FFP

[Rotterdam]

what about Albion?
They'd happily take the £ and transport is easy. A couple of years of hardship.

[Risso]

what about Albion?
They'd happily take the £ and transport is easy. A couple of years of hardship.

Too small, doesn't even hold 27K.

[The Edge]

I don't know why we are endlessly debating this because the club has stated categorically that we are not leaving Villa Park.  I for one am very glad of that.

[Brazilian Villain]

I don't know why we are endlessly debating this because the club has stated categorically that we are not leaving Villa Park.  I for one am very glad of that.

Hear! Hear!

[pauliewalnuts]

I don't know why we are endlessly debating this because the club has stated categorically that we are not leaving Villa Park.  I for one am very glad of that.

Yes, Heck, the same person who categorically stated they'd confer with the fans over the new crest. That one.

[The Edge]

I don't know why we are endlessly debating this because the club has stated categorically that we are not leaving Villa Park.  I for one am very glad of that.

Yes, Heck, the same person who categorically stated they'd confer with the fans over the new crest. That one.

It's not just Heck though. No one involved with Aston Villa has ever stated that we are moving away from B6 unless you include HDE and his plans to build a stadium near the NEC.

[Villan82]

I don't know why we are endlessly debating this because the club has stated categorically that we are not leaving Villa Park.  I for one am very glad of that.

Yes, Heck, the same person who categorically stated they'd confer with the fans over the new crest. That one.

It's not just Heck though. No one involved with Aston Villa has ever stated that we are moving away from B6 unless you include HDE and his plans to build a stadium near the NEC.

The decision to not do the new stand is a head scratcher and people don't trust them

[pauliewalnuts]

I don't know why we are endlessly debating this because the club has stated categorically that we are not leaving Villa Park.  I for one am very glad of that.

Yes, Heck, the same person who categorically stated they'd confer with the fans over the new crest. That one.

It's not just Heck though. No one involved with Aston Villa has ever stated that we are moving away from B6 unless you include HDE and his plans to build a stadium near the NEC.

They wouldn't announce it right now, though, because, well, what would they have to gain from it? If i were him, I wouldn't either.

There is clearly some reason the very late stage NS plans were ditched at the exact tiume we get aboard a stadium infrastructure specialist.

The minute the digger hits the ground in the North Stand, we are committing to the current location for at least 10-15 years. More, probably.

It would be a massive financial commitment to staying where we are, and I don't think he's prepared to do that.

That's why he is talking of adding 2.5k seats here and there, to tide us over in the meantime.

Tell you what, 5 years from today, come back to this post, ping me, and I'll give you 50 English pounds if we are not at that point known to be either moving or completely rebuilding where we are.

That's how positive I am.

[Sexual Ealing]

I don't know why we are endlessly debating this because the club has stated categorically that we are not leaving Villa Park.  I for one am very glad of that.

Yes, Heck, the same person who categorically stated they'd confer with the fans over the new crest. That one.

It's not just Heck though. No one involved with Aston Villa has ever stated that we are moving away from B6 unless you include HDE and his plans to build a stadium near the NEC.

The NEC! That's a good idea. Why have we never discussed this?

[LeeB]

I don't know why we are endlessly debating this because the club has stated categorically that we are not leaving Villa Park.  I for one am very glad of that.

Yes, Heck, the same person who categorically stated they'd confer with the fans over the new crest. That one.

It's not just Heck though. No one involved with Aston Villa has ever stated that we are moving away from B6 unless you include HDE and his plans to build a stadium near the NEC.

The NEC! That's a good idea. Why have we never discussed this?

Asda Minworth would be a better site.

[luke95]

By the time we get round to doing anything and needing somewhere for a couple of years, The King Power in Leicester will be expanded to 40,000, which will make it the biggest stadium within a reasonable distance.

Yep, Leicester for me. Unless small heath have built their 60k retractable tiers megadome by then.

There's no way id travel to Leicester for home games personally.
I'd settle for the Alex with restriction on numbers.

I still think the Alex will be our long term home if we have to move

[Dante Lavelli]

I’ve worked on a few regeneration schemes and they’ve generally stalled because the developers cannot find a USP or anchor client that defines the area. 

Weirdly we are the opposite position where we have the reason and some funding just not the land.  I suspect Comcast (or whatever they’re called) have clocked opportunity this and will be pressuring Villa, the council and government to provide a suitable space at an equitable cost.

I think the pieces could fall into place quickly once the land problem is unlocked.

[Sexual Ealing]

I don't know why we are endlessly debating this because the club has stated categorically that we are not leaving Villa Park.  I for one am very glad of that.

Yes, Heck, the same person who categorically stated they'd confer with the fans over the new crest. That one.

It's not just Heck though. No one involved with Aston Villa has ever stated that we are moving away from B6 unless you include HDE and his plans to build a stadium near the NEC.

The NEC! That's a good idea. Why have we never discussed this?

Asda Minworth would be a better site.

I trust this is an insider's blaspheme that a mere convert like me is ignorant of. Because if it isn't...

[tomd2103]

By the time we get round to doing anything and needing somewhere for a couple of years, The King Power in Leicester will be expanded to 40,000, which will make it the biggest stadium within a reasonable distance.

Yep, Leicester for me. Unless small heath have built their 60k retractable tiers megadome by then.

There's no way id travel to Leicester for home games personally.
I'd settle for the Alex with restriction on numbers.

I still think the Alex will be our long term home if we have to move

Drove past it the other day and did wonder about that as a potential.site for a new ground.  Probably a big enough site to really expand the existing stadium and build something much bigger.  Transport issues would still be a big problem though (potentially worse) unless they did something with Perry Barr station.

[Villan82]

I don't know why we are endlessly debating this because the club has stated categorically that we are not leaving Villa Park.  I for one am very glad of that.

Yes, Heck, the same person who categorically stated they'd confer with the fans over the new crest. That one.

It's not just Heck though. No one involved with Aston Villa has ever stated that we are moving away from B6 unless you include HDE and his plans to build a stadium near the NEC.

They wouldn't announce it right now, though, because, well, what would they have to gain from it? If i were him, I wouldn't either.

There is clearly some reason the very late stage NS plans were ditched at the exact tiume we get aboard a stadium infrastructure specialist.

The minute the digger hits the ground in the North Stand, we are committing to the current location for at least 10-15 years. More, probably.

It would be a massive financial commitment to staying where we are, and I don't think he's prepared to do that.

That's why he is talking of adding 2.5k seats here and there, to tide us over in the meantime.

Tell you what, 5 years from today, come back to this post, ping me, and I'll give you 50 English pounds if we are not at that point known to be either moving or completely rebuilding where we are.

That's how positive I am.

I sincerely hope you are wrong but fear you are right and a completely unnecessary stadium build at a new site will be foisted on us when we have a site that can be developed to match what we require.