Villa Park Redevelopment

[dave.woodhall]

I'd be very surprised if our owners take anything from it.

[cdbearsfan]

They can't just give it back or sell it to us for next to nothing though as it would be seen,  correctly, as a scam to get around the rules. So we basically don't own our ground and are reliant on the ongoing good will of our owners.

I think that's right, anyway?

[adrenachrome]

They can't just give it back or sell it to us for next to nothing though as it would be seen,  correctly, as a scam to get around the rules. So we basically don't own our ground and are reliant on the ongoing good will of our owners.

I think that's right, anyway?

Not according to the article below, but other articles state we flogged in 2019 to overcome financial regulations.

https://www.elmelaab.net/do-aston-villa-own-their-stadium/

[paul_e]

They can't just give it back or sell it to us for next to nothing though as it would be seen,  correctly, as a scam to get around the rules. So we basically don't own our ground and are reliant on the ongoing good will of our owners.

I think that's right, anyway?

But they can lease it back to us at a peppercorn rent and then let the club keep any profits it generates. There's probably some restrictions around it but the setup will be along those lines.

If they ever sold up they'd sell the group rather than the club so it was included and then it could be recombined as part of the sale.

[Somniloquism]

I might be wrong but that website smells of an AI article generator.

[adrenachrome]

I might be wrong but that website smells of an AI article generator.

I think you are right.

[The Man With A Stick]

There's a piece on The Athletic website by Greg Evans about the Brickworks.

It contains this sentence:

Although they’re some way behind arch-rivals Villa, it’s no secret that they’re hot on their heels on and off the pitch.

Try not to laugh too much.

Ggregg's ggot confused aggain.