Villa Park Redevelopment

[steamer]

I can’t remember the gates opening at half-time down the Villa. The first time we legged it from the Holte was to have a look at the view from the new North Stand, and that didn’t open until ten minutes (or thereabouts) from the end of the game. We also used to go in ten minutes from the end of the cup semi-finals, and also on one memorable occasion to sit by some bluenoses we’d spotted in the Trinity. We sat around them and had some ‘bantz’, but nothing more. They were a well-known family of nutters and weren’t the least bit intimidated. On the night I went to a bluenose’s birthday or engagement party at Lea Hall Legion, where I was, as far as I know, the only Villa fan. Needless to say, my ‘victims’ from the Trinity earlier were all there and remembered me well.  I somehow managed to laugh it off.

Was the Family the McCarthy's ?

[Percy McCarthy]

I can’t remember the gates opening at half-time down the Villa. The first time we legged it from the Holte was to have a look at the view from the new North Stand, and that didn’t open until ten minutes (or thereabouts) from the end of the game. We also used to go in ten minutes from the end of the cup semi-finals, and also on one memorable occasion to sit by some bluenoses we’d spotted in the Trinity. We sat around them and had some ‘bantz’, but nothing more. They were a well-known family of nutters and weren’t the least bit intimidated. On the night I went to a bluenose’s birthday or engagement party at Lea Hall Legion, where I was, as far as I know, the only Villa fan. Needless to say, my ‘victims’ from the Trinity earlier were all there and remembered me well.  I somehow managed to laugh it off.

Was the Family the McCarthy's ?

Mooneys.

[LeeB]

I can’t remember the gates opening at half-time down the Villa. The first time we legged it from the Holte was to have a look at the view from the new North Stand, and that didn’t open until ten minutes (or thereabouts) from the end of the game. We also used to go in ten minutes from the end of the cup semi-finals, and also on one memorable occasion to sit by some bluenoses we’d spotted in the Trinity. We sat around them and had some ‘bantz’, but nothing more. They were a well-known family of nutters and weren’t the least bit intimidated. On the night I went to a bluenose’s birthday or engagement party at Lea Hall Legion, where I was, as far as I know, the only Villa fan. Needless to say, my ‘victims’ from the Trinity earlier were all there and remembered me well.  I somehow managed to laugh it off.

Was the Family the McCarthy's ?

Mooneys.

As in Tommy? I once had a second hand tumble dryer off his ex

[Percy McCarthy]

I can’t remember the gates opening at half-time down the Villa. The first time we legged it from the Holte was to have a look at the view from the new North Stand, and that didn’t open until ten minutes (or thereabouts) from the end of the game. We also used to go in ten minutes from the end of the cup semi-finals, and also on one memorable occasion to sit by some bluenoses we’d spotted in the Trinity. We sat around them and had some ‘bantz’, but nothing more. They were a well-known family of nutters and weren’t the least bit intimidated. On the night I went to a bluenose’s birthday or engagement party at Lea Hall Legion, where I was, as far as I know, the only Villa fan. Needless to say, my ‘victims’ from the Trinity earlier were all there and remembered me well.  I somehow managed to laugh it off.

Was the Family the McCarthy's ?

Mooneys.

As in Tommy? I once had a second hand tumble dryer off his ex

Not the player. I think one of them was called Tommy but there was definitely a Tony so I might be getting mixed up.

[astonvilla82]

I can’t remember the gates opening at half-time down the Villa. The first time we legged it from the Holte was to have a look at the view from the new North Stand, and that didn’t open until ten minutes (or thereabouts) from the end of the game. We also used to go in ten minutes from the end of the cup semi-finals, and also on one memorable occasion to sit by some bluenoses we’d spotted in the Trinity. We sat around them and had some ‘bantz’, but nothing more. They were a well-known family of nutters and weren’t the least bit intimidated. On the night I went to a bluenose’s birthday or engagement party at Lea Hall Legion, where I was, as far as I know, the only Villa fan. Needless to say, my ‘victims’ from the Trinity earlier were all there and remembered me well.  I somehow managed to laugh it off.

