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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: richardhubbard on March 04, 2013, 06:17:13 PM
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Did not realise our last game is against Wigan at their place
If come last day we need a result their to stay up , how many do you think we would take
I remember a few years ago we took 4-5000? ,
I can imagine us looking to take 8000 plus via whatever means?
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No chance of a ticket in the Villa end so I will be in the Wigan end. They never sell out anyway so there will be loads of spare seats. :) :) :)
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Given the potential significance of the game I can see them restricting tickets in the home end to North West postcodes only.
The last thing they want if we got relegated is a stadium full of Villa fans.
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Given the potential significance of the game I can see them restricting tickets in the home to North West postcodes only.
The last thing they want if we got relegated is a stadium full of Villa fans.
Shhhh - don't give them ideas. I'm banking on being able to turn up on the day and waltz into their main stand.
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They are quite strict about who they sell to. A lot of the games against the big North-West teams don't sell out for that reason.
maybe buy a ticket for a forthcoming game (i think they are often only twenty quid) which would at least get you on their database.
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The police will make sure we get around 3,000 tickets.They will not want any more than that there.
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Luckily my in laws still live in Wigan. I know quite a few people who work for Wigan as well, including their CEO and a coach.
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If we go to Wigan on the last day and it is an "us or them" situation, then I'd back their experience of being in this situation and pulling themselves out of it against our naivety every single time, unfortunately.
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If its us or them i'll be far away from a telly or radio.
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Can't see how either team will be 4 points clear of the other going into the other going into the final game so yep think it would all rest on this.
Fear there could well be a big of trouble whatever the result.
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I'd be happier if we're staying up or have been relegated before this one. The last thing you need is the Sky vultures waiting to pick the corpse apart. Unfortunately, it's written in the big book of sporting cliches that we'll go into it needing a win by a certain number of goals to have any hope of survival.
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Not sure I can see us going there needing a point to stay up and losing in the last minute or something.
Wigan fans like to invade on the final game of the season. That will go down well if we're the ones going down....
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Not sure I can see us going there needing a point to stay up and losing in the last minute or something.
Wigan fans like to invade on the final game of the season. That will go down well if we're the ones going down....
I think it'll be one of two scenarios: either they'll stay up at our expense, or they'll stay up at somebody else's expense while we're already relegated. There'll be a big pitch invasion come what may. You know how Sky like their fairytale endings.
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My other half is from Wigan so we usually go over for the game, explained to my son we'd have to go in with the Wigan fans for this one but he told me tonight he doesn't want to go now as he wants to be able to cheer Villa on and also doesn't want to be teased by any Wigan fans. I've got 2 months to persuade him to change his mind, doubt I'll manage it!
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I think you will be looking at least c8,000 at Wigan that day.
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We will get 3000 plus maybe 1000 stragglers in the home end, possibly 2000 ??
We may already be down by then
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My nerves will be shot that day.
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We will get 3000 plus maybe 1000 stragglers in the home end, possibly 2000 ??
We may already be down by then
I think there will be more. QPR 93.
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Their end holds 6k dosen't it?
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Where there's a will there's a way, I fully intend to be in the ground for that game.
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Piece of piss to get a ticket in the Wigan end. I keep debating whether to buy one now just in case.
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Piece of piss to get a ticket in the Wigan end. I keep debating whether to buy on now just in case.
I was thinking that, I might do it this week.
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Their end holds 6k dosen't it?
The Plod have been cutting away support numbers all season.I can't see us getting more than 3k.
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I watched their game at the weekend and the away end looked rammed with Liverpool fans.
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I dont think it will matter. The relegation fight will be all over before the last day one way or another.
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We will be relegated at Carrow Road. The Wigan game will be a wake.
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Should it come to the final match and the game gets a whole "cup final" vibe about it, who knows how many might make the journey? In it's own way, would such a match be as big as Highbury '81? It all depends on how it captures the imagination of our supporters. A bit of social networking and twittering could mean a lot of Villa fans go up, ticket or no ticket, to give the club maximum backing.
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We will be relegated at Carrow Road. The Wigan game will be a wake.
A neat dovetailing for the media, but won't recieve a tenth of the attention a Wigan relegation would, so much more agreeable.
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We'll have 5,400 tickets... plus however many get tickets in the home end. I expect we'll take that many even if we're already down or safe unless the outcome is known weeks in advance.
I remember us taking absolutely loads to Loftus Road in 1993 although the match eventually turned out to be meaningless.
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But will it be fancy dress?
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We’ll get the full 5400 behind the goal.
I would imagine Wigan will enforce the policy that they do when they play Yanited et al where you cannot buy tickets without a booking history. Given that I have a North West Post code, I might buy a ticket for a random game and hoover up a few thousand to sell on!
They gave Sunderland 7000 tickets on the side for a game one year.
The idea that the police would reduce our allocation is total horseshite. They cope with the most badly behaved fans in the country having 5400, they can cope with us.
We’ll be safe by then anyway.
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Ads, the police limited our allocation last season to 3700. Which sold out. I just hope that the smoke bomb that was set off in the away end, as well as the one at Crewe station by Villa fans, doesn't have an impact on our allocation.
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Ads, the police limited our allocation last season to 3700. Which sold out. I just hope that the smoke bomb that was set off in the away end, as well as the one at Crewe station by Villa fans, doesn't have an impact on our allocation.
I was going to say i thought our allocation was reduced last season.
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Surely Wigan will try and limit the number of fans if it's an us or them scenario.
A packed away end will give Villa an edge, surely?
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Some fans will buy a ticket for a home Wigan game before the Villa game, sell on the ticket, and then use the booking history to buy a ticket for the Villa game.
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They are on sale on Viagogo now starting from £11.
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They are on sale on Viagogo now starting from £11.
They are not even on sale on the Wigan site yet.
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Ads, the police limited our allocation last season to 3700. Which sold out. I just hope that the smoke bomb that was set off in the away end, as well as the one at Crewe station by Villa fans, doesn't have an impact on our allocation.
The ticket office limited our tickets, not the Met.
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They are on sale on Viagogo now starting from £11.
They are not even on sale on the Wigan site yet.
Doesn't matter. Viagogo will be season ticket holders selling tickets for games they can't make. Has nothing to do with the club's ticket office. It's the same with the Villa - Sunderland and Chelsea aren't listed on the OS but they are on Viagogo.
I've never bought tickets from Viagogo before but I have sold my season ticket. When you sell a seat it does say that the purchaser has to pass checks with the club to confirm they're home fans so Viagogo might not be an easy way round the booking history problem.
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No decisions have been made yet about allocations but it's likely to be a club rather than police decision and the Villa will have no say in it.
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We'll be safe by the surely?
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They are on sale on Viagogo now starting from £11.
They are not even on sale on the Wigan site yet.
Doesn't matter. Viagogo will be season ticket holders selling tickets for games they can't make. Has nothing to do with the club's ticket office. It's the same with the Villa - Sunderland and Chelsea aren't listed on the OS but they are on Viagogo.
I've never bought tickets from Viagogo before but I have sold my season ticket. When you sell a seat it does say that the purchaser has to pass checks with the club to confirm they're home fans so Viagogo might not be an easy way round the booking history problem.
So far in my experience the checks arent too stringent, Ive not had any problems buying seats in the wrong end yet. Out of interest there is someone trying to sell their seat in the lower north for the Chelsea game for £65 !
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They are on sale on Viagogo now starting from £11.
They are not even on sale on the Wigan site yet.
Doesn't matter. Viagogo will be season ticket holders selling tickets for games they can't make. Has nothing to do with the club's ticket office. It's the same with the Villa - Sunderland and Chelsea aren't listed on the OS but they are on Viagogo.
I've never bought tickets from Viagogo before but I have sold my season ticket. When you sell a seat it does say that the purchaser has to pass checks with the club to confirm they're home fans so Viagogo might not be an easy way round the booking history problem.
So far in my experience the checks arent too stringent, Ive not had any problems buying seats in the wrong end yet. Out of interest there is someone trying to sell their seat in the lower north for the Chelsea game for £65 !
Off their heads.
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We'll be safe by the surely?
Safely relegated, yes
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We'll be safe by the surely?
Safely relegated, yes
How about giving it a rest, just for once?
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We'll be safe by the surely?
Safely relegated, yes
How about giving it a rest, just for once?
What possible reason have you got for asking that? He hasn't sworn, or been abusive and just seems to have committed the cardinal sin of having a different viewpoint to you.
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We'll be safe by the surely?
Safely relegated, yes
How about giving it a rest, just for once?
What possible reason have you got for asking that? He hasn't sworn, or been abusive and just seems to have committed the cardinal sin of having a different viewpoint to you.
Am I not allowed to state my views then?
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We'll be safe by the surely?
Safely relegated, yes
How about giving it a rest, just for once?
What possible reason have you got for asking that? He hasn't sworn, or been abusive and just seems to have committed the cardinal sin of having a different viewpoint to you.
Am I not allowed to state my views then?
Perhaps you should read the rules of the site:
"you may disagree with somebody's point of view, but please respect their right to have it and express it on here.
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We'll be safe by the surely?
Safely relegated, yes
How about giving it a rest, just for once?
What possible reason have you got for asking that? He hasn't sworn, or been abusive and just seems to have committed the cardinal sin of having a different viewpoint to you.
Am I not allowed to state my views then?
Perhaps you should read the rules of the site:
"you may disagree with somebody's point of view, but please respect their right to have it and express it on here.
That's an absolute gem coming from you. Would you care to be reminded of that times you've thrown a strop when someone's disagreed with you?
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The only problem with people saying that we're already down, they're wrong.
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That's an absolute gem coming from you. Would you care to be reminded of that times you've thrown a strop when someone's disagreed with you?
I'm not the owner of the website asking somebody not to voice their perfectly valid and reasonably expressed opinion though. Still, as ever, I'm sure you have your reasons.
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That's an absolute gem coming from you. Would you care to be reminded of that times you've thrown a strop when someone's disagreed with you?
I'm not the owner of the website asking somebody not to voice their perfectly valid and reasonably expressed opinion though. Still, as ever, I'm sure you have your reasons.
Yes, they're called "having my own opinion." For some reason you seem to be the only one on here who regularly disagrees with my right to do so.
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You're more than welcome to support Lerner and Faulkner as much as you like, I couldn't care less. I just think it's a bit much that you ask somebody to "give it a rest" when they don't seem to have posted anything wrong at all.
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You're more than welcome to support Lerner and Faulkner as much as you like, I couldn't care less. I just think it's a bit much that you ask somebody to "give it a rest" when they don't seem to have posted anything wrong at all.
How exactly am I defending anyone? I'm disagreeing with a post, that's all. Just as many others do hundreds of times every day. You never feel the need to comment on them, though.
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Its not valid, he's talking out his arse.
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No decisions have been made yet about allocations but it's likely to be a club rather than police decision and the Villa will have no say in it.
I guess Wigan will be eager to give us the minimum allocation then in order to negate any competitive advantage we can get.
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No decisions have been made yet about allocations but it's likely to be a club rather than police decision and the Villa will have no say in it.
I guess Wigan will be eager to give us the minimum allocation then in order to negate any competitive advantage we can get.
The smaller the allocation then the more fans in the home end so it will be a tricky decision.
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Why would Wigan give us 5,400 tickets for this?
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Why would Wigan give us 5,400 tickets for this?
Because they can't sell them to their own?
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No decisions have been made yet about allocations but it's likely to be a club rather than police decision and the Villa will have no say in it.
I guess Wigan will be eager to give us the minimum allocation then in order to negate any competitive advantage we can get.
They gave West Ham 5400.
DW will be most interested in lining his pockets and getting his mush on SSN.
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Why would Wigan give us 5,400 tickets for this?
Because they can't sell them to their own?
It was a rhetorical question.
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Do Wigan usually take more home fans than usual to the last home game of the season, which they always seem to win to stay up?
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Yes. There were seven of them there last season.
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If the game is as significant as it could be, I and many others will be going to Wigan regardless. We'll add our support to those in the ground from the streets outside.
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Really hope we are safe by the time this game comes along so that it can be one big party.
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If the game is as significant as it could be, I and many others will be going to Wigan regardless. We'll add our support to those in the ground from the streets outside.
I'm sure there will be many that do so, which is why it makes sense from a policing point of view to give us the full allocation.
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Why would Wigan give us 5,400 tickets for this?
Their away end holds that number.
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Do Wigan usually take more home fans than usual to the last home game of the season, which they always seem to win to stay up?
I went to the game last season and was expecting to see about 10 home fans. In reality it was pretty full all over and think the attendance was 20k which was one of their highest last season.
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ATT was 20,612 at the time their highest of the season
Previous home game Everton 18,340
Prior to that Man City 16,026
Villa ARE a big club.
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What people are forgetting is QPR are at Liverpool the same day.It's only 20 miles away.
Both teams could be playing to stay up.No way will GMP let us have 5,000 tickets.
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ATT was 20,612 at the time their highest of the season
Previous home game Everton 18,340
Prior to that Man City 16,026
Villa ARE a big club.
Nonsense. The reason for the good attendance was that, as big rugby fans, the people of Wigan had come to pay homage to the wondrous tactics of McLeish.
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What people are forgetting is QPR are at Liverpool the same day.It's only 20 miles away.
Both teams could be playing to stay up.No way will GMP let us have 5,000 tickets.
QPR take a couple of taxis full at most.
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What people are forgetting is QPR are at Liverpool the same day.It's only 20 miles away.
Both teams could be playing to stay up.No way will GMP let us have 5,000 tickets.
Yeah, cos if we go down the first thing I'll be thinking of is how can I get a taxi to Merseyside to engage in some fisticuffs.
I think some people are panicking over nothing. Small Heath, Leeds, Milwall and countless clubs with far more scumbags than us have been relegated in recent years without the need to keep the Army on standby.
Remember how much we took the piss out of Newcastle? Did it kick off? No, they were far too miserable for such scampery.
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What people are forgetting is QPR are at Liverpool the same day.It's only 20 miles away.
Both teams could be playing to stay up.No way will GMP let us have 5,000 tickets.
Utter tosh completely different police force, Gmp deal with 70k at united you think 25k at Wigan bother them!
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If we go to Wigan on the last day and it is an "us or them" situation, then I'd back their experience of being in this situation and pulling themselves out of it against our naivety every single time, unfortunately.
Thanks for this note of optimism...as if there are not enough other threads to do that!
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What people are forgetting is QPR are at Liverpool the same day.It's only 20 miles away.
Both teams could be playing to stay up.No way will GMP let us have 5,000 tickets.
What's QPR being at Liverpool got to do with anything? Different city, different police force.
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Why would Wigan give us 5,400 tickets for this?
Their away end holds that number.
And they will want a sell out for their last game in the Premier League!
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ATT was 20,612 at the time their highest of the season
Previous home game Everton 18,340
Prior to that Man City 16,026
Villa ARE a big club.
If we have to say it, are we?
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Really hope we are safe by the time this game comes along so that it can be one big party.
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Do you think it could happens.
Say Wigan survived relegation and Aston Villa need 3 points to guarantee survival, do you think there will be some undercover deal say, let us win this game, and we will buy your player for 9 millions pounds in June or have this player for 2 millions pounds.
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Do you think it could happens.
Say Wigan survived relegation and Aston Villa need 3 points to guarantee survival, do you think there will be some undercover deal say, let us win this game, and we will buy your player for 9 millions pounds in June or have this player for 2 millions pounds.
No.
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Do you think it could happens.
Say Wigan survived relegation and Aston Villa need 3 points to guarantee survival, do you think there will be some undercover deal say, let us win this game, and we will buy your player for 9 millions pounds in June or have this player for 2 millions pounds.
That would put us on a par with Rangers OldCo and Juventus. We're better than that. I hope.
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They've already had £13 million off us for N'Zogbia and Heskey. How much more do they need?
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Indeed, call those buys a pre-emptive insurance premium.
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Do you think it could happens.
Say Wigan survived relegation and Aston Villa need 3 points to guarantee survival, do you think there will be some undercover deal say, let us win this game, and we will buy your player for 9 millions pounds in June or have this player for 2 millions pounds.
It could in Italy!
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For those tempted to buy tickets for home sections of the stadium (Wigan) be warned that the stewards are under strict instructions to remove away fans from those areas.
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There will be no clamour for tickets. We will be down by then and as a result demand will barely satisfy supply.
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There will be no clamour for tickets. We will be down by then and as a result demand will barely satisfy supply.
we can still dress up and sing 'we'l support you evermore' though
and if its raining take our tops of and swing them around our heads in a deviant fashion
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There will be no clamour for tickets. We will be down by then and as a result demand will barely satisfy supply.
