Villa Park Redevelopment

[Risso]

Never knew that.

[pauliewalnuts]

The Pavilion

I hope Chris Heck hasn't read that book or before we know it, there will be a new "all the chips and booze you can neck" 'premium experience' lounge called 'The Pavilion' taking up half the Trinity concourse at a bargain £75 on top of your match ticket.

[The Edge]

I wonder what the reduced capacity will be for those two seasons....just over 30k?

It's hard to tell. The capacity of the North Stand is around 7,200 so that leaves 35k but the new stand conjoins to the Trinity so part of that will have to be closed off. It's anyone's guess really but for me it's the perfect time to get it done. The feelgood factor is at an all-time high which is the best time to expand. There will be a clamour for ST's if we're flying once all the work is completed.

[The Edge]

Never knew that.

Me neither and I class myself as a bit of a nerd when it comes to all things Villa Park.

[Jean Quereue-Quereue]

The Holte and Witton Lane were developed in 1994, the same year when the first CDM rules were brought in, so probably squeaked in just before their application.  Nowadays, the worksite would be under the responsibility of the Principal Contractor, who is responsible for the H&S of the people using the stand if an option was taken to phase the works to keep it open during works.  I doubt any contractor would have the expertise or want to take on the risk these days of the thousands of people inside an active worksite so a full closure during works is the only sensible option.

[KevinGage]

Haven't Liverpool had the lower tier of the Anfield Road stand still in use whilst they complete work in the upper tier?

[Ads]

Yes, although the away end is slightly reduced in allocation. But the lower tier is as it ever was, just that the upper tier has been rebuilt.

The concourse as we experienced in May is still there, only when we went in September, it had the new much bigger bit for you to walk through first.

[Jean Quereue-Quereue]

Haven't Liverpool had the lower tier of the Anfield Road stand still in use whilst they complete work in the upper tier?

Yes, you're correct.  Looks like a Witton Lane-style build the upper tier then do the lower tier after.  Gives me the shudders looking at the partially constructed roof with spectators below.   It shows that anything is possible, but would certainly add complexity and more things to go wrong, with more complex phasing resulting in increased contingency planning for risk affecting cost and time.

[VillaTim]

i remember the North stand 1978 sitting upstairs before they'd finished it. They hadn't put the side panels on for example , it was like sitting in a wind tunnel up there

[Dr Butler]

Hi all not sure if this question has been answered elsewhere in the thread, but the Holte Hotel...

can season ticket holders use this on a match day ?  is there a cost or is it free ?

many thanks for any help

UTV
The Doc

[paul_e]

Yes, although the away end is slightly reduced in allocation. But the lower tier is as it ever was, just that the upper tier has been rebuilt.

The concourse as we experienced in May is still there, only when we went in September, it had the new much bigger bit for you to walk through first.

I doubt we'll do anything remotely like that, the entire stand will be closed for the full time. I'd also exxpect at least part of the development to see blocks (or at least partial blocks) at that end of the other 2 stands to be closed because there's work included in connecting them up.

[Chris Smith]

Hi all not sure if this question has been answered elsewhere in the thread, but the Holte Hotel...

can season ticket holders use this on a match day ?  is there a cost or is it free ?

many thanks for any help

UTV
The Doc

Haven’t been in this season but previously it was open free of charge for Season Ticket holders.

[DB]

I am right in thinking, when the Holte terrace was knocked down at the end of the season, the lower tier was partially opened for the following season?

[Ads]

Yes. The first game was a night match against Tottenham, when Klinsman attacked Bosnich's knee with his face if I recall. The lower tier was partially open.

[PeterWithesShin]

We didn't play Spurs until Jan '95. Lower tier was mainly open for Inter which was late '94. We'd played 3 home league games before then, Saints, Palace and Ipswich. All were under 25k. Newcastle a couple of days after Inter was 30k.

Thinking about it, we played Wigan in the LC a week before Inter, 12k. I was Lower Holte that night.