Renew or not Renew?

[TheSandman]

This has come up a few times in the McLeish out thread a few times with quite a few saying they are not planning to renew so I thought it was worth starting a thread as I'm quite curious to see what the results are.

So will you be renewing or not?

[Mr Diggles]

I didn't renew this season but if I had I would have regretted it. And I certainly wouldn't be renewing next season.

No point in throwing good money after bad. Which incidentally seems to be the way Lerner is running the club at the moment too.

[villadelph]

If Randy Lerner doesn't care about me, why the fuck would I care about his investment? I can cheer on the players from my couch.

[bertlambshank]

A big fat no from me.

[mikeb1982]

I will renew, but only because I like my seat and the people around me.

[Chap]

This is my 27th consecutive year of having a ST, only once before have I seriously considered packing it in and that was the last year of DOL.
I will be giving it serious thought this time come the end of May.
Very sad!

[eamonn]

Come on, we'll all change our minds when we do the double over Chelsea in four weeks (which will be our one and only of the season!).

[Pete3206]

Yes, of course I will.

[midnite]

I don't know.... I really really want to, but they're making it so hard for me to say yes to.

I know what will happen, I'll decide I won't then come renewal, I'll think this season will be better and I'll stupidly renew.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

I don't know.... I really really want to, but they're making it so hard for me to say yes to.

I know what will happen, I'll decide I won't then come renewal, I'll think this season will be better and I'll stupidly renew.

Pretty much this.

Or, hold off until the last minute, then be filled with optimism, thinking it can't be as bad again, then get the life savings from under the mattress...

[bilsim]

The impression that I've always got is that there is a hardcore of supporters for whom going to Villa Park every other Saturday is their passion and they will do that no matter how bad it gets. As bad as it sounds, I'm not one of those people and the way the club is being run at the moment I can't be bothered to keep wasting my money. Aside from the ticket prices you've also got the travel, beer, food and programme money that seems wasted when you watch us lose 2-0 to Swansea. If we were giving it 110% every week I'd scrimp and save to get there, but when it's this piss poor effort week in week out, I don't see the point whatsoever.

[darren woolley]

It's a yes from me.

[adrenachrome]

Renew, but then run on the pitch and hurl it at Ginga Non Grata when we are 2-0 down at home to the Blues.

[Apyadg]

I didn 't get one this year, and I won't next season.

It's a lot of money to spend on being disappointed and pissed off every week.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

I've had my seat season ticket for well over 20 years and also back in the late 60s/early 70s when I was a young kid sitting in the old Trinity with my Mom and Dad. The period in between was standing on the Holte so I was paying on the gate then each game. I've never considered not renewing before.
Will I renew next season ? Frankly I'm undecided.  £500 plus to pay out is a lot of money. Yes if I need to find it I can, but money is tighter than it used to be and choices have to be made week to week more than they used to be. If it was really enjoyable I would make that choice I'm sure, but right now it isn't and theres no sign that it will become enjoyable again that soon.