Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Dave Javu on September 21, 2011, 11:51:56 AM
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Here's a novel idea: Let's boost the crowd and get behind the team.
"Are you a Season Card Holder? If so, take advantage of this season's first Bring-a-Buddy fixture and buy up to 4 tickets for just £5 each! Ticket availability is limited to the Holte End Wing and North Stand Upper Wing areas but don't forget that you can also relocate your season seat to be near your friends.
To get yours, simply call 0800 612 0970 - but HURRY! This offer is only available from 9am on Thursday September 22nd until 11:59pm on Friday September 23rd."
https://www.eticketing.co.uk/avfc/details/event.aspx?itemref=6553&tm_link=tm_homeA_4_f1
Good offer in my opinion. Move quick, though.
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After last night they might have to pay me £5 to watch that shower again.
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Why offer the tickets for only 2 days?
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Why offer the tickets for only 2 days?
I guess to panic people into thinking "I'd better move quickly" and buy them all. You will then find the club "extends" the offer next week!
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Here's a novel idea: Let's boost the crowd and get behind the team.
"Are you a Season Card Holder? If so, take advantage of this season's first Bring-a-Buddy fixture and buy up to 4 tickets for just £5 each! Ticket availability is limited to the Holte End Wing and North Stand Upper Wing areas but don't forget that you can also relocate your season seat to be near your friends.
To get yours, simply call 0800 612 0970 - but HURRY! This offer is only available from 9am on Thursday September 22nd until 11:59pm on Friday September 23rd."
https://www.eticketing.co.uk/avfc/details/event.aspx?itemref=6553&tm_link=tm_homeA_4_f1
Good offer in my opinion. Move quick, though.
Yes it's easy to re-locate when there's so many empty seats to choose from. I reckon a gate of 28,000 for Wigan after a beating at QPR. I'm a season ticket-holder - where's my discount or offers when I've paid over £500.00 up front? Just shows desperation from the Board.
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Here's a novel idea: Let's boost the crowd and get behind the team.
"Are you a Season Card Holder? If so, take advantage of this season's first Bring-a-Buddy fixture and buy up to 4 tickets for just £5 each! Ticket availability is limited to the Holte End Wing and North Stand Upper Wing areas but don't forget that you can also relocate your season seat to be near your friends.
To get yours, simply call 0800 612 0970 - but HURRY! This offer is only available from 9am on Thursday September 22nd until 11:59pm on Friday September 23rd."
https://www.eticketing.co.uk/avfc/details/event.aspx?itemref=6553&tm_link=tm_homeA_4_f1
Good offer in my opinion. Move quick, though.
Yes it's easy to re-locate when there's so many empty seats to choose from. I reckon a gate of 28,000 for Wigan after a beating at QPR. I'm a season ticket-holder - where's my discount or offers when I've paid over £500.00 up front? Just shows desperation from the Board.
They get asked to reduce prices. They reduce them. It's "desperation."
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It's a disgrace when you have paid £580 up front for a season ticket and what do we get? A few vouchers for a couple of hot drinks and pie. I must be mad paying that amount for what? If anything like last night is to go on I am being robbed like thousands of others.
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Here's a novel idea: Let's boost the crowd and get behind the team.
"Are you a Season Card Holder? If so, take advantage of this season's first Bring-a-Buddy fixture and buy up to 4 tickets for just £5 each! Ticket availability is limited to the Holte End Wing and North Stand Upper Wing areas but don't forget that you can also relocate your season seat to be near your friends.
To get yours, simply call 0800 612 0970 - but HURRY! This offer is only available from 9am on Thursday September 22nd until 11:59pm on Friday September 23rd."
https://www.eticketing.co.uk/avfc/details/event.aspx?itemref=6553&tm_link=tm_homeA_4_f1
Good offer in my opinion. Move quick, though.
Yes it's easy to re-locate when there's so many empty seats to choose from. I reckon a gate of 28,000 for Wigan after a beating at QPR. I'm a season ticket-holder - where's my discount or offers when I've paid over £500.00 up front? Just shows desperation from the Board.
