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Title: Cardiff away
Post by: tommy smart on January 20, 2014, 08:21:08 PM
For any old 'uns going to Cardiff, be aware that Villa are advertising tickets at £20 for over 65's when it's actually £20 for over 60's as shown on the match ticket. 
Title: Re: Cardiff away
Post by: Dave Clark Five on January 22, 2014, 09:00:41 PM
For any old 'uns going to Cardiff, be aware that Villa are advertising tickets at £20 for over 65's when it's actually £20 for over 60's as shown on the match ticket. 

Thanks for the tip, Tommy. Another thing to watch for, if you are in the away scheme, is the various concessions that other clubs do. If one of your group is below 21, but not a juvenile, they will often qualify for a discount for u-21 or u-18 etc, but the club will not tell you this. You have to alert them to it on each occasion.
Title: Re: Cardiff away
Post by: BC54 VFC on January 22, 2014, 11:37:48 PM
Good point Jon. My younger son has got an Under 22's £20 ticket. 
Title: Re: Cardiff away
Post by: cdbearsfan on January 23, 2014, 03:00:14 AM
Is it a free coach game? I can't get the website to work properly on my phone.
Title: Re: Cardiff away
Post by: villajk on January 23, 2014, 03:35:21 AM
Is it a free coach game? I can't get the website to work properly on my phone.

Yes. First ten coaches are, I believe. 
Title: Re: Cardiff away
Post by: cdbearsfan on January 23, 2014, 03:46:44 AM
Cheers Pauline.
Title: Re: Cardiff away
Post by: Ads on January 23, 2014, 09:46:58 AM
Its only a small allocation down there for away fans and given its a new ground and not too far away, it will probably sell pretty quickly.
Title: Re: Cardiff away
Post by: Top Cat on January 26, 2014, 01:18:35 PM
What time is KO? according to the OS it's 7.45pm.

Title: Re: Cardiff away
Post by: PGW on January 26, 2014, 01:24:03 PM
It is 7.45 for TV.....televising a Tue night game for a change.
Title: Re: Cardiff away
Post by: Top Cat on January 26, 2014, 01:27:51 PM
It is 7.45 for TV.....televising a Tue night game for a change.

Ah  sorry getting my days muddled - I was thinking it was a Saturday.
Title: Re: Cardiff away
Post by: Clampy on January 26, 2014, 04:38:43 PM
It is 7.45 for TV.....televising a Tue night game for a change.

I didn't know it was on the tellybox.
Title: Re: Cardiff away
Post by: astonvillan on January 26, 2014, 04:49:47 PM
It is 7.45 for TV.....televising a Tue night game for a change.

Ah  sorry getting my days muddled - I was thinking it was a Saturday.

Not your fault. Ever since Cardiff went on sale it's been listed as Saturday 11th February, despite it being a Tuesday. And the [16-20] criteria should actually be [under 22s]. I wonder how many 21 year olds have paid the full adult price due to that misinformation.

Farcical as ever. Where's that 'Moan about tickets' thread when you need it?!
Title: Re: Cardiff away
Post by: Ads on February 05, 2014, 08:22:08 PM
Around 150 left.
Title: Re: Cardiff away
Post by: astonvillan on February 06, 2014, 12:11:56 AM
Why only 2100 odd when the ground holds nearly 27,000? Entitled to 10%.
Title: Re: Cardiff away
Post by: Ads on February 06, 2014, 08:36:17 AM
That is actually an increase of 300 on what the away allocation was in the Championship.  There is a big hole in the away end, which is presumably where a good couple hundred seats are lost.

I assume they are able to cap it based upon safety grounds.
Title: Re: Cardiff away
Post by: Clampy on February 06, 2014, 10:43:26 AM
Not been to this new ground of theirs. Mind you, I never went to their old one either, although I walked past it once and it looked a bit of a dump. Another one to tick off the list I suppose.
Title: Re: Cardiff away
Post by: dave.woodhall on February 06, 2014, 10:46:23 AM
Why only 2100 odd when the ground holds nearly 27,000? Entitled to 10%.

Segregation probably.
Title: Re: Cardiff away
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Title: Re: Cardiff away
Post by: astonvillan on February 06, 2014, 02:55:28 PM
That is actually an increase of 300 on what the away allocation was in the Championship.  There is a big hole in the away end, which is presumably where a good couple hundred seats are lost.

I assume they are able to cap it based upon safety grounds.

Why only 2100 odd when the ground holds nearly 27,000? Entitled to 10%.

Segregation probably.

There's a hole in the away end at Arsenal. You still get the full entitlement of 3000 tickets.

Other clubs have taken 2600 to Cardiff this season. I understand there's a bit of leeway on the 10% or 3000 rule and many get away with a couple of hundred fewer as a result of segregation issues. Indeed for a period we gave c.2800 whereas now the allocation at VP is almost bang on 3000. But 2100? 600 less than we're entitled to when others have taken 2600 there? Doesn't seem right.
Title: Re: Cardiff away
Post by: Ads on February 06, 2014, 03:25:30 PM
I wasn't aware anybody had taken 2600. Last season the allocation was 1800 in the Championship.

The club may of course have decided not to take the full allocation as it is a week night.

In any event, it should be better than Ninian. I recall the toilets there being an empty room with a gulley running around three sides of it for you to pee in. And nothing else.
Title: Re: Cardiff away
Post by: astonvillan on February 06, 2014, 04:40:23 PM
Yeah 1800 is what Championship support Albion took there the other week. Just about managed to shift that allocation, no doubt with the help of KitmanPat giving away about 1700 freebies.

Man City and Everton took 2600, United took 2700 and Spurs took 2400. Seems to fluctuate a lot there. If there's the option to extend the segregation and take a couple of hundred extra tickets it'd be nice to see the club do that.

Very much looking forward to it anyway.
Title: Re: Cardiff away
Post by: PeterWithesShin on February 06, 2014, 04:47:36 PM
They might offer different allocations and we took a lower one. We've only taken 1600 tickets for Newcastle.
Title: Re: Cardiff away
Post by: PGW on February 06, 2014, 04:48:51 PM
Unfortunately not going to this one - i have to take work when i can, gutted it wasn't still on a Saturday. Cardiff can be, no is a good night out, worth a stop over.

I will settle down to watch it on BT Sport.
Title: Re: Cardiff away
Post by: astonvillan on February 06, 2014, 05:28:40 PM
They might offer different allocations and we took a lower one. We've only taken 1600 tickets for Newcastle.

Indeed. Although 1600's a lot more than we usually take to Newcastle. Sounds like they're selling relatively well on this occasion however.
Title: Re: Cardiff away
Post by: Ads on February 06, 2014, 07:05:38 PM
There are approximately 350 left for Newcastle.
Title: Re: Cardiff away
Post by: Clampy on February 06, 2014, 07:24:15 PM
There are approximately 350 left for Newcastle.

I'm really surprised about that considering the time of the game and the fact that it's on the telly box. Our travelling support really are superb.
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