Can I have your ticket then, Des? ;)
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There will be no clamour for tickets. We will be down by then and as a result demand will barely satisfy supply.
we can still dress up and sing 'we'l support you evermore' though
and if its raining take our tops of and swing them around our heads in a deviant fashion
Is that a Mercury headline?
"Villa fans in deviant swinging shocker"
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For those tempted to buy tickets for home sections of the stadium (Wigan) be warned that the stewards are under strict instructions to remove away fans from those areas.
That's the same for every ground, as long as you're sensible and don't act like a Man Utd fan can't see there being a problem.
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If we are going down, I hope we take Wigan and that tosser Whelan kicking and screaming with us.
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If we go down then I forsee is doing a lot of kicking and Wigan doing a lot of screaming.
But we're not so it will be ok.
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For those tempted to buy tickets for home sections of the stadium (Wigan) be warned that the stewards are under strict instructions to remove away fans from those areas.
That's the same for every ground, as long as you're sensible and don't act like a Man Utd fan can't see there being a problem.
I realise that Chris but I live and work up here and I know a few people at the club (Wigan) - even if people are behaving , as soon as they suss you are an away fan they ask you leave. Mind you I have seen that same line at Villa Park when a young lad and his father sat by me in the lower North Stand - it was against Liverpool and the two of them were just sat there prior to the game minding their own business when a senior steward spotted the lad`s Liverpool shirt under his jacket (the kid was about 5 or 6 years old). Our nearest steward ( a really nice bloke by the way) was asked to eject the fella and his lad. He was totally embarassed doing so but rules is rules etc.
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Must be a nightmare when they play United or Liverpool and there's probably more away than home fans in the actually home ends.
Tbf if I was an away fan and sitting in the home end there, I'd just go and find an empty row as you're least likely to be outed if you sit alongside empty seats rather than people.
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Must be a nightmare when they play United or Liverpool and there's probably more away than home fans in the actually home ends.
Tbf if I was an away fan and sitting in the home end there, I'd just go and find an empty row as you're least likely to be outed if you sit alongside empty seats rather than people.
I take your point but I have friends from both Merseyside clubs who have been asked to leave the ground over the past few seasons.
Having said that quite a few people up here who have young kids buy season tickets for Wigan as they are cheap and they can therefore get their kids to watch Premiership games every other week. I am not sure however what they do when "their club" comes to town!
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There will be no clamour for tickets. We will be down by then and as a result demand will barely satisfy supply.
Can I have your ticket then, Des? ;)
Can you bollocks! I love a good funeral, me :D
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For those tempted to buy tickets for home sections of the stadium (Wigan) be warned that the stewards are under strict instructions to remove away fans from those areas.
That's the same for every ground, as long as you're sensible and don't act like a Man Utd fan can't see there being a problem.
I realise that Chris but I live and work up here and I know a few people at the club (Wigan) - even if people are behaving , as soon as they suss you are an away fan they ask you leave. Mind you I have seen that same line at Villa Park when a young lad and his father sat by me in the lower North Stand - it was against Liverpool and the two of them were just sat there prior to the game minding their own business when a senior steward spotted the lad`s Liverpool shirt under his jacket (the kid was about 5 or 6 years old). Our nearest steward ( a really nice bloke by the way) was asked to eject the fella and his lad. He was totally embarassed doing so but rules is rules etc.
The problem is never being quite sure how others will react. Last season's Liverpool game we had a bloke with three kids (between 10-14 years by the look of them) sat next to us in the UT. We sussed them pretty quickly but they seemd OK - until the second goal when one kid started jumping about. Somebody suggested he may wish to keep it down for their own good (not threatening). The Dad started glaring about and pointing at folks saying stuff about threatening kids - I suggested he move to the right where there were empty seats if he felt threatened but got abuse. They disappeared at half-time.
If I got sussed I just toddled off laughing...
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May well be the absolute high-water mark for gallows humour.
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May well be the absolute high-water mark for gallows humour.
With only 3,000 tickets it won't be much of a send off/celebration.
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Must be a nightmare when they play United or Liverpool and there's probably more away than home fans in the actually home ends.
Tbf if I was an away fan and sitting in the home end there, I'd just go and find an empty row as you're least likely to be outed if you sit alongside empty seats rather than people.
I take your point but I have friends from both Merseyside clubs who have been asked to leave the ground over the past few seasons.
Having said that quite a few people up here who have young kids buy season tickets for Wigan as they are cheap and they can therefore get their kids to watch Premiership games every other week. I am not sure however what they do when "their club" comes to town!
You going matey? I'd much rather someone like Stoke were in the bottom three than Wigan, not doing our NW meet ups much good since Bolton and Blackburn went down! I'll be there in any case, so let me know if you're going.
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May well be the absolute high-water mark for gallows humour.
With only 3,000 tickets it won't be much of a send off/celebration.
Its only the initial allocation. We'll end up with the full 5400.
It will be nice to wave Wigan off as they're relegated and see Wheelan crying, going on no doubt about Woberto and what an amazing job he has done.
We will never play another league game against them again.
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Although it wasn't the last game of the season I find it hard when people talk about the game at Wigan not to have flashbacks to Charlton '87. My flashbacks even include a soundtrack of the number one single at the time. La Isla Bonita. That is why I am determined we will sort things before then.
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May well be the absolute high-water mark for gallows humour.
With only 3,000 tickets it won't be much of a send off/celebration.
Its only the initial allocation. We'll end up with the full 5400.
It will be nice to wave Wigan off as they're relegated and see Wheelan crying, going on no doubt about Woberto and what an amazing job he has done.
We will never play another league game against them again.
I must admit I admire your optimism, I just hope that it is not misplaced.
Whatever happens will not disguise the fact that Villa are where they are because they are a very poor side!
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The police will make sure we get around 3,000 tickets.They will not want any more than that there.
The Police were saying last night that, if we could be relegated at Wigan, we will only get the 3000. This was in the knowledge that loads of Villa would be in with the Wigan. I think they have got it wrong on this occasion but we will have to wait and see. There will come a point when they have to announce if the extra allocation will or will not be given. Maybe, at that point, Wigan will close sales.
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I am flying on holiday the day after the season ends and will not enjoy it if we are relegated.
I still think 5 points are needed and believe we will win at Norwich and draw our 2 home games thereby leaving wigan 4 points adrift before the final game.
I can see them beating swansea and drawing at Albion but losing to spurs and arsenal, making the final day a party time for us.
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I am flying on holiday the day after the season ends and will not enjoy it if we are relegated.
I still think 5 points are needed and believe we will win at Norwich and draw our 2 home games thereby leaving wigan 4 points adrift before the final game.
I can see them beating swansea and drawing at Albion but losing to spurs and arsenal, making the final day a party time for us.
Sunderland at home will decide it for me. If we don't turn up for that, we are fucked.
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I am flying on holiday the day after the season ends and will not enjoy it if we are relegated.
I still think 5 points are needed and believe we will win at Norwich and draw our 2 home games thereby leaving wigan 4 points adrift before the final game.
I can see them beating swansea and drawing at Albion but losing to spurs and arsenal, making the final day a party time for us.
Sunderland at home will decide it for me. If we don't turn up for that, we are fucked.
I'm not sure I'd go that far jon, i think we are better away and would still fancy us to beat Norwich - defeat to sunderland would though probably mean we need something at wigan and with all the pressure on that last day I'm not too confident our players could handle it as well as wigan.
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The football gods will dictate that it will be a winner takes all shoot out. That being the case we will take thousands and thousands, so I expect the police would prefer we take 5500 and have us all in one place rather than 3000 with fans locked out, or in home end.
Either way if i cant get a ticket I am going in the home end, as will everyone else I know. Train booked already.
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I don't see why the Met can cope with the Manchester derby or when they play Liverpool, but are suddenly afraid of having 5400 Villa fans turning up.
It’s not as if we have a particularly bad reputation and I cannot see Bladen submitting a report to them saying anything other than "they stand up and are boisterous".
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The football gods will dictate that it will be a winner takes all shoot out. That being the case we will take thousands and thousands, so I expect the police would prefer we take 5500 and have us all in one place rather than 3000 with fans locked out, or in home end.
Either way if i cant get a ticket I am going in the home end, as will everyone else I know. Train booked already.
If it is winner take all, I shall travel up from Chichester and try and do the same, I wonder at what stage you would have to buy a ticket in the home end to guarantee getting one
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I don't see why the Met can cope with the Manchester derby or when they play Liverpool, but are suddenly afraid of having 5400 Villa fans turning up.
It’s not as if we have a particularly bad reputation and I cannot see Bladen submitting a report to them saying anything other than "they stand up and are boisterous".
I presume we'll sell the 3,000 and take it from there.
As for Bladen, he's a nice chap.
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I think the last game largely depends on WBA and Swansea. If they are 'at it' then I think we'll be safe by the time we get there. If not, and they're on the beach already, then I think it'll be a case of winner survives.
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Quick question
what's the train station in Wigan called? trying to book our tickets online and there's a few options for Wigan - Wallgate and Northwestern?
80 bastard quid for a return ticket...
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Quick question
what's the train station in Wigan called? trying to book our tickets online and there's a few options for Wigan - Wallgate and Northwestern?
80 bastard quid for a return ticket...
Bloody hell, that's steep.
Best thing to do is go onto a website called www.footballgroundguide.com and it should tell you on there.
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Quick question
what's the train station in Wigan called? trying to book our tickets online and there's a few options for Wigan - Wallgate and Northwestern?
80 bastard quid for a return ticket...
Bloody hell, that's steep.
Best thing to do is go onto a website called www.footballgroundguide.com and it should tell you on there.
A mate of mine got a return for everton game at wigan and paid £18 on an advance deal - think he had to change at Manchester Piccadilly.
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Quick question
what's the train station in Wigan called? trying to book our tickets online and there's a few options for Wigan - Wallgate and Northwestern?
80 bastard quid for a return ticket...
Northwestern is the mainline station, but it doesn't make that much difference, they are only a couple of hundred yards apart and a good 20-25 mins walk from the ground.
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Quick question
what's the train station in Wigan called? trying to book our tickets online and there's a few options for Wigan - Wallgate and Northwestern?
80 bastard quid for a return ticket...
The stations are only yards apart, so it doesn't really matter which one you end up at.
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Wigan North Western is where you'll come into, and it's over the road from Wallgate which is for more local travel. You then just follow the canal to the ground which is about a mile away. Or jump in a taxi which is only a couple of quid or so. The Anvil is the best pub in the town centre, although there are dozens of bars on King Street, but don't know how keen they are on football fans.
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I am off to Shanghai on 24th May - it wont come quick enough after the end of the season though I fear.
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If it goes to the last day, I'd put my money on Wigan.
It's in our hands to get to 40 before that game. We have to do it, and we can do it.
Sunderland is key. It depends which Sunderland side shows up. PDC has started okay but his side will be erratic. Norwich we should beat.
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We could easily fill their main stand for this one.
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I don't see why the Met can cope with the Manchester derby or when they play Liverpool, but are suddenly afraid of having 5400 Villa fans turning up.
It’s not as if we have a particularly bad reputation and I cannot see Bladen submitting a report to them saying anything other than "they stand up and are boisterous".
I presume we'll sell the 3,000 and take it from there.
As for Bladen, he's a nice chap.
He is decent enough.
He has the best job going in my view. Free travel to and from every home and away game, paid to watch the Villa, a free seat in the corner box by the Holte. He was there last night watching it with his mate. You can always clock him with his blue bib.
He doesn't do Europe though, we had a cockney spotter in Vienna.
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I might invest in a defibrillator. If it goes down to the last game of the season I'll bloody need it.
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Is there a specific area people are going for when booking tickets in the home end?
Only been to one away this year and it was a freebie so I have no chance of getting a ticket in the away.
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We could easily fill their main stand for this one.
we could probably fill their ground for it !!
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We could easily fill their main stand for this one.
we could probably fill their ground for it !!
twice over - the people of Wigan better start preparing for the invasion.
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We will be relegated at Carrow Road. The Wigan game will be a wake.
It is mathematically impossible for us to be relegated at Carrow Road.
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I don't see why the Met can cope with the Manchester derby or when they play Liverpool, but are suddenly afraid of having 5400 Villa fans turning up.
It’s not as if we have a particularly bad reputation and I cannot see Bladen submitting a report to them saying anything other than "they stand up and are boisterous".
I presume we'll sell the 3,000 and take it from there.
As for Bladen, he's a nice chap.
He is decent enough.
He has the best job going in my view. Free travel to and from every home and away game, paid to watch the Villa, a free seat in the corner box by the Holte. He was there last night watching it with his mate. You can always clock him with his blue bib.
He doesn't do Europe though, we had a cockney spotter in Vienna.
Give him a chance. He wasn't doing the job then. He is also a very, very nice man indeed.
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I am flying on holiday the day after the season ends and will not enjoy it if we are relegated.
I still think 5 points are needed and believe we will win at Norwich and draw our 2 home games thereby leaving wigan 4 points adrift before the final game.
I can see them beating swansea and drawing at Albion but losing to spurs and arsenal, making the final day a party time for us.
I agree about Wigan's likely haul but expect us to take 4 further points (38) come the final day which would mean they will need to beat us at their place to stay up.
The picture will be much clearer a week today I feel.
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I don't see why the Met can cope with the Manchester derby or when they play Liverpool, but are suddenly afraid of having 5400 Villa fans turning up.
It’s not as if we have a particularly bad reputation and I cannot see Bladen submitting a report to them saying anything other than "they stand up and are boisterous".
I presume we'll sell the 3,000 and take it from there.
As for Bladen, he's a nice chap.
He is decent enough.
He has the best job going in my view. Free travel to and from every home and away game, paid to watch the Villa, a free seat in the corner box by the Holte. He was there last night watching it with his mate. You can always clock him with his blue bib.
He doesn't do Europe though, we had a cockney spotter in Vienna.
Give him a chance. He wasn't doing the job then. He is also a very, very nice man indeed.
I didn't realise that.
He popped into the Ads before the Albion away game and was pleasent and reasonable as he generally always is. A quality often lacking in some of the WMP and their handling of football supporters.
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One thing you can't deny has improved in recent years is policing. It's light years away from how it used to be.
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One thing you can't deny has improved in recent years is policing. It's light years away from how it used to be.
Absolutely. Highfield Road has always stood out for me as the ground where we were always on the end of some really poor policing. A lot of it comes down to attitude and Bladen comes across as a fair bloke and is generally respected for it.
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We could easily fill their main stand for this one.
Ticket or no ticket a big, rousing (peaceful) presence of Villa fans in and around the ground would lift the players and the club. A quick, sustained, Facebook/Twitter campaign would mobilize the troops.
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Ticket or no ticket a big, rousing (peaceful) presence of Villa fans in and around the ground would lift the players and the club. A quick, sustained, Facebook/Twitter campaign would mobilize the troops.
The fans have met their side of the bargain all season - no need for further rallying cries. It's the manager and the players who need to do the biz now
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Ticket or no ticket a big, rousing (peaceful) presence of Villa fans in and around the ground would lift the players and the club. A quick, sustained, Facebook/Twitter campaign would mobilize the troops.
The fans have met their side of the bargain all season - no need for further rallying cries. It's the manager and the players who need to do the biz now
Totally agree.
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Quick question
what's the train station in Wigan called? trying to book our tickets online and there's a few options for Wigan - Wallgate and Northwestern?
80 bastard quid for a return ticket...
Northwestern - we are on the 8.45 from Euston.
19.15 back.
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I think that's the train we're booking too - the outward one, at least
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Ticket or no ticket a big, rousing (peaceful) presence of Villa fans in and around the ground would lift the players and the club. A quick, sustained, Facebook/Twitter campaign would mobilize the troops.
The fans have met their side of the bargain all season - no need for further rallying cries. It's the manager and the players who need to do the biz now
Totally agree.
Yep, I understand your sentiments.
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I think that's the train we're booking too - the outward one, at least
Hopefully see you on the rattler.
Cards, warm beer, god awful jokes, and a never ending train journey to some Northern dump. It will be like being 17 all over again.
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I'll book first calss now you've told me that.
Don't want to spend 3 hours on a train with the Kingston Hoi Polloi
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Any fancy dress themes for the day??
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Any fancy dress themes for the day??
I hope not.
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Any fancy dress themes for the day??
I hope not.
Lets all take a leaf out of that Portsmouth fans book (Isn't he actually called Portsmouth FC now?). Get the guts out on display and then make twats of ourselves for the entire game.
Hopefully not cry our eyes out at the final whistle though.
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Any fancy dress themes for the day??
How about Elvis? I don't think that's ever been done.