They get asked to reduce prices. They reduce them. It's "desperation."
I think they need to address the situation with season ticket holders, thier are some good offers at the moment that do put season ticket holders at a disadvantage.
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I can't do that I haven't got any friends that I Hate to put them through this crap
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Have you lot got any buddy's..
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Here's a novel idea: Let's boost the crowd and get behind the team.
"Are you a Season Card Holder? If so, take advantage of this season's first Bring-a-Buddy fixture and buy up to 4 tickets for just £5 each! Ticket availability is limited to the Holte End Wing and North Stand Upper Wing areas but don't forget that you can also relocate your season seat to be near your friends.
To get yours, simply call 0800 612 0970 - but HURRY! This offer is only available from 9am on Thursday September 22nd until 11:59pm on Friday September 23rd."
https://www.eticketing.co.uk/avfc/details/event.aspx?itemref=6553&tm_link=tm_homeA_4_f1
Good offer in my opinion. Move quick, though.
Yes it's easy to re-locate when there's so many empty seats to choose from. I reckon a gate of 28,000 for Wigan after a beating at QPR. I'm a season ticket-holder - where's my discount or offers when I've paid over £500.00 up front? Just shows desperation from the Board.
They get asked to reduce prices. They reduce them. It's "desperation."
I think they need to address the situation with season ticket holders, thier are some good offers at the moment that do put season ticket holders at a disadvantage.
That's the thing, they're now in an awkward situation which lots of people seem to ignore - the idea that you can reduce day to day match tickets as much as you like and it won't have too much impact on season ticket holders.
Making it incredibly cheap to buy tickets on a match by match basis is admirable and shows they're trying to do something, but it's going to make it very hard to shift those 600 quid season tickets next summer.
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The drink vouchers are a bit cheeky too, as you have to buy two drinks to get a free one!
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Here's a novel idea: Let's boost the crowd and get behind the team.
"Are you a Season Card Holder? If so, take advantage of this season's first Bring-a-Buddy fixture and buy up to 4 tickets for just £5 each! Ticket availability is limited to the Holte End Wing and North Stand Upper Wing areas but don't forget that you can also relocate your season seat to be near your friends.
To get yours, simply call 0800 612 0970 - but HURRY! This offer is only available from 9am on Thursday September 22nd until 11:59pm on Friday September 23rd."
https://www.eticketing.co.uk/avfc/details/event.aspx?itemref=6553&tm_link=tm_homeA_4_f1
Good offer in my opinion. Move quick, though.
Yes it's easy to re-locate when there's so many empty seats to choose from. I reckon a gate of 28,000 for Wigan after a beating at QPR. I'm a season ticket-holder - where's my discount or offers when I've paid over £500.00 up front? Just shows desperation from the Board.
They get asked to reduce prices. They reduce them. It's "desperation."
The problem is he's right,they are desperate.
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how long until its kids for a quid?
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Nothing wrong with kids for a quid. Get them hooked before they get too cynical and negative
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Here's a novel idea: Let's boost the crowd and get behind the team.
"Are you a Season Card Holder? If so, take advantage of this season's first Bring-a-Buddy fixture and buy up to 4 tickets for just £5 each! Ticket availability is limited to the Holte End Wing and North Stand Upper Wing areas but don't forget that you can also relocate your season seat to be near your friends.
To get yours, simply call 0800 612 0970 - but HURRY! This offer is only available from 9am on Thursday September 22nd until 11:59pm on Friday September 23rd."
https://www.eticketing.co.uk/avfc/details/event.aspx?itemref=6553&tm_link=tm_homeA_4_f1
Good offer in my opinion. Move quick, though.
Yes it's easy to re-locate when there's so many empty seats to choose from. I reckon a gate of 28,000 for Wigan after a beating at QPR. I'm a season ticket-holder - where's my discount or offers when I've paid over £500.00 up front? Just shows desperation from the Board.
They get asked to reduce prices. They reduce them. It's "desperation."
The problem is he's right,they are desperate.
