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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Legion on April 07, 2015, 04:25:27 PM
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SEASON TICKETS 2015-16: Details revealed for upcoming campaign.
Prices will be frozen and will go on sale on Wednesday April 8.
Information here: http://bit.ly/1JktNc4
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Season ticket prices will be frozen for 2015-16 and will go on sale on Wednesday April 8, with the offer of a nine and four month interest-free option on all tickets secured by May 31.
From June 1, also in conjunction with Zebra Finance, fans will be able to spread payments over four months, subject to a 2.3% admin fee applied by Zebra*.
In addition, current season ticket holders will be able to redeem any of their remaining 14/15 Villa Cash balance off a 15/16 season ticket up until 6pm on July 31 2015, when 14/15 balances will expire.
Adult season prices for the forthcoming season continue to range from £335 to £615, with a family of four (including two U18s) able to secure tickets for £725 in specific family areas.
All season tickets purchased in full by May 31 will be issued a Villa Cash start up balance of 5% of the season ticket price.
All other season tickets purchased via Zebra - or after May 31 - will be issued a 3% start up balance.
New balances will be issued on August 1 2015.
Other price bands include U8s for as low as £85 while the U16s bracket has been expanded to include U18s, with offers from £130 to £250.
O65s can secure tickets starting at £235.
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Chief Executive Tom Fox said: "We have decided to freeze season ticket prices as we know it has been a challenging period for the club.
"We value the continued support of our existing season ticket holders and want to encourage new and returning supporters back to Villa Park."
As well as inclusion in the club's Villa Cash rewards scheme, additional season ticket holder benefits will include subscription to AVTV, access to cup and away scheme, priority access on away tickets as well as JV Life membership for U14s junior season ticket holders.
For a full review of season ticket information for the forthcoming season, there will be a special section here on our website from Wednesday or you can call 0800 612 0970.
*9 & 4 MONTH INSTALMENT PLAN (Based on Adult Season Ticket in Holte End Lower) - AVAILABLE UNTIL May 31 2015
9 month Representative Example: Amount Of Credit £545.00 Total Amount Repayable £545.00 repayable by 9 monthly payments of £60.56. Interest rate 0% pa fixed. Representative 0% APR.
Alternatively there is a 4 month instalment plan
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Amount Of Credit £545.00 Total Amount Repayable £545.00 repayable by 4 monthly payments of £136.25. Interest rate 0% pa fixed. Representative 0% APR. 4 MONTH INSTALMENT PLAN (Based on Adult Season Ticket in Holte End Lower) - AVAILABLE FROM 1ST JUNE 2015 ONLY Representative Example: Amount Of Credit £545.00 Admin Fee of £12.54 payable. Total Amount Repayable £557.54 repayable by 1st monthly payment of £148.79 (Including Admin Fee), followed by 3 monthly payments of £136.25. Interest rate 0% pa fixed. Representative 11.7% APR.
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Good on the club for recognizing that an increase on the back of such struggle on the pitch, and in light of the new TV deal would have been a bit of an insult to fans. We really do have a good base and this is the least the club could have done to thank them for their patience and support.
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Well done Mr Fox.
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Note that the Villa Cash incentive that was 10% this season has been reduced to 5% next season. I got £54.50 Villa Cash this season, will only get £27.25 next. That said, my 6 year old can get his first ST in the Holte Upper for £165 so works out less than £9 per game. Let's just hope it's Premier League football we are watching.
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Good on the club for recognizing that an increase on the back of such struggle on the pitch, and in light of the new TV deal would have been a bit of an insult to fans. We really do have a good base and this is the least the club could have done to thank them for their patience and support.
in the light of the massive increase in the TV deal it is an insult that they have not reduced the prices!! In real terms with Villa Cash being reduced the overall net cost has gone up and this may be for Championship football.
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Yep, with the reduced Villa Cash they've put the prices up.
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Good on the club for recognizing that an increase on the back of such struggle on the pitch, and in light of the new TV deal would have been a bit of an insult to fans. We really do have a good base and this is the least the club could have done to thank them for their patience and support.
in the light of the massive increase in the TV deal it is an insult that they have not reduced the prices!! In real terms with Villa Cash being reduced the overall net cost has gone up and this may be for Championship football.
I agree, they should have slashed the prices
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It should have been a price cut, how many home wins is it in 4 years? 20? The standard of football and the ''product'' has been shit.
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Yep, with the reduced Villa Cash they've put the prices up.
Only if you spend in the shop that is ?
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How can anybody thank the club for those prices.
