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2 hours ago, Captain_Townsend said:

No issue with commercial success  whatsoever. We need it! Badly!

However, I'm not sure we have to just tolerate being treated like idiots as part of the process. And that is what has happened since end of last season with total B.S reasons for decisions around the ditching the new  2022badge, changes to the plan for the stadium etc. Just be more upfront- we stood by the club when it was on its knees, we deserve better.

 

 

Yawn 

6 hours ago, Wes said:

Some transfer tid-bits in John Percy's Article regarding Emery's new Contract

"Emery is targeting two centre-midfielders [one holding midfielder and the other a box-to-box], wingers and a centre forward in the unlikely event of leading scorer Ollie Watkins leaving for a huge transfer fee."

Mandela Keita & Oscar Gloukh …

New sleeve sponsor next up …. 

1 hour ago, mikeyjavfc said:

These badges are honestly so similar the rebrand is pointless. They should have just worked “Aston Villa” and “1874” into the existing badge somewhere (and removed AVFC) and called it a day. 

They kinda did do that … 

Interesting no sleeve sponsor so that’s gunna be different and presume a lot bigger deal than the current one… 

It’s not Heck’s badge it’s NSWE … If they were suitably blown away by the round badge do you think they’d let it be changed a year afterwards ? Why is it the Lerner badge and not Paul Faulkner’s. Yes Heck would’ve been behind it but ultimately it is Nas & Wes’s badge as it will define their ownership in terms of badges. Or is it cause a lot don’t seem to like Heck they get away from being associated with it ? 

3 minutes ago, Made In Aston said:

The new badge, which hasn't gone through the required fan consultation you mean?! The FA hasn't approved it so I think the club shouldn't have issued the new badge until it is signed off as any backtracking will be embarrassing.

WHO says it’s not been approved by the FA ? Not seen that anywhere … I trust the club have done the required due diligence with the badge in terms of liaising with the FA. 

I wonder if we will be going forwards using a darker shade of claret for the shirts, etc.  The announcement of Betano appears to be a deeper shade than used currently and the badge does stand out well against it. 

6 hours ago, Jareth said:

So someone says to you, you have to sell your house, which you might be quite happy in, and that's ok?

We would need to prove it was in the communities beneficial interests in order to obtain the CPO required. Losing X amount of houses but gaining Y benefits thus adding value to the whole area.

If it’s for the wider greater good of the overall majority of residents, then harsh as it is yes it is ok and a few shouldn’t get in the way of regeneration. 

1 hour ago, limpid said:

How could you build behind the Trinity? Probably easier to get a CPO on the Witton Lane side than consent to build in the park.

Rudimentary sketch of the amount of parkland required … you’d need to cpo a bunch of houses to negate right to light issues also. 

2 hours ago, VillaJ100 said:

It's remote you'd get any portion of the historic park delisted also

You wouldn’t be encroaching into the park by more than 20sq metres … Relocate any trees which would be in the way, contribute to improvements to the park and I’m sure the council would oblige. 

1 hour ago, ferguson1 said:

Probably a no go but couldn’t we join up the bottom tier to the middle tier by filling in the walkway and adding additional rows/seats?  Basically making one large lower tier. Does the walkway have to remain for health and safety reasons? 

If you look at the plans for redevelopment of the north stand, the corner which was adjoin it didn’t have the walkway and had an additional 6 rows of seats in comparison to the rest of the lower tier. Certain sections would need to be retained for disabled fans but not the whole length. 

2 hours ago, limpid said:

It was built by a cheap arse. It won't have capacity to add more weight.

It would’nt need to carry any more weight as with the new main stand at Anfield the additional tier and new roof would be constructed behind then joined to the stand once the old roof was removed. No need to reduce capacity whilst the work was going on. 
 

I think it’s a more realistic solution long term than moving grounds to get Villa park to over 60k 

5 minutes ago, Captain_Townsend said:

you would think we could find a way forward where we are.

Only way to do it is to purchase houses to enlarge  the site and remove the right to light obstacle … A 19/20k trinity Road Stand, with a new North Stand of 14k+ takes us to 57/58k before the Witton is looked at which you’d expect to take us to 62-64k seater stadium - 4 separate stand identities. It’s gunna mean moving people from their homes . 

6 minutes ago, Captain_Townsend said:

Could the Trinity take another tier if the roof was raised? Even a small one? Always felt it has a small capacity for such a large structure- corporate aside. Holte has more seats like and it is an end stand.

Both the SAF stand at OT and the Main Stand at Anfield would tower over the current Trinity stand. An extension to it wouldn’t encroach massively on the parkland but houses would need to be demolished. You would make the current 2nd tier a bit smaller then add a 3rd tier above. It would easier to build and extend behind it than the Witton. 

It could be easier is many respects to enlarge the main Trinity Road stand which’s current capacity is just under 13’000 compared to the main stand at Anfield is just over 20’000. 

it would involve the need to purchase a small section of the park and again buy houses, for circulation and negate right to light issues. 

 it’s definitely worth exploring a partnership with their American owner to purchase a stake in them similar level to our initial investment in Vitoria Guimares… 

1 hour ago, paul514 said:

your are suggesting defenders and midfielders who can't defend.

The lads at the club are looking at the data in massive detail in conjunction with the teams data and what it's missing. However be serious the basic stats are so bad it isn't even worth looking in any detail. 

What do you make of Morgan Rogers and his fbref stats specifically his possession and passing stats ? 

1 hour ago, paul514 said:

FBref has a professional version of it, the free is just the basic. If you think someone goes from bottom 5% to something decent on a different software package.......ok

Prove that they don’t … again why employ data analysts and scouts and expensive bespoke software systems when then just log into fbref ? I mean it’s a great guide for some things for the arm chair fan but if can it be relied upon to judge a player - how does that team set up and what is the ethos of the team, what does the manager expect from the player in that position, does the player show he can improve or play in a different manner, strength of opposition and league in general, how does he perform with his international team in comparison - where’s that in your bible? Data alone is useless without context 

2 minutes ago, CVByrne said:

You are the stupidest person on this forum. You clearings in the woods bite on anything 

You seem the most bitter - why bait other Villa fans who called you out on your constant negativity ? 

1 minute ago, CVByrne said:

Nooooo

Why are we scoring. We can't afford extra time. Just exit this competition and focus on Bournemouth 

See what you’ve done here - well played sir 

Pendulum swings back yo all square 

20mins to get our head out of ass’ and find a goal and steady ourselves - I have faith we will 

Ah cause fbref stats are the gospel on players and clubs shouldn’t waste hundreds of thousands of pound on data analysts and and software when the club could just check FBREF 

Dream summer of unrealistic targets list time me feels. 

• Ferdi Kadıoğlu is rumoured already agreed (think it’s BS) LB . €30mill
• Raoul Bellanova RB €18-20mill
• Georgiy Sudakov €40mill + 
• Martin Zubimendi €40mill +

sell Moreno/Digne, Cash and the deadwood, then also whoever Monchi / Emery decide can be sacrificed if needs be for the greater good (ie Ramsey, Luiz) … I’d try and extend Zaniolo’s loan if poss for another season and add the return of Mings & Buendia and we’ve raised the quality of the first team and squad.