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Its not for me, I cant stand it, but some neighbours are going and asked. (honest!) ::)
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I absolutely hate fancy dress but the sight of that bloke dressed as Robin, pissed as a parrot, being led off the pitch at The Dell by the coppers all those years ago will live with me forever. Magic
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I absolutely hate fancy dress but the sight of that bloke dressed as Robin, pissed as a parrot, being led off the pitch at The Dell by the coppers all those years ago will live with me forever. Magic
Yep, after trying to throw a punch at Iain Dowie
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This year's fancy dress theme is "British sci-fi classics of the 1970s".
I'm going as Tom Baker's "Doctor Who". Joe C has already baggsied Servalan from "Blake's 7".
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I'll break out my old K9 costume then.
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Them darleks are going to struggle with the steps up to the stand
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Catch up - Dalek's can fly now!
"ELEVATE!"
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Even after 8 pints of Stella?
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Go as police. Now that would confuse them.
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I think we'll be all but gone by the Wigan game. In a way it'll make a nice change fron dreading games.
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Supposedly less than 100 tickets left.
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Supposedly less than 100 tickets left.
Got mine this morning despite my Villa web site priviliges still not being updated.......had a massive wait on the phone to get through and the operator said they were selling out very very quickly.....tho expecting an additional allocation to be announced
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Got mine!
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I'm trying to keep up here
so the initial allocation was 3000 and we're just about to sell the last few remaining from that. We are then hoping to get another 2400?
Is that right?
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I think we'll be all but gone by the Wigan game. In a way it'll make a nice change fron dreading games.
Do you really believe that?
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i think we'll lose at home against Sunderland and Chelsea, and at best a point at Norwich.
I think Wigan will beat swansea and the Albion and will get a draw against Tottenham.
I think the goal difference will be that if we are 3 points behind we'll need to win something like 3 or 4-0 to stay up. I don't think we'll lose at Wigan now but think it'll be too late.
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i think we'll lose at home against Sunderland and Chelsea, and at best a point at Norwich.
I think Wigan will beat swansea and the Albion and will get a draw against Tottenham.
I think the goal difference will be that if we are 3 points behind we'll need to win something like 3 or 4-0 to stay up. I don't think we'll lose at Wigan now but think it'll be too late.
Fair enough.
Why is it that you think our form will plummet, but Wigan's turn around to such a degree that they will do more than they have done for the previous 33 games?
Or another way, why do you find it so easy to see the Villa fail, but imbue ability in other sides that’s not apparent? Such as your 32 point guess at best previously.
I don’t think I would be wrong in saying that if the Villa had Spurs on the weekend and Wigan Sunderland, you would have us to lose, yet you would have Wigan to win?
I personally wouldn’t be surprised to see Wigan lose their next two and then only pick up a draw against Swansea, leaving us safe after winning two on the spin before we play Chelsea.
I could be wrong, you could be right, but for everybody’s sake, I hope you get it badly wrong again.
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Catch up - Dalek's can fly now!
"ELEVATE!"
RE-LE-GATE!
RE-LE-GATE!
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i think we'll lose at home against Sunderland and Chelsea, and at best a point at Norwich.
I think Wigan will beat swansea and the Albion and will get a draw against Tottenham.
I think the goal difference will be that if we are 3 points behind we'll need to win something like 3 or 4-0 to stay up. I don't think we'll lose at Wigan now but think it'll be too late.
What have Wigan done in the league better than us that suggests they'll get 7 points from teams in the top half, and we'll only get 1 point, where two of our games are against bottom half clubs?
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i think we'll lose at home against Sunderland and Chelsea, and at best a point at Norwich.
I think Wigan will beat swansea and the Albion and will get a draw against Tottenham.
I think the goal difference will be that if we are 3 points behind we'll need to win something like 3 or 4-0 to stay up. I don't think we'll lose at Wigan now but think it'll be too late.
Fair enough.
Why is it that you think our form will plummet, but Wigan's turn around to such a degree that they will do more than they have done for the previous 33 games?
Or another way, why do you find it so easy to see the Villa fail, but imbue ability in other sides that’s not apparent? Such as your 32 point guess at best previously.
I don’t think I would be wrong in saying that if the Villa had Spurs on the weekend and Wigan Sunderland, you would have us to lose, yet you would have Wigan to win?
I personally wouldn’t be surprised to see Wigan lose their next two and then only pick up a draw against Swansea, leaving us safe after winning two on the spin before we play Chelsea.
I could be wrong, you could be right, but for everybody’s sake, I hope you get it badly wrong again.
Spot on.
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I'm trying to keep up here
so the initial allocation was 3000 and we're just about to sell the last few remaining from that. We are then hoping to get another 2400?
Is that right?
I believe so. A mate of mine got his in person yesterday and was told that 'with luck' we'd be getting the extra allocation.
Anyway I hope I can get one on Friday morning 'cos I've already ordered my Bernie Clifton ostrich fancy dress costume.
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I'm trying to keep up here
so the initial allocation was 3000 and we're just about to sell the last few remaining from that. We are then hoping to get another 2400?
Is that right?
If it is a decider - then Manchester Police only want to give us 3,000 tickets.
If there is nothing on the game - then they will give us the full end.
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Where have people got it from that the Met are reducing our allocation or that Wheelan is reducing our allocation?
Lots of poeple seem to be buying tickets of Viagogo etc and signing up for Wigan membership to pay into their end. Therefore by recuing our allocation, you would only increase the number of Villa fans in the Wigan end.
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I`ve just been down to get mine.There were 38 tickets left at 1-15 and the lady behind the counter said there was no guarantee we`d be getting any more,which didn`t sound very hopeful.
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form goes out of the window and its all about momentum. Which, i guess, is form...
i think Sunderland have got it going into Monday's game and will be flying at us from every angle. as we always bloody concede we know that to win a game we have to score 2. one of Sunderland's few strengths is their defence. i think they'll bag a couple and we'll not score.
Wigan, like Coventry before them, have become relegation escapologists. its not that their form will suddenly unexpectedly come good, its just that their previous suggests that they kick into gear around now. lost against Tottenham and it may not be the case this season.
if we lose against Sunderland then I think we'll become very jittery. We won 3 games recently on the back of good attacking play. if we lose any of that then our position means that we could go into a sluump due to age/experience/nerves.
Yes keep bringing my points prediction up. But you may as well bring everyone's up who aren't spot on at this point, then. i said we'll go down, I think we'll go down, fulham was a huge opportunity wasted and ultimately those 2 points could have been huge.
they've gone as I suspect we will.
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I doubt they will wait to see how important the game is before deciding whether or not to give us the extra allocation. We might not find that out till the week before and that's not a lot of time to sell and distribute 2,400 tickets.
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http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~3155714,00.html
Sold out inital 3,000 - now a waiting list open incase we get extra..
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"The waiting list will remain open on a first-come first-served basis for the first 500 supporters".
Doesn't sound like we'll be getting 2,400 extra then.
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The most we were ever likely to get was 4,500. I've got a feeling it will just be the 3,000 though.
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I was going to take my son and sit in with the Wigan lot (my other half is from Wigan) but he flatly refuses to sit with the Wigan supporters, fair enough. In the unlikely event of Villa being relegated on the last day I really hope we don't see anybody over the age of 12 crying, any adult crying should be forced to wear face paint and a jesters hat every day for the rest of their lives.
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form goes out of the window and its all about momentum. Which, i guess, is form...
i think Sunderland have got it going into Monday's game and will be flying at us from every angle. as we always bloody concede we know that to win a game we have to score 2. one of Sunderland's few strengths is their defence. i think they'll bag a couple and we'll not score.
Wigan, like Coventry before them, have become relegation escapologists. its not that their form will suddenly unexpectedly come good, its just that their previous suggests that they kick into gear around now. lost against Tottenham and it may not be the case this season.
if we lose against Sunderland then I think we'll become very jittery. We won 3 games recently on the back of good attacking play. if we lose any of that then our position means that we could go into a sluump due to age/experience/nerves.
Yes keep bringing my points prediction up. But you may as well bring everyone's up who aren't spot on at this point, then. i said we'll go down, I think we'll go down, fulham was a huge opportunity wasted and ultimately those 2 points could have been huge.
they've gone as I suspect we will.
So, it's all about momentum, except for Wigan?
And is 'kicking into gear about now' the same as their form suddenly coming good?
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I was going to take my son and sit in with the Wigan lot (my other half is from Wigan) but he flatly refuses to sit with the Wigan supporters, fair enough. In the unlikely event of Villa being relegated on the last day I really hope we don't see anybody over the age of 12 crying, any adult crying should be forced to wear face paint and a jesters hat every day for the rest of their lives.
You just know that there'll be pictures of some fat middle-aged bloke in a Villa shirt weeping on MOTD.
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I was going to take my son and sit in with the Wigan lot (my other half is from Wigan) but he flatly refuses to sit with the Wigan supporters, fair enough. In the unlikely event of Villa being relegated on the last day I really hope we don't see anybody over the age of 12 crying, any adult crying should be forced to wear face paint and a jesters hat every day for the rest of their lives.
Nightmare scenario. Win the next two games and perhaps the last day nightmare can be avoided. We're certainly capable of beating Sunderland and Norwich.
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I was going to take my son and sit in with the Wigan lot (my other half is from Wigan) but he flatly refuses to sit with the Wigan supporters, fair enough. In the unlikely event of Villa being relegated on the last day I really hope we don't see anybody over the age of 12 crying, any adult crying should be forced to wear face paint and a jesters hat every day for the rest of their lives.
You just know that there'll be pictures of some fat middle-aged bloke in a Villa shirt weeping on MOTD.
No because we are staying up!!!
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We'll beat Sunderland and Norwich, and Wigan will lose to Spurs, Arsenal and Swansea.
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I'm trying to keep up here
so the initial allocation was 3000 and we're just about to sell the last few remaining from that. We are then hoping to get another 2400?
Is that right?
If it is a decider - then Manchester Police only want to give us 3,000 tickets.
If there is nothing on the game - then they will give us the full end.
This seems absolutely ridiculous. We're not bloody Millwall. They police games in stadiums far bigger than the DW every bloody week so what difference does 2k more Villa fans make?
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We'll beat Sunderland and Norwich, and Wigan will lose to Spurs, Arsenal and Swansea.
Arsenal and Spurs I'd agree with but Swansea? The same Swansea who in their minds are already on the beach? Can't even remember the last time they won a game. I expect Wigan to win at home to Swansea, I'm also concerned they could get a win at West Brom, who have nothing to play for and would LOVE to see us relegated.
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How come Man Utd / Liverpool / Man City etc get the full allocation at Wigan every year, but the police seem concerned about us getting it?
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form goes out of the window and its all about momentum. Which, i guess, is form...
Wigan have just lost two games in a row.
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form goes out of the window and its all about momentum. Which, i guess, is form...
i think Sunderland have got it going into Monday's game and will be flying at us from every angle. as we always bloody concede we know that to win a game we have to score 2. one of Sunderland's few strengths is their defence. i think they'll bag a couple and we'll not score.
Wigan, like Coventry before them, have become relegation escapologists. its not that their form will suddenly unexpectedly come good, its just that their previous suggests that they kick into gear around now. lost against Tottenham and it may not be the case this season.
if we lose against Sunderland then I think we'll become very jittery. We won 3 games recently on the back of good attacking play. if we lose any of that then our position means that we could go into a sluump due to age/experience/nerves.
Yes keep bringing my points prediction up. But you may as well bring everyone's up who aren't spot on at this point, then. i said we'll go down, I think we'll go down, fulham was a huge opportunity wasted and ultimately those 2 points could have been huge.
they've gone as I suspect we will.
So, it's all about momentum, except for Wigan?
And is 'kicking into gear about now' the same as their form suddenly coming good?
They're like Coventry though don't forget, who play in, erm, the 3rd division.
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I'm trying to keep up here
so the initial allocation was 3000 and we're just about to sell the last few remaining from that. We are then hoping to get another 2400?
Is that right?
If it is a decider - then Manchester Police only want to give us 3,000 tickets.
If there is nothing on the game - then they will give us the full end.
The police haven't said anything yet, and on the subject of ticket allocations rarely do.
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I'm trying to keep up here
so the initial allocation was 3000 and we're just about to sell the last few remaining from that. We are then hoping to get another 2400?
Is that right?
If it is a decider - then Manchester Police only want to give us 3,000 tickets.
If there is nothing on the game - then they will give us the full end.
The police haven't said anything yet, and on the subject of ticket allocations rarely do.
The only times I can think of our allocation being reduced in recent years were at the Sty on police advice in January 2011 and at Sunderland by their safety committee, we and a number of other clubs, were targeted for persistent standing.
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Yet Manure invade our pitch every year and we never even write them a nasty letter.
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There are lots of people still after tickets. Wigan would be nuts to close the lights at a 3000 allocation.
I can see one of those days when the place gets taken over with Brummies like Weston on bank holiday weekend.
The tougher it becomes to get a ticket then the more issues there could be outside. Sense should prevail I hope.
God help them if we have half again locked outside or in the home end and they have held back on flogging us the necessary tickets.
Anyway, does anyone have a spare 21 tickets for the Wigan match?
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Wigan are restricting home tickets, no doubt to those with a booking reference.
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To all of you who at a go at me from page 1 onwards because I said we would only get 3,000 tickets a couple of quid each to Acorns please.
You know who you are.
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Where have people got it from that the Met are reducing our allocation?
Direct from the Police on Monday night. 3000 max if it is possible for us to go down.
It is always possible that it gets amended but that is how it was.
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Got my ticket this morning after hitting redial for nearly an hour! I suspect it's going to be quite a day at Wigan. We've not had a last day of the season win or bust scenario in my lifetime so it's about time we did.
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Where have people got it from that the Met are reducing our allocation?
Direct from the Police on Monday night. 3000 max if it is possible for us to go down.
It is always possible that it gets amended but that is how it was.
Thats where my info was from too.
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Got my ticket this morning after hitting redial for nearly an hour! I suspect it's going to be quite a day at Wigan. We've not had a last day of the season win or bust scenario in my lifetime so it's about time we did.
Prefer not big dick- i would be happier going there having relegated them a couple of hours before their cup final .
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We went to Norwich in 95 needing a point if Palace won. Fortunately they got beat by the Geordies 4-3 and Stan bagged one for us.
"There's only one Robert Chase!" didn't go down to well with the locals.
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Still 500 left for Norwich if people want to help us over the line before it gets to Wigan away.
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Got my ticket this morning after hitting redial for nearly an hour! I suspect it's going to be quite a day at Wigan. We've not had a last day of the season win or bust scenario in my lifetime so it's about time we did.
Prefer not big dick- i would be happier going there having relegated them a couple of hours before their cup final .
That would be bizarre. Wigan fans at Wembley for their first ever FA Cup final and just a couple of hours before kick off they are relegated due to us beating Chelsea! Blame Sky.
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Still 500 left for Norwich if people want to help us over the line before it gets to Wigan away.
I'm sorted for both. I'm surprised Norwich have'nt all gone seeing as it's a Bank Holiday weekend. Mind you at £45 a pop, maybe not.
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Still 500 left for Norwich if people want to help us over the line before it gets to Wigan away.
I'm sorted for both. I'm surprised Norwich have'nt all gone seeing as it's a Bank Holiday weekend. Mind you at £45 a pop, maybe not.
They will do.
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Bidding for my Wigan ticket starts at a £billion, 2 billion if you want a lift with Mr Sox.
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Bidding for my Wigan ticket starts at a £billion, 2 billion if you want a lift with Mr Sox.
Or £2.5 if you want the stain thrown in as well ;)
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Still 500 left for Norwich if people want to help us over the line before it gets to Wigan away.
I'm sorted for both. I'm surprised Norwich have'nt all gone seeing as it's a Bank Holiday weekend. Mind you at £45 a pop, maybe not.
Travel up there by train isn't cheap either.
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Still 500 left for Norwich if people want to help us over the line before it gets to Wigan away.
I'm sorted for both. I'm surprised Norwich have'nt all gone seeing as it's a Bank Holiday weekend. Mind you at £45 a pop, maybe not.
Travel up there by train isn't cheap either.
The train never is unless you book months in advance. The last time i went to an away game on the train was Chelsea away when we beat them 3-1 under Sir Graham second time round (i think he was the manager anyway).
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Plod have been cutting the allocation all season? Apart from Yanited, Citeh, Liverpool, Bradford, Newcastle...
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For Norwich the website is still insisting on away history for this season ... despite my away history being fone for previous seasons.
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We'll beat Sunderland and Norwich, and Wigan will lose to Spurs, Arsenal and Swansea.
We'd only need 38 points to stay up if Wigan lose 3 of their last 5.
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West Brom will beat Wigan and save us and then remind us of it forever more you watch!
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Where have people got it from that the Met are reducing our allocation?
Direct from the Police on Monday night. 3000 max if it is possible for us to go down.
