Villa Park Redevelopment

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

How much was the Perry Barr station refurb? And what did it consist of?

£30m. Don't know what it consisted of, we haven't played up there for 127 years.

[The Edge]

That little lot will be £15m-£20m.

How

The tunnel alone will cost millions. They are excavating beneath a live railway line which runs about 10/12 trains per hour at peak times.

[VillaTim]

That little lot will be £15m-£20m.

How

The tunnel alone will cost millions. They are excavating beneath a live railway line which runs about 10/12 trains per hour at peak times.

crazy money just to create a void essentially

[Villan82]

The choreography is odd. We announce we are pausing the redevelopment and the station upgrade takes a big step forward. Reading the article it talks about future proofing should 'Aston Villa revisit their stadium expansion plans'.

[The Edge]

The choreography is odd. We announce we are pausing the redevelopment and the station upgrade takes a big step forward. Reading the article it talks about future proofing should 'Aston Villa revisit their stadium expansion plans'.

I agree. It's been handled very clumsily. Just like the new badge. The owners must see something in him or you'd expect him to be out on his arse pretty soon.

[London Villan]

The new entrance at snow hill cost £17m 15 years ago and took 7 years to construct. So it will be interesting to see the budget here.

[AV82EC]

That little lot will be £15m-£20m.

How

The tunnel alone will cost millions. They are excavating beneath a live railway line which runs about 10/12 trains per hour at peak times.

crazy money just to create a void essentially

Platform widening and lengthening
The pedestrian tunnel, major civils as the edge said
New lifts (Equality Act reqt)
A whole heap of civils around ramps, queuing systems, car parks etc
Revamp the ticket office and station buildings
Platform roofing

I’m sure someone who works in the rail industry could give you something more comprehensive but that’s off the top of my head. There’s a pretty standard list of stuff Network Rail have to include as part of a major upgrade like this.

[Percy McCarthy]

Well, if demand isn’t there, and the season ticket waiting list is a mirage, I’ll look forward to my season tickets for me and the two babbies, all sitting together, in the near future. Shouldn’t take them long to get to us at number thirty-five thousand and something on the non-existent list.

[pauliewalnuts]

Well, if demand isn’t there, and the season ticket waiting list is a mirage, I’ll look forward to my season tickets for me and the two babbies, all sitting together, in the near future. Shouldn’t take them long to get to us at number thirty-five thousand and something on the non-existent list.

I think it's being misinterpreted in that sense.

I think the concerns they have are:

- playing Champions League game with a bit of a fence and a building site behind one end of the ground, the lower portion of which certainly adds to atmosphere, at a time we've won 15 home league games in a row

- the escalating cost of steel right now.

- the balancing of a large capital investment versus investment in the playing squad, given where we are now in on-pitch terms.

[London Villan]

Well, if demand isn’t there, and the season ticket waiting list is a mirage, I’ll look forward to my season tickets for me and the two babbies, all sitting together, in the near future. Shouldn’t take them long to get to us at number thirty-five thousand and something on the non-existent list.

My lad moved 2000 spaces up the list this summer. He is in the 16000s.

[olaftab]

I see they considered a fleet of shuttle buses but decided against it. Another kick in the balls for Aziz coaches of Sparkbrook.

And Bharat Coaches of Soho Road are in crises.

[IFWaters]

Any chants for our Manager this Friday?

What the heck
What the heck
What the heck is going on ?
What the heck is going on ?

[olaftab]

I like how happy the chap bybthe telegraph pole looks.

He's just returned from Madrid where we thrashed Atletico 3-0 in the away leg of 26/27 Champions League semi final.

[olaftab]

It doesn't make sense. Where would you have a foot-only tunnel underneath the line with a side road on the right hand side?

Currently Station Road runs into nothing so a tunnel will make the station more accessible and that's Village Road on the right?

Edit:Apologies just noted ALITA had covered this.

[VillaTim]

talk about mixed messages from the club.