Inflation alone means they should of at least stayed the same.As others have said look at the detail and it's a rise.
Mr Fox must think we are all a bit thick.
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I was laughing at my neighbour when he told me the other day that he's paying £680 for his Palace season ticket, more than the most expensive Villa ST. He argued that he's paying that much because he's watching a better team than Villa every week. That shut me up.
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Depressing football to watch for most part for the last 4 - 5 years.
Only 3 home wins all season.
That alone should be enough for a decrease.
Then, take into account the new TV deal and with inflation at it's lowest point for donkeys years the club should be looking at a reduction of between £50 and £100.
The pricing and the reduction in Villa cash is an insult to our loyalty.
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I know it isn't applicable to everyone but the family option at £725 is very good value.
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I know it isn't applicable to everyone but the family option at £725 is very good value.
For crap seats if its the same family area of 10 years ago
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they could afford to half the prices, the revenue they get from tickets will be a minor part of turnover from next season onwards.
Of course they will trot out the line that they are good prices compared with the competition. But that is a crap argument. They aren't in competition with anyone for my business. Its not like I'm going to watch the Baggies if they are a bit cheaper. Most adults have already decided their allegiance. So the only fans that they have any competition for are kids, a relatively small number of new adult fans and corporate.
If they price the tickets cheaply then parents will bring their kids along and also really push the school scheme. Otherwise kids will support the successful clubs and those they see on tv the most.
I think the club have scored a real own goal with these prices, they could have made a real statement to the fans and set a great example for English footy
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Its probably the best we could have expected, I think we all know where most of the increased TV money is going to end up. The local Ferrari dealership,
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I know it isn't applicable to everyone but the family option at £725 is very good value.
For crap seats if its the same family area of 10 years ago
Just had a look and couldn't find any available.
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Yep, with the reduced Villa Cash they've put the prices up.
Only if you spend in the shop that is ?
Villa Cash can also be used against home Cup tickets and additional hone League tickets
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On the up side, if they manage the Villa Cash spend as badly as they did mine I'll be more than happy. My son came over to the UK over Christmas and as usual we took in the seasonal home fixtures. I paid for the tickets using £54 of my Villa cash and my credit card for the balance. They added a %age to my Villa Cash for the cost of the tickets, but it looks like they forgot to debit my Villa Cash for the tickets themselves as I've now got over £60 Villa Cash, which I'll put towards next season's ST.
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Let's see how many clubs cut their prices.
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I have to wait until June 26th (last renewal date) for a wheelchair ticket, then there is no guarantee I will get one
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Let's see how many clubs cut their prices.
I suspect none will but we could have been the shining light
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Let's see how many clubs cut their prices.
I suspect none will but we could have been the shining light
Of course we could - then complain that turnover was down.
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Let's see how many clubs cut their prices.
I suspect none will but we could have been the shining light
Of course we could - then complain that turnover was down.
but the percentage of turnover from gate receipts is mimimal nowadays
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I guess the acid test is if we sell out of season tickets they are priced correctly, if not then they are too expensive. Do you think we will sell out of season tickets? or come anywhere near it?
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I guess the acid test is if we sell out of season tickets they are priced correctly, if not then they are too expensive. Do you think we will sell out of season tickets? or come anywhere near it?
By that logic they have been too expensive for as long as we've done season tickets. I actually have no idea when we first started issuing season tickets.
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Let's see how many clubs cut their prices.
I suspect none will but we could have been the shining light
Of course we could - then complain that turnover was down.
but the percentage of turnover from gate receipts is mimimal nowadays
No it isn't.
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Best part of a million a game i'd have thought. If you go 30K+ and an average of say £30 a head. Obviously a lot less than the TV deal, but not to be sniffed at either.
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Best part of a million a game i'd have thought. If you go 30K+ and an average of say £30 a head. Obviously a lot less than the TV deal, but not to be sniffed at either.
that's not just season tickets though is it, that is also the fan who attends on a match by match basis. I don't know how many season ticket holders we have, say 20,000 for ease. Average season ticket price, £450?
so season ticket receipts are approx. £9m. Half the season ticket price and it costs the club £4.5m without taking into account increased ticket sales and increased match day revenue assuming that the overall average attendance receives a boost.
I would say that £4.5m is fairly minimal compared to overall turnover.