It is always possible that it gets amended but that is how it was.
Absolute bloody madness. There will probably loads of people going away for the weekend to places like Manchester, Blackpool, etc, who will then travel to the DW without a match ticket or more than likely, tickets for the home end. So you're likely to have have Villa fans in all three home stands, while there are 2,400 empty seats in the Villa end. Nice one Plod.
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This year's fancy dress theme is "British sci-fi classics of the 1970s".
I'm going as Tom Baker's "Doctor Who". Joe C has already baggsied Servalan from "Blake's 7".
You were part way towards a passable cyberman last time I saw you.
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Where have people got it from that the Met are reducing our allocation?
Direct from the Police on Monday night. 3000 max if it is possible for us to go down.
It is always possible that it gets amended but that is how it was.
Absolute bloody madness. There will probably loads of people going away for the weekend to places like Manchester, Blackpool, etc, who will then travel to the DW without a match ticket or more than likely, tickets for the home end. So you're likely to have have Villa fans in all three home stands, while there are 2,400 empty seats in the Villa end. Nice one Plod.
Totally agree, theres 6 of us currently without tickets (of whom are all going blackpool), we like many will be trying for the wigan end. But if that was to fail i guess we'll just be outside the away end. Gmp need to be sensible here
UTV
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The reason the police are being moody about tickets is because West Ham had over 5000 tickets in 2011 and played up all day.
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Bidding for my Wigan ticket starts at a £billion, 2 billion if you want a lift with Mr Sox.
Ahem......... you need to remember where your ticket is being sent to, before you start taking bids
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This year's fancy dress theme is "British sci-fi classics of the 1970s".
I'm going as Tom Baker's "Doctor Who". Joe C has already baggsied Servalan from "Blake's 7".
You were part way towards a passable cyberman last time I saw you.
I'm worried that Mr Shin is already planning a version of Leela's jungle outfit
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wigan should lose all their remaining games, so the issue goes away.
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This year's fancy dress theme is "British sci-fi classics of the 1970s".
I'm going as Tom Baker's "Doctor Who". Joe C has already baggsied Servalan from "Blake's 7".
You were part way towards a passable cyberman last time I saw you.
I'm worried that Mr Shin is already planning a version of Leela's jungle outfit
I heard he was wearing red feathers and a hula hula skirt!
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It's currently a choice between these
(http://www.fishingfury.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/UBnJ4.jpg)
(http://www.wtfcostumes.com/costumes/fat_orange_costume.jpg)
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Or I might just go as a 70's Doctor Who monster
(http://www.halloweencostume.co.uk/images/markbot1243_sml.jpg)
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Bidding for my Wigan ticket starts at a £billion, 2 billion if you want a lift with Mr Sox.
Ahem......... you need to remember where your ticket is being sent to, before you start taking bids
If I got the 2 billion, I was going to give you 50p, honest.
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A few of our lads were on about dressing as traffic cones last time i heard.
PWS, you should go for that big orange thing, whatever the bloody hell it's meant to be.
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Quick question re Viagogo as I've never used it before - does anyone know how tickets are delivered? Does the seller post them directly to you or do you have to collect them at the ground?
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For home games, if there's enough time, they post it. if not collect on the day at the ground. That single ticket at Wigan that was on Viagogo yesterday was collect on the day, which could pose a problem, if they decided not to hand it over to anyone with a Brum accent.
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put on a northern accent and turn up to the ticket office with gravy dribble down your shirt.
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For home games, if there's enough time, they post it. if not collect on the day at the ground. That single ticket at Wigan that was on Viagogo yesterday was collect on the day, which could pose a problem, if they decided not to hand it over to anyone with a Brum accent.
Cheers for that. I saw that single ticket yesterday but didn't notice anything about collection or delivery, but I've just looked at tickets available for other games and noticed the icon indicating if you have to collect on the day. Presumably you have to do this if it's a season ticket as they wouldn't have a paper ticket to post to you. I'm not very good at accents though.
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Or I might just go as a 70's Doctor Who monster
(http://www.halloweencostume.co.uk/images/markbot1243_sml.jpg)
I will be going as a Sontaran in street clothes as always.
Its the same outfit as my Eric Pickles costume.
(http://politicalscrapbook.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/pickles_sontaran_banner.jpg)
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For home games, if there's enough time, they post it. if not collect on the day at the ground. That single ticket at Wigan that was on Viagogo yesterday was collect on the day, which could pose a problem, if they decided not to hand it over to anyone with a Brum accent.
Viagogo or the club reprint the tickets sold on that site. I don't see why they're be any need to meet up with the seller.
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For home games, if there's enough time, they post it. if not collect on the day at the ground. That single ticket at Wigan that was on Viagogo yesterday was collect on the day, which could pose a problem, if they decided not to hand it over to anyone with a Brum accent.
Viagogo or the club reprint the tickets sold on that site. I don't see why they're be any need to meet up with the seller.
I've just been looking at the tickets available for Wigan v Swansea and of the many available only one says 'Pick up on event day'.
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For home games, if there's enough time, they post it. if not collect on the day at the ground. That single ticket at Wigan that was on Viagogo yesterday was collect on the day, which could pose a problem, if they decided not to hand it over to anyone with a Brum accent.
Viagogo or the club reprint the tickets sold on that site. I don't see why they're be any need to meet up with the seller.
I've just been looking at the tickets available for Wigan v Swansea and of the many available only one says 'Pick up on event day'.
I've used Viagogo to buy Villa tickets in the past. They've always been posted from the club or had to be picked up from the ticket office before the game if purchased too late to be posted. As they come from the club, if buying a Wigan ticket it would be better to get someone who has a northern address to buy it/them as in the T&C it does say they have the right to cancel the transaction if they think you are an away fan.
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Thanks for that info. Looks like I'll have to find someone with a non-Brum address to buy any tickets that become available.
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By James Nursey | 25/04/13
The twists and turns of the Premier League are fantastic viewing - largely when they don't involve your team.
People loved the drama of the final day of last season when Man City won the title in the closing seconds of the campaign.
It really was incredible, spine-tingling stuff.
The unpredictability, passion and entertainment of the English top-flight is what helps make it so popular around the world.
But I personally always find it better when it is someone else's team's pride and future at stake.
You can bet Manchester United fans hated that classic final day last term.
And while neutrals may be relishing the possibility of a survival shoot-out at Wigan on the last day - when Aston Villa are due to visit - do any Villa fans really want it to come to that?
If so, to I'd like to breach John McEnroe's copyright, by saying: 'YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS'!
As an impartial hack, I cannot deny it would be good copy for the media.
But quite frankly it would surely be an agonising prospect for all true Villa fans, the club's board and of course the playing squad and management too.
If manager Paul Lambert gets excited at home to QPR in March, can you imagine what he would be like at the DW Stadium with top-flight survival on the line on May 19?!
Wigan have beaten the odds before on the final day and would probably right now take hosting Villa knowing a win would keep them up.
But, at the risk of stating the obvious, Villa have to do everything to ensure they are four points above the Latics before visiting them.
So with the three games to go until then - Sunderland at home, Norwich away and Chelsea at home - are clearly imperative for Villa.
Paolo Di Canio has turned the Black Cats around with his admirable work ethic, intelligent coaching and inspirational personality since arriving.
But both Sunderland (with 38 goals from 34 games) and Norwich (with 33 goals from 34 games) have struggled badly for goals this season.
The Canaries are yet to win in the League by more than a one-goal margin and have also amassed 14 draws this season.
So these are set to be two tight games that Villa are well-capable of getting points from.
I reckon a haul of four from the two matches and a possible draw at home to Chelsea (whose boss Rafa Benitez seems to prioritise silverware in the Europa League) would see Villa safe with 38 or 39 points.
With the worst goal difference in the division too, they simply cannot risk being within three points of Wigan when they go there.
As it happens, I think Roberto Martinez has left them too much to do and will be a victim of his own success after reaching the FA Cup final.
After Saturday's home game with Tottenham, Wigan travel to West Brom on May 4 for the first of four games in 11 days - including the FA Cup final.
They have a small squad as it is and it will surely be Mission Impossible for them this season.
That kind of run would stretch any team's resources and if I was a Wigan player I would definitely have one-eye on the FA Cup final.
So I'm still saying Villa to survive.
And while a final day 'Survival Sunday' would be good for TV and the press, I reckon Wigan could be relegated before then ensuring all Villa fans can breath easily for the first time in months.
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I have heard that the Police reason for us not getting more tickets was because of West Ham wrecking the place when they got relegated there.
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I'm considering just travelling up there without a ticket, if there's survival riding on that game I can honestly see a mass of claret and blue descending upon the town. It would be ion their best interest to increase the allocation to ensure that all away fans are in the ground and segregated.
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I have heard that the Police reason for us not getting more tickets was because of West Ham wrecking the place when they got relegated there.
What difference does it make whether we take 5400 or 3000 to the levels of vandalism that may be carried out on toilets etc?
All they’re doing is creating a situation whereby a lot of Villa will find away into the Wigan end which has its own problems.
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I have heard that the Police reason for us not getting more tickets was because of West Ham wrecking the place when they got relegated there.
Makes perfect sense. After all we play in claret and blue as well.
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So is there to be no further allocation then? There's a waiting list option on the Villa website suggestinh further tickets will be made available.
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The other bizarre thing about the police decision is that the game might not even matter. We might be too far in front of them by then, they might be too far in front of us god forbid. What happens then? More tickets can be sold now less people want them?
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I wouldn’t be surprised if we get the full allocation in the end. This isn’t a recommendation based on any intelligence and seems a bit daft considering they allow 6,000 Yanited fans to turn up at Citeh and 9,000 Leeds fans to turn up at Yanited.
I have no idea what powers the police have in respect of controlling crowd numbers at a private event anyway.
I have a friend who works for the WMP intelligence and have asked him to ask them when they’re all in on Friday if these rumours are actually true.
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I have heard that the Police reason for us not getting more tickets was because of West Ham wrecking the place when they got relegated there.
What difference does it make whether we take 5400 or 3000 to the levels of vandalism that may be carried out on toilets etc?
All they’re doing is creating a situation whereby a lot of Villa will find away into the Wigan end which has its own problems.
Not only that but they are giving Wigan an advantge by trying to limit our support. Ticket or no ticket I can see quite a few fans going there to give the team a final push (if required, of course. Touch wood we will be safe anyway.)
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I reckon that half a million Villa will travel and we'll get the whole ground.
Or in reality, a couple of hundred or so Villa will get into the home ends and another couple of hundred will travel without tickets.
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I have heard that the Police reason for us not getting more tickets was because of West Ham wrecking the place when they got relegated there.
What difference does it make whether we take 5400 or 3000 to the levels of vandalism that may be carried out on toilets etc?
All they’re doing is creating a situation whereby a lot of Villa will find away into the Wigan end which has its own problems.
Not only that but they are giving Wigan an advantge by trying to limit our support. Ticket or no ticket I can see quite a few fans going there to give the team a final push (if required, of course. Touch wood we will be safe anyway.)
If it was at VP would anyone be complaining that we had an advantage due to limited numbers of away fans?
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I wouldn’t be surprised if we get the full allocation in the end.
you would hope common sense prevailed and they have 2000 villa fans they can see, rather than 2000 dotted around the ground incognito.
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Unless they are keeping back a certain amount to see how may ticketless fans turn up
they can possibly then accomodate them in the away end rather than have hundreds or thousands milling around in the surrounding streets ?
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Unless they are keeping back a certain amount to see how may ticketless fans turn up
they can possibly then accomodate them in the away end rather than have hundreds or thousands milling around in the surrounding streets ?
Wouldn't it just make more sense to sell them so as ticketless fans don't turn up?
There is no way thousands of Villa are turning up without tickets. Just like there were thousands of Cov and Newcastle who were taking over Villa Park and coming in their thousands without tickets, when in reality there was a few of dozen. It's not the 80's or early 90's anymore.
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Unless they are keeping back a certain amount to see how may ticketless fans turn up
they can possibly then accomodate them in the away end rather than have hundreds or thousands milling around in the surrounding streets ?
Bet Asda are putting on more checkout staff just in case.
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What I have put on here about the Police blocking any further tickets is what I have heard from the Police and from Villa.
However, I think it stands a fair chance that it will be changed. It is usually a matter of being in the right place at the right time, keeping your ear to the ground and looking after number one.
For example, even if no more tickets are sold at Villa Park, don't be surprised if a late turnstile opens at Wigan. No point telling everyone about it until you get in though.
They will definitely not sell the rest of our end to Wigan, in my view, and it will be kept as an emergency overspill area. Similarly, they may keep a block clear in the side. It would be wrong to do anything other than keep such an area available.
Whatever game they are playing, they must think it is better to try to stop people travelling without tickets, in the knowledge that a few hundred will still go.
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just been on the spurs website,they are taking 4800 to wigan on Saturday.dont seem fair to me.
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I have heard that the Police reason for us not getting more tickets was because of West Ham wrecking the place when they got relegated there.
What difference does it make whether we take 5400 or 3000 to the levels of vandalism that may be carried out on toilets etc?
All they’re doing is creating a situation whereby a lot of Villa will find away into the Wigan end which has its own problems.
It certainly made a big difference a few seasons ago when Blackburn gave us a large allocation - it attracted all the knob heads and the Fernhurst was trashed - as were some areas of the ground I believe.
I sincerely hope we can get an increased allocation and that our fans behave themselves irrespective of the score.
Took my daughter to Wigan last season and all she can remember is:
Great Northern Soul tracks played before the game
McLeish getting what he deserved when he brought Heskey on
A Villa fan outside the ground who could not even stand up as he was that drunk (No it wasn`t Risso or Blandy)
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The toilets were trashed at Blackburn the year we won four nil mid-week and took 2000 up there.
Its the Mets job to police and act on intel. I find it bewildering that they can cope with 6000 away fans at a Man derby and 9000 Leeds; two clubs known for trouble, yet baulk at having 5400 Villa with a good reputation.
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Clearly the police think that if Wigan send us down it will kick off, and that reducing the numbers will make it more manageable.
When you consider that WM Police now treat virtually all matches as community rather than public order events, you wonder how their Manc counterparts arrived at this opinion. On the other hand, I have witnessed serial drunken fuckwittery at quite a few away games in recent years.
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I have heard that the Police reason for us not getting more tickets was because of West Ham wrecking the place when they got relegated there.
What difference does it make whether we take 5400 or 3000 to the levels of vandalism that may be carried out on toilets etc?
All they’re doing is creating a situation whereby a lot of Villa will find away into the Wigan end which has its own problems.
Not only that but they are giving Wigan an advantge by trying to limit our support. Ticket or no ticket I can see quite a few fans going there to give the team a final push (if required, of course. Touch wood we will be safe anyway.)
If it was at VP would anyone be complaining that we had an advantage due to limited numbers of away fans?
I'd expect us to give the same number of tickets we do to other clubs with a big demand: Man U, Liverpool, etc. which is what Wigan should do. Anything else is petty.
If the police are restricting us because a different club act like twats then I think that is grossly unfair and we should complain.
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They've given us the amount they have to under Premier League rules, which is what we always do.
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win the next couple of games and the demand for this match will fall away somewhat
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I really believe this paltry allocation is down to Wigan wanting to give us as few tickets as possible, because they know our massive away support would be a big advantage to us. It is a very similiar scenario to when we played Blacburn in the league cup semi at Ewood Park in 2010, we sold our allocation in a few days, and they would not give us anymore despite the attendance being just 16000 on the night because they knew they would be more villa fans than Blackburn fans that night.
Personally i think Wigan will give us 2000 more tickets, the Monday after the Chelsea, because they will be down by then, and Wigan would want to cash in on their last chance of a decent gate, before they slip into championship obscurity.
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If we had been given the full 7000 then it would have been close to 50/50!
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I have heard that the Police reason for us not getting more tickets was because of West Ham wrecking the place when they got relegated there.
What difference does it make whether we take 5400 or 3000 to the levels of vandalism that may be carried out on toilets etc?
All they’re doing is creating a situation whereby a lot of Villa will find away into the Wigan end which has its own problems.
It certainly made a big difference a few seasons ago when Blackburn gave us a large allocation - it attracted all the knob heads and the Fernhurst was trashed - as were some areas of the ground I believe.
I sincerely hope we can get an increased allocation and that our fans behave themselves irrespective of the score.
Took my daughter to Wigan last season and all she can remember is:
Great Northern Soul tracks played before the game
McLeish getting what he deserved when he brought Heskey on
A Villa fan outside the ground who could not even stand up as he was that drunk (No it wasn`t Risso or Blandy)
Do you really believe there are no 'knob heads' in the first 3,000?
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I have heard that the Police reason for us not getting more tickets was because of West Ham wrecking the place when they got relegated there.
