Quote from: AVH87 on April 04, 2017, 09:24:17 AMQuote from: cdbullyweefan on April 03, 2017, 04:50:55 PMQuote from: AVH87 on April 03, 2017, 04:01:31 PMQuote from: cdbullyweefan on April 03, 2017, 01:36:53 PMWe usually have a good turnout for our last away of the season so I wouldn't be amazed. That said, I know they're only from a small-town, but they're still a massive club and it must be a bit disappointing for them if they can't attract 24,000 of their own fans for a crucial game against the biggest club in the division.Really? They've never averaged higher than 30k in their history, I don't think they were ever likely to be getting a gate close to that when they are at the bottom of the second level.Which are you querying? If it's the bit in bold, I don't consider size of crowds to be the sole indicator of a club's largesse. That's a bit of a weird Newcastle-type argument. They've won ten major honours, the same as Newcastle and more than Leeds, both examples of clubs who are generally regarded as being big by the media.Judging what you've written, you seem surprised that I've suggested they could get close to 30k. Given that we've, apparently, got anything up to 8,000 tickets that doesn't seem unreasonable to me. It's only 22-23,000 home fans. And teams near the bottom are more likely to attract big crowds, as a rule, than mid-table clubs as it matters more.The massive club line surprised me the most, I've never even considered them big. 3 Trophies in the last 100 years (used that timeframe as Leeds have only been formed 98 years), Leeds and Newcastle have both won more than double that in that time and have far bigger fan bases and glass ceilings imo. They really don't have the fan base to get close to 30k for a Championship game, nowhere near.Only counting recent trophies is a very Small Heath way of doing things.
Quote from: cdbullyweefan on April 03, 2017, 04:50:55 PMQuote from: AVH87 on April 03, 2017, 04:01:31 PMQuote from: cdbullyweefan on April 03, 2017, 01:36:53 PMWe usually have a good turnout for our last away of the season so I wouldn't be amazed. That said, I know they're only from a small-town, but they're still a massive club and it must be a bit disappointing for them if they can't attract 24,000 of their own fans for a crucial game against the biggest club in the division.Really? They've never averaged higher than 30k in their history, I don't think they were ever likely to be getting a gate close to that when they are at the bottom of the second level.Which are you querying? If it's the bit in bold, I don't consider size of crowds to be the sole indicator of a club's largesse. That's a bit of a weird Newcastle-type argument. They've won ten major honours, the same as Newcastle and more than Leeds, both examples of clubs who are generally regarded as being big by the media.Judging what you've written, you seem surprised that I've suggested they could get close to 30k. Given that we've, apparently, got anything up to 8,000 tickets that doesn't seem unreasonable to me. It's only 22-23,000 home fans. And teams near the bottom are more likely to attract big crowds, as a rule, than mid-table clubs as it matters more.The massive club line surprised me the most, I've never even considered them big. 3 Trophies in the last 100 years (used that timeframe as Leeds have only been formed 98 years), Leeds and Newcastle have both won more than double that in that time and have far bigger fan bases and glass ceilings imo. They really don't have the fan base to get close to 30k for a Championship game, nowhere near.
Quote from: AVH87 on April 03, 2017, 04:01:31 PMQuote from: cdbullyweefan on April 03, 2017, 01:36:53 PMWe usually have a good turnout for our last away of the season so I wouldn't be amazed. That said, I know they're only from a small-town, but they're still a massive club and it must be a bit disappointing for them if they can't attract 24,000 of their own fans for a crucial game against the biggest club in the division.Really? They've never averaged higher than 30k in their history, I don't think they were ever likely to be getting a gate close to that when they are at the bottom of the second level.Which are you querying? If it's the bit in bold, I don't consider size of crowds to be the sole indicator of a club's largesse. That's a bit of a weird Newcastle-type argument. They've won ten major honours, the same as Newcastle and more than Leeds, both examples of clubs who are generally regarded as being big by the media.Judging what you've written, you seem surprised that I've suggested they could get close to 30k. Given that we've, apparently, got anything up to 8,000 tickets that doesn't seem unreasonable to me. It's only 22-23,000 home fans. And teams near the bottom are more likely to attract big crowds, as a rule, than mid-table clubs as it matters more.
Quote from: cdbullyweefan on April 03, 2017, 01:36:53 PMWe usually have a good turnout for our last away of the season so I wouldn't be amazed. That said, I know they're only from a small-town, but they're still a massive club and it must be a bit disappointing for them if they can't attract 24,000 of their own fans for a crucial game against the biggest club in the division.Really? They've never averaged higher than 30k in their history, I don't think they were ever likely to be getting a gate close to that when they are at the bottom of the second level.
