Villa Park Redevelopment

[Villan82]

Keeping a regular mid-size venue going has been difficult in Birmingham for decades. The 02 duo are fine as it goes but for the older demographic getting Up Town is a pain and a half. Somewhere like this, with reasonable parking and access from the motorway,  might well be a goer.

What do you think about stadium expansion, will we ever see it in our lifetimes?

[dave.woodhall]

Keeping a regular mid-size venue going has been difficult in Birmingham for decades. The 02 duo are fine as it goes but for the older demographic getting Up Town is a pain and a half. Somewhere like this, with reasonable parking and access from the motorway,  might well be a goer.

What do you think about stadium expansion, will we ever see it in our lifetimes?

God knows.

[DB]

Late 2026…?
Blimey, could have a new stadium by then.

Ok, video says live by Christmas 2025.

[kippaxvilla2]

Fair enough guess I was just thinking about the big bands which they will continue to attract to VP I assume.

[john e]

Saw Nathan Dawe in the away end at Forest on Saturday
he could do a little show there

( I don’t really know what he does though )

[eamonn]

Morrissey held aloft a Villa football on-stage at the Lezha Centa.

[Drummond]

There's no downside to this development.

Some are moaning because other things aren't being done but they are two completely separate issues.

[PeterWithe]

Some are moaning because other things aren't being done but they are two completely separate issues.

Not sure they are, the access needed for a NS rebuild would encroach on most of the space in front of the Warehouse, which is underway BTW, loads of contractors down there today.

[Dante Lavelli]

I'm even more convinced we are off to a new ground.

I don't see it. They must have spent the guts (when this is done) of £50m making Villa Park better for the corporate types.

No idea if £50m is accurate but, if so, that’d be repaid in a year or two based on the increased revenue the facilities will generate.  They’ve gone for value over status, or wow factor, which suggests to me we will be in a new home by 2030.

[kippaxvilla2]

There is no way we will be in a new home by 2030 if indeed there are any such ideas in the heads of our owners which I’m no longer convinced of.

[Dante Lavelli]

Keeping a regular mid-size venue going has been difficult in Birmingham for decades. The 02 duo are fine as it goes but for the older demographic getting Up Town is a pain and a half. Somewhere like this, with reasonable parking and access from the motorway,  might well be a goer.

That’s a good point.  At 7pm you’d be able to drive to the venue and park within an hour from a massive catchment area.  Offer half decent food ‘n’ beer and I reckon a gig a week is more than viable.  Add the stadium concerts in the summer and, hey presto, the Villa brand is bigger than just the football team. 

[Grande Pablo]

I'm all for the venue, but when folk leaves matches early as public transport is at best questionable, gigs finishing later could be a huge problem.  Granted there'll only be 3500 not 45000 or so, but Witton station is still a lonely place in the dark.

[cdbearsfan]

The authorities bother their arses putting on extra transport when there's a gig on. It's only football fans that don't matter.

[Demitri_C]

Disappointed there is no theme park in the venue

[Gareth]

Keeping a regular mid-size venue going has been difficult in Birmingham for decades. The 02 duo are fine as it goes but for the older demographic getting Up Town is a pain and a half. Somewhere like this, with reasonable parking and access from the motorway,  might well be a goer.

That’s a good point.  At 7pm you’d be able to drive to the venue and park within an hour from a massive catchment area.  Offer half decent food ‘n’ beer and I reckon a gig a week is more than viable.  Add the stadium concerts in the summer and, hey presto, the Villa brand is bigger than just the football team.

Add in a few stand up comedy gigs etc you could have a venue earning well