What difference does it make whether we take 5400 or 3000 to the levels of vandalism that may be carried out on toilets etc?
All they’re doing is creating a situation whereby a lot of Villa will find away into the Wigan end which has its own problems.
It certainly made a big difference a few seasons ago when Blackburn gave us a large allocation - it attracted all the knob heads and the Fernhurst was trashed - as were some areas of the ground I believe.
I sincerely hope we can get an increased allocation and that our fans behave themselves irrespective of the score.
Took my daughter to Wigan last season and all she can remember is:
Great Northern Soul tracks played before the game
McLeish getting what he deserved when he brought Heskey on
A Villa fan outside the ground who could not even stand up as he was that drunk (No it wasn`t Risso or Blandy)
Do you really believe there are no 'knob heads' in the first 3,000?
No not at all - but having witnessed some of the behaviour of some of our fans over the years the ratio of "knobness" seems to increase significantly when we get larger allocations or the ticket prices are lower. For example Blackburn and Fulham spring to mind - great away days but they do seem to attract a larger element of fans who either get fuelled up or just can`t take their drink. The majority of our fans are fantastic and act as ambassadors in the main, however the arrival of some who perhaps who do not travel that often sometimes let the rest of us down. I went to Germany pre-season and there were about 500-800 Villa fans there - we had a great time and those "getting out of hand" were soon reminded of their behaviour by fellow Villa fans or the "tooled up" German police officers.
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Has anybody mentioned yet how it is near impossible to cause any damage that will make Wigan appear less attractive as a town?
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Suppose. I think it's perhaps more noticeable with a larger contingent.
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Rumours on twitter of noses getting tickets in the home end and booking coaches in anticipation of our impending relegation.
Despite them being a bunch of bitter obsessed fucktards, I think in this instance it's probably twitter bollocks.
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They can't be arsed to turn up at the Sty, they're not going to bother going to Wigan.
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Rumours on twitter of noses getting tickets in the home end and booking coaches in anticipation of our impending relegation.
Despite them being a bunch of bitter obsessed fucktards, I think in this instance it's probably twitter bollocks.
This is one of the many reasons its imperative we don't go down. We've never hear the end of it from the Sty dwellers if we were relegated. It's just unthinkable. We must stay up!
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Rumours on twitter of noses getting tickets in the home end and booking coaches in anticipation of our impending relegation.
Despite them being a bunch of bitter obsessed fucktards, I think in this instance it's probably twitter bollocks.
So Wigan are restricting ticket sales to stop Villa getting into the home ends, and yet small heath twats have no problem getting tickets? File under complete swollocks.
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Rumours on twitter of noses getting tickets in the home end and booking coaches in anticipation of our impending relegation.
Despite them being a bunch of bitter obsessed fucktards, I think in this instance it's probably twitter bollocks.
This is one of the many reasons its imperative we don't go down. We've never hear the end of it from the Sty dwellers if we were relegated. It's just unthinkable. We must stay up!
I couldn't give a flying fuck what those inbred twats think of us.
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Rumours on twitter of noses getting tickets in the home end and booking coaches in anticipation of our impending relegation.
Despite them being a bunch of bitter obsessed fucktards, I think in this instance it's probably twitter bollocks.
This is one of the many reasons its imperative we don't go down. We've never hear the end of it from the Sty dwellers if we were relegated. It's just unthinkable. We must stay up!
I couldn't give a flying fuck what those inbred twats think of us.
True. The less ammo they have against us the better though.
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Good old Twitter.
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They can't be arsed to turn up at the Sty, they're not going to bother going to Wigan.
Yes but this is far more important to them than any game at the sty.
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They can't be arsed to turn up at the Sty, they're not going to bother going to Wigan.
Yes but this is far more important to them than any game at the sty.
Unless they play......Us, of course.
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For home games, if there's enough time, they post it. if not collect on the day at the ground. That single ticket at Wigan that was on Viagogo yesterday was collect on the day, which could pose a problem, if they decided not to hand it over to anyone with a Brum accent.
Viagogo or the club reprint the tickets sold on that site. I don't see why they're be any need to meet up with the seller.
I've just been looking at the tickets available for Wigan v Swansea and of the many available only one says 'Pick up on event day'.
Yeah same for Chelsea game. Seems to be the same seller as the cheap tickets aswell pop up in A6 of the Trinity.
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Weren't there rumours of about 10K + Geordies descending on VP for the final game in 2009?
In the end it was pretty much the allocation and probably any strays just went and watched the match on Broad Street.
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This game is different as Wigan is much closer than Newcastle and there is the lure of huge numbers of home tickets unsold.
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http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1rjvj9o
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Rumours on twitter of noses getting tickets in the home end and booking coaches in anticipation of our impending relegation.
Despite them being a bunch of bitter obsessed fucktards, I think in this instance it's probably twitter bollocks.
Jamie Harper @jamiefrombrum 21h
Coach for Blues fans only leaving Masons at 8am heading to Wigan v Villa! #ComeOnWigan #BoozeBus #Loons #RelegationParty #bcfc #believedat
Twats
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Rumours on twitter of noses getting tickets in the home end and booking coaches in anticipation of our impending relegation.
Despite them being a bunch of bitter obsessed fucktards, I think in this instance it's probably twitter bollocks.
Jamie Harper @jamiefrombrum 21h
Coach for Blues fans only leaving Masons at 8am heading to Wigan v Villa! #ComeOnWigan #BoozeBus #Loons #RelegationParty #bcfc #believedat
Twats
Twats for even putting up the time and place they're leaving from for the WMP police to read. They're not the brightest are they?
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Rumours on twitter of noses getting tickets in the home end and booking coaches in anticipation of our impending relegation.
Despite them being a bunch of bitter obsessed fucktards, I think in this instance it's probably twitter bollocks.
Jamie Harper @jamiefrombrum 21h
Coach for Blues fans only leaving Masons at 8am heading to Wigan v Villa! #ComeOnWigan #BoozeBus #Loons #RelegationParty #bcfc #believedat
Twats
Twats for even putting up the time and place they're leaving from for the WMP police to read. They're not the brightest are they?
As I said on another thread.It will be their biggest away following of the season
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http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1rjvj9o
That's far too sensible and credible for anyone to take notice of.
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I can understand it totally if Wigan don't want to give us more than the 3,000 bearing in mind what could be possibly riding on the game.
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I can understand it totally if Wigan don't want to give us more than the 3,000 bearing in mind what could be possibly riding on the game.
Exactly , staying in the premiership is worth far more to them than selling a couple of thousand extra tickets which would boost their opponents support in what could be a crucial game - it is understandable in the circumstances but it will be difficult to keep villa fans out of the wigan seats.
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Rumours on twitter of noses getting tickets in the home end and booking coaches in anticipation of our impending relegation.
Despite them being a bunch of bitter obsessed fucktards, I think in this instance it's probably twitter bollocks.
Jamie Harper @jamiefrombrum 21h
Coach for Blues fans only leaving Masons at 8am heading to Wigan v Villa! #ComeOnWigan #BoozeBus #Loons #RelegationParty #bcfc #believedat
Twats
He's only having bantz.
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Rumours on twitter of noses getting tickets in the home end and booking coaches in anticipation of our impending relegation.
Despite them being a bunch of bitter obsessed fucktards, I think in this instance it's probably twitter bollocks.
Jamie Harper @jamiefrombrum 21h
Coach for Blues fans only leaving Masons at 8am heading to Wigan v Villa! #ComeOnWigan #BoozeBus #Loons #RelegationParty #bcfc #believedat
Can't be true....your average Small Heath inbred never gets out of bed before 8.00 am.....typically they rise just in time for Jeremy Kyle
Twats
He's only having bantz.
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http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1rjvj9o
That's far too sensible and credible for anyone to take notice of.
Dave Whelan is a twat. But can't blame him for trying to give his club every advantage for this game.
And if small heath really are taking a coach to Wigan then it just confirms what a bunch of small time obsessed inbred wankers they really are.
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Surely its lose lose for them either way ..we stay up or we go down and they can write off 6 points already
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http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1rjvj9o
That's far too sensible and credible for anyone to take notice of.
And if small heath really are taking a coach to Wigan then it just confirms what a bunch of small time obsessed inbred wankers they really are.
The chap on Twitter reckon's it's all a wind up. I believed it at first because it's the kind of moronic obbessed thing they'd do.
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http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1rjvj9o
That's far too sensible and credible for anyone to take notice of.
And if small heath really are taking a coach to Wigan then it just confirms what a bunch of small time obsessed inbred wankers they really are.
The chap on Twitter reckon's it's all a wind up. I believed it at first because it's the kind of moronic obbessed thing they'd do.
Unless he realises the folly of his ways bringing attention to it in such a way , I'm sure WMP would be alerted to it.
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http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1rjvj9o
''Only on 2 previous occasions this season have Aston Villa taken more than 3000 fans to away games, 3095 to Swindon Town, and 3139 to Southampton''
Wrong. Took 4350 to Bradford, and around 4000 to Fulham.
Should at least get his facts straight if that's going against us that the police aren't used to having well over 3000 of us at away games.
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http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1rjvj9o
''Only on 2 previous occasions this season have Aston Villa taken more than 3000 fans to away games, 3095 to Swindon Town, and 3139 to Southampton''
Wrong. Took 4350 to Bradford, and around 4000 to Fulham.
Should at least get his facts straight if that's going against us that the police aren't used to having well over 3000 of us at away games.
He's probably just got league stats to hand.
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Rumours on twitter of noses getting tickets in the home end and booking coaches in anticipation of our impending relegation.
Despite them being a bunch of bitter obsessed fucktards, I think in this instance it's probably twitter bollocks.
Jamie Harper @jamiefrombrum 21h
Coach for Blues fans only leaving Masons at 8am heading to Wigan v Villa! #ComeOnWigan #BoozeBus #Loons #RelegationParty #bcfc #believedat
Twats
Let them get their tickets and buy coach seats and make sure we stay up before that game is played.
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I clocked that. Bladen has the cushest job in football. Saying that anyone who follows his advice where to drink is abit of dumb ass.
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Fulham away didn't feel like 4000 this year - more like 2000-2500.
On a loosely similar theme to the Noses' prison break to Wigan, does anybody else remember the coachload of Chelsea boys that were intercepted on their way to Rotterdam in 1982?
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Waiting list now shut. Not hopeful of us getting more tickets now.
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Right im no Tech geezer but within 2 mins found this Jamie Harper on FB.. He is usual Wannabee. Being a stalker went on his profile pics and he had loads of recent ones from Girls Aloud gig. I don't think we have to worry about The Masons Coach..
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http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1rjvj9o
''Only on 2 previous occasions this season have Aston Villa taken more than 3000 fans to away games, 3095 to Swindon Town, and 3139 to Southampton''
Wrong. Took 4350 to Bradford, and around 4000 to Fulham.
Should at least get his facts straight if that's going against us that the police aren't used to having well over 3000 of us at away games.
He's probably just got league stats to hand.
Since when were swindon in the premiership this season?
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Fulham away didn't feel like 4000 this year - more like 2000-2500.
On a loosely similar theme to the Noses' prison break to Wigan, does anybody else remember the coachload of Chelsea boys that were intercepted on their way to Rotterdam in 1982?
We sold out the 2,900 allocation and then there'd have been the usual mix in the neutral area, so it would have been up around 4k.
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Isn't this whole thing about police stopping fans going to , and enjoying, a day supporting their football team a bit of a flashback to the dark old days of that twat David Evans at Luton and his membership card scheme?
Instead of the police doing the job they're paid for in spotting and dealing with trouble-makers when they need to, they take the easy option and spoil the day out for another 2,000 or so fans who might have wanted to go and support their team.
Clearly all those who couldn't get through on the phones on Wednesday morning are all criminals.
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Isn't this whole thing about police stopping fans going to , and enjoying, a day supporting their football team a bit of a flashback to the dark old days of that twat David Evans at Luton and his membership card scheme?
Instead of the police doing the job they're paid for in spotting and dealing with trouble-makers when they need to, they take the easy option and spoil the day out for another 2,000 or so fans who might have wanted to go and support their team.
Clearly all those who couldn't get through on the phones on Wednesday morning are all criminals.
It's not down to the police. The ticket allocation is a matter for the home club.
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I reckon Wigan won't want to pass up an opportunity to get a bit more money but at the same time keep the away support at a minimum so it would'nt surprise me if they let us have another 500 tickets at the most.
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http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1rjvj9o
''Only on 2 previous occasions this season have Aston Villa taken more than 3000 fans to away games, 3095 to Swindon Town, and 3139 to Southampton''
Wrong. Took 4350 to Bradford, and around 4000 to Fulham.
Should at least get his facts straight if that's going against us that the police aren't used to having well over 3000 of us at away games.
It is WMP so probably make it up as they go along
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Rumours on twitter of noses getting tickets in the home end and booking coaches in anticipation of our impending relegation.
Despite them being a bunch of bitter obsessed fucktards, I think in this instance it's probably twitter bollocks.
Jamie Harper @jamiefrombrum 21h
Coach for Blues fans only leaving Masons at 8am heading to Wigan v Villa! #ComeOnWigan #BoozeBus #Loons #RelegationParty #bcfc #believedat
Twats
Let them get their tickets and buy coach seats and make sure we stay up before that game is played.
Perfect. I'm planning on running a bus from Solihull to Wigan. If we can get safe before the last game, I'll drop that twunt an email and offer him a derisory sum to take the coach off his hands. If indeed he's actually got one. Prick
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Rumours on twitter of noses getting tickets in the home end and booking coaches in anticipation of our impending relegation.
Despite them being a bunch of bitter obsessed fucktards, I think in this instance it's probably twitter bollocks.
Jamie Harper @jamiefrombrum 21h
Coach for Blues fans only leaving Masons at 8am heading to Wigan v Villa! #ComeOnWigan #BoozeBus #Loons #RelegationParty #bcfc #believedat
Twats
Let them get their tickets and buy coach seats and make sure we stay up before that game is played.
Well, knowing that club's King-Midas-In-Reverse effect on all things physically possible, Blues fans booking tickets for this match in order to see us go down just about rubber stamps us not getting relegated.
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http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1rjvj9o
''Only on 2 previous occasions this season have Aston Villa taken more than 3000 fans to away games, 3095 to Swindon Town, and 3139 to Southampton''
Wrong. Took 4350 to Bradford, and around 4000 to Fulham.
Should at least get his facts straight if that's going against us that the police aren't used to having well over 3000 of us at away games.
It is WMP so probably make it up as they go along
Absolutely. Just sign your name at the bottom son and we will fill in the blank bits when we get time.
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Blues fans are full of shit, they don't take a coach to their own fucking games
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Blues fans are full of shit, they don't take a coach to their own fucking games
Apart from VP.30 coaches for a 6 mile round trip.
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Blues fans are full of shit, they don't take a coach to their own fucking games
To be fair they do. The team coach. At least for this season. Next year when the financial pinch really kicks in it will be a Sunday league car share job.
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Official statement
With so much potentially riding on this game, the DW Stadium Safety Officer, following consultation with the Greater Manchester and West Midlands Police, is concerned that a maximum allocation of nearly 5,000 tickets could provide a heightened safety risk which could rise to unacceptable levels.
Wigan Athletic have, therefore, offered us an initial allocation of 3,000 tickets which falls within Premier League guidelines.
This allocation has now sold out.
Results ahead of this game will be monitored and, should the circumstances surrounding this game change closer to May 19, Wigan Athletic will consider increasing our allocation to a similar number to that which has been offered to Tottenham Hotspur for this weekend's match.
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BTW Mr Shin, we'll be scarpering at the final whistle, no matter what the outcome. No hanging around to celebrate or sob.
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And yet Yanited, who had 230+ arrests last season, more than any club in English football, got allocated 5400 this season.
Its a moronic decision.
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Official statement
With so much potentially riding on this game, the DW Stadium Safety Officer, following consultation with the Greater Manchester and West Midlands Police, is concerned that a maximum allocation of nearly 5,000 tickets could provide a heightened safety risk which could rise to unacceptable levels.
Wigan Athletic have, therefore, offered us an initial allocation of 3,000 tickets which falls within Premier League guidelines.
This allocation has now sold out.
Results ahead of this game will be monitored and, should the circumstances surrounding this game change closer to May 19, Wigan Athletic will consider increasing our allocation to a similar number to that which has been offered to Tottenham Hotspur for this weekend's match.
On Wigan O/S you can't get home tickets unless you have bought tickets for Wigan games this season. Unless more tickets issued me and the lad will be watching on TV despite being 10 miles from the ground.