Of course there has to be taken account of the fact that some of the match by match attendees will then become season ticket holders. I am sure that the club model all of the out meaning that I am talking bollocks :-)
But, longer term, with the value for money offered and the positive publicity, I am sure that the average attendance would rise. We play to a half empty (exaggeration) stadium - that can't help the players or make us more attractive to be a pick for tv games etc
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It is minimal compared to the TV deal, but another way to look at it is that £4.5m is another Okore. I'm sure Dave has said before that more often than not, cheaper tickets down the Villa don't equate to a significant increase in attendance.
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If it was that easy every club would do it.
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What puzzles me is how the Young Adults/Students/Armed Forces are more expensive in, the Holte Wings than in the central areas where the adults are more expensive.
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They would see price cutting as a non starter as it would damage the brand / product and the the overall hoax we are all living under of the PL being such a bastion of brilliant football.
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I'm sure they know what they are doing ;)
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Plus we're already one of the cheapest to watch.
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Plus we're already one of the cheapest to watch.
as per my original post though, that is largely irrelevant, they aren't in competition for my money or the majority of other potential season ticket holders money. I'm not going to start going down the Albion if they are half the price of ours but I may stop going to the Villa if I don't think it is worth the price
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Plus we're already one of the cheapest to watch.
Not when your nephew makes the transition from under 18 to Young Adult :(
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Plus we're already one of the cheapest to watch.
as per my original post though, that is largely irrelevant, they aren't in competition for my money or the majority of other potential season ticket holders money. I'm not going to start going down the Albion if they are half the price of ours but I may stop going to the Villa if I don't think it is worth the price
Well it isn't irrelevant as our average attendance wouldn't be much different if ST were £50 less as an example. So lowering prices when we are already cheaper than most will ultimately mean less money and no noticeable increase in attendance.
You could say that it would be good CS or whatever to lower prices, but you could also say it's good CS that our prices are so 'cheap' in comparison to other clubs.
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Second worst home record in the Premier League innit? The fact that our tickets aren't the most expensive still doesn't mean that they represent good value. Unless you're coming to watch the opposition beat us. Maybe that's why we have a relatively low number of season ticket holders?
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and also our attendances in ratio to ground capacity are crap compared with most clubs
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and also our attendances in ratio to ground capacity are crap compared with most clubs
Probably because we are such a diverse city that has more than just football as an activity. Compared to the likes of Sunderland Newcastle liverpool and Manchester
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Apart from a few seasons under MON our ratio has always been among the worst. Whether finishing 6th or 16th.
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Apart from a few seasons under MON our ratio has always been among the worst. Whether finishing 6th or 16th.
yes you're right, is it not worth trying to address the issue?
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Apart from a few seasons under MON our ratio has always been among the worst. Whether finishing 6th or 16th.
yes you're right, is it not worth trying to address the issue?
To make any noticeable difference prices would have to be significantly reduced. When we've had cheap ticket games in the past we haven't suddenly pulled in a massive crowd. And look at the FA Cup attendances when it's cheaper to get into Villa Park than it is most Conference grounds.
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I'm just happy that it hasn't gone up in price ....
Maybe the lack of certainty around which division we'll be in helped that decision.
I'll be renewing - I'm just a masochist !!
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I won't be renewing next year, but that is down to trying to buy a house, rather than the poor football and lack of success.
Hopefully should get to quite a few games though and I won't miss the Monday night games....
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I've just emailed the club complaining about the underhand way that they have increased the price of the season tickets whilst pretending that they have frozen them. I await their reply - and feel I may have to wait a long time!
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Apart from a few seasons under MON our ratio has always been among the worst. Whether finishing 6th or 16th.
yes you're right, is it not worth trying to address the issue?
To make any noticeable difference prices would have to be significantly reduced. When we've had cheap ticket games in the past we haven't suddenly pulled in a massive crowd. And look at the FA Cup attendances when it's cheaper to get into Villa Park than it is most Conference grounds.
I paid £22 to watch Crewe draw 0-0 with Crawley last Friday.
I think that you've got into most Villa games for less than that this season, haven't you Mr Shin ?
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I've just emailed the club complaining about the underhand way that they have increased the price of the season tickets whilst pretending that they have frozen them. I await their reply - and feel I may have to wait a long time!
Based on my experience when I questioned the discrepancy in FA Cup pricing, they'll have a pre-planned excuse/explanation. When you pick holes in that and they have to admit that their reasoning is wrong, they'll then come up with another way of justifying the change.
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I've paid that once this season at VP. Albion in the league which was £25. I've done 14 or 15 games so far.
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I shall have a season ticket after a break this season as protest against the last manager and the owner's in/actions
Have missed being able to just roll up and take my seat but I have seen parts of the ground I haven't been in for decades
Saved money using Viagogo whenever possible and could have averaged £22 a Prem game if I hadn't been picky
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I've renewed...again.
