Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Chris Harte on February 07, 2024, 07:59:27 AM
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The club have announced Champions Travel & Travel Connection as official match break partners.
"This appointment allows us to make matchdays at Villa Park even more accessible to our fans around the world".
From the OS.
So a means to facilitate the far-flung fan getting to VP. No doubt for a mark-up ££££.
(Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere).
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This is a good thing for the club. Shows they are serious about making the club attractive to fans all around the world, rather than just the Tamworth elite.
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This is a good thing for the club. Shows they are serious about making the club attractive to fans all around the world, rather than just the Tamworth elite.
I think we're just catching up with putting our name to anything. A lad I knew on the IOM had a firm who were the "official payroll partners of Manchester City". Which meant nothing more than he'd stumped up £100,000 for the privilege.
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I am sure a couple of years ago I read some company had become Official Diesel Engine Partner to Manchester United.
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Hi everyone, I'm back from Google re ^^^^ and can confirm, it's a company called Yanmar.
Since our 100th anniversary in 2012, Yanmar has maintained agreements with leading Premier League team Manchester United as an official diesel engine partner and official agricultural equipment partner
What do they need agricultural equipment for? Feeding Luke Shaw, I guess.
No idea re diesel engines though.
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I am sure a couple of years ago I read some company had become Official Diesel Engine Partner to Manchester United.
Castrol is still the Premier League’s official “engine oil partner”
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I misinterpreted the thread title
I thought is was going to be......."this endless wait for a VAR decision is brought to you by Charlie's Kebab House of Bevington Road"
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On the Orstralian feed of our game I was watching on Sat there were loads of adverts for some company running trips to Spurs, probably because they have the Gruffalo in charge but they also covered large parts of Asia, covering those that want to see Son in the flesh.
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This is a good thing for the club. Shows they are serious about making the club attractive to fans all around the world, rather than just the Tamworth elite.
I agree. If we're going to compete we're going to need tourist fans I guess. At £125, to me the Lower Grounds sounds outrageous. But I'd probably think that £125 for a ticket to see Barcelona with all you can eat & drink would be brilliant, particularly if there was a pretty hassle-free way to get the tickets.
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I am sure a couple of years ago I read some company had become Official Diesel Engine Partner to Manchester United.
Kohler were their Official Bathroom Partner (or something similar) and then became their sleeve sponsor for £5m a year.
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I am sure a couple of years ago I read some company had become Official Diesel Engine Partner to Manchester United.
Castrol is still the Premier League’s official “engine oil partner”
Wonder do they still do a line in funeral jackets á la Partridge.
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https://champions-travel.com/tickets/hotel.php
Just under 400 euros for 1 person for a night in the Jurys Inn and a queue-jumping Lower Grounds ticket……
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https://champions-travel.com/tickets/hotel.php
Just under 400 euros for 1 person for a night in the Jurys Inn and a queue-jumping Lower Grounds ticket……
It is glorified touting really
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This is a good thing for the club. Shows they are serious about making the club attractive to fans all around the world, rather than just the Tamworth elite.
Oh god, I can see it now. They'll be proper Shires and the only ones who drink in Atherstone in no time.
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https://champions-travel.com/tickets/hotel.php
Just under 400 euros for 1 person for a night in the Jurys Inn and a queue-jumping Lower Grounds ticket……
It is glorified touting really
yeah, that's not what I had in mind. Crazy money.
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https://champions-travel.com/tickets/hotel.php
Just under 400 euros for 1 person for a night in the Jurys Inn and a queue-jumping Lower Grounds ticket……
650 EURO for me! Must be a canine surcharge.
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https://champions-travel.com/tickets/hotel.php
Just under 400 euros for 1 person for a night in the Jurys Inn and a queue-jumping Lower Grounds ticket……
650 EURO for me! Must be a canine surcharge.
I think the booking page defaults to 2 people?
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https://champions-travel.com/tickets/hotel.php
Just under 400 euros for 1 person for a night in the Jurys Inn and a queue-jumping Lower Grounds ticket……
650 EURO for me! Must be a canine surcharge.
I think the booking page defaults to 2 people?
Oh, yes. Busted. 8)
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It's £220 each for two people for Lower Grounds v Forest and a night in the Hilton Garden Inn. As a tourist price, that doesn't seem too bad to me.
