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Offline LeeB

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #12435 on: March 27, 2026, 10:18:16 AM »
Don't forget  Blose need to liaise with Birmingham Council with their project, plus Government with the new transport links. The Council can't even sort out the farcical bin strike! This redevelopment won't happen on time and will end up costing far more than anticipated. They won't make the play-offs now and will finish mid-table. They thought promotion would be a cakewalk! They have a dud of a manager and a bang average squad. They are miles off becoming any type of force.

Their owners already have a stake in the Birmingham Phoenix cricket team and there a rumours that they are interested in a rugby team as well. 

I hope it’s not the Saints, long thought Saints should join V-Group and share intelligence.  We could learn a lot about how to run a youth system and community engagement from them.  They would benefit from our fanbase and maybe the odd game at villa park.

I'd fucking love this, Both my teams together would be great but more importantly how they've structured the academy and handle the transition into the first team is something every other club in the world could do with looking into, the sheer amount of saints academy graduates forming the backbone of both their squad and the England squad is truly impressive. If you get it right to the degree they have getting world class players through the ranks becomes a regular occurrence, right now I can think of 3 or 4 saints academy players who'd get into every international squad on the world, which is truly ridiculous and there's 3 more I think will add to the list in the next couple of years.

We've managed a 150 years without lighting our own farts and stickings fingers in each others arses and eyes, it's a no from me.

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #12436 on: March 27, 2026, 10:20:59 AM »
Don't forget  Blose need to liaise with Birmingham Council with their project, plus Government with the new transport links. The Council can't even sort out the farcical bin strike! This redevelopment won't happen on time and will end up costing far more than anticipated. They won't make the play-offs now and will finish mid-table. They thought promotion would be a cakewalk! They have a dud of a manager and a bang average squad. They are miles off becoming any type of force.

Their owners already have a stake in the Birmingham Phoenix cricket team and there a rumours that they are interested in a rugby team as well. 

I hope it’s not the Saints, long thought Saints should join V-Group and share intelligence.  We could learn a lot about how to run a youth system and community engagement from them.  They would benefit from our fanbase and maybe the odd game at villa park.

I'd fucking love this, Both my teams together would be great but more importantly how they've structured the academy and handle the transition into the first team is something every other club in the world could do with looking into, the sheer amount of saints academy graduates forming the backbone of both their squad and the England squad is truly impressive. If you get it right to the degree they have getting world class players through the ranks becomes a regular occurrence, right now I can think of 3 or 4 saints academy players who'd get into every international squad on the world, which is truly ridiculous and there's 3 more I think will add to the list in the next couple of years.

We've managed a 150 years without lighting our own farts and stickings fingers in each others arses and eyes, it's a no from me.


we are good at drinking piss though , all be it lager 

Online Brazilian Villain

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #12437 on: March 27, 2026, 10:38:12 AM »
I hope it’s not the Saints, long thought Saints should join V-Group and share intelligence.  We could learn a lot about how to run a youth system and community engagement from them.  They would benefit from our fanbase and maybe the odd game at villa park.

I'd fucking love this, Both my teams together

It'd be amazing to hear the Holte belting out The Fields are Green and Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.

Offline paul_e

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #12438 on: March 27, 2026, 11:21:42 AM »
I hope it’s not the Saints, long thought Saints should join V-Group and share intelligence.  We could learn a lot about how to run a youth system and community engagement from them.  They would benefit from our fanbase and maybe the odd game at villa park.

I'd fucking love this, Both my teams together

It'd be amazing to hear the Holte belting out The Fields are Green and Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.

I'd say there's a pretty decent chance that could happen tomorrow, Gloucester vs Leicester, I'll be there so I'll let you know!

Offline Drummond

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #12439 on: March 27, 2026, 11:28:40 AM »
Swing Low, Sweet Holtender.....

Offline Ads

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #12440 on: Today at 09:28:21 AM »
Primtime Villa has some pics up. Didn't realise the old block R had steps that went upwards- makes sense I suppose given the North is elevated, but that concourse must be so narrow and small.

Online eamonn

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #12441 on: Today at 10:07:44 AM »
Swing Low, Sweet Holtender.....


Sleep well sweet Prince.

Offline pauliewalnuts

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #12442 on: Today at 10:08:30 AM »
I hope it’s not the Saints, long thought Saints should join V-Group and share intelligence.  We could learn a lot about how to run a youth system and community engagement from them.  They would benefit from our fanbase and maybe the odd game at villa park.

I'd fucking love this, Both my teams together

It'd be amazing to hear the Holte belting out The Fields are Green and Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.

Only slightly less bad than the thought of the Holte belting out KRO.

Offline Ads

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #12443 on: Today at 10:14:19 AM »
I hope it’s not the Saints, long thought Saints should join V-Group and share intelligence.  We could learn a lot about how to run a youth system and community engagement from them.  They would benefit from our fanbase and maybe the odd game at villa park.

I'd fucking love this, Both my teams together

It'd be amazing to hear the Holte belting out The Fields are Green and Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.

Only slightly less bad than the thought of the Holte belting out KRO.

Thata only because its full of 10,000 Zulus whenever we play them.


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Offline paul_e

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #12445 on: Today at 10:20:11 PM »
Yep, from the holte end at the rugby today it was pretty clear that a lot of work had been done around the sides of the stand, what used to be the corner flag restaurant was clearly half demolished.

Offline Ads

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #12446 on: Today at 11:07:57 PM »
Always weird that we had a 1990s redbrick semi detached house annexed to the North.

Online Gareth

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #12447 on: Today at 11:16:18 PM »
Always weird that we had a 1990s redbrick semi detached house annexed to the North.

Until you remember who was in care of the coffers then :-)

Online Crown Hill

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #12448 on: Today at 11:42:13 PM »
Always weird that we had a 1990s redbrick semi detached house annexed to the North.

It was when Peter Ellis ruined the whole ground. He disfigured the Trinity so much it couldn’t be listed and covered the Holte in red and brown cladding!

Online andyh

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Re: Villa Park Redevelopment
« Reply #12449 on: Today at 11:56:21 PM »
Bloody hell, that pic is drastic

 


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