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Online tomd2103

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #11955 on: Today at 01:53:09 AM »
The more premier league clubs that build shiny mega bowls, the more our stadium becomes our USP.

That will become even more pronounced in 20, 30, 40 years when these new stadiums really start to look dated and of their time.

Villa Park is timeless.

Won’t the holte end be the oldest stand by the time the NS is done?  I remember it being built and I’m not *that* ancient.
I think it depends on what work’s done, but if it is just a case of extending the north stand across & back, I say that’s the same stand. If they knock a significant amount of it down to build it, fair enough that’s a new stand, but I (personally) don’t think that’s what’s happening with the north stand.


You can add me to the list of people who never want Villa to leave Villa Park, no matter what*. As others have said it’s becoming increasingly unique in a field where it was already *pretty* unique anyway.

As others have said, 52k is absolutely fine for us for now, and I think we’ll eventually get it up 55k-59k with further redevelopment of e.g the Witton lane stand.

I don’t think we would ever need more than that, as we don’t have a tram stop or the name of the city, so pretty pointless aiming for higher.

I've been weighing up the question of moving from Villa Park for a a few years, but over the last couple of seasons have come to the conclusion that I don't want us to move.  As more teams move to new analogous stadiums, Villa Park becomes increasingly unique and I don't want that to change.  Liverpool have managed it with Anfield and I hope our we can do the same.

Offline Dante Lavelli

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #11956 on: Today at 08:47:11 AM »
Same, having firmly been in the move camp before.

West Ham and occasionally spurs are struggling to fill their stadiums and that’s will london tourists on the door step.  More importantly, our owners are also business men so would want a return on the £1bn needed to move, whereas a new stand at £250m would get us to where we need to be without losing the romance of Villa Park.

Online Walmley_Villa

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #11957 on: Today at 09:51:20 AM »
If we could knock down the Doug and mirror the Trinity that side the stadium would be the dogs b*llocks

Online VILLA MOLE

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #11958 on: Today at 10:05:57 AM »
If we could knock down the Doug and mirror the Trinity that side the stadium would be the dogs b*llocks

I imagine that would be the next plan if we continue with our progression

Online London Villan

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #11959 on: Today at 10:07:53 AM »
20-25,000 seats on Witton Lane them I’m all for staying put.

 


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