'Excited for the overdue upgrade' - fans on North Stand closure

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We asked for your views on Aston Villa announcing an accelerated timeline for Villa Park's North Stand redevelopment.

We particularly wanted to hear from those of you who have season tickets in the stand, amid plans to close the whole area next season.

Here are some of your replies:

James: I'll be one of the relocated season-ticket holders. While I'm not relishing sitting elsewhere next season, I'm excited for the long overdue upgrade to the North Stand. I just hope I will be back near my football mates when we return in 2027-28.

Hadders: It's a strange decision to close the North Stand for a season rather than keep it open while work continues for two seasons. But Villa, to their credit, have given North Stand season-ticket holders like myself lots of options for next season so we'll look forward to a new view. But, to be honest, the view in the stadium is impressive from everywhere.

Mark: It's great that it is going to be completed quicker but for members it is going to be a lot harder to access tickets for matches, with smaller capacity and season-ticket holders being relocated, which will be a disappointment for me and my boys! But I'm looking forward to seeing the end product and hopefully there are many more successful years to come for me and my boys to see!

David: Two years ago, they said they didn't want to close the North Stand for redevelopment because they didn't want reduced attendances for a Champions League season, yet here they are doing that exact thing now. If they had done it then, it would be complete now.

Duncan: I hope my season ticket on the Holte End isn't going to go up to compensate for the loss of revenue from the North Stand closure? If so, there could be a lot of fans having second thoughts.