Was the Family the McCarthy's ?

Mooneys.

Good few Mooneys live in Quinton police and the council barred them from the area, that was about middle eighties approximately

[Drummond]

I'm on the season ticket waiting list, 12500 ish last season, and registered my interest in the Terrace View when it was an option to. Because I wanted to know more about it.

Anyway, they've clearly invited people to take up the offer, but I wasn't one of them, so I'm guessing there is plenty of interest further up the waiting list.

[Percy McCarthy]

I can’t remember the gates opening at half-time down the Villa. The first time we legged it from the Holte was to have a look at the view from the new North Stand, and that didn’t open until ten minutes (or thereabouts) from the end of the game. We also used to go in ten minutes from the end of the cup semi-finals, and also on one memorable occasion to sit by some bluenoses we’d spotted in the Trinity. We sat around them and had some ‘bantz’, but nothing more. They were a well-known family of nutters and weren’t the least bit intimidated. On the night I went to a bluenose’s birthday or engagement party at Lea Hall Legion, where I was, as far as I know, the only Villa fan. Needless to say, my ‘victims’ from the Trinity earlier were all there and remembered me well.  I somehow managed to laugh it off.

Was the Family the McCarthy's ?

Mooneys.

Good few Mooneys live in Quinton police and the council barred them from the area, that was about middle eighties approximately

Yeah there was definitely a branch of the family in Quinton/Bartley Green.

[chrisw1]

I'm on the season ticket waiting list, 12500 ish last season, and registered my interest in the Terrace View when it was an option to. Because I wanted to know more about it.

Anyway, they've clearly invited people to take up the offer, but I wasn't one of them, so I'm guessing there is plenty of interest further up the waiting list.

edit - I've moved my response to the ST thread

[Nelly]

Pretty impressive mock up for what Crystal Palace intend to do with their new Main Stand:

[exigo]

Pretty impressive mock up for what Crystal Palace intend to do with their new Main Stand:

And from the other side.

[Percy McCarthy]

Pretty impressive mock up for what Crystal Palace intend to do with their new Main Stand:

Two of them please, either side of the Holte & new North. But with more seats in ours obvs.

[paul_e]

That's the sort of thing we can't do because of the size/shape of the plot we're on.

[pauliewalnuts]

Not sure where Palace would find the space.

I haven't been there for a long time now, but I recall it was surrounded by faintly depressing looking inter-war semi detached housing, and a supermarket on one side.

[algy]

Pretty impressive mock up for what Crystal Palace intend to do with their new Main Stand:

That's brilliant and exactly the type of thing that we ought to be doing at Villa Park. You look at that stand and it doesn't even need to have "crystal palace" written on the side for it to scream Crystal Palace at you.

We should aim for that with every stand - or should be uniquely ours. Take away the "Aston Villa" and the badges, paint it a different colour, and it's still quite obviously our stand.

[Risso]

Pretty impressive mock up for what Crystal Palace intend to do with their new Main Stand:

That's brilliant and exactly the type of thing that we ought to be doing at Villa Park. You look at that stand and it doesn't even need to have "crystal palace" written on the side for it to scream Crystal Palace at you.

We should aim for that with every stand - or should be uniquely ours. Take away the "Aston Villa" and the badges, paint it a different colour, and it's still quite obviously our stand.

The only bit of Villa Park where that applies now is the outside of the Holte. The architecture there is great and looks like the ornate Victorian red brick we’re famous for. The rest of it could be pretty well be from any old ground in the country. The DE looks like a warehouse, the North is a 70s concrete eyesore, and the Trinity could be any modern stand  with loads of beams on the roof. Nothing really hangs together in a way that says “Aston Villa”.