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It's £220 each for two people for Lower Grounds v Forest and a night in the Hilton Garden Inn. As a tourist price, that doesn't seem too bad to me.
Nah, certainly if it were me then you'd think you're probably looking at that deal thinking .... £80-£100 for the Hilton, then £60 a pop for a ticket, programme, and a meal. Seems quite reasonable to me.
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It's £220 each for two people for Lower Grounds v Forest and a night in the Hilton Garden Inn. As a tourist price, that doesn't seem too bad to me.
Nah, certainly if it were me then you'd think you're probably looking at that deal thinking .... £80-£100 for the Hilton, then £60 a pop for a ticket, programme, and a meal. Seems quite reasonable to me.
That doesn't add up.
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It's £220 each for two people for Lower Grounds v Forest and a night in the Hilton Garden Inn. As a tourist price, that doesn't seem too bad to me.
Nah, certainly if it were me then you'd think you're probably looking at that deal thinking .... £80-£100 for the Hilton, then £60 a pop for a ticket, programme, and a meal. Seems quite reasonable to me.
That doesn't add up.
£100 + (2 x £60) = £220
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It's £220 each for two people for Lower Grounds v Forest and a night in the Hilton Garden Inn. As a tourist price, that doesn't seem too bad to me.
Nah, certainly if it were me then you'd think you're probably looking at that deal thinking .... £80-£100 for the Hilton, then £60 a pop for a ticket, programme, and a meal. Seems quite reasonable to me.
That doesn't add up.
£100 + (2 x £60) = £220
It's £220 each.
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Oh, £220 each! Fuck that.
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Oh, £220 each! Fuck that.
And that’s for Forest tickets. Add another £150 each for Man United tickets
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Mine for Man U was showing £555.15 for one room for two people and two tickets for the game. Then £318.25 for a room for one person and one ticket.
If my maths skills have not deserted me, that's £236.90 per ticket and £81.35 for the room.
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Mine for Man U was showing £555.15 for one room for two people and two tickets for the game. Then £318.25 for a room for one person and one ticket.
If my maths skills have not deserted me, that's £236.90 per ticket and £81.35 for the room.
And ticket touting is illegal.
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This is exactly the sort of thing we should be doing, so hats off to Heck and crew.
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so Lower Grounds will be full of plastic ManUre's
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This is exactly the sort of thing we should be doing, so hats off to Heck and crew.
Nothing different is going to be happening, they've always tried to sell overpriced tickets and travel to football games, they can just say on their website that they're an official partner now.
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Hotel prices are increasingly more extortionate.
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Mine for Man U was showing £555.15 for one room for two people and two tickets for the game. Then £318.25 for a room for one person and one ticket.
If my maths skills have not deserted me, that's £236.90 per ticket and £81.35 for the room.
And ticket touting is illegal.
Only if you do it without authorisation from the club involved.
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For what it's worth I paid a company £600 to take me to El Claisico at the Bernabeau in 2014.
For £600 I got return flights, 3 nights in a City Centre hotel in Madrid and tickets for the match right on the half way line.
I didn't think that was too bad as a bucket list match ticked off.
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For what it's worth I paid a company £600 to take me to El Claisico at the Bernabeau in 2014.
For £600 I got return flights, 3 nights in a City Centre hotel in Madrid and tickets for the match right on the half way line.
I didn't think that was too bad as a bucket list match ticked off.
That's £790 in today's money, still not bad.
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so Lower Grounds will be full of plastic ManUre's
They deserve to suffer as much as Villa fans. ;)
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I am sure a couple of years ago I read some company had become Official Diesel Engine Partner to Manchester United.
Castrol is still the Premier League’s official “engine oil partner”
Do people still buy engine oil? My car doesn't even have a dipstick
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I am sure a couple of years ago I read some company had become Official Diesel Engine Partner to Manchester United.
Castrol is still the Premier League’s official “engine oil partner”
Do people still buy engine oil? My car doesn't even have a dipstick
I didn't think my car had one either, tbh, but then someone told me it was behind the wheel. ;D
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so Lower Grounds will be full of plastic ManUre's
They deserve to suffer as much as Villa fans. ;)
Drown them in room temperature Carling i say
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Mine for Man U was showing £555.15 for one room for two people and two tickets for the game. Then £318.25 for a room for one person and one ticket.
If my maths skills have not deserted me, that's £236.90 per ticket and £81.35 for the room.
