Villa Park Redevelopment

[eamonn]

You've seen one tree, you've seen them all.

Those useless trees, produce the air that I am breathing.

[PeterWithe]

Sometimes, it's all you need.

[rob_bridge]

While you get the usual comments from some fans from local clubs, lot of praise for VP and The Holte from fans of other clubs as usual

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Every fair minded fan knows it is an iconic ground. I spoke to an Ajax stadium tour guide back in July who came over for the Conference League match - he was hugely impressed with the tradition.

[Chris Smith]

You've seen one tree, you've seen them all.

Those useless trees, produce the air that I am breathing.

But they never said that you were leaving.

[Brazilian Villain]

You've seen one tree, you've seen them all.

One's enough, after that you're sycamore.

[Mister E]

You've seen one tree, you've seen them all.

One's enough, after that you're sycamore.

Is that the gone Gap Sycamore?

[Drummond]

You've seen one tree, you've seen them all.

One's enough, after that you're sycamore.

Oakay, yew have made your point.

[algy]

You've seen one tree, you've seen them all.

That’s true - but I find when I can’t see any trees, I pine for them

[kippaxvilla2]

Genuinely, that looks like the sort of cheap shite Ellis would have put up. It's properly awful.

What in the blue hell is that?!  It looks like the tiny stand at Vicarage Road.

[The Edge]

Genuinely, that looks like the sort of cheap shite Ellis would have put up. It's properly awful.

What in the blue hell is that?!  It looks like the tiny stand at Vicarage Road.

I actually think thats an act of architectural vandalism on our beloved Villa Park. We need to let the club know we dont want this crap tacked onto the side of another piece of crap that Doug Ellis installed.

[cdbearsfan]

We really don't.

[DB]

Genuinely, that looks like the sort of cheap shite Ellis would have put up. It's properly awful.

What in the blue hell is that?!  It looks like the tiny stand at Vicarage Road.

I actually think thats an act of architectural vandalism on our beloved Villa Park. We need to let the club know we dont want this crap tacked onto the side of another piece of crap that Doug Ellis installed.

Trinity.

[Hopadop]

I quite like it. Adds to the cod Victorian steampunk aesthetic.

Be even better with a thatched roof.

[Villan82]

It's a shame we'll be losing most of the view of the trees between the Holte and Trinity.

Which is why it was odd we didn't go with a bigger North Stand of 13000 so that we could avoid having to do lose that unique view for the sake of a few hundred seats.

No, it isn't.

Well some think it is Drummond.  But we get that others are very happy with the planned refurb.  I think it's odd we didn't go for a 15-16k North when we have the land available, but this discussion has been done to death now.

I see Arsenal are planning a further upsize which may involve them playing at Wembley again.  But yeah, shutting a 6,000 seat stand for 12-18 months is unthinkable for Villa.

I don't believe, for one single second, that anyone thought we should go for a bigger North Stand to protect the view of a couple of trees in the gap between the Trinity and Holte. In fact, I'd hazard a guess that the vast majority hadn't even considered it may go at all, until this change was announced.

100% correct and I don't see anybody arguing that. The point being argued is that we actually own a large plot of land behind our smallest stand and therefore it's ripe for developing a bigger stand than 12,000 and this would negate requiring to put extra seats in a corner of the ground that backs immediately onto a footpath, public road and park.

You wouldn't be deliberately misrepresenting the point now would you?