Lerner keen to increase capacity

13 May 2010 11:59
Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner has revealed his ambition to increase the capacity of Villa Park to 50,000 to help the club stay competitive.[LNB] Lerner wants to redevelop the North Stand end of the ground and lift the ground capacity from its current level of just over 42,000.[LNB]The American multi-millionaire has no definite time-scale as to when such major work would be undertaken but knows it is an important project in terms of sustaining success.[LNB]Lerner said: "The capacity issue, the focus on Villa Park, is very real. I do believe that as part of our plan, taking the North End of the ground and improving it and modernising it, should be part of our reasonably near term strategy.[LNB]"I am conscious of the fact this is an attendance-driven business and, if you don't have (high) attendances, then at some point your success will decline.[LNB]"There are a variety of balancing acts that go into generating additional capacity and at what cost are you going to do it."[LNB]

Source: Team_Talk