And ticket touting is illegal.
Only if you do it without authorisation from the club involved.
And they take a cut.
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The issue I have with it is how do they stop away fans buying them?
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How does any team who offer a similar deal stop away fans buying a ticket?
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The ticket price is pretty irrelevant if you’re coming long distance I reckon. Me and the missus paid about £500 for tickets to see Anthony Joshua lose in Madison Square Garden, but as we spent about 3 grand on the five day trip and did loads of other stuff, the price of the fight tickets didn’t seem that important.
If he was on at Villa Park I think it would be more price sensitive for me.
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Purely based on squad and signings I believe we will want to serve the Spanish supporters, whose numbers of interest has likely grown since Emery's reign, as well as the North and South American peoples interest.
It could appears that Joe Gauci, an Australian, is part signed for market reason and it seems a region we are looking to tap into.
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How does any team who offer a similar deal stop away fans buying a ticket?
looks like they'll take anyone's money who's willing to pay it
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Now's a good time to find a good half and half scarf supplier
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i got very angry with an aquaintance (ST) yesterday who bought a ticket for one of his mates on sunday for upper holte and he's a plastic ManUre fan. F***g bellend
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How does any team who offer a similar deal stop away fans buying a ticket?
looks like they'll take anyone's money who's willing to pay it
This is part of the hypocrisy of Premier League clubs. Lend your season ticket to a mate and they'll ban you, buy a corporate and they don't care.
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The ticket price is pretty irrelevant if you’re coming long distance I reckon. Me and the missus paid about £500 for tickets to see Anthony Joshua lose in Madison Square Garden, but as we spent about 3 grand on the five day trip and did loads of other stuff, the price of the fight tickets didn’t seem that important.
If he was on at Villa Park I think it would be more price sensitive for me.
I agree about the ticket price not being so important if you're travelling.
Im coming over for the Forest game with my son and by the time we've paid for flights, hotel and 3 days dining out the difference between £30 and £55 for match tickets is neither here nor there.
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The ticket price is pretty irrelevant if you’re coming long distance I reckon. Me and the missus paid about £500 for tickets to see Anthony Joshua lose in Madison Square Garden, but as we spent about 3 grand on the five day trip and did loads of other stuff, the price of the fight tickets didn’t seem that important.
If he was on at Villa Park I think it would be more price sensitive for me.
I agree about the ticket price not being so important if you're travelling.
Im coming over for the Forest game with my son and by the time we've paid for flights, hotel and 3 days dining out the difference between £30 and £55 for match tickets is neither here nor there.
Exactly. See you there!
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I agree about the ticket price not being so important if you're travelling.
Im coming over for the Forest game with my son and by the time we've paid for flights, hotel and 3 days dining out the difference between £30 and £55 for match tickets is neither here nor there.
Spot on, and let's hope you're dining out on a victory come Sunday night.
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For what it's worth I paid a company £600 to take me to El Claisico at the Bernabeau in 2014.
For £600 I got return flights, 3 nights in a City Centre hotel in Madrid and tickets for the match right on the half way line.
I didn't think that was too bad as a bucket list match ticked off.
Pffft .... some Legia Warsaw fans paid a couple of hundred of quid to stand in a car park on Witton Road for a couple of hours.
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For what it's worth I paid a company £600 to take me to El Claisico at the Bernabeau in 2014.
For £600 I got return flights, 3 nights in a City Centre hotel in Madrid and tickets for the match right on the half way line.
I didn't think that was too bad as a bucket list match ticked off.
That's £790 in today's money, still not bad.
I didn't think so. Excellent service from the company too. They are called Indulge Travel.
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For what it's worth I paid a company £600 to take me to El Claisico at the Bernabeau in 2014.
For £600 I got return flights, 3 nights in a City Centre hotel in Madrid and tickets for the match right on the half way line.
I didn't think that was too bad as a bucket list match ticked off.
Pffft .... some Legia Warsaw fans paid a couple of hundred of quid to stand in a car park on Witton Road for a couple of hours.
When 8 of us went over to Bosnia in December, we booked a minibus in advance to pick us up from Sarajevo airport for the 3 hour drive to Mostar. When we booked it, we cheekily asked if the driver could get us any tickets for the game. He greeted us at the arrivals and had 4 home tickets for us, face value. That’s what I call a match package. The other 4 tickets we got were from an even more unlikely source…