Mic09 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 21 hours ago, MrBlack said: Given Emery supposedly has the keys to the castle...I wonder if it was his call to postpone the North stand development. Its ultimately his spending power that he be curtailing, and maybe he valued the full house and opportunity to qualify for the champs league and play in it to a full villa park more greatly than having an extra 10m to spend 5 years down the line. The owners may still want to go ahead but could be waiting on Emery to dictate when that is. There is no way a manager (regardless of how good he is) has any say into the infrastructure project of building a new stand. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 5 minutes ago, Mic09 said: There is no way a manager (regardless of how good he is) has any say into the infrastructure project of building a new stand. I'd normally agree with you, but it just got me thinking about how much control we've supposedly given him, and where the line would end. If he's delivering on the pitch everything and more that's being asked of him, where do we draw the line off it. Obviously sponsorship deals and other none direct football impacting things are out the question. But something like a stadium where we play the games that is a huge factor in our form might not be totally unreasonable. At the very least I'd be shocked if he wasn't consulted and offered a view that the owners would have given more weight than the average manager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 13 minutes ago, MrBlack said: I'd normally agree with you, but it just got me thinking about how much control we've supposedly given him, and where the line would end. If he's delivering on the pitch everything and more that's being asked of him, where do we draw the line off it. Obviously sponsorship deals and other none direct football impacting things are out the question. But something like a stadium where we play the games that is a huge factor in our form might not be totally unreasonable. At the very least I'd be shocked if he wasn't consulted and offered a view that the owners would have given more weight than the average manager Personally I think he would have as much of a say in the matter as Watkins has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Plot Twist, Wagner are actually going to give us the 60K seat stadium in their redevelopment plan and SHA are going to stay at the sty but close 3 of the 4 Asbestos stands. You read it here first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Wainy316 Posted April 24 Popular Post Share Posted April 24 56 minutes ago, Mic09 said: There is no way a manager (regardless of how good he is) has any say into the infrastructure project of building a new stand. Have you never played Premier Manager... 3 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 1 hour ago, Pongo Waring said: "something big is coming" - Heck 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted April 24 VT Supporter Share Posted April 24 1 hour ago, Pongo Waring said: "something big is coming" - Heck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOTTI-THE-GOD Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 29 minutes ago, Wainy316 said: Have you never played Premier Manager... Football chairman is good fun also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 1 hour ago, Pongo Waring said: "something big is coming" - Heck Nothing bigger than a brand new Villa Bowl right More GA+ admission no doubt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubby Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 19 hours ago, villa4europe said: Id be amazed if the council would let us, they're redeveloping large chunks of the city, largely due to HS2, young professionals, businesses etc etc football stadiums don't tick that box They're not pumping £2bn in to Smith fields to then put a stadium next to it Football stadiums might not tick the box, but multi-purpose, year-round venues, do. FWIW, I don't see us moving to the city centre, but I do think the future of VP is more than just a football stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 23 hours ago, villa4europe said: Id be amazed if the council would let us, they're redeveloping large chunks of the city, largely due to HS2, young professionals, businesses etc etc football stadiums don't tick that box They're not pumping £2bn in to Smith fields to then put a stadium next to it I get what you are saying, but a new stadium is not a weekend thing. It's restaurants, gyms, offices, hundreds of jobs, concerts, maybe a smaller comedy/small show venue. It would be a 2nd (much grander) NIA. It's also thousands of people using surrounding pubs, public transport, going shopping after, using hotels, etc etc. It's exactly what a big city needs. I don't think it will happen, but it might be a boost that the city needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Villa Gaffa Posted April 24 Popular Post Share Posted April 24 Villa Park is iconic. You don't build a new stadium until you have explored every possible upgrade/redevelopment/expansion option that is known to man. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OutByEaster? Posted April 24 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted April 24 Villa Park isn't actually all that far from the city centre - many of the benefits you'd get from moving nearer could still be achieved on the current site. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepal_villan Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Every major club is redeveloping or strongly looking at redeveloping their ground. The status quo essentially means we will be going backwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Simon Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 16 hours ago, Pongo Waring said: "something big is coming" - Heck Nothing bigger than a brand new Villa Bowl right Where / when did he say this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 VP simply needs a travelator from the city centre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkiller1981 Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 20 minutes ago, Jareth said: VP simply needs a travelator from the city centre A tram extension would do. Having watched baseball in San Francisco and Chicago both places had metro stations outside the ground and had multiple trains lined up for the end of the game to get people back to the main city areas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 3 minutes ago, punkiller1981 said: A tram extension would do. Having watched baseball in San Francisco and Chicago both places had metro stations outside the ground and had multiple trains lined up for the end of the game to get people back to the main city areas I quite like the idea of a dedicated tuk tuk lane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Willard Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 1 hour ago, Jareth said: VP simply needs a travelator from the city centre Monorail* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted April 25 VT Supporter Share Posted April 25 1 hour ago, Lord Willard said: Monorail* We all know it's happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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