Villa Park Redevelopment

[chrisw1]

Christ, Ansells was shite.

[Percy McCarthy]

I would drink Ansell’s Aston Ale, purely because it was from Aston. I think it was bitter, by the colour of it.

[tomd2103]

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.

Don't want to get all Flinstone about it and it might not be the case if the rebuild is done in phases, but I would imagine that a considerable number of fans not being able to attend home games for two seasons is going to be deeply unpopular. 

[Gareth]

Lucky that waiting list is a figment of imagination else there would be a lot of fans beside the season ticket holders in the North Stand who will be unhappy

[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.

Don't want to get all Flinstone about it and it might not be the case if the rebuild is done in phases, but I would imagine that a considerable number of fans not being able to attend home games for two seasons is going to be deeply unpopular. 

It absolutely will be and it will drive folks wild, especially if we continue to improve as well. It makes selling 50,000 oit a virtual guarantee when we get the chance.

[Percy McCarthy]

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.

Don't want to get all Flinstone about it and it might not be the case if the rebuild is done in phases, but I would imagine that a considerable number of fans not being able to attend home games for two seasons is going to be deeply unpopular. 

It absolutely will be and it will drive folks wild, especially if we continue to improve as well. It makes selling 50,000 oit a virtual guarantee when we get the chance.

Guaranteed anyway IMO. Long term we need to be pushing on from that figure.

[pauliewalnuts]

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.

Don't want to get all Flinstone about it and it might not be the case if the rebuild is done in phases, but I would imagine that a considerable number of fans not being able to attend home games for two seasons is going to be deeply unpopular. 

Reducing the capacity to build a stand which will be half empty, i am absolutely LIVID, it's a DISGRACE.

[Flamingo Lane]

What is the current capacity of the North Stand? And approximate number of season ticket holders in it, that will need to be relocated whilst the stand is being replaced?

[olaftab]

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.

Don't want to get all Flinstone about it and it might not be the case if the rebuild is done in phases, but I would imagine that a considerable number of fans not being able to attend home games for two seasons is going to be deeply unpopular. 

Reducing the capacity to build a stand which will be half empty, i am absolutely LIVID, it's a DISGRACE.

Yes true. Why couldn't they keep upper North  seats available whilst they demolish the lower, don't get what this club is doing right these days???

[DB]

It will be interesting to see when they can start putting fans back in the new stand as it progresses. As it won’t open after 2 years in 1 go.

[bill]

Doug Ellis Lower opened up a season before the upper.

[London Villan]

The upper tier was open first. However, they used the old seats in the lower tier, then had to rip them out and replace the whole tier due to various problems. It’s the reason there is such a wide gap between the pitch and the front row. Ellis on the cheap again.

[Brend'Watkins]

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.

True. And with that greater demand expect the high year on year Season ticket price increases to continue for at least a few seasons.

[Brazilian Villain]

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.

At the very least, people will be keeping a close eye on the 'Holiday Plans' thread on here.

[bill]

The upper tier was open first. However, they used the old seats in the lower tier, then had to rip them out and replace the whole tier due to various problems. It’s the reason there is such a wide gap between the pitch and the front row. Ellis on the cheap again.

Really? I remember sacrificing the last season on the Holte in order to move into the lower tier of the new Doug Ellis. Our theory being that we would get first dibs the following season when the upper tier was opened. This is exactly what happened, and we got 9 seats in a row three rows back bang on halfway. No arguments from me on Ellis the pennypincher though.