Cost of following Villa away

[Scratchins]

Now that the last tickets are on sale I can add up the cost of away league games this season.
(any slight discrepancies are due to rounding up or down)

Season    Age             Total cost £    No of games   Av per ticket  £
2016-17   65 plus        467.50                  23                 20.33
   “           Under 65        635.50                  23                 27.63
            
2015-16   65 plus        426.00                  19                 22.42
      “           Under 65        649.00                  19                 34.16



In the Premier League with £20’s Plenty (£15 concessions) the cost for an under 65 for the league season would be £380 for 19 games; over 65 would be £182.50.

Maximum £20 in the Championship would come to £460 for under 65 and at £15 a total of £345 for over 65.

[Scratchins]

The table that I prepared did not translate to the site so I have listed the costs in an easier form. Hopefully this works better.

2015-16 Premier League  19 games

total cost      under 65's      £649   
                                         average per game    £34.16
     "             65 plus           £426               
                                         average per game      £22.42


2016-17     Championship     23 games

total cost      under 65's      £635.50           
                                         average      £27.63
       "           65 plus           £467.50           
                                         average     £20.33

[Des Little]

Let's hope the Championship follows the lead of the Prem and introduces a £30 cap. Or even £20!!

[wittonwarrior]

I shudder to  think like a lot of people just how much I spend on this.  Worth it probably not - Do I enjoy it apart from the 90 minutes yes.

[exigo]

I worked out my mileage the other day, from London.

4 homes, 11 aways. 3,386 miles. I don't even want to think how much has gone into Branson's coffers getting me there.

[HoratioHornblower]

After the Brighton game passes, ill have spent just shy of eight grand on flights, hotels and match tickets on following Villa this season, scary stuff. Hope the wife doesn't read this lol. Thats not taking in to account beer tokens and spending money!

[brian green]

On top of the money is the actual amount of time consumed from your life.  Come the end of the season I will have done thirty plus games.  Because I have to travel the triangle of my house, my son's house, the game and back the same way, I calculate a season of following Villa costs me a month and a half of my life.  Not complaining, not boasting, just totting it up.

[wittonwarrior]

Now that is scary going you 3   I have followed villa for 40 odd years home and away again I am far from alone. Some of the people and friendships alone are worth a million dollars may be not pounds.

[ChicagoLion]

A question to some die hard fans here, is there anything that would stop you going?

For me if they moved from Villa Park, that would be it.

[Dominic22]

I must admit, I stopped adding up as it was frightening me... We are in the away scheme so.

3 x away for each game (one concession)
3 season tickets

Travel, food etc for the 3 of us. As I work nights, days holiday for away midweek games...

Really enjoyed the season on the whole and a fantastic opportunity to actually talk to my son rather then the occasional grunt I get from the 15 year old normally.

We will do the same next season and looking forward to a Germany trip for pre-season..... it must be an addiction

[wittonwarrior]

I must admit, I stopped adding up as it was frightening me... We are in the away scheme so.

3 x away for each game (one concession)
3 season tickets

Travel, food etc for the 3 of us. As I work nights, days holiday for away midweek games...

Really enjoyed the season on the whole and a fantastic opportunity to actually talk to my son rather then the occasional grunt I get from the 15 year old normally.

We will do the same next season and looking forward to a Germany trip for pre-season..... it must be an addiction

When I am sitting here sober as a judge I call it stupidity, however its worse additive certainly than anything else in my life.

[cdbearsfan]

A question to some die hard fans here, is there anything that would stop you going?

For me if they moved from Villa Park, that would be it.

I could live with relocation from Villa Park if they were able to convince me it was absolutely necessary to our future, and it wasn't too far. It would have to be in Birmingham.

I think the only things that would stop me going is being unable to attend due to incapacity or the the prices going up to a level that I genuinely can't afford.

[brian green]

I have survived having to sit for games, the renaming of the Witton Stand, the renaming of the Witton End, the wanton destruction of the iconic Trinity, the sale of the Serpentine, the horrendous deafening childishness of the PA system, the loss of the round badge, the abandonment of the club motto, the best fanzine in the world being able to be pocketed and caressed only on high days and holidays like today.  All of that and Messrs Ellis, Lerner, O'Neill, McLeish, Lambert, Sherwood, Black and RDM.  Survive all that and you can survive anything.

[TheMalandro]

At least you have seen the return of the gas lamp Brian.

[Marlon From Bearwood]

Let's hope the Championship follows the lead of the Prem and introduces a £30 cap. Or even £20!!

Don't hold your breath mate! It really annoys me when the media focus on the price cap for the PL, whilst completely ignoring us Championship fans who have to pay even more.