Stephen_Evans Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, Sulberto21 said: But what if we go with the other half?!????!?! “Why’s that bloke just done that? So who’s winning again? Can we go to the shops afterwards and get those other curtains ? Oh you never pay attention to me !” … never said my wife ever… Or with a small child. “Yes Daddy! Aston Villa kicked the ball!!!” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CVByrne Posted December 21, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 21, 2023 9 hours ago, WHY said: Thanks for the update, I find it strange however in modern day sport that they wouldn’t be considering a new stadium. For the record I don’t ever want to leave Villa Park! I've said it many many times. New stadium makes no economic sense. Birmingham is not London. People look at what Spurs did and that was because being in London they can make a lot more from their stadium and match days, corporate tickets. Evertons Stadium is a disaster and a stupid idea funded by Russian oligarchy money. Our best guide is Liverpool and Anfield. Incremental improvements and expansion. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 If we are stuck with the North Stand for the foreseeable, I hope we're at least going to tart it up a bit. Give the outside a good jet wash, as well as refurbishing the concourses, because as pleased as I'll be to see VP used for the euros, I'll be absolutely embarrassed to think of a visiting international fan's impression of Aston Villa being spending a match in the lower north stand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 11 hours ago, Sulberto21 said: From a. Waiter in shababs…..named GPT… I'm a huge fan of the Claret grass stripes on the pitch and a hexagonal crest mangled into the centre circle. We need to get this done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted December 21, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted December 21, 2023 6 hours ago, spiezels said: Its nowhere near the middle of manchester Oh sure. It's on the outskirts with dual carriageway roads spreading out in all directions. Hardly any traffic at all round Stretford. It's 2.4 miles from St Peter's Square. Villa Park is 3.6 miles away from Victoria Square with a motorway immediately adjacent. It's almost rural compared to Old Trafford. The transport argument is complete nonsense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 On the transport issue it'll be interesting to see what impact this new Transport Manager for the club can have. I feel like so many of the problems could be solved but putting in place some simple rules for matchdays only. For example where we come off the motorway on to Victoria road there is always miles of tail backs. Massive reason for that is people turning right at the traffic lights which basically means one car and go through the lights on each green light. A simple rule like no right turn on match days would make that whole section work so much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 1 hour ago, CVByrne said: I've said it many many times. New stadium makes no economic sense. Birmingham is not London. People look at what Spurs did and that was because being in London they can make a lot more from their stadium and match days, corporate tickets. Evertons Stadium is a disaster and a stupid idea funded by Russian oligarchy money. Our best guide is Liverpool and Anfield. Incremental improvements and expansion. Also remember, Spurs got to use Wembley while their stadium was built on site of old. Arsenal built theirs right next to their old one and as Islington is a wealthy area of London could turn the old site into expensive apartments and sell. West Ham were gifted a big stadium for nothing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongo Waring Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 (edited) We've just partnered with U.S. investment firm Atairos capital investment who "will primarily be used to fund growth and infrastructure investments" So basically Atairos will fund our new stadium aka the Infrastructure. This is how I read the statement. Edited December 21, 2023 by Pongo Waring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaJ100 Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 2 hours ago, JPAngel said: “And it’s hi-ho! Avvtin Vleb!” I am deceased. I'm sure they were in the conference league this year. Turkmenistan's 3rd finest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 20 minutes ago, Pongo Waring said: We've just partnered with U.S. investment firm Atairos capital investment who "will primarily be used to fund growth and infrastructure investments" So basically Atairos will fund our new stadium aka the Infrastructure. This is how I read the statement. Atarios are going to help with the Media side as they have strategic partners with Comcast, NBC & Sky. The latter two own Premier League rights in US and UK. I hope that Villa content is made for those platforms. The cash they invested will be used on infrastructure and growing our brand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted December 21, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted December 21, 2023 Interesting timing that the "super league" ban was ruled unlawful today and the uefa/FIFA aren't able to prevent clubs joining other competitions today. Could NSWE be waiting to see how that plays out before ploughing money into the stadium? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 (edited) So either the announcement next week is that we have totally binned it off, or we are going for a cheap and cheerful Doug special option? Ripping out and making the DE a corporate stand with a cheapo North Stand with minimal corporate could be an option? Woild be the wrong move though. So Any alternative plans would need a consultation, application to the council, etc which would waste at least a year and put hosting the euros a major doubt. So confused by the communication by the club at the moment, it really is amateur hour. Edited December 21, 2023 by The Fun Factory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiezels Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 3 hours ago, sidcow said: Oh sure. It's on the outskirts with dual carriageway roads spreading out in all directions. Hardly any traffic at all round Stretford. It's 2.4 miles from St Peter's Square. Villa Park is 3.6 miles away from Victoria Square with a motorway immediately adjacent. It's almost rural compared to Old Trafford. The transport argument is complete nonsense. Ok boomer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 3 hours ago, sidcow said: Oh sure. It's on the outskirts with dual carriageway roads spreading out in all directions. Hardly any traffic at all round Stretford. It's 2.4 miles from St Peter's Square. Villa Park is 3.6 miles away from Victoria Square with a motorway immediately adjacent. It's almost rural compared to Old Trafford. The transport argument is complete nonsense. Or Villa Park is 2.6 miles away from New Street and Old Trafford is 2.9 miles way from Picawilly 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 3 hours ago, sidcow said: Oh sure. It's on the outskirts with dual carriageway roads spreading out in all directions. Hardly any traffic at all round Stretford. It's 2.4 miles from St Peter's Square. Villa Park is 3.6 miles away from Victoria Square with a motorway immediately adjacent. It's almost rural compared to Old Trafford. The transport argument is complete nonsense. Old Trafford is on the edge of an industrial estate used to dealing with a high volume of traffic with three main A roads two minutes away. It's not surrounded by narrow Victorian streets like Villa Park is, that are are all mostly two narrow for two large modern cars to pass comfortably. Last time I went to Old Trafford (when we beat them 1-0 under Smith) I was back him in Leicester in less time than it usually takes me from Birmingham. Being close to the M^ is all well and good for Villa, but getting to it is a bloody nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted December 21, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted December 21, 2023 1 hour ago, spiezels said: Ok boomer What's boomer about that? The geography and traffic flow as around the 2 stadiums are almost identical. You don't need to eat large quantities of gammon and suffer from gout to understand that. Strange insult. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted December 21, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted December 21, 2023 49 minutes ago, Risso said: Old Trafford is on the edge of an industrial estate used to dealing with a high volume of traffic with three main A roads two minutes away. It's not surrounded by narrow Victorian streets like Villa Park is, that are are all mostly two narrow for two large modern cars to pass comfortably. Last time I went to Old Trafford (when we beat them 1-0 under Smith) I was back him in Leicester in less time than it usually takes me from Birmingham. Being close to the M^ is all well and good for Villa, but getting to it is a bloody nightmare. Oh come off it. The Lichfield Road Dual Carriageway is virtually adjacent to the ground. There is massive industrial parks all around Villa Park, Brookvale Road is a big road used to serve Atlas Industrial Estate. And were talking about 25,000 less than Old Trafford, that's like like sticking The Hawthorns right on top of new Villa Park. And they have no mainline trains that take thousands away. This argument is nonsense as many have already said, the transport plan was accepted by the planners. They've done their calculations and were happy with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 10 minutes ago, sidcow said: Strange insult. Kind of nonsense that belongs on Elon Musk's social media vehicle, really. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pongo Waring Posted December 21, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 21, 2023 What the Heck 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted December 21, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted December 21, 2023 Think we need a proper honest update from the club about all this. Hope the one pending clarifies what’s happening as leaving us all wondering for days isn’t great as it turns into a death spiral! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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