Villa Park Redevelopment

[Percy McCarthy]

Guessing he wasn't even one of the 11k then!

I can’t say for definite.

[purpletrousers]

No fun zone. My matchday with two little kids just fell apart :/
Not sure it’s going to work any more.

Lee Preece has noted my wish to share his email unless there was a public statement coming quickly, so presumably there isn’t, here you go.

Thanks for the reminder.
 
Unfortunately, the building is about to start a major reconstruction so we have lost the family fun zone as was.
 
We considered using the new Inner City Academy, but as it is a professional sporting surface, we cannot have matchday activity on the pitch.
 
What we do have is a new space cube being built in the car park, which should have a capacity of circa 1,500 fans, and will provide prime views for player arrival.
 
Where we can, colleagues will still try and provide child friendly activity.
 
Once the building work is finished on the new warehouse (where the family fun zone was), we will have up to 4,000 fans housed pre and post-match which will include activities and spaces for children.  The building will open in the autumn of 2025.
 
We know the fun zone is a big loss, but the building has fell into a state of disrepair over the years and needs a complete overhaul.
 
Many thanks for your continued support.

I’m gutted and will share some thoughts and suggestions with him at some point.

It was always ambitious and I know for some questionable bringing such little ones along, but it’s been a good part of our lives, my 5yo is on her 4th ST this season and my youngest started coming along meaning much seat juggling since the end of 22/23…

Getting to VP has been an important focus for me and them through some tumultuous times, I’m also grateful for support I’ve had from H&V folk.
Even if it never happens again I’m glad I got them both there with my Dad at the same time.

I have mentioned to them my fear the Fun Zone might not be there, I’m not sure how much interest they’ll keep in coming, though the indoctrination seems pretty deep given the amount of spontaneous singling and comments over the summer holiday.

[Demitri_C]

Maybe it's my age but any feeling of value from the club towards the likes of me took flight a while ago and perhaps my cynicism is unfounded but if feels like a deliberate policy to run down GA to push people to pay more.

I saw one tweet over the weekend where the poster included a picture from the external balcony of the Holte looking back at the enormous queues stating that TV was better value than ever. The club might as well use that in it's promotional material.

But people in the Lower Grounds and Terrace View have to queue up at exactly the same gates as everybody else, as they're just in the normal Trinity and Holte End seats. And the Lower Grounds isn't even open at half time, so the people in there are queing up for the same drinks at half time as well. Literally all you get for the extra money Lower Grounds costs you is the chance for a couple of free drinks and some shit food that's probably been sat round all day before the game. My mate was in there Saturday and he said they didn't appear to be clearing the tables and by the end the whole place was minging.

The food was diabolical at LG west ham game. To charge that money for such bad food is criminal. The coke zero was also flat

[kippaxvilla2]

Maybe it's my age but any feeling of value from the club towards the likes of me took flight a while ago and perhaps my cynicism is unfounded but if feels like a deliberate policy to run down GA to push people to pay more.

I saw one tweet over the weekend where the poster included a picture from the external balcony of the Holte looking back at the enormous queues stating that TV was better value than ever. The club might as well use that in it's promotional material.

But people in the Lower Grounds and Terrace View have to queue up at exactly the same gates as everybody else, as they're just in the normal Trinity and Holte End seats. And the Lower Grounds isn't even open at half time, so the people in there are queing up for the same drinks at half time as well. Literally all you get for the extra money Lower Grounds costs you is the chance for a couple of free drinks and some shit food that's probably been sat round all day before the game. My mate was in there Saturday and he said they didn't appear to be clearing the tables and by the end the whole place was minging.

The food was diabolical at LG west ham game. To charge that money for such bad food is criminal. The coke zero was also flat

London? London? Yes London you know fish chips cup o tea bad food worse weather Mary fcuking Poppins London.

[Percy McCarthy]

Maybe it's my age but any feeling of value from the club towards the likes of me took flight a while ago and perhaps my cynicism is unfounded but if feels like a deliberate policy to run down GA to push people to pay more.

I saw one tweet over the weekend where the poster included a picture from the external balcony of the Holte looking back at the enormous queues stating that TV was better value than ever. The club might as well use that in it's promotional material.

But people in the Lower Grounds and Terrace View have to queue up at exactly the same gates as everybody else, as they're just in the normal Trinity and Holte End seats. And the Lower Grounds isn't even open at half time, so the people in there are queing up for the same drinks at half time as well. Literally all you get for the extra money Lower Grounds costs you is the chance for a couple of free drinks and some shit food that's probably been sat round all day before the game. My mate was in there Saturday and he said they didn't appear to be clearing the tables and by the end the whole place was minging.

The food was diabolical at LG west ham game. To charge that money for such bad food is criminal. The coke zero was also flat

London? London? Yes London you know fish chips cup o tea bad food worse weather Mary fcuking Poppins London.

I think he watched it on the telly at the Lower Grounds.

[Des Little]

Let’s just hope we don’t go shit again before they’ve finished all these refurbs.

[Rory]

Maybe it's my age but any feeling of value from the club towards the likes of me took flight a while ago and perhaps my cynicism is unfounded but if feels like a deliberate policy to run down GA to push people to pay more.

I saw one tweet over the weekend where the poster included a picture from the external balcony of the Holte looking back at the enormous queues stating that TV was better value than ever. The club might as well use that in it's promotional material.

But people in the Lower Grounds and Terrace View have to queue up at exactly the same gates as everybody else, as they're just in the normal Trinity and Holte End seats. And the Lower Grounds isn't even open at half time, so the people in there are queing up for the same drinks at half time as well. Literally all you get for the extra money Lower Grounds costs you is the chance for a couple of free drinks and some shit food that's probably been sat round all day before the game. My mate was in there Saturday and he said they didn't appear to be clearing the tables and by the end the whole place was minging.

The food was diabolical at LG west ham game. To charge that money for such bad food is criminal. The coke zero was also flat

London? London? Yes London you know fish chips cup o tea bad food worse weather Mary fcuking Poppins London.

What's the matter, you never heard a dog squeak before?

[PeterWithesShin]

It's not a fucking tin of baked beans.

[Rory]

I thought he was meant to be a getaway driver. What the fuck can he get away from?

[edgysatsuma89]

He's done a rally driving course. Ain't ya Tyrone.

[PeterWithesShin]

You could land a jumbo fucking jet in that.

[Rory]

Why the fuck would I want a caravan that's got no fucking wheels?

(One for LeeB?)

[edgysatsuma89]

Nah Tommy... It's tip top... I just don't like the fackin' colour.

(I'm sure LeeB's doors are firmly on).

[Rory]

Nah Tommy... It's tip top... I just don't like the fackin' colour.

(I'm sure LeeB's doors are firmly on).

It was 'two minutes' five minutes ago.

[PeterWithesShin]

Heavy is good, heavy is reliable. If it doesn't work you can always hit them with it.