Villa Park Redevelopment

[pauliewalnuts]

Yeah, and it's took 3 years and it's still not open.

They could have built 2 new ones in that time.

Apparently the company building it went tits up

[VillaTim]

Yeah, and it's took 3 years and it's still not open.

They could have built 2 new ones in that time.

Due to the Contractor building it going bust . It's a fantastic looking stand and Craven Cottage will still be a great ground as oppossed to Brentford's new ground which is hideous

[Chico Hamilton III]

I read that Fulham were charging over £100 for a ticket in the partially opened new stand for the Man United game this season.

[Risso]

We all love Villa Park, but we might just have outgrown it. Or at least will. Not just where we are hoping to go with our performances but simply to keep up with what other sides and what a modern football stadium needs to look like. There really is only so much that can be done. Yes the North could be improved and 10k seats added. But it doesn’t fix much of the rest of the stadium and the challenges that persist there. And this all before we discuss infrastructure of the surrounding area, transportation and respect for the existing residents. So I would like to think the current stalling of the plans is because something all encompassing is being considered. There is no doubt to stay competitive financially, there are many changes we desperately need.

The new North would have got us to 50Kish. Then if you rejigged  the Doug, and wrapped it round to join the North in the way the new stand was going to meet the Trinity, I reckon you'd have close to 60. You could probably get both done in 4 to 5 years. You'd then be left with the existing Holte and Trinity, which are more than adequate, if some thought was put into organising the existing facilities properly.

Either of the alternatives, a rebuild of Villa Park or moving elsewhere entirely, are going to take much, much longer, and all that time we're getting left behind from a revenue point of view.

[Ads]

Yeah, and it's took 3 years and it's still not open.

They could have built 2 new ones in that time.

Due to the Contractor building it going bust . It's a fantastic looking stand and Craven Cottage will still be a great ground as oppossed to Brentford's new ground which is hideous

Looks shite. Lower tiers being smaller than upper tiers, blergh. Looking at you too North Stand.

[Villan82]

We all love Villa Park, but we might just have outgrown it. Or at least will. Not just where we are hoping to go with our performances but simply to keep up with what other sides and what a modern football stadium needs to look like. There really is only so much that can be done. Yes the North could be improved and 10k seats added. But it doesn’t fix much of the rest of the stadium and the challenges that persist there. And this all before we discuss infrastructure of the surrounding area, transportation and respect for the existing residents. So I would like to think the current stalling of the plans is because something all encompassing is being considered. There is no doubt to stay competitive financially, there are many changes we desperately need.

The new North would have got us to 50Kish. Then if you rejigged  the Doug, and wrapped it round to join the North in the way the new stand was going to meet the Trinity, I reckon you'd have close to 60. You could probably get both done in 4 to 5 years. You'd then be left with the existing Holte and Trinity, which are more than adequate, if some thought was put into organising the existing facilities properly.

Either of the alternatives, a rebuild of Villa Park or moving elsewhere entirely, are going to take much, much longer, and all that time we're getting left behind from a revenue point of view.

100% agree and for all its problems next to a railway with soon to be revamped station.

I predict that whoever replaces Heck will have a serious clean up operation on their hands. The man seems to just break things.

[Ads]

I doubt there's much that could be done to improve the Witton given the teeny footprint it's on. I sat in the lower for Switzerland v Holland and the upper for the Nilis Chelsea game when the Trinity was being done. It's an abysmal stand.

[Risso]

I doubt there's much that could be done to improve the Witton given the teeny footprint it's on. I sat in the lower for Switzerland v Holland and the upper for the Nilis Chelsea game when the Trinity was being done. It's an abysmal stand.

Like I say, wrap it round and join it to a new North. There's a huge amount of empty space there. The road is still going to be there and causing the same problems even if they knock the whole thing down and start again.

[Ads]

The bit by block R you mean? In the defunct current plans that would have been the North still with a structural roof support coming diagonally down, so a warp around with the current design would have been tricky.

[VillaTim]

I read that Fulham were charging over £100 for a ticket in the partially opened new stand for the Man United game this season.

possibly higher , some standard seats in the other stands are plus £80 there anyway .

[Dogtanian]

Fulham's season ticket increases;

https://www.fulhamsupporterstrust.com/news/2023/04/season-ticket-prices/

"The other big numbers released today are the Riverside ticket prices. There’s no doubt that these prices will come as a shock to many, with season tickets on sale for renewals between £1,250 and £3,000."

[Ads]

Crikey!

[jon collett]

I doubt there's much that could be done to improve the Witton given the teeny footprint it's on. I sat in the lower for Switzerland v Holland and the upper for the Nilis Chelsea game when the Trinity was being done. It's an abysmal stand.

Depends what you want. The facilities are woeful and the concourses positively dangerous with crushing at half time but the views of the pitch and surrounds are the best in the ground. Personally that's all I want these days.

[Ads]

I want us to have better facilities than shit clubs like Brighton.

[Risso]

I want us to have better facilities than shit clubs like Brighton.

Some time in the 2030s, that might actually be the case. I'll be coming up to retirement by then, so look forward to the slight discount.