sidcow Posted April 9, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted April 9, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: We have been promised expansion from lerner to xia now to these guys. Im hoping these guys can deliver. For me i would look at 48-49k to start with see how that fills and if its still hard to get tickets then consider 55k 2 Charlatans. These guys are pukka Edited April 9, 2021 by sidcow 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 58 minutes ago, sidcow said: From the official site: The Board’s strategy includes a long-term plan to improve our iconic Villa Park home and preliminary designs and schemes are now being formulated both to increase our capacity and modernise our commercial facilities. Cant find anything on there, guessing its not a main article and maybe just a line in a different article? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted April 9, 2021 Moderator Share Posted April 9, 2021 1 minute ago, Junxs said: Cant find anything on there, guessing its not a main article and maybe just a line in a different article? It's at the bottom of the club's statement on the accounts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted April 9, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted April 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, Junxs said: Cant find anything on there, guessing its not a main article and maybe just a line in a different article? As he said, it's part of the statement of the accounts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osirus Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 God bless NSWE, if they can get Villa Park modernised and looking fresh I will love them forever 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ferguson1 Posted April 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2021 Finally! 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/off-the-pitch/aston-villa/news/villa-intend-to-expand-stadium-capacity_306651.html Quote Aston Villa chief executive Keith Wyness has revealed that the Championship club are hopeful of boosting the capacity of Villa Park to nearly 60,000. The Villans are exploring six different options to expand their famous home by almost a third, making it the biggest transformation in its 120-year existence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted April 9, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted April 9, 2021 7 minutes ago, messi11 said: https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/off-the-pitch/aston-villa/news/villa-intend-to-expand-stadium-capacity_306651.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 29 minutes ago, messi11 said: https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/off-the-pitch/aston-villa/news/villa-intend-to-expand-stadium-capacity_306651.html Bit of a dated article to be fair, also that was under the old ownership too. I dare say our new owners will have different ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul514 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 2 hours ago, villarule123 said: Cannot wait for the Holte's twin opposite to be built! Well it can only be the north or Ellis. Ellis is constricted due to land, North due to the offices that are located inside it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sidcow Posted April 9, 2021 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2021 34 minutes ago, AvfcRigo82 said: Bit of a dated article to be fair, also that was under the old ownership too. I dare say our new owners will have different ideas. Or indeed, actual ideas. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted April 9, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2021 " Lies, Board need to tell us the truth, they are expanding so they can add a Rehab wing for Jack and the rest of our drug addicts. " 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 (edited) Oh this is interesting, I missed this news. I like the fact they have done this on the QT. It makes more conifdent that something could actually happen unlike the rubbish spouted by Dr Tony and Wyness a few yrs back. I wonder if Everton's new ground has sparked his review. Edited April 10, 2021 by The Fun Factory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 (edited) On 03/03/2021 at 16:14, Sulberto21 said: Correct me if incorrect didn't a previous owner want Villa park to be around 130000 capacity? But we couldn't build it so ended with only around an 80000 capacity stadium or thereabouts. It was in the black and white days. Let me dig out my Villa Park- 100 Years book out. I think you are referring to Frederick Rinder who was chairman of Villa between 1898-1925, and 1936-38. Rinder plan was to have a overall capacity of 104,000 at Villa Park, which was laid out in 1914 before the outbreak of War. The plan was- New Grandstand (which became the Trinity Road) Seated- 6,500 Enclosure in front-11,000 Existing Grandstand Seated (Witton Lane/Doug Ellis)- 4,500 Enclosure in front-12,000 Terracing City (Holte) End- 40,000 Terracing Witton (North Stand)-30,000 So 11,000 seats in a 104,000 capacity! This was never fully carried out. The Trinity was built but the Witton end terrace was never made this large- probably no more than 15,000-20,000. The Holte End was expanded during WW2 ( I believe the only ground to be expanded in the wartime) but not sure it was ever 40,000 more like 30,000. Rinder''s last ground improvement. Villa Park peak capacity was technically about 80,000. However this was never filled as the highest attendance of 76,588 v Derby County in 1946 was when part of the Witton Lane was out of action after being bombed in the war. Edited April 10, 2021 by The Fun Factory 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 On 09/04/2021 at 15:35, Demitri_C said: We have been promised expansion from lerner to xia now to these guys. Im hoping these guys can deliver. For me i would look at 48-49k to start with see how that fills and if its still hard to get tickets then consider 55k Actually it started with Doug Ellis. The initial plan was to extend the new Trinity around the North Stand back in the early 2000s. I have definitely seen some early computer generated mock ups and I think there was a model in the Villa Park reception which showed the original plan. Alas nothing happened after the controversial demolition of the old Trinity Stand. Doug then sold to Lerner and every owner since has talked about it but nothing has happened! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 (edited) On 09/04/2021 at 15:35, Demitri_C said: We have been promised expansion from lerner to xia now to these guys. Im hoping these guys can deliver. For me i would look at 48-49k to start with see how that fills and if its still hard to get tickets then consider 55k Lerner promised expansion. Xia promised a theme park but not an expansion NWSE (through Purslow) have said they have no short-term plans to expand the stadium, but some increase of capacity and commercial facilities. Not quite sure what that means. Edited April 10, 2021 by ender4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 I don't know you can increase capacity without expansion unless terracing is reintroduced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 1 hour ago, The Fun Factory said: I don't know you can increase capacity without expansion unless terracing is reintroduced. Squeezing in extra seats somewhere? I don’t know. But Purslow has said many times that they don’t plan an expansion of the ground... so I don’t know what they mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubbs Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 The standing idea makes sense. If we get more people in that what did little expenditure then expansion of the ground in the future makes more sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 2 hours ago, ender4 said: Squeezing in extra seats somewhere? I don’t know. But Purslow has said many times that they don’t plan an expansion of the ground... so I don’t know what they mean. I might be an optimist but that is not how I read it. If anything our capacity could be lowered if we offer more disabled seats like Old Trafford. Is that a legal requirement? Purslow has always said they are not in the short term looking at capacity increase but this is a long term review. So not at the moment but maybe in 5-10 years if things go to plan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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