They're doing what we wanted them to. 'Damned if they do' has never been more apt.
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DW is right of course!
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Making it incredibly cheap to buy tickets on a match by match basis is admirable and shows they're trying to do something, but it's going to make it very hard to shift those 600 quid season tickets next summer.
If cut price tickets match by match continue, then they will have to reduce season ticket prices next season to make them better value. It is a difficult one, because whilst no-one appreciate paying over the odds as a season ticket holder, spending most of the season in a half empty ground is just as likely to disincline people to renew.
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Here's a novel idea: Let's boost the crowd and get behind the team.
"Are you a Season Card Holder? If so, take advantage of this season's first Bring-a-Buddy fixture and buy up to 4 tickets for just £5 each! Ticket availability is limited to the Holte End Wing and North Stand Upper Wing areas but don't forget that you can also relocate your season seat to be near your friends.
To get yours, simply call 0800 612 0970 - but HURRY! This offer is only available from 9am on Thursday September 22nd until 11:59pm on Friday September 23rd."
https://www.eticketing.co.uk/avfc/details/event.aspx?itemref=6553&tm_link=tm_homeA_4_f1
Good offer in my opinion. Move quick, though.
Yes it's easy to re-locate when there's so many empty seats to choose from. I reckon a gate of 28,000 for Wigan after a beating at QPR. I'm a season ticket-holder - where's my discount or offers when I've paid over £500.00 up front? Just shows desperation from the Board.
They get asked to reduce prices. They reduce them. It's "desperation."
The problem is he's right,they are desperate.
They're doing what we wanted them to. 'Damned if they do' has never been more apt.
More like the club was told about the prices of season tickets and decided not to listen.
They have done an awful lot of not listening over the summer.
It's beginning to smack of arrogance.
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thats why i haven't got a season ticket for the last few year's,this year paid including wigan 60 quid for 4 home games with the offers 15 quid per game..
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Here's a novel idea: Let's boost the crowd and get behind the team.
"Are you a Season Card Holder? If so, take advantage of this season's first Bring-a-Buddy fixture and buy up to 4 tickets for just £5 each! Ticket availability is limited to the Holte End Wing and North Stand Upper Wing areas but don't forget that you can also relocate your season seat to be near your friends.
To get yours, simply call 0800 612 0970 - but HURRY! This offer is only available from 9am on Thursday September 22nd until 11:59pm on Friday September 23rd."
https://www.eticketing.co.uk/avfc/details/event.aspx?itemref=6553&tm_link=tm_homeA_4_f1
Good offer in my opinion. Move quick, though.
Yes it's easy to re-locate when there's so many empty seats to choose from. I reckon a gate of 28,000 for Wigan after a beating at QPR. I'm a season ticket-holder - where's my discount or offers when I've paid over £500.00 up front? Just shows desperation from the Board.
They get asked to reduce prices. They reduce them. It's "desperation."
The problem is he's right,they are desperate.
They're doing what we wanted them to. 'Damned if they do' has never been more apt.
More like the club was told about the prices of season tickets and decided not to listen.
They have done an awful lot of not listening over the summer.
It's beginning to smack of arrogance.
What do you expect them to do - make every decision by popular vote?
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In the blurb for season ticket sales, they said it was clearly the cheapest way to see the matches etc etc. It's hard to see how that is going to be the case.
There are two seperate issues here.
1. Doing something to get people through the gates.
2. Ensuring that a season ticket offers the value for money which is the main reason why people buy them.
Nobody would argue against doing point 1, but the fact is, they are now making it very hard to ensure point 2.
You can not reduce prices so drastically on a match by match basis and not have that affect the appeal of season tickets - it is simple economics.
Right now, I imagine there are a lot of season ticket holders - not all of them by any means, but an awful lot - who, as well as wondering what they've signed up for in terms of performances thus far, will be thinking "hang on a mo, these offers mean I'd probably pay LESS over the season if I didn't agree to give the money up front".