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from the villa site, ::) the worst away mob in the league can get 5400 but we can only get 3 joke tbh
http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~3158296,00.html (http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~3158296,00.html)
With so much potentially riding on this game, the DW Stadium Safety Officer, following consultation with the Greater Manchester and West Midlands Police, is concerned that a maximum allocation of nearly 5,000 tickets could provide a heightened safety risk which could rise to unacceptable levels.
Wigan Athletic have, therefore, offered us an initial allocation of 3,000 tickets which falls within Premier League guidelines.
This allocation has now sold out.
Results ahead of this game will be monitored and, should the circumstances surrounding this game change closer to May 19, Wigan Athletic will consider increasing our allocation to a similar number to that which has been offered to Tottenham Hotspur for this weekend's match. 8)
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BTW Mr Shin, we'll be scarpering at the final whistle, no matter what the outcome. No hanging around to celebrate or sob.
Okay. Maybe. Definitely. Possibly. 100%.
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Only just noticed that Wigan haven't even taken their full FA Cup Final allocation. Nothing to do with Villa but thought it was a mention.
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And yet Yanited, who had 230+ arrests last season, more than any club in English football, got allocated 5400 this season.
Its a moronic decision.
This has Dave Whelan's smell all over it. If Man U were there with the title riding on it, do you think you'd have this nonsense?
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Aye he is an odious gobshite. Time for his 3rd division outfit to head back down where they belong.
Lets us hope we win the next two and they lose the next two for all those without tickets. I am confident that come the game there will be 5399 other Villa fans standing in our end with me.
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And yet Yanited, who had 230+ arrests last season, more than any club in English football, got allocated 5400 this season.
Its a moronic decision.
This has Dave Whelan's smell all over it. If Man U were there with the title riding on it, do you think you'd have this nonsense?
As he owns the club then yes, he probably has got something to do with such decisions. What's nonsensical about it? They've given us the allocation they have to, we would do exactly the same in their position so let's spare ourselves the double standards and hypocrisy.
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And yet Yanited, who had 230+ arrests last season, more than any club in English football, got allocated 5400 this season.
Its a moronic decision.
Anyone else find it strange that there never seems to be any mention of the general arseholery of Yanited's away support in the media?
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Why would SHA fans get tickets in the Wigan end if they're restricting home ticket sales to NW postcodes?
I think it's all a wind up tbh, I went last season expecting a half empty stadium and think the attendance was 21k so about 17k Wigan fans.
I can't believe they won't must 20k home fans for this.
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Why would SHA fans get tickets in the Wigan end if they're restricting home ticket sales to NW postcodes?
I think it's all a wind up tbh, I went last season expecting a half empty stadium and think the attendance was 21k so about 17k Wigan fans.
I can't believe they won't must 20k home fans for this.
Of course it's a wind-up. The only unbelievable thing about it is that we're still mentioning it.
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Only just noticed that Wigan haven't even taken their full FA Cup Final allocation. Nothing to do with Villa but thought it was a mention.
See Jane's thread somewhere. It may be affected by the fact it is impossible to get back to the North-West of England after the game unless you have a car.
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Why would SHA fans get tickets in the Wigan end if they're restricting home ticket sales to NW postcodes?
I didn't realise that Wigan fans were like those of Man United, coming from places like Brent Cross, Hampstead Heath, Primrose Hill and Kilburn. ;)
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And yet Yanited, who had 230+ arrests last season, more than any club in English football, got allocated 5400 this season.
Its a moronic decision.
This has Dave Whelan's smell all over it. If Man U were there with the title riding on it, do you think you'd have this nonsense?
As he owns the club then yes, he probably has got something to do with such decisions. What's nonsensical about it? They've given us the allocation they have to, we would do exactly the same in their position so let's spare ourselves the double standards and hypocrisy.
They give every other visiting team a 5000 or thereabouts allocation, and then restrict us to 3000, i thinks thats why people are annoyed.
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And yet Yanited, who had 230+ arrests last season, more than any club in English football, got allocated 5400 this season.
Its a moronic decision.
This has Dave Whelan's smell all over it. If Man U were there with the title riding on it, do you think you'd have this nonsense?
As he owns the club then yes, he probably has got something to do with such decisions. What's nonsensical about it? They've given us the allocation they have to, we would do exactly the same in their position so let's spare ourselves the double standards and hypocrisy.
They give every other visiting team a 5000 or thereabouts allocation, and then restrict us to 3000, i thinks thats why people are annoyed.
There's a reason why Whelan is doing it though. Apart from financially, it makes perfect sense.
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I'd do the same if I was him.
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I'd give Villa 20,000 tickets and instruct my players to score own goals, if I was him.
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Don't know how desperate some may be to attend the Wigan game but I've been told of someone buying tickets for the Wigan v Swansea game, obtaining a booking history and then been allowed to buy tickets for the Wigan v Villa game. I'm even told the tickets can be posted to a home address in the Midlands! The tickets are in their end, of course. This is something I've been told by a fellow Villa fan so don't shoot the messenger.
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So far that's Villa, small heath and Man City fans buying up Wigan tickets.
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And yet Yanited, who had 230+ arrests last season, more than any club in English football, got allocated 5400 this season.
Its a moronic decision.
This has Dave Whelan's smell all over it. If Man U were there with the title riding on it, do you think you'd have this nonsense?
As he owns the club then yes, he probably has got something to do with such decisions. What's nonsensical about it? They've given us the allocation they have to, we would do exactly the same in their position so let's spare ourselves the double standards and hypocrisy.
They give every other visiting team a 5000 or thereabouts allocation, and then restrict us to 3000, i thinks thats why people are annoyed.
There's a reason why Whelan is doing it though. Apart from financially, it makes perfect sense.
Can't blame him. If the game was at Villa Park I wouldn't want 5400 away fans getting behind their team. I give them the bare minimum.
Hopefully it won't go to the last game anyway.
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Our match against Bradford was quite important. Should we have restricted ticket sales to away fans?
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Our match against Bradford was quite important. Should we have restricted ticket sales to away fans?
We did.
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Cup rules are different anyway aren't they? I'm in the "why would they" camp. I know it's annoying but they are not breaking any rules and they want to avoid our wonderful away support helping our team more than the 3000 will brilliantly do! We'd do the same I hope, but it is different as we'd sell VP out for such an important game. Let's just hope the boys do the business on the pitch before then to make it a non-issue.
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Our match against Bradford was quite important. Should we have restricted ticket sales to away fans?
We did.
We gave them the Upper and Lower North didn't we?
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I seem to remember it was the upper and lower witton(north end of the stand)
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The game is a 4pm KO. There's no way noses would be up, dressed and up the motorway in time. We'll probably pass the Masons coach heading up the M6 as we're on our way back celebrating.
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Our match against Bradford was quite important. Should we have restricted ticket sales to away fans?
We did.
We gave them the Upper and Lower North didn't we?
They had the usual away section, plus Upper North
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So we did give them above and beyond the usual allocation then? Thought so.
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So we did give them above and beyond the usual allocation then? Thought so.
They had the usual 15% cup allocation.
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So we did give them above and beyond the usual allocation then? Thought so.
No, they had the allocation they were entitled to under the rules appertaining to the League Cup. These are different to the rules appertaining to the PL.
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We'll need to get a draw minimum here.
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Looking at their home form, it's nothing to write home about.
They've lost to Fulham, Sunderland and West Brom and only got a point each against Stoke, Southampton and QPR.
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Amazing how Peterborough United and the police there can cope with 5,000 Sheffield Wednesday fans this evening - a game that could have seen either side relegated at the time the tickets went on sale.
Do we have any worse a reputation than Wednesday?
Maybe the police there are just more confident of doing the job they're paid for.
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Amazing how Peterborough United and the police there can cope with 5,000 Sheffield Wednesday fans this evening - a game that could have seen either side relegated at the time the tickets went on sale.
Do we have any worse a reputation than Wednesday?
Maybe the police there are just more confident of doing the job they're paid for.
It's Wigan and not the police who have limited our tickets.
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Amazing how Peterborough United and the police there can cope with 5,000 Sheffield Wednesday fans this evening - a game that could have seen either side relegated at the time the tickets went on sale.
Do we have any worse a reputation than Wednesday?
Maybe the police there are just more confident of doing the job they're paid for.
It's Wigan and not the police who have limited our tickets.
It was a decision take by Wigan's Safety Officer following consultation with West Midlands and Greater Manchester police.
So it's a security concern rather than Wigan wanting to sell the tickets to their own fans.
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Don't know how desperate some may be to attend the Wigan game but I've been told of someone buying tickets for the Wigan v Swansea game, obtaining a booking history and then been allowed to buy tickets for the Wigan v Villa game. I'm even told the tickets can be posted to a home address in the Midlands! The tickets are in their end, of course. This is something I've been told by a fellow Villa fan so don't shoot the messenger.
This is true. I have done this and had them delivered to my house, although I do live in the north west
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Amazing how Peterborough United and the police there can cope with 5,000 Sheffield Wednesday fans this evening - a game that could have seen either side relegated at the time the tickets went on sale.
Do we have any worse a reputation than Wednesday?
Maybe the police there are just more confident of doing the job they're paid for.
It's Wigan and not the police who have limited our tickets.
It was a decision take by Wigan's Safety Officer following consultation with West Midlands and Greater Manchester police.
So it's a security concern rather than Wigan wanting to sell the tickets to their own fans.
The police take several factors into account when saying how many of them are needed, including the number of away supporters. There's been problems about how much they've charged Wigan in the past so that may have played a part in the club's decision. Isn't it great when a supplier tells a customer how much they have to buy before they can trade?
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When our own fanzine editor believes we shouldn't get anymore tickets you know the games up.
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When our own fanzine editor believes we shouldn't get anymore tickets you know the games up.
If there's a stupider post before the end of the season, i'll be very surprised.
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Are the police going to be stopping coaches and checking that all people have tickets ?
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Why? Back it up. The silence from people at Villa is deafening. If this was any other club every director, CE, local papers and influential supporters (which Dave is) would be raging at the injustice. We've just rolled over and died. The only real grief in a couple of years was Blackburn away.. Well that pub sold beer to under 18s for 3/4 hours and then cry when the toilets get smashed up. All in all a fuckin disgrace.
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Why? Back it up. The silence from people at Villa is deafening. If this was any other club every director, CE, local papers and influential supporters (which Dave is) would be raging at the injustice. We've just rolled over and died. The only real grief in a couple of years was Blackburn away.. Well that pub sold beer to under 18s for 3/4 hours and then cry when the toilets get smashed up. All in all a fuckin disgrace.
And what, pray tell, could Villa do about it? The game's at Wigan, Wigan decided how many tickets we get.
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Why? Back it up. The silence from people at Villa is deafening. If this was any other club every director, CE, local papers and influential supporters (which Dave is) would be raging at the injustice. We've just rolled over and died. The only real grief in a couple of years was Blackburn away.. Well that pub sold beer to under 18s for 3/4 hours and then cry when the toilets get smashed up. All in all a fuckin disgrace.
Wigan have given us 3,000 tickets, they don't have to give us any more if they don't want to. That's all there is to say really.
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Why? Back it up. The silence from people at Villa is deafening. If this was any other club every director, CE, local papers and influential supporters (which Dave is) would be raging at the injustice. We've just rolled over and died. The only real grief in a couple of years was Blackburn away.. Well that pub sold beer to under 18s for 3/4 hours and then cry when the toilets get smashed up. All in all a fuckin disgrace.
And what exactly should Villa or anyone do? Wigan have given us the number of tickets they are legally required to.
They quite rightly want to have as much of an advantage as possible. I'd be delighted if Villa did the same in their position.
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Its a cut and dried case we get behind the goal. Were not half and half on the side. Police in GM deal with up to double away support. I just don't believe Faulkner would fight our corner. I also don't think 3000 went on sale a few must have gone to hangers on. Lastly Dave I genuinely am surprised you don't think its an injustice.
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What I think, what you think and what everybody else in the world except the Wigan safety officer thinks is irrelevant. The Premier League says they have to give us 10% or 3,000 tickets, whichever is the lesser. As the DW capacity is 25,138 they are giving us more than they have to. We can make as much fuss as we like, there's nothing that can be done about it.
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No it isn't cut and dried. Wigan only have to give us what they are required to, anything else is a bonus. They don't have to give us more just because we want them.
If a match was at VP that could well be an 'us or them' scenario would you prefer
A) We give the away side the minimum we are required to give us as much of an advantage as possible?
B) We give them as many as they want?
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A probable relegation decider - quite obvious decision to try and limit the number of opposing fans in and around the ground to kick off after when one set is elated and the other distraut. Step back from all things Villa and its the right decision.
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What I think, what you think and what everybody else in the world except the Wigan safety officer thinks is irrelevant. The Premier League says they have to give us 10% or 3,000 tickets, whichever is the lesser. As the DW capacity is 25,138 they are giving us more than they have to. We can make as much fuss as we like, there's nothing that can be done about it.
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Whilst I agree that Wigan have the right to decide how many tickets to give us, is it true that the PL say it is 10% of the capacity? If that case Man Utd would allocate 7500 tickets to away supporters. I think our allocation for that game was 1800 according to the Villa OS?
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10% or 3,000, whichever is least. The first half are returnable, the second half aren't, so if you won't sell them you don't take them.
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Everybody knows the away end at Wigan, is behind the goal, and every visiting club this season has been invited to fill it, except us! I dont think that is fair.. we are been punished just because we are in a similiar league position to the home team.
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Everybody knows the away end at Wigan, is behind the goal, and every visiting club this season has been invited to fill it,except us! I dont think that is fair.. we are been punished just because we are in a similiar league position to the home team.
Punished is the wrong word but you're right, that's the reason. Wigan are only doing what's best for them.
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When do you draw the line? Mid table clash you can only have a 1000 fans?
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When do you draw the line? Mid table clash you can only have a 1000 fans?
You draw the line at selling as many tickets as you want, to whom you want to as long as you keep within the rules.
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When do you draw the line? Mid table clash you can only have a 1000 fans?
Teams have to offer 10% of ground capacity up to a maximum of 3K to away teams. Anything above that is the decision of the home club only. So legally Wigan only have to give us 2,500 tickets.
Allocations lower than 10% that are taken by away sides is the decision of the away club.
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No it isn't cut and dried. Wigan only have to give us what they are required to, anything else is a bonus. They don't have to give us more just because we want them.
If a match was at VP that could well be an 'us or them' scenario would you prefer
A) We give the away side the minimum we are required to give us as much of an advantage as possible?
B) We give them as many as they want?
We would probably give the away club the same amount of tickets we would to any other club, not "chop and change" to our likening.
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When do you draw the line? Mid table clash you can only have a 1000 fans?
If it was a mid table clash, we'd be getting most of the whole end probably, but it's not so we're not.
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No it isn't cut and dried. Wigan only have to give us what they are required to, anything else is a bonus. They don't have to give us more just because we want them.
If a match was at VP that could well be an 'us or them' scenario would you prefer
A) We give the away side the minimum we are required to give us as much of an advantage as possible?
B) We give them as many as they want?
We would probably give the away club the same amount of tickets we would to any other club, not "chop and change" to our likening.
Well we would have to offer the usual as per allocation rules explained previously. However as you know that wasn't the point I was making.
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Looking at the highlights Spurs end was rammed (5k) and looked very full in the Wigan ends.
So unless all SHA away fans went to Wigan today instead of Ipswich that indicates to me Wigan will muster 20k fans for their game with us.
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Looking at the highlights Spurs end was rammed (5k) and looked very full in the Wigan ends.
So unless all SHA away fans went to Wigan today instead of Ipswich that indicates to me Wigan will muster 20k fans for their game with us.
Don't forget the Man City fans as well, they've been buying tickets for Wigan games to try and get cup final tickets. Supposedly.
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I can see Man City fans buying tickets, as for small heath, they have had enough relegation days surely than to travel that way to see the end of Wigan?
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They still manage to let Villa supporters buy corporate tickets. Whelan is being a twat as usual. There is room in the ground but he is charging extra for it.
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I don't mind of they give us 3,000 tickets and they fill their ground. I wouldn't mind if we had a history of acting like Millwall or Leeds scum.
However, they won't fill their ground and we are, generally, well-behaved. Not giving us 5,000 tickets when they can't fill their own end seems petty.
There is, in any case, no evidence that having a baying mob supporting us will make any difference. If size of crowds was so vital, Wigan would be Northern League. If supporters' noise levels decided anything Arsenal and Barcelona would be relegation fodder every year.
So denying us tickets makes no difference except to annoy their fellow football fans and cost Wigan money. They're cutting their nose off to spite our face.
In short, give us the extra tickets you egg-chasing twats.
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I think they are just worried people are goin to get hammered and go on the rampage if we get relegated, if were safe by then we'll get more tickets (sorry to point out the obvious)
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I know of at least two Citeh fans who were boosting the third division clubs gate against Spurs.
