2015-16 Pre-Season

[eamonn]

I can't believe I've got a ground Cooper hasn't been to.

Only about another 500 to catch me up then.
I've been to six different grounds in Nottingham (if you count Hucknall as being in Nottingham), but never Forest.

How come?

[KRS]

So we're basically playing Sporting Braga instead of Bristol City.

[AV82EC]

So we're basically playing Sporting Braga instead of Bristol City.

Get in! Must admit I'm down in Albufeira around then and the prospect of a training game against Bristol City wasn't making me think i need to leave the villa or the beach to go and watch. 

[PeterWithesShin]

Sale information on our domestic schedule of matches has now been confirmed.

Check below for the all the details you need.

JULY

Swindon Town v Villa
County Ground
Tuesday July 21
Kick-off: 7:45pm
Initial allocation: 1,000 tickets
Prices: £15 [adults], £10 [O65], £10 Young Adult (17-19), £1 U17
£10 for disabled supporters with a free Personal Assistant - eight wheelchair bays
Monday June 29: On sale to 2015/16 season ticket holders who attended five or more away games in the 2014/15 term
Tuesday June 30: On sale to 2015/16 season ticket holders
Thursday July 2: On general sale
To buy tickets, contact 0800 612 0970, visit the Ticket Offices at Villa Park and New Street or BUY ONLINE.

Walsall v Villa
Banks's Stadium
Saturday July 25
Kick-off: 3pm
Allocation: 3,555 tickets
Prices: £12 [adults], £6 [O60 and U18], £15 family ticket (one adult, one U18)
Disabled supporters prices as above with a free Personal Assistant - 21 wheelchair bays
Monday June 29: On sale to 2015/16 season ticket holders who attended five or more away games in the 2014/15 term
Tuesday June 30: On sale to 2015/16 season ticket holders
Thursday July 2: On general sale
To buy tickets, contact 0800 612 0970, visit the Ticket Offices at Villa Park and New Street or BUY ONLINE.

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Villa
Molineux Stadium
Tuesday July 28
Kick-off: 7.45pm
Allocation: 3,000 tickets
Prices: £10 [adult], £8 [O65], £8 [U17], £5 [U12]
Disabled supporters ticket prices as above with a free Personal Assistant - nine wheelchair bays
Friday July 3: On sale to 2015/16 season ticket holders who attended five or more away games in the 2014/15 term
Monday July 6: On sale to 2015/16 season ticket holders
Tuesday July 7: On general sale
To buy tickets, contact 0800 612 0970, visit the Ticket Offices at Villa Park and New Street or BUY ONLINE.

AUGUST

Nottingham Forest v Villa
City Ground
Saturday August 1
Kick-off: 3pm
Initial allocation: 2,000 tickets
Prices: £15 [adult], £10 [O65], £5 [U16]
Disabled supporters tickets charged as above with a free Personal Assistant - 11 wheelchair bays
Friday July 3: On sale to 2015/16 season ticket holders who attended five or more away games in the 2014/15 term
Monday July 6: On sale to 2015/16 season ticket holders
Tuesday July 7: On general sale
To buy tickets, contact 0800 612 0970, visit the Ticket Offices at Villa Park and New Street or BUY ONLINE.

PORTUGAL TRAINING MATCHES

Fulham v Villa
Estadio Da Nora, Albufeira, Portugal
Saturday July 11
Kick-off: 6.30pm
Free for supporters to attend

Sporting Braga v Villa
Estadio Da Nora, Albufeira, Portugal
Friday July 17
Kick-off: 6.30pm
Free for supporters to attend

[john e]

I take it we've dropped down to third before we even start this season

With AFC Bournmouth taking top spot before we start kicking balls

[cheltenhamlion]

Nope. They seem to be listed as Bournemouth.

[cdbearsfan]

The stupid BBC can't make their mind up. They have Bournemouth listed third in the Premier League despite the fact that AFC Bournemouth are ahead of Arsenal and ourselves alphabetically (or between us if you choose to list them as "Association Football Club Bournemouth").

However, they have Wimbledon listed top of League Two despite the fact that AFC Wimbledon comes after Accrington Stanley.

I'm happy to allow Bournemouth to be above us for now, so long as we're above them after the first game. I can't see how they wouldn't consider that perfectly fair.

[silhillvilla]

We always used to be 2 in cup draws , I assume it's because of them we aren't anymore.

[Gregorys Boy]

Sounds a tidy little set of pre-season fixtures.  The Forest one is the one which should produce the most fun me thinks.  I did go to the City ground once but it was a long time ago for a Euro 96 fixture to be excate.

[cdbearsfan]

We always used to be 2 in cup draws , I assume it's because of them we aren't anymore.

Yep. We've been number three since they got to the Championship.

Arsenal have inherited the unlucky ball number two... and won the cup twice in a row. Bastards.

[silhillvilla]

I won't be at any pre seasons this year due to work and holidays. Generally I don't enjoy friendless anyway,

[in exile]

We always used to be 2 in cup draws , I assume it's because of them we aren't anymore.

Yep. We've been number three since they got to the Championship.

Arsenal have inherited the unlucky ball number two... and won the cup twice in a row. Bastards.

We were also number 3 back when Aldershot were in the Football League

[Dave Cooper please]

Generally I don't enjoy friendless anyway,

Which is a shame because you probably are.

BOOM!

[cdbearsfan]

We always used to be 2 in cup draws , I assume it's because of them we aren't anymore.

Yep. We've been number three since they got to the Championship.

Arsenal have inherited the unlucky ball number two... and won the cup twice in a row. Bastards.

We were also number 3 back when Aldershot were in the Football League

No we weren't. The alphabetical numbering in the Third Round draw only applies to teams in the top two divisions, numbers 1-48. Second Round winners are numbered 49-64 according to the order their tie was drawn out.

As Aldershot weren't in the top two divisions, they'd have made no difference to us. Nor do Accrington Stanley, the new Aldershot Town or AFC Wimbledon.

[in exile]

I was pretty sure I was right, ah well