AndyM3000 Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 Surely can't take 2 years to build. How long did it take to build the Trinity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 It's probably factoring in delays to get materials into the 2 year plan. Eg the cranes currently at hs2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 5, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 5, 2023 4 hours ago, Davkaus said: I think there are some very claret and blue tinted specs behind this claim. I'm sure there's consensus it's a "proper ground" and appeals to the traditional crowd. It's probably in the top half a dozen or so for that audience. But the consensus top, as in, number 1 stadium in the country? Come on now. I'd demolish every bit of it except for the Holte End without a second thought. You're wrong. I've lost count of the number of times a neutral fan has told me Villa Park is their favourite ground. I've never had it even in my mind to tell the fan of a other club that. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommy Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 33 minutes ago, Captain_Townsend said: The Holte End and the new Trinity each went up in about 6 months. May-December 1994/2000. Have things changed that much in construction that this stand will take 2 years? I don't think the projects are comparable. I expect the facilities in the new Stand will be more extensive, especially compared to the Holte End. Also, many people complain that the Trinity Road stand looks like it was thrown together in a hurry, so perhaps the new stand should take more time. Plus, there was no change in ground level, which there significantly is for the new North. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Townsend Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 24 minutes ago, AndyM3000 said: Surely can't take 2 years to build. How long did it take to build the Trinity? The old stand was demolished May 2000 and had fans in the new stand by October and completed by January 2001. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 7 hours ago, Delphinho123 said: Tin hat on. I wouldn't mind if we built a brand new stadium... Financially it would make a huge amount of sense. Buy one of the brown sites by new street. Build the stadium there. You'd get way more corporate day visiters. But we'd also lose the history of the stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 I wonder how much it would cost to buy up the houses behind the Witton Lane to rebuild that stand properly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommy Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 23 minutes ago, Hank Scorpio said: I wonder how much it would cost to buy up the houses behind the Witton Lane to rebuild that stand properly? A quick look at Google maps and it seems there are approximately 30 houses and flats on the west side of Holte Road that would be severely affected and another 20 further along but backing on to the Holte End and Holte End car park that could argue they were affected (blocking natural light etc.). Zoopla has the average selling price in the past 12 months as £145k. Supposing that was rounded to £150k with a further £100k to cover expenses and good will. 50 houses at £250k each is £12.5m. Not an insurmountable cost, but if just one resident campaigned against, it wouldn't be a good look for the club. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 24 minutes ago, brommy said: A quick look at Google maps and it seems there are approximately 30 houses and flats on the west side of Holte Road that would be severely affected and another 20 further along but backing on to the Holte End and Holte End car park that could argue they were affected (blocking natural light etc.). Zoopla has the average selling price in the past 12 months as £145k. Supposing that was rounded to £150k with a further £100k to cover expenses and good will. 50 houses at £250k each is £12.5m. Not an insurmountable cost, but if just one resident campaigned against, it wouldn't be a good look for the club. Don't see how they can rebuild the stand then without doing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YLN Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 4 hours ago, AndyM3000 said: Surely can't take 2 years to build. How long did it take to build the Trinity? England was in the EU then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post villan-scott Posted July 6, 2023 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted July 6, 2023 For those who didn’t manage to see the links, some stuff been shared on Twitter now - 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WallisFrizz Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 1 hour ago, villan-scott said: For those who didn’t manage to see the links, some stuff been shared on Twitter now - That looks lovely to be fair and more in keeping with the stadium than Villa Live. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 So the new CEO didn't like the idea/cost of the villa live thing and they have reworked the plans to this or is it a reaction to the travel plans being delayed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 9 hours ago, AndyM3000 said: Surely can't take 2 years to build. How long did it take to build the Trinity? the trinity is largely cladding and brick slip panels which is a quicker construction, i think the new north stand is mostly facing brick looking at the elevations (but not the sections) which is slower, dirtier and has more weather risk plus with every project its also about whats in the ground and there's been a few comments about there supposedly being a load of shite under the north, they'd have to take all of that out first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycv Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 10 hours ago, brommy said: I don't think the projects are comparable. I expect the facilities in the new Stand will be more extensive, especially compared to the Holte End. Also, many people complain that the Trinity Road stand looks like it was thrown together in a hurry, so perhaps the new stand should take more time. Plus, there was no change in ground level, which there significantly is for the new North. The 2 years probably also includes the significant re-fit of the Trinity... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayEm Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 Does this mean two years with just three stands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 12 minutes ago, jayEm said: Does this mean two years with just three stands? We're gonna basically be Oxford United 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 Never liked the poorly designed municipal style proposed Villa live building and hope it gets scrapped for good. the warehouse is much more in keeping and can easily grow in time if required. Well done to whoever conceived the idea to scrap it and repurpose what we already have. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffs Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 What will they do with the space that Villa Live was going to be taking up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted July 6, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 6, 2023 Just now, Buffs said: What will they do with the space that Villa Live was going to be taking up? From my understanding the Villa Live building was going to in place of ‘The Warehouse’. The new stand will take up most the car park and existing club shop site, and repurpose the family fun warehouse type building and landscape in between. Won’t be much left over I don’t think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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