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I think they are just worried people are goin to get hammered and go on the rampage if we get relegated, if were safe by then we'll get more tickets (sorry to point out the obvious)
The club are using their right to limit the numbers, so that the away end support is not as vociferous. The Police and safety spin is the official reason. If safety was the real reason, don't you think that Wigan's H & S people would advise limiting numbers for the visit of Liverpool and the Manchester clubs?
Also, as DC5 pointed out, any Villa fan can phone up Wigan and buy tickets in the corporates. £110 will buy you a lunch and a match ticket for the away end.
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One thing is for sure, whether there are 3,000 or 5,000 Villa fans there, they will make a noise like there are 20,000 of them.
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One thing is for sure, whether there are 3,000 or 5,000 Villa fans there, they will make a noise like there are 20,000 of them.
My opinion as well. The noise from Villa will be incredible, no matter how many tickets they give us.
Wigan are not known for their vocal support, we are, so fuck Whelan and his silly mind games.
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Don't worry - the day after we've won at Norwich there'll be a big box of tickets from Wigan waiting at the Villa ticket office because we'll be safe.
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Arse nuggets. Can't go to this now as have to go to Cyprus for work.
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If any Villa fans get in that stand to our left, I hope they manage to ensure that drum never sounds again.
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Arse nuggets. Can't go to this now as have to go to Cyprus for work.
I know where I`d rather be!
That pint will have to wait for another time eh Risso?
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Why? Back it up. The silence from people at Villa is deafening. If this was any other club every director, CE, local papers and influential supporters (which Dave is) would be raging at the injustice. We've just rolled over and died. The only real grief in a couple of years was Blackburn away.. Well that pub sold beer to under 18s for 3/4 hours and then cry when the toilets get smashed up. All in all a fuckin disgrace.
Hoppo, raging against the injustice yesterday.
(http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/multimedia/archive/00313/109292316_313161c.jpg)
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I guess Hoppo hasn't got a ticket then?
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Why? Back it up. The silence from people at Villa is deafening. If this was any other club every director, CE, local papers and influential supporters (which Dave is) would be raging at the injustice. We've just rolled over and died. The only real grief in a couple of years was Blackburn away.. Well that pub sold beer to under 18s for 3/4 hours and then cry when the toilets get smashed up. All in all a fuckin disgrace.
Hoppo, raging against the injustice yesterday.
(http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/multimedia/archive/00313/109292316_313161c.jpg)
Made me chuckle Joe C - thanks for brightening up my Sunday !
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Arse nuggets. Can't go to this now as have to go to Cyprus for work.
My heart bleeds...
;-)
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Lots of moaning but are there any ST holders on here with the away history who didn't get tickets ? I forgot and was late calling the TO on weds but still got our 2 no problems.
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People will obviously travel without tickets and undoubtedly there will be trouble, but Wigan will have considered this before making their decision. Let's hope for the sake of our reputation it's the right one.
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We'll be safe by the Chelsea game so fuck Wigan.
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Lots of moaning but are there any ST holders on here with the away history who didn't get tickets ? I forgot and was late calling the TO on weds but still got our 2 no problems.
ST holders who've attended 1 or 2 aways will have missed out. Mates of mine who have already booked train tickets fall into this category.
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Lots of moaning but are there any ST holders on here with the away history who didn't get tickets ? I forgot and was late calling the TO on weds but still got our 2 no problems.
ST holders who've attended 1 or 2 aways will have missed out. Mates of mine who have already booked train tickets fall into this category.
Maybe if they had opened up with a minimum of 12 aways, people with low numbers would not have got their hopes up. I still maintain that Villa fully expected to get the higher allocation and that is why they started so low.
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Anyone know what blocks we've got ?
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Lots of moaning but are there any ST holders on here with the away history who didn't get tickets ? I forgot and was late calling the TO on weds but still got our 2 no problems.
ST holders who've attended 1 or 2 aways will have missed out. Mates of mine who have already booked train tickets fall into this category.
Maybe if they had opened up with a minimum of 12 aways, people with low numbers would not have got their hopes up. I still maintain that Villa fully expected to get the higher allocation and that is why they started so low.
They definately did. I phoned up a few days before they went on sale to find out the sales criteria as they'd not appeared online yet and I asked the woman how many we had - she said 4500.
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Anyone know what blocks we've got ?
We've got the whole end but because of our reputation we'll all have a copper or steward sitting next to us and then a row of police at the front filming us.
If anyone does step out of hand though they still won't deal with them there and then, they'll wait a few months then send photos to the Evening Mail and expect people to identify them.
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Anyone know what blocks we've got ?
We've got the whole end but because of our reputation we'll all have a copper or steward sitting next to us and then a row of police at the front filming us.
If anyone does step out of hand though they still won't deal with them there and then, they'll wait a few months then send photos to the Evening Mail and expect people to identify them.
What reputation's that then?
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Apparently there was trouble between Wolves and Wigan fans at the end of the game last day last season and a few have said West Ham kicked off when they were relegated in 2011.
A lot of this is due to Wigan fans invading the pitch at the end of the final game so you can imagine a few of their dickheads will run over towards us if they win so there could be problems then.
I'd imagine with the reduced allocation the police will block the first few rows to stop any pitch invasions after hopefully some of our goals.
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Just seen that pic Joe C.. Funny.. I've got a ticket off Vivago £27. I still maintain its unfair though.
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Anyone know what blocks we've got ?
We've got the whole end but because of our reputation we'll all have a copper or steward sitting next to us and then a row of police at the front filming us.
If anyone does step out of hand though they still won't deal with them there and then, they'll wait a few months then send photos to the Evening Mail and expect people to identify them.
What reputation's that then?
The one that exists in the Wigan Safety Officer's imagination.
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Just seen that pic Joe C.. Funny.. I've got a ticket off Vivago £27. I still maintain its unfair though.
Viagogo.....seems strange as I have been on that site daily since Wednesday and there have been none available.
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Anyone know what blocks we've got ?
We've got the whole end but because of our reputation we'll all have a copper or steward sitting next to us and then a row of police at the front filming us.
If anyone does step out of hand though they still won't deal with them there and then, they'll wait a few months then send photos to the Evening Mail and expect people to identify them.
What reputation's that then?
The one that exists in the Wigan Safety Officer's imagination.
He must have something against Claret and Blue and flourescent Yellow, the bastard.
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No tickets for our match currently on the Wigan Viagogo site.
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To my knowledge there have been only been two since I started looking on Wednesday. I got one 10ish Thursday night.
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Any idea what's going on with more tickets? I spoke to someone from the TO yesterday and he didn't seem to think we'd get any more... He did seem a bit clueless about the whole situation though.
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You think they'd free the tickets up as the additional income will come in handy when they're getting gates of 3,000 against Doncaster and Millwall next season.
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Any idea what's going on with more tickets? I spoke to someone from the TO yesterday and he didn't seem to think we'd get any more... He did seem a bit clueless about the whole situation though.
I'm hearing a decision is likely to be made early next week about the extra tickets, after the next set of fixtures. The official line is that we're not hopeful of securing more, however if Wigan are already relegated before the last game (this could happen Tuesday at Arsenal), then there's a chance.
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For those interested in Petrov day -
Hello Dominic. Quick update for you (which you may know already?). A few fans have been in touch with a company called Maskarade based in Coventry. They have very kindly agreed to print 3,000 Petrov masks free of charge for fans attending the Wigan game. A group of fans will be putting these on seats before the game. Best, Russell
Russell Jones
Head of Marketing and Communications
tel 0121 327 2299 ext 372 fax 0800 612 0966
Aston Villa Football Club
Marketing and Communications Department
Villa Park, Birmingham, B6 6HE
www.avfc.co.uk
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Any idea what's going on with more tickets? I spoke to someone from the TO yesterday and he didn't seem to think we'd get any more... He did seem a bit clueless about the whole situation though.
I'm hearing a decision is likely to be made early next week about the extra tickets, after the next set of fixtures. The official line is that we're not hopeful of securing more, however if Wigan are already relegated before the last game (this could happen Tuesday at Arsenal), then there's a chance.
Bloody should be as well. If there's nothing in the game for either us or them, they should be giving us a stack of tickets.
After all, they won't be getting the revenue from 5k visiting fans from many teams next season if they drop will they?
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If they come to their senses and hand over more tickets there will be more of us than them at the DW. What a party that will be! I hope that the TV stations keep panning in to Whelan's face throughout the afternoon every time we score and condemn his side to a new life in the division below.
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2,000 tickets please Mr Whelan.
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If we win this game we could potentially finish as high as 12th, should other results go our way. These four places would be worth about £3m in merit payments. That would certainly help to keep the feel good factor going during the transfer window.
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2,000 tickets please Mr Whelan.
Tell him the stick them where the sun don't shine. If it wasn't good enough last week why should we give him money now?
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2,000 tickets please Mr Whelan.
...you wanker
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If we win this game we could potentially finish as high as 12th, should other results go our way. These four places would be worth about £3m in merit payments. That would certainly help to keep the feel good factor going during the transfer window.
I think if we win we will finish 12th. That 3m might be enough to get a one or two of the overpaid wasters out of the Club so the Wigan game is quite important from that point of view.
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Could be 11th.
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I'm not sure but I think that Sunday may well be a piss up of biblical proportions
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2,000 tickets please Mr Whelan.
Tell him the stick them where the sun don't shine. If it wasn't good enough last week why should we give him money now?
Cos we want as many Villains as possible to be at the party.
Whelan will find some way of milking it for every possible penny/soundbite/publicity opportunity and we need to be there to take the piss!
But don't forget, the genius that is Woberto, too good for Villa, too good for Everton, will return to conquer the WORLD!
Fcuk 'em both!
UTV!
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I'm not sure but I think that Sunday may well be a piss up of biblical proportions
I'm Spartacus!
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I will be perfecting mt best Lancs accent, until we score. Then i will Yam Yam all that sit around me.
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2,000 tickets please Mr Whelan.
...you wanker
Bit harsh, I only wanted us to get the extra tickets!
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2,000 tickets please Mr Whelan.
Tell him the stick them where the sun don't shine. If it wasn't good enough last week why should we give him money now?
Because there are lots of Villa fans who just missed out on tickets last time who would love to go. I think it will be some day out.
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Given the potential significance of the game I can see them restricting tickets in the home end to North West postcodes only.
The last thing they want if we got relegated is a stadium full of Villa fans.
How glad I am to be laughing at this.....
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I bet they've got staff on the night shift getting tickets printed for us now
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I reckon it will now be pay on the day to fill the ground.
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I reckon it will now be pay on the day to fill the ground.
Don't tell Whelan that!
He'll nick your idea and claim it as Divine "I have a dream" Whelan Intervention!
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I reckon it will now be pay on the day to fill the ground.
And for an extra fiver you'll be able to buy Whelan's seat, the money grabbing weasel
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Does he ever shut up about how good Martinez is?
The Latics' 4-1 defeat at Arsenal confirmed their relegation to the Championship, just three days after they lifted the FA Cup.
Martinez has been linked with the soon-to-be vacant manager's job at Everton but Whelan reckons he will remain at the DW Stadium.
Whelan told talkSPORT: "We've got one ambition now, and that is to come straight back up next season.
"We will fight next year, and we'll look to come back within that first season - it's so important.
"Roberto knows how I feel about him and I know how Roberto feels about me and the club. He's a very, very loyal gentleman.
"When the day dawns - and it will - when he says, 'chairman, I want to go to this or that club', I will release him immediately.
"He is aware of that, and if that time is now, so be it.
"But somehow I don't think it will be. I'm just hoping Roberto waits and has another one or two years with us, because he will eventually go to a top European club."
Whelan added that there had been no contact from Everton.
"The club have heard nothing whatsoever," he said. "Everton are a super club and they know the rules and regulations. They are very mannerly and I don't think they would ever approach Roberto before the season is over."
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Does he ever shut up about how good Martinez is?
The Latics' 4-1 defeat at Arsenal confirmed their relegation to the Championship, just three days after they lifted the FA Cup.
Martinez has been linked with the soon-to-be vacant manager's job at Everton but Whelan reckons he will remain at the DW Stadium.
Whelan told talkSPORT: "We've got one ambition now, and that is to come straight back up next season.
"We will fight next year, and we'll look to come back within that first season - it's so important.
"Roberto knows how I feel about him and I know how Roberto feels about me and the club. He's a very, very loyal gentleman.
"When the day dawns - and it will - when he says, 'chairman, I want to go to this or that club', I will release him immediately.
"He is aware of that, and if that time is now, so be it.
"But somehow I don't think it will be. I'm just hoping Roberto waits and has another one or two years with us, because he will eventually go to a top European club."
Whelan added that there had been no contact from Everton.
"The club have heard nothing whatsoever," he said. "Everton are a super club and they know the rules and regulations. They are very mannerly and I don't think they would ever approach Roberto before the season is over."
I don't get how he thinks anyone is going to go from managing Wigan to managing Barcelona in one move. Some people are saying that Everton to Man United will be too big a step for Moyes. Martinez needs an Everton/Villa size job next year. Not that I'd want him.
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2,000 tickets please Mr Whelan.
...you wanker
Bit harsh, I only wanted us to get the extra tickets!
I suspect Des was referring to Whelan ;)
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I don't get how he thinks anyone is going to go from managing Wigan to managing Barcelona in one move. Some people are saying that Everton to Man United will be too big a step for Moyes. Martinez needs an Everton/Villa size job next year. Not that I'd want him.
How about Martinez to Mallaga ?
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I don't get how he thinks anyone is going to go from managing Wigan to managing Barcelona in one move. Some people are saying that Everton to Man United will be too big a step for Moyes. Martinez needs an Everton/Villa size job next year. Not that I'd want him.
How about Martinez to Mallaga ?
Not a bad shout.
I've just done the predictor for Sunday for one last time(!) and have us finishing 11th. Just as the obvious set of results we feared happening last weekend transpired to drop us four places, I think a similar expected set of results will happen this weekend moving us back up!
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It may go against club pride etc. but I couldn't give a rats arse about the last game. The aim has been achieved.
I'm drained and need to focus on other areas of my life!
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It may go against club pride etc. but I couldn't give a rats arse about the last game. The aim has been achieved.
I'm drained and need to focus on other areas of my life!
I know how you feel. I punched the air when Arsenal's third went in and since then have just felt a bit underwhelmed. Being jubilant about not being relegated is very Birmingham City.
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Whelan added that there had been no contact from Everton.
;D
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It may go against club pride etc. but I couldn't give a rats arse about the last game. The aim has been achieved.
I'm drained and need to focus on other areas of my life!
I know how you feel. I punched the air when Arsenal's third went in and since then have just felt a bit underwhelmed. Being jubilant about not being relegated is very Birmingham City.
Exactly. A massive relief to go in to last game with no threat of the drop but hardly cause for celebration. We need to get out of the cycle of underachievement. A whole generation has not known Villa lift a trophy.
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When's the pre-match thread going up? :)
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2,000 tickets please Mr Whelan.
...you wanker
Bit harsh, I only wanted us to get the extra tickets!
I suspect Des was referring to Whelan ;)
Whelan wants extra tickets?! Does that bastard's cheek never end!!!
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It feels so wonderful to be safe now. It's like a weight has been lifted off my chest, I'll really enjoy the build up to the weekend now. Hopefully we'll win and finish high up the table, but it's great to have it not really matter now. First game in ages we can go into with no pressure.
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It may go against club pride etc. but I couldn't give a rats arse about the last game. The aim has been achieved.
I'm drained and need to focus on other areas of my life!
I know how you feel. I punched the air when Arsenal's third went in and since then have just felt a bit underwhelmed. Being jubilant about not being relegated is very Birmingham City.
I did'nt really celebrate any of Arsenal's goals, i just sat there with a contented smile on my face.
It's lovely knowing we're safe. I think the Wigan game will be a celebration, not for staying up but for optimisim for the future.
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2,000 tickets please Mr Whelan.
Tell him the stick them where the sun don't shine. If it wasn't good enough last week why should we give him money now?
I agree with Fred. I love the Wigan away trip - easy to get to, friendly locals, found a great pub (the Pear Tree) and we usually win there. But if my money wasn't good enough when it mattered then it aint good enough now. The rancid old cockstrangler can do one!
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2,000 tickets please Mr Whelan.
Tell him the stick them where the sun don't shine. If it wasn't good enough last week why should we give him money now?
I agree with Fred. I love the Wigan away trip - easy to get to, friendly locals, found a great pub (the Pear Tree) and we usually win there. But if my money wasn't good enough when it mattered then it aint good enough now. The rancid old cockstrangler can do one!
It still does matter. There's £4.5 million to play for.
