isn't a great position to be in.

[Lastfootstamper]

Just watching the Claret and Blue podcast on this, and apparently last season there were on average 3 trains an hour going through Witton on match day.

That's the crux of the problem right there.

As we speak on a friday evening, it's two in each direction per hour.

[London Villan]

Youd have to assume a bit of the Witton will go too, so my beat guess is they possibly extend the away section of the upper slightly and we get 1500-2000 away fans for a couple of years.

Match tickets will be a virtual impossibility.

No change to Witton Lane in the first stage. They have said only minor amends to the plans that were approved, so witton lane remains as is.