We usually have a good turnout for our last away of the season so I wouldn't be amazed. That said, I know they're only from a small-town, but they're still a massive club and it must be a bit disappointing for them if they can't attract 24,000 of their own fans for a crucial game against the biggest club in the division.
Tickets on sale from Monday:Tickets for our final league match of the 2016/17 Championship campaign go on sale from Monday April 10.The clash at Ewood Park takes place on Saturday April 29, kick-off 3pm. We have received an initial allocation of 4,289 tickets.Prices are £27 [adults], £17 [O65s/U22s] and £9 [U18s].10 Wheelchair Bays: Disabled supporter tickets are priced as above with a free personal assistant and are available by calling the Ticket Office on 0333 323 1874.Monday April 10 from 5pm online/Tuesday April 11 phone or in person: On sale to 2016/17 season ticket holders who have purchased tickets for 15+ away league matches in the 2016/17 seasons. Tuesday April 11 from 5pm online/Wednesday April 12 phone or in person: On sale to 2016/17 season ticket holders who have purchased tickets for 9+ away league matches in the 2016/17 seasons.Wednesday April 12 at 5pm online/Thursday April 13 phone or in person: On sale to 2016/17 season ticket holders who have purchased tickets for 5+ away league matches in the 2016/17 seasons.Thursday April 13 from 3pm online, phone or in person: Lions Club Chairman can purchase their allocation. Thursday April 13 from 5pm online/Friday April 14 phone or in person: On sale to 2016/17 season ticket holders.Friday April 14 from 5pm online/Tuesday April 18 phone or in person: On sale to 2016/17 Villa Cash members. Tuesday April 18 from 5pm online/Wednesday April 19 phone or in person: On general sale. To buy tickets, head to Villa Park ticket office, contact 0333 323 1874 or visit our ONLINE BOX OFFICE.Coach travel for this fixture is priced at £21 per person and departs at 10am.Post: Only tickets purchased before 3.30pm on Thursday April 27 will be posted to supporters. Collections: All tickets purchased after this deadline will be available for collection only from Villa Park.https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2017/04/06/blackburn-away-on-sale-notes
Quote from: Chris87 on April 06, 2017, 08:01:43 PMTickets on sale from Monday:Tickets for our final league match of the 2016/17 Championship campaign go on sale from Monday April 10.The clash at Ewood Park takes place on Saturday April 29, kick-off 3pm. We have received an initial allocation of 4,289 tickets.Prices are £27 [adults], £17 [O65s/U22s] and £9 [U18s].10 Wheelchair Bays: Disabled supporter tickets are priced as above with a free personal assistant and are available by calling the Ticket Office on 0333 323 1874.Monday April 10 from 5pm online/Tuesday April 11 phone or in person: On sale to 2016/17 season ticket holders who have purchased tickets for 15+ away league matches in the 2016/17 seasons. Tuesday April 11 from 5pm online/Wednesday April 12 phone or in person: On sale to 2016/17 season ticket holders who have purchased tickets for 9+ away league matches in the 2016/17 seasons.Wednesday April 12 at 5pm online/Thursday April 13 phone or in person: On sale to 2016/17 season ticket holders who have purchased tickets for 5+ away league matches in the 2016/17 seasons.Thursday April 13 from 3pm online, phone or in person: Lions Club Chairman can purchase their allocation. Thursday April 13 from 5pm online/Friday April 14 phone or in person: On sale to 2016/17 season ticket holders.Friday April 14 from 5pm online/Tuesday April 18 phone or in person: On sale to 2016/17 Villa Cash members. Tuesday April 18 from 5pm online/Wednesday April 19 phone or in person: On general sale. To buy tickets, head to Villa Park ticket office, contact 0333 323 1874 or visit our ONLINE BOX OFFICE.Coach travel for this fixture is priced at £21 per person and departs at 10am.Post: Only tickets purchased before 3.30pm on Thursday April 27 will be posted to supporters. Collections: All tickets purchased after this deadline will be available for collection only from Villa Park.https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2017/04/06/blackburn-away-on-sale-notesIs it just me, or is it harder buying online from the OS. Been waiting two hours in a queue for tickets. Surely the demand isn't that big?
Any indication at this stage whether we'll get the rest of the stand?
It's pretty annoying for those of us who want to get the train, it just means by the time we have confirmed our tickets, the cost of getting there will have increased massively. I've said before I don't see why away tickets shouldn't be on sale at least a month in advance of the game.
Anyway... if anyone isn't going, can I have your reference please?
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