ThunderPower_14 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 On 23/03/2022 at 04:17, Davkaus said: Absolutely. If we can afford to spend £60m on a player, the idea of the government subsidising our infrastructure (or any other PL football club) is absolutely obscene. It's happened before, and I wouldn't be surprised if they do it again, but throwing money at private companies to improve an asset that they'll go on to make more profit on while doing almost nothing to deal with ramping up costs of living for ordinary people? Well, it'd be a very tory thing to do. Yes and no. Firstly, having a major global professional sports league play in your city brings all sorts of tourism and financial benefits. Aston Villa bring millions of pounds into the community, directly and indirectly employ locals and do a lot of work in the community as well. It's a net gain for Birmingham that we're here. There's a good reason that cities invest in their major professional sports teams all over the world. There's also the fact that people will vote for a party who campaigns on investing into the football club they love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 2 hours ago, ThunderPower_14 said: Yes and no. Firstly, having a major global professional sports league play in your city brings all sorts of tourism and financial benefits. Aston Villa bring millions of pounds into the community, directly and indirectly employ locals and do a lot of work in the community as well. It's a net gain for Birmingham that we're here. There's a good reason that cities invest in their major professional sports teams all over the world. There's also the fact that people will vote for a party who campaigns on investing into the football club they love. Conversely the embarrassment over in Small Heath must cost the city millions s year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post peterw Posted March 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 25, 2022 On 23/03/2022 at 01:56, Lichfield Dean said: Could you please take half of the speakers from the Doug Ellis? When they updated it a couple of years back they accidentally installed three times too many watts. nothing compared to the amount of 'whats' they got when they renamed the bloody thing... 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 10 hours ago, Stephen_Evans said: Please tell me there are lots of bricks! Well if it's anything like a few relatively large construction projects that I've worked on, there will be a lot of what rhymes with bricks involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 1 hour ago, sparrow1988 said: Well if it's anything like a few relatively large construction projects that I've worked on, there will be a lot of what rhymes with bricks involved. pricks? dicks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 4 minutes ago, Mic09 said: pricks? dicks? Don’t be silly, he means chicks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 11 minutes ago, Mic09 said: pricks? dicks? The first one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villa_Vids Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 Quote Premier League football club Aston Villa has appointed Liquid to support comms activity around its stadium expansion alongside the growth of its charitable arm. Birmingham-based comms consultancy Liquid has been appointed by Aston Villa FC and Aston Villa Football Club Foundation to support the club’s development plans as well as the growth of its charitable Foundation. The Premier League football club last month unveiled its plan to increase the capacity of its home stadium, Villa Park, from 42,825 to 50,000 following the completion of the first stage of its development, which is expected to go forward for planning permission this summer. As part of current work on finalising the redevelopment of the North Stand, the club aims to increase its capacity as well as improve fan experience. Liquid will work on the community engagement and consultation activity over the three-year development period. Activity for Aston Villa FC Foundation is about raising its local and national profile, highlighting the grass roots community work, impact and opportunities of the charity to a wider audience. Paul Tyrrell, chief corporate affairs officer at Aston Villa Football Club and PRWeek Power Book 2022 honouree, said: “It’s a hugely important and exciting project for the club and we needed specialist expertise to deliver a comprehensive consultation and community engagement campaign. “Liquid have exceptional understanding, experience and a passion for the Midlands. They appreciate the region’s sporting heritage and have an in-depth knowledge of the public sector landscape – key requisites to run a project of this nature and scale.” The account comes after the agency was appointed to handle comms and community engagement for Birmingham City Council ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the region, following a four-way competitive tender. Liquid chief executive Elisabeth Lewis-Jones said: “Villa Park is not just the heartbeat of the community in Aston and beyond, but it is an important sporting venue for the Midlands that will continue to raise the profile of the city and the sporting capabilities and opportunities we have in the region.” The agency, which was founded in 2004, moved into a new headquarters in Birmingham in 2019. It also has offices in London, Jersey and Guernsey. Link 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted April 4, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted April 4, 2022 (edited) Hopefully Liquid will continue to drip feed us information. Edited April 4, 2022 by sidcow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 32 minutes ago, sidcow said: Hopefully Liquid will continue to drip feed us information. At least leak us some information 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Work to commence on increasing capacity end of next season apparently. 15k to situated in north stand 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted April 7, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted April 7, 2022 Supposedly Purslow is chairing a meeting tonight with fans, is this it?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Hopefully we get to see the plans soon then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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turvontour Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Demitri_C said: Work to commence on increasing capacity end of next season apparently. 15k to situated in north stand What does the north stand hold currently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted April 7, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted April 7, 2022 6 minutes ago, turvontour said: What does the north stand hold currently? 7000 i think 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBM Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 11 minutes ago, Follyfoot said: 7000 i think So new stand will hold 20k? Given it is a 13k increase on current capacity. That is going to be an absolute monster 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 I know allegedly we have 20k st holders but i think we will struggle to sell out over 55k Last thing i wanna see is empty seats. You will imagine thwre will be price increases too, to fund the stadium. Not everyone will be able to afford it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 When are they releasing the drawings? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 11 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: I know allegedly we have 20k st holders but i think we will struggle to sell out over 55k Last thing i wanna see is empty seats. You will imagine thwre will be price increases too, to fund the stadium. Not everyone will be able to afford it The fact they they are planning to fill VP to 55K is a good sign. We are truly ambitious in a way Lerner never was. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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