Traffic leaving the ground

[TimTheVillain]

Today I emailed Tom Fantini, Head of Facilities at AVFC advising him of the traffic problem and asking that he passes the email on to whoever deals with this if not him.

A silver Merc ; C63 AMG was by me in the traffic on Saturday, number plate H33 KSY, and he was there, at a standstill like myself and all the others were.

Maybe Ivanhoe can put a complaint in to the club as well 

I raced that Merc down to wembley for the Cup Semi last season, was definatly not Heskey.

Strange no plate then !

[Smoke]

Today I emailed Tom Fantini, Head of Facilities at AVFC advising him of the traffic problem and asking that he passes the email on to whoever deals with this if not him.

A silver Merc ; C63 AMG was by me in the traffic on Saturday, number plate H33 KSY, and he was there, at a standstill like myself and all the others were.

Maybe Ivanhoe can put a complaint in to the club as well 

I raced that Merc down to wembley for the Cup Semi last season, was definatly not Heskey.

Strange no plate then !

That's what we thought, nice merc though.

[TimTheVillain]

Yep, not bad......

I don't expect a reply from the club, but if I do, I'll post it.

[TimTheVillain]

This is my reply:

Dear TimTheVillain,

Thank you for your email regarding the post match traffic in the area of the ground.  I offer our apologies that you have had cause to complain to the Club.  Your complaint reference is 10 / Jul-Sept 078.  As we received your complaint on 21st September 2010, and in accordance with our customer charter commitment, the deadline for our reply is 5th October 2010.

At Aston Villa, we ask that the department to which your complaint relates be responsible for our reply. I will look to ensure that we contact you with our reply at our earliest opportunity and in line with our complaints procedures.

The quality of our Customer Service is very important to us. I would be happy to hear from you by email at lee.preece@avfc.co.uk (or tel 0121 326 1502) if you have any comments or feedback on how you feel your complaint was handled.  In addition, please contact me if you have not received your reply prior to our stated deadline. 

Yours sincerely


Lee Preece

Football Operations / Projects Manager

 

Pam Bridgewater
FO/PM Office
Aston Villa Football Club
0121-326-1535

[Bad English]

I blame all the people who leave early to 'beat the traffic'.

[peter w]

I blame all the people that go to the game and wonder why it takes a little bit longer to get home than if they were the only person on the road.

[SoccerHQ]

Dare I say it but park a bit further away?

Exercise is good for you plus imo it's a traditional part of going to the match that you have a decent walk to the ground.

[TimTheVillain]

I blame all the people that go to the game and wonder why it takes a little bit longer to get home than if they were the only person on the road.

What ?

Read the thread - I suggest you may understand the problem then.

[Shrek]

The one bonus of a low crowd, I got straight home, no traffic anywhere!

[pauliewalnuts]

The one bonus of a low crowd, I got straight home, no traffic anywhere!

Quite slow when we left.

Thought it was weird approaching the ground at 7.30, there was seemingly hardly anyone there.

[Pete3206]

Dare I say it but park a bit further away?

Exercise is good for you plus imo it's a traditional part of going to the match that you have a decent walk to the ground.

Yep, swear by this method and have never struggled to escape traffic.

[atomicjam]

No problems tonight, even the 7 got into town in time for two beers before eleven.

[TimTheVillain]

For anyone who's bothered, Villa are in constant liason with the police about this as they are very aware of the problem.

The police can 'manage the traffic' but not entirely on the club's say so - and the police have been re-organised recently and set priorities due to lower resources.

Thus, Aston Hall Road after a Villa game is not a priority.

In summary , the problem is that the police are under resourced and the flow of traffic away from the ground after matches is not a high priority for them.

Lee was frusrated but had his hands tied and the club's hands are tied.

[Linus]

For anyone who's bothered, Villa are in constant liason with the police about this as they are very aware of the problem.

The police can 'manage the traffic' but not entirely on the club's say so - and the police have been re-organised recently and set priorities due to lower resources.

Thus, Aston Hall Road after a Villa game is not a priority.

In summary , the problem is that the police are under resourced and the flow of traffic away from the ground after matches is not a high priority for them.

Lee was frusrated but had his hands tied and the club's hands are tied.

all it takes is a line of cones outside the pub, and a steward from the club standing there. hardly a squadron of thousands...

[dave.woodhall]

For anyone who's bothered, Villa are in constant liason with the police about this as they are very aware of the problem.

The police can 'manage the traffic' but not entirely on the club's say so - and the police have been re-organised recently and set priorities due to lower resources.

Thus, Aston Hall Road after a Villa game is not a priority.

In summary , the problem is that the police are under resourced and the flow of traffic away from the ground after matches is not a high priority for them.

Lee was frusrated but had his hands tied and the club's hands are tied.

all it takes is a line of cones outside the pub, and a steward from the club standing there. hardly a squadron of thousands...

I would imagine Aston Hall Road is a bit too far away from the ground for stewards to be used.