Villa Park Redevelopment

[eamonn]

I did the Real Madrid tour/museum about a decade ago and it seemed, from memory, heavily reliant on technology and story telling rather than physical memorabilia. That said, the passage of time may have clouded my memory.

I did the Barça tour about 25 years ago, and my main memory is that one of their ex-players was the spit of Robbie Williams.

What a waste - of your time and his training.

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

I did the Real Madrid tour/museum about a decade ago and it seemed, from memory, heavily reliant on technology and story telling rather than physical memorabilia. That said, the passage of time may have clouded my memory.

I did the Barça tour about 25 years ago, and my main memory is that one of their ex-players was the spit of Robbie Williams.

I bet he was a better singer. I'll only get 1/50, mind.

[Dante Lavelli]

A hotel and museum would complement each other down in that corner and the building is stunning too.  The VR/museum might not need to be that big as you’d potentially need a couple of rooms kitted out with the latest technology and then update the ‘display’ each six months so people have reason to return.

I also think the hotel should be the away fans’ designated pub.  It’s close to where the buses drop off and it would encourage a few hundred to pay a tenner before the game.

It’s got the potential to be very classy.

[Dogtanian]

It’s definitely something that should be done, as it’s something that can stretch beyond Villa fans, and appeal to all sorts of football and football history buffs.

Think of all the historically significant things that could be featured;

The early years of football.
The founding of the football league.
The founding of the Premier League.
The 79 Villa players playing for England + other national teams.
The 34 Villa players scoring for England.
Villa Park and the 1966 World Cup & Euro 96.
Villa Park and the FA Cup semi-finals.
The history of the FA Cup and all our finals appearances, including the last ever at the original Wembley.

There’s loads that if done right would have a very broad appeal.

[Tayls_7]

Plus a special stand on The Story of The African Car Reverser.

This could be designed as an interactive feature that appeals to fans of all ages.

[Percy McCarthy]

Some great ideas in this thread.