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Offline pauliewalnuts

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #11910 on: January 23, 2026, 10:56:36 PM »
As for football grounds , i like the 4 sheds warts and all. never want to have  a sanitised bowl

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Too fucking right.

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #11911 on: January 23, 2026, 11:03:05 PM »
Any concerts planned this summer, or are we concentrating on the North Stand?

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #11912 on: January 23, 2026, 11:49:36 PM »
As for football grounds , i like the 4 sheds warts and all. never want to have  a sanitised bowl

Is the correct answer.

Too fucking right.
On the underground back from White Hart Lane I noticed that they referred to the line as “The Events Line” not THFC stadium where football matches take place, but an events stadium. Not just sports, concerts, exhibitions, whatever you want I imagine.
If your purpose is getting the quickest possible return on your investment and maximising every opportunity then that’s fine. But if you want it as the home of a football club that has a soul then an events stadium will not do it. Maybe in time it might get there but for now I couldn’t help feel American football.
I mentioned previously that overhearing two Spurs fans in their mid 50s longing for the old White Hart Lane and being envious of VP. Shiny things dull up quickly it seems.

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #11913 on: Today at 12:04:57 AM »
I mentioned previously that overhearing two Spurs fans in their mid 50s longing for the old White Hart Lane and being envious of VP. Shiny things dull up quickly it seems.

A friend of mine is a big Arsenal fan and even a few years into the Emirates experience, he was muttering that he wished they'd never left Highbury.

As someone said to me on a Concorde retirement flight, "Now it's (BA) just another airline". Saving the millions it was losing on the service didn't usher in a bright new era, but rather a continued focus on the financial side. However, the cachet it had from operating such a unique plane was gone, and never to be restored. As he predicted, now it's just another airline.

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #11914 on: Today at 12:15:42 AM »
Real traditional fans who appreciate what a football ground should look like love Villa Park. We are just fortunate it belongs to us.

 


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