tonyh29 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 (edited) So according to Companies House our new joint owner is actually Belgian , not Egyptian ..who knew ? Edited July 25, 2018 by tonyh29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted July 25, 2018 Author Moderator Share Posted July 25, 2018 1 minute ago, tonyh29 said: So according to Companies House our new joint owner is actually Belgian , not Egyptian ..who knew ? Dual nationality innit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek2 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 One look at the north stand when you get past the reception area will have them ripping it down. Went for an interview last year for a design role and its dark wood and like something out of Telly Savalas's brum thing. So dated it's cringeworthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 25, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted July 25, 2018 7 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: So according to Companies House our new joint owner is actually Belgian , not Egyptian ..who knew ? Pretty much everybody as it was widely reported when the takeover was announced! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 25, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted July 25, 2018 47 minutes ago, NurembergVillan said: Rather Tony Adams' suit than Xia's David Byrne one. Tony Adams has more of the Psycho Killer about him though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicVillan Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 4 minutes ago, stewiek2 said: One look at the north stand when you get past the reception area will have them ripping it down. Went for an interview last year for a design role and its dark wood and like something out of Telly Savalas's brum thing. So dated it's cringeworthy. Yeah I mentioned in another thread we had to go through the back way to get to a box when we play Small Heath..was shocked ! All concrete and 1960's..horrendous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sidcow Posted July 25, 2018 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted July 25, 2018 1 minute ago, CosmicVillan said: All concrete and 1960's..horrendous Which is quite an achievement bearing in mind it was built in the 1970's. It was old fashioned before it even opened! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen_Evans Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 (edited) 11 minutes ago, sidcow said: Which is quite an achievement bearing in mind it was built in the 1970's. It was old fashioned before it even opened! How planning laws could ever permit such a building next to something as beautiful as the old Trinity Road stand is beyond me! Speaking of which, maybe these new guys are rich enough to remove the disgusting steel cladding from a large part of the exterior of the new Trinity Road Stand and actually finish the job. Edited July 25, 2018 by Stephen_Evans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 25, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted July 25, 2018 14 minutes ago, Stephen_Evans said: How planning laws could ever permit such a building next to something as beautiful as the old Trinity Road stand is beyond me! Speaking of which, maybe these new guys are rich enough to remove the disgusting steel cladding from a large part of the exterior of the new Trinity Road Stand and actually finish the job. I recall the general saying something could be done on this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 1 hour ago, sidcow said: Pretty much everybody as it was widely reported when the takeover was announced! I'd only ever seen it as he was Egyptian and how he was Africas third richest man etc , not even sure I saw it mentioned in this thread either ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicVillan Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 1 hour ago, sidcow said: Which is quite an achievement bearing in mind it was built in the 1970's. It was old fashioned before it even opened! Late 60's Like..December '69 decor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicVillan Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: I'd only ever seen it as he was Egyptian and how he was Africas third richest man etc , not even sure I saw it mentioned in this thread either ? Egypt's richest Belgian London dweller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen_Evans Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 56 minutes ago, sidcow said: I recall the general saying something could be done on this It was the lack of taste and architectural vandalism that turned me against Ellis. I was hoping Lerner would fix it, then Xia. Third time lucky perhaps? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 3 hours ago, alreadyexists said: Can’t believe I fell for that People with wealth don't flaunt it like that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 4 hours ago, tonyh29 said: So according to Companies House our new joint owner is actually Belgian , not Egyptian ..who knew ? The third most famous Belgian behind Titan and Poirot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 2 hours ago, CosmicVillan said: Late 60's Like..December '69 decor Actually it was built in 1977 and it was quite forward thinking at the time. Now it is somewhat tired but its a home from home for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 12 minutes ago, The Fun Factory said: The third most famous Belgian behind Titan and Poirot. Fourth most famous if you include Tin Tin 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 25, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted July 25, 2018 17 minutes ago, The Fun Factory said: Actually it was built in 1977 and it was quite forward thinking at the time. Now it is somewhat tired but its a home from home for me. You mean you live in a massively overcrowded concrete cell and for a break from that you watch Villa from The North Stand? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 25, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted July 25, 2018 2 hours ago, Stephen_Evans said: It was the lack of taste and architectural vandalism that turned me against Ellis. That's like saying you dispprove of Hitler because of his taste in music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_Hope Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 15 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: Fourth most famous if you include Tin Tin 5th if you include that bitch Stella Artois! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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