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I've never used Viagogo. Does it still allow you to assign booking history to client ref if you purchase tickets via Viagogo?
I'm not sure if I can commit to all home games so thinking of getting Villa Cash then pick and choose as many home and away games as possible. Any news on when the Villa Cash will be available to buy for next season?
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I've renewed...again.
same here.....just done it :)
UTV
The Doc
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I've never used Viagogo. Does it still allow you to assign booking history to client ref if you purchase tickets via Viagogo?
I'm not sure if I can commit to all home games so thinking of getting Villa Cash then pick and choose as many home and away games as possible. Any news on when the Villa Cash will be available to buy for next season?
You can add your client ref no Viagogo.
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Yep, with the reduced Villa Cash they've put the prices up.
Renewed today and yes it will cost me extra £29.50 with this 5% reduction.
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If bargain season tickets is what you are after?
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I've never used Viagogo. Does it still allow you to assign booking history to client ref if you purchase tickets via Viagogo?
Ive never given my client ref when buying tickets through Viagogo but they always arrive with my client ref on them
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I've never used Viagogo. Does it still allow you to assign booking history to client ref if you purchase tickets via Viagogo?
Ive never given my client ref when buying tickets through Viagogo but they always arrive with my client ref on them
as a matter of interest, how much can you normally get tickets for on there?
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I've never used Viagogo. Does it still allow you to assign booking history to client ref if you purchase tickets via Viagogo?
Ive never given my client ref when buying tickets through Viagogo but they always arrive with my client ref on them
as a matter of interest, how much can you normally get tickets for on there?
Anything from £12-£20+ fees
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For the first time since 08/09 I'm seriously considering one.
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I've never used Viagogo. Does it still allow you to assign booking history to client ref if you purchase tickets via Viagogo?
Ive never given my client ref when buying tickets through Viagogo but they always arrive with my client ref on them
as a matter of interest, how much can you normally get tickets for on there?
Anything from £12-£20+ fees
I nearly always buy from viagogo now. Couple of examples I've had this season are Chelsea and Liverpool, both £10 plus £2.50 booking fee. The £10's are always in A1 or A8 in the Trinity Upper, but we always go straight to A4, and sit right on the half way line in empty seats, about 8-10 rows from the back.
You can link other refs to your purchase too, but if you have problems doing that online, as the lad in the ticket office told me, if you place your online order with viagogo, leave it a day or two, then ring the office and allocate the tickets to other refs, if you need to.
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Fees are at least £3.80. Bizarrely they charge more to collect on the day than to post them.
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Cheapest single for Burnley at present on viagogo is about £40 with all fees vat etc added.
In T1
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Is the villa cash available to spend immediately when you renew a ST ?
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Is the villa cash available to spend immediately when you renew a ST ?
No - the Villa Cash isn't credited to your Villa Cash account until 1st August - OS (http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/SeasonTicketsBenefits/)
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Thanks, just renewed.
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Will the 2015-16 Season Ticket get me a ticket for Villa v Chelsea in the Charity Shield?
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Will the 2015-16 Season Ticket get me a ticket for Villa v Chelsea in the Charity Shield?
It will get you first dibs at forking out another £100!.
Out of interest has anyone managed to buy a family ticket yet, I'm upgrading from 1 adult 3 kids, and it won't let me do it....Ticket office seems continuously engaged for some reason!
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http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~4715845,00.html
For me it has to be 1 - being as I was part of the V.
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Gone for Option 1 as well, Wembley memories.
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Renewed - relocated to L7 due to the fascist stewards in the north stand upper
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http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~4715845,00.html
For me it has to be 1 - being as I was part of the V.
Can't they hang on and wait for a pic of Fab lifting the cup?
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Renewed - relocated to L7 due to the fascist stewards in the north stand upper
North Stand upper? i thought that was Sleepy hollow?
Isn't L7 where Brigada are? Have you been blowing too hard on your vuvuzela and waking up the inhabitants of the North stand?
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Sleepy hollow with stewards who query a family of four on where they have been sitting for the past 2 years - and kick a man out for a puff on an ecig!
L7 is the same price as north stand and I reckon a better view than L2....plus I like the flags ;D
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Defensive cock up
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The good news is that the self-appointed leader of the Trinity Upper A5 Ultras has just renewed.
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After a years protest of "not while that man is in charge" delighted to have got my season ticket today. Didn't want any replay of the sweating for cup final tickets!