I can't help but think that a large part of why we're in this sticky situation now is the course of events the board managed to instigate over the summer that has seen pretty much every ounce of optimism built up over five years to be so comprehensively pissed away. More proof that they really don't understand the football business.
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If you want to sit in the less desirable seats then you might conceiviably be able to do it cheaper than a season ticket by taking advantage of all the deals. You could not do it where I sit and I doubt you could where you do either, Paulie.
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What do you expect them to do - make every decision by popular vote?
Please no, look at the badge for evidence of what can happen when you do that.
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What do you expect them to do - make every decision by popular vote?
Please no, look at the badge for evidence of what can happen when you do that.
On the subject of popular votes. Who apart from Quasimodo voted for the bloody bells?
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Just coincidence probably, but has anyone noticed we always seem to get good to decent attendances against Wigan?
2010/11 - Att: 36,293
2009/10 (opening day) - Att: 35,578
2008/09 - Att: 41,766.
2007/08 - Att: 42,640
Especially considering they bring relatively low numbers.
An average of 39k for the last 4 years. How many do they bring, 1k tops?
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Just coincidence probably, but has anyone noticed we always seem to get good to decent attendances against Wigan?
2010/11 - Att: 36,293
2009/10 (opening day) - Att: 35,578
2008/09 - Att: 41,766.
2007/08 - Att: 42,640
Especially considering they bring relatively low numbers.
An average of 39k for the last 4 years. How many do they bring, 1k tops?
Well, they do travel in numbers. :o
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Just coincidence probably, but has anyone noticed we always seem to get good to decent attendances against Wigan?
2010/11 - Att: 36,293
2009/10 (opening day) - Att: 35,578
2008/09 - Att: 41,766.
2007/08 - Att: 42,640
Especially considering they bring relatively low numbers.
An average of 39k for the last 4 years. How many do they bring, 1k tops?
Cheap tickets thats why. Charging £43 for teams like Wolves and Newcastle is scandalous (well charging £43 to watch that crap against any team is scandalous but you know what i mean). Although if we lose at QPR i can't even see cheap tickets helping the attendance next week.
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This is great idea IMO. I would never have gone to this match (unless I could afford a ST) but am going now.
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There's another offer on the website, two tickets for 30 quid which I've once again taken advantage of as no way am I paying full price to watch one shot on target.
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I went to Villa Park earlier and bought four for my kids and a couple of their friends.
£20 - Bargain.
Some of you lot are right miseryarses.
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I went to Villa Park earlier and bought four for my kids and a couple of their friends.
£20 - Bargain.
Some of you lot are right miseryarses.
It will seem like a gargantuan rip-off if the team serve up the same tripe that we've seen so far this season.
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It's actually £7.50 - £2.50 booking fee.
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Why offer the tickets for only 2 days?
I guess to panic people into thinking "I'd better move quickly" and buy them all. You will then find the club "extends" the offer next week!
Good guess (http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~2429613,00.html)
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The club are currently offering the following:
If you're a JV-Life member, you can now enjoy two fab matches for just £1 each - Villa v Swansea, Villa v Sunderland - while the ace encounter with Manchester City is a mere £5.
My son who is 6 has a season ticket and JV life membership, so his reward for purchasing a season ticket is to pay substantially more to see the three games on offer than he might have if we had not got season tickets. So much for loyalty
With all the other offers being promoted I will probably not renew my three season tickets next year as it may prove cheaper that way
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Apparently some of the prices for the WBA game have been reduced slightly now...
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I think it should be called "Force a Friend" or "Press-gang a Pal"
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Again it seems all our supporters care about is what they haven't got or what they are missing out on.
I'm happy To £520 for my ST, because that's my seat every year with the people I want to sit by.
I'm also glad they are doing offers to try and fill the ground because I'd rather the ground be full. I wish people would not whinge about absolutely everything.
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I have'nt got a problem with it either, it's not as if they do it for every game.
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It was hardly what you would call a successful idea ?
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Depends how many would have been there without the offer I suppose. I was quite surprised how low the attendance was today, I said to Legion that it seemed quite busy outside the ground.