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It may go against club pride etc. but I couldn't give a rats arse about the last game. The aim has been achieved.
I'm drained and need to focus on other areas of my life!
I know how you feel. I punched the air when Arsenal's third went in and since then have just felt a bit underwhelmed. Being jubilant about not being relegated is very Birmingham City.
I did'nt really celebrate any of Arsenal's goals, i just sat there with a contented smile on my face.
It's lovely knowing we're safe. I think the Wigan game will be a celebration, not for staying up but for optimisim for the future.
My thoughts exactly, I couldn't celebrate their goals because the weren't scored by Villa. It would have been a ball-ache if they won but I can go to Wigan on Sunday with a huge smile on my face and in party mode. I had faith in us to get something there if needed anyway.
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2,000 tickets please Mr Whelan.
Tell him the stick them where the sun don't shine. If it wasn't good enough last week why should we give him money now?
I agree with Fred. I love the Wigan away trip - easy to get to, friendly locals, found a great pub (the Pear Tree) and we usually win there. But if my money wasn't good enough when it mattered then it aint good enough now. The rancid old cockstrangler can do one!
I want as many Villa there as possible, I quite enjoy the sound of taking their town and taking the piss out of ol' Whealan.
Going to see if I can myself a blow up champagne bottle for Sunday
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I still can't get my head round why some people still can't understand why Wigan restricted the tickets. They were just doing what might have been best for them. Besides, they gave us all the tickets they had to give us.
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It may go against club pride etc. but I couldn't give a rats arse about the last game. The aim has been achieved.
I'm drained and need to focus on other areas of my life!
I know how you feel. I punched the air when Arsenal's third went in and since then have just felt a bit underwhelmed. Being jubilant about not being relegated is very Birmingham City.
I did'nt really celebrate any of Arsenal's goals, i just sat there with a contented smile on my face.
It's lovely knowing we're safe. I think the Wigan game will be a celebration, not for staying up but for optimisim for the future.
My thoughts exactly, I couldn't celebrate their goals because the weren't scored by Villa. It would have been a ball-ache if they won but I can go to Wigan on Sunday with a huge smile on my face and in party mode. I had faith in us to get something there if needed anyway.
No celebrations for me when the goals went in, but I did get myself a nice kebab afterwards to celebrate having a good season to look forward to next year.
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2,000 tickets please Mr Whelan.
Tell him the stick them where the sun don't shine. If it wasn't good enough last week why should we give him money now?
I agree with Fred. I love the Wigan away trip - easy to get to, friendly locals, found a great pub (the Pear Tree) and we usually win there. But if my money wasn't good enough when it mattered then it aint good enough now. The rancid old cockstrangler can do one!
I want as many Villa there as possible, I quite enjoy the sound of taking their town and taking the piss out of ol' Whealan.
Going to see if I can myself a blow up champagne bottle for Sunday
#smalltime. Enjoy the last game by all means but a champagne bottle is pathetic for just surviving relegation, particularly when Wigan are likely to be parading the FA Cup.
Someone said there will be Petrov masks? Wouldn't surprise me if there were also shirts a la Mellberg, given the Club's desperation to get rid of the surplus.
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It feels so wonderful to be safe now. It's like a weight has been lifted off my chest, I'll really enjoy the build up to the weekend now. Hopefully we'll win and finish high up the table, but it's great to have it not really matter now. First game in ages we can go into with no pressure.
This. I don't care about wheteher or not avoiding relegation should be celebrated, all I do know is that we're going to have a fookin bostin day out on Sunday, and that my friends is what it's all about.
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2,000 tickets please Mr Whelan.
Tell him the stick them where the sun don't shine. If it wasn't good enough last week why should we give him money now?
I agree with Fred. I love the Wigan away trip - easy to get to, friendly locals, found a great pub (the Pear Tree) and we usually win there. But if my money wasn't good enough when it mattered then it aint good enough now. The rancid old cockstrangler can do one!
I want as many Villa there as possible, I quite enjoy the sound of taking their town and taking the piss out of ol' Whealan.
Going to see if I can myself a blow up champagne bottle for Sunday
#smalltime. Enjoy the last game by all means but a champagne bottle is pathetic for just surviving relegation, particularly when Wigan are likely to be parading the FA Cup.
Someone said there will be Petrov masks? Wouldn't surprise me if there were also shirts a la Mellberg, given the Club's desperation to get rid of the surplus.
Hardly, Instead of thinking "oh shit, next year doesn't look to bright," I can actually look forward to next season. Its been a few years since I've felt that.
IMO the second half of the season is one worth celebrating, we were dead and buried in January, we've done well to come out of it and the players deserve a big pat on the back for turning it around.
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I'm looking forward to next season as much as you are (although I was looking forward to this one and look what happened!).
Villa have played well last couple of months - that's about it for me. By all means enjoy your day but waving a blow up champagne bottle and winding up Wigan (after winning the cup) is the kind of thing you'd hear from a nose
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Yep, the Champagne bottle is a naff idea.
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I'm looking forward to next season as much as you are (although I was looking forward to this one and look what happened!).
Villa have played well last couple of months - that's about it for me. By all means enjoy your day but waving a blow up champagne bottle and winding up Wigan (after winning the cup) is the kind of thing you'd hear from a nose
The champagne bottle is there to celebrate my optimism. If there's any songs going for Whealan I will join in, I really do not like that man. I have nothing against the Wigan fans and will miss this away day. I will not be going there to wind them up.
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2,000 tickets please Mr Whelan.
Tell him the stick them where the sun don't shine. If it wasn't good enough last week why should we give him money now?
I agree with Fred. I love the Wigan away trip - easy to get to, friendly locals, found a great pub (the Pear Tree) and we usually win there. But if my money wasn't good enough when it mattered then it aint good enough now. The rancid old cockstrangler can do one!
I want as many Villa there as possible, I quite enjoy the sound of taking their town and taking the piss out of ol' Whealan.
Going to see if I can myself a blow up champagne bottle for Sunday
As long as the tickets were given to Villa on 'saleable return' rather than the normal set up whereby we have to buy them all, I'd have no problem seeing us take them. Can't see it happening though.
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I'm looking forward to next season as much as you are (although I was looking forward to this one and look what happened!).
Villa have played well last couple of months - that's about it for me. By all means enjoy your day but waving a blow up champagne bottle and winding up Wigan (after winning the cup) is the kind of thing you'd hear from a nose
The champagne bottle is there to celebrate my optimism.
To others though it'll look like you're celebrating staying up, unless you make a big banner saying 'i'm optimistic'.
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I'm looking forward to next season as much as you are (although I was looking forward to this one and look what happened!).
Villa have played well last couple of months - that's about it for me. By all means enjoy your day but waving a blow up champagne bottle and winding up Wigan (after winning the cup) is the kind of thing you'd hear from a nose
The champagne bottle is there to celebrate my optimism.
To others though it'll look like you're celebrating staying up, unless you make a big banner saying 'i'm optimistic'.
Even if there is a big banner stating your optimism the Champagne Bottle is a totally naff idea. For your own sake don't do it. Unless you like getting funny looks that is.
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I'm looking forward to next season as much as you are (although I was looking forward to this one and look what happened!).
Villa have played well last couple of months - that's about it for me. By all means enjoy your day but waving a blow up champagne bottle and winding up Wigan (after winning the cup) is the kind of thing you'd hear from a nose
The champagne bottle is there to celebrate my optimism.
To others though it'll look like you're celebrating staying up, unless you make a big banner saying 'i'm optimistic'.
Even if there is a big banner stating your optimism the Champagne Bottle is a totally naff idea. For your own sake don't do it. Unless you like getting funny looks that is.
If i was worried about funny looks I'd never leave the house
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Club are in negotiations with Wigan about more tickets according to OS.
I'm still looking for 1 x spare if anyone can help. (http://www.worthychristianforums.com/public/style_emoticons/default/th_praying.gif)
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I can't wait for the game. Don't tell Mr Sox but i'm going in fancy dress. I'm going as a Villa supporting Ukranian ex-boxer.
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I'm am definitely celebrating staying up. I'm going to Wigan with the intention of having a skinful with my mates who endured Bradford, Chelsea, Man City, Millwall away ( to name a few) and watch the game stress free. I'll gladly congratulate any Wigan fan I meet for their cup win.
Lets not forget how much stick we'd have taken all summer if we'd dropped. So lets party on.
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As long as the tickets were given to Villa on 'saleable return' rather than the normal set up whereby we have to buy them all, I'd have no problem seeing us take them. Can't see it happening though.
Per my discussion with the TO and my subsequent posts on here earlier in the season (re Stoke); any tickets received/requested in addition to the league-regulated minimum must be paid for in full by the club and are not SoR.
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I can't wait for the game. Don't tell Mr Sox but i'm going in fancy dress. I'm going as a Villa supporting Ukranian ex-boxer.
Have you got a pair of stilts?
All Ukranian boxers are 7 foot 9.
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We'll know about what's happening with tickets soon enough. Be patient.
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As long as the tickets were given to Villa on 'saleable return' rather than the normal set up whereby we have to buy them all, I'd have no problem seeing us take them. Can't see it happening though.
Per my discussion with the TO and my subsequent posts on here earlier in the season (re Stoke); any tickets received/requested in addition to the league-regulated minimum must be paid for in full by the club and are not SoR.
The waiting list was completely full and demand is high. Selling the tickets on won't be a problem, its the distribution of 2,000 tickets via next day service and organising enough staff to cope with this level of demand so quickly
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As long as the tickets were given to Villa on 'saleable return' rather than the normal set up whereby we have to buy them all, I'd have no problem seeing us take them. Can't see it happening though.
Per my discussion with the TO and my subsequent posts on here earlier in the season (re Stoke); any tickets received/requested in addition to the league-regulated minimum must be paid for in full by the club and are not SoR.
The waiting list was completely full and demand is high. Selling the tickets on won't be a problem, its the distribution of 2,000 tickets via next day service and organising enough staff to cope with this level of demand so quickly
Maybe they could make it collect on the day?
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As long as the tickets were given to Villa on 'saleable return' rather than the normal set up whereby we have to buy them all, I'd have no problem seeing us take them. Can't see it happening though.
Per my discussion with the TO and my subsequent posts on here earlier in the season (re Stoke); any tickets received/requested in addition to the league-regulated minimum must be paid for in full by the club and are not SoR.
The waiting list was completely full and demand is high. Selling the tickets on won't be a problem, its the distribution of 2,000 tickets via next day service and organising enough staff to cope with this level of demand so quickly
Maybe they could make it collect on the day?
I don't think Wigan would be able to cope with 2,000 fans on their doorstep
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Heard a rumour there will be an extra 800 tickets, 500 waiting list will have a ticket and theres around 300 to go on sale as from tomorrow morning
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Heard a rumour there will be an extra 800 tickets, 500 waiting list will have a ticket and theres around 300 to go on sale as from tomorrow morning
the more Stan's we can take up there the better!
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1500 more by the looks of it - on Twitter apparently
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Make that 895 on OS
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I think if we win we will likely finish 12th looking at the fixtures , although if stoke draw at saints maybe 11th - lets get the win and end the season in style!
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Wigan Athletic have agreed to release another 895 tickets for Sunday's season climax clash.
It has been reported this afternoon as 1,500 extra in some media channels but this figure is inaccurate.
Supporters who have requested to be placed on the waiting list for tickets will be given first option on securing a seat for the 4pm kick-off.
Supporters on the waiting list are being contacted but, if you have not received a call to date, you are asked to contact Consumer Sales on 0800 612 0970 before 3pm on Thursday May 16 to secure your ticket(s).
The surplus of tickets will be made available to season card holders who have attended three-or-more away Barclays Premier League fixtures in the 2012-13 season.
This will be to personal callers only from 9am on Thursday May 16.
Tickets will not be sold over the phone to supporters other than those who were placed on the waiting list on Wednesday April 25.
Supporters are reminded that this is an all-ticket fixture and Wigan Athletic will not be selling any additional tickets to supporters on matchday.
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It's great news that we've got these extra tickets but considering there is now nothing significant riding on the game, why not just give us the full allocation?
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Greater Manchester Police is asking Aston Villa fans not to travel without a ticket for the football match at Wigan this weekend.
The fixture between Wigan Athletic and Aston Villa on Sunday 19 May 2013 at the DW Stadium is due to kick off at 4pm and is an all ticket game.
Aston Villa has sold out its original allocation of 3,000 tickets and today, Wednesday 15 May 2013, a further 900 has been made available to them. There will be no ticket sales available on the day and those without a match ticket will not be able to get in to the stadium.
Superintendent Neil Evans said: "We are working closely with Aston Villa Football Club and are urging Aston Villa fans to make sure they do not travel to Wigan for the last game of the season without a ticket. While we understand this is a major game, supporters who turn up to the
stadium without a ticket will not be allowed entry and no tickets will be available to buy on the day. Fans will no doubt be disappointed if they can't
get in so we would urge them not to make the journey without a ticket."
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I think fans travelling ticketless knew they wouldn't get tickets anyway. They will just turn up for the day out.
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We have a coach load going for the weekend and quite a few, including me, haven't got a ticket. When I booked up with the coach, I thought that we would get the 5,400 and the allocation might go down to 1 or 2 aways. I'm assuming that quite a few may be in the same boat.
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Hot off the press!
http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~3180932,00.html?
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I understand the reasons why Wigan only gave us the league regulation 3,000 tickets originally but if the respective suthorities have agreed to give us an extra 985 tickets why not just give us the whole extra 2,400 tickets, might have been heavy on the resources of the club to get them sold and out before Sunday but i'm sure there are enough Villa fans out there who wanted to go and would have
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I think fans travelling ticketless knew they wouldn't get tickets anyway. They will just turn up for the day out.
If they're going for the weekend then fair enough, but i don't see the point in travelling up on the day without a ticket and watching it in a pub, they could do that down here.
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Some people might just want to take in the atmosphere? I've got a ticket, but I probably would have gone up regardless
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Some people might just want to take in the atmosphere? I've got a ticket, but I probably would have gone up regardless
What atmosphere? You'll probably be in a Harvester with loads of kids running round.
Each to their own though.
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Some people might just want to take in the atmosphere? I've got a ticket, but I probably would have gone up regardless
What atmosphere? You'll probably be in a Harvester with loads of kids running round.
Each to their own though.
Having a laugh going up with all their friends? Alot of my mates are going to the match, some aren't. Pre and Post match there will be lots of drinking joking and singing. During the game they'll be in the pub watching the game, having a laugh etc.
As you said, each to their own
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I understand the reasons why Wigan only gave us the league regulation 3,000 tickets originally but if the respective suthorities have agreed to give us an extra 985 tickets why not just give us the whole extra 2,400 tickets, might have been heavy on the resources of the club to get them sold and out before Sunday but i'm sure there are enough Villa fans out there who wanted to go and would have
Probably because they knew they may not be able to sell them all? They haven't sold the 985 tickets today despite dropping the criteria.
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I understand the reasons why Wigan only gave us the league regulation 3,000 tickets originally but if the respective suthorities have agreed to give us an extra 985 tickets why not just give us the whole extra 2,400 tickets, might have been heavy on the resources of the club to get them sold and out before Sunday but i'm sure there are enough Villa fans out there who wanted to go and would have
Probably because they knew they may not be able to sell them all? They haven't sold the 985 tickets today despite dropping the criteria.
That surprises me, I thought they'd fly out of the ticket office. I guess now that we're safe and Wigan are down there's less of a clamour to go up there as there would have been if we could have sent them down
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Bloke at work is going up with quite a few of his mates, but only 1 of them has a ticket. If they get one they'll go to the game, if not they'll drink in Wigan.
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I understand the reasons why Wigan only gave us the league regulation 3,000 tickets originally but if the respective suthorities have agreed to give us an extra 985 tickets why not just give us the whole extra 2,400 tickets, might have been heavy on the resources of the club to get them sold and out before Sunday but i'm sure there are enough Villa fans out there who wanted to go and would have
Probably because they knew they may not be able to sell them all? They haven't sold the 985 tickets today despite dropping the criteria.
That surprises me, I thought they'd fly out of the ticket office. I guess now that we're safe and Wigan are down there's less of a clamour to go up there as there would have been if we could have sent them down
Be suprised no more, apparently, according to the website, the lots gone.
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They only dropped it to two aways yesterday (Friday), and they all went soonish. And I don't believe they could be ordered online. Had we just three or four days more notice, I reckon we could've shifted a fair few more.
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It went down to one away at 2pm Friday. The phone lines were swamped after that and the last were sold about 3.15.
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I'm just happy that I can watch the game without being cooped up and shitting it and hating it as it gets closer to kick-off.
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well done Villa fans
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What a great day out. Even got to shake Sid's hand in the Wetherspoons pub before the game.