I'm sure the great new minds at VP have already thought of it but it would be amazing to be able to access such an archive online, for example being able to browse every issue of The Villa News and Record. I know that sounds like an almighty task but really it would only take a couple of enthusiastic young lads a couple of months with a couple of scanners and the priceless content would be protected and accessable for generations. The same goes for photographs and other archival material. Should the new site have a subscription or premium content section the added value would be immense and make us the envy of the football world. Should the News and Record issues be elusive then we could easily turn it into a community collaboration, getting all the collectors to scan and upload their personal copies. Throw in an added incentive: cash, coupons, prizes and it would be done in no time.
I for one would be more than happy to pay a fair fee to pass the day digesting articles and features from programmes of a bygone era, recently I have the privillage of flicking through the 1957 FA Cup Final programme that Jack kept behind the bar at Nevada Smiths in New York, I honestly could not put it down and would love to read more.