Villa Park Redevelopment

[DB]

Blimey, they really are squeezing every un-necessary space to add new seats e.g. bottom corner of the Witton Lane, looks like now 1 set of steps rather than 2.

[Villan82]

Blimey, they really are squeezing every un-necessary space to add new seats e.g. bottom corner of the Witton Lane, looks like now 1 set of steps rather than 2.

Not to go over old ground but I will never understand why, with all that space, we couldn't have gone for a bigger North Stand. Especially now it's closed for the season in any case.

[VILLA MOLE]

Blimey, they really are squeezing every un-necessary space to add new seats e.g. bottom corner of the Witton Lane, looks like now 1 set of steps rather than 2.

Not to go over old ground but I will never understand why, with all that space, we couldn't have gone for a bigger North Stand. Especially now it's closed for the season in any case.

I can only think that the powers that be decided 50k is enough for now and that is what they planned for.

I imagine they will assess further down the line with future development for the Witton Lane   

[PeterWithesShin]

Maybe a full rebuild could push it time wise with it needing to be done, I assume, X months before the Euros.

[Dogtanian]

Yeah, I'm not sure a full rebuild is doable within a single season. I mean it's going to take all that time just to expand the existing one.

I think the idea is that this is the quickest way we can significantly improve capacity and get a nice chunk of additional revenue in. The 6k increase is enough to get us £10-13m more matchday revenue per season, but not so large that we have to find a huge number of new matchday regulars to fill it.

The big test will be what happens next...

[WassallVillain]

Blimey, they really are squeezing every un-necessary space to add new seats e.g. bottom corner of the Witton Lane, looks like now 1 set of steps rather than 2.

That’s exactly what they have done. My seat previously on the aisle is now 5 or 6 to the left of the newly positioned aisle.

[Ads]

It will be a rare point in our history with 4 two tiered stands at Villa Park. Think we've only ever had that between 1995 and 2000.

I wonder what a re-profiled single tiered Holte would add to capacity.

[Duncan Shaw]

It will be a rare point in our history with 4 two tiered stands at Villa Park. Think we've only ever had that between 1995 and 2000.

I wonder what a re-profiled single tiered Holte would add to capacity.

Would it not be less?  Do we not gain extra from the overhang?

[Billy Walker]

Blimey, they really are squeezing every un-necessary space to add new seats e.g. bottom corner of the Witton Lane, looks like now 1 set of steps rather than 2.

Not to go over old ground but I will never understand why, with all that space, we couldn't have gone for a bigger North Stand. Especially now it's closed for the season in any case.

Nothing to stop the Club extending the North Stand outwards again (apart from planning permission, of course) five to ten years down the line.  I think we simply needed to hit the 50,000 target asap for Euro '28.

[kippaxvilla2]

Have a house of horrors where you interact with Steve Hodge as you listen to DOL call us fickle and then watch us v Doncaster, Orient, Bradford etc. Have a waxwork of Gerrard, or even just hire Gerrard as no one would tell the difference.

‘Fair play to Donny.’

[FatSam]

Nothing to stop the Club extending the North Stand outwards again (apart from planning permission, of course) five to ten years down the line.  I think we simply needed to hit the 50,000 target asap for Euro '28.

The cost/ benefit analysis of that would never stack up. For one, there are (as far as I understand) the below ground utilities that would have needed to be diverted to accommodate the deeper footprint of the Purslow scheme. Then there's the fact that the entire roof of the stand would need to be replaced. Also, you would only gain a relatively small number of additional rows within maximum viewing distances.

[eamonn]

Are the new seats going to be narrower? If the average season ticket holder is late 40s, chances are they have fat bottoms. Paying more for tickets for less comfort ain't the way.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Are the new seats going to be narrower? If the average season ticket holder is late 40s, chances are they have fat bottoms. Paying more for tickets for less comfort ain't the way.

I can hardly fit in to my seat as it is....the person next to me overlaps big time on both sides!
Luckily I can stand for most of the game but if the stewards start laying down the law I can't see how I'll squeeze even my skinny arse in!

[VILLA MOLE]

maybe if everyone has an arse cheek to the left

[Dogtanian]

Are the new seats going to be narrower? If the average season ticket holder is late 40s, chances are they have fat bottoms. Paying more for tickets for less comfort ain't the way.

Cheeky sod, speak for yourself!