Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine

Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: dave.woodhall on August 16, 2025, 06:12:43 PM

Title: How was it for you?
Post by: dave.woodhall on August 16, 2025, 06:12:43 PM: Queues, tickets, bogs, food, drink. How did today go?
Title: Re: How was it for you?
Post by: Exeter 77 on August 16, 2025, 06:24:45 PM: No problem getting in - used the QR code on the app not NFC- but the queue to get a drink looked a bit chaotic around 35 minutes before kick off so I didn't bother.
Title: Re: How was it for you?
Post by: Tony Daleys Shorts on August 16, 2025, 06:41:41 PM: Took ages to get in, I was fuming, stuck at at/in the turnstile for 2-3 mins at least. Steward finally assisted and pointed out I was scanning a ticket/QR thingy from last season’s home game v West Ham.

First game in many a year with zero alcohol involved. Was different. Not sure about queuing for 10 minutes in the fanzone for a bottle of water. Would be great if some AF beers were on the drinks menu one day.

The Greek street food stall was pretty decent, fried haloumi and salad for £9. Better than the usual shitty burger or hot dog.

Great to be back, as always. It’s Villa Park after all.
Title: Re: How was it for you?
Post by: London Villan on August 16, 2025, 06:43:50 PM: Compared to last season’s chaos at the turnstiles it was fine.
Title: Re: How was it for you?
Post by: Brazilian Villain on August 16, 2025, 06:59:38 PM: How was the Guinness? Mine was great.

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Title: Re: How was it for you?
Post by: garyellis on August 16, 2025, 07:00:50 PM: No problems except queuing for water bottles.
The assistant could have served at least two more beers while he took for ever removing the tops.
Title: Re: How was it for you?
Post by: AV82EC on August 16, 2025, 07:08:30 PM: Fine, queue to enter moved quickly and no issues at turnstile. Didn’t do food today or beer just a couple of waters which the server took ages to remove the tops. All in all just the usual and the predictions of Armageddon were as usual unfounded.
Title: Re: How was it for you?
Post by: AlexAlexCropley on August 16, 2025, 07:11:44 PM: Shitstorm getting in but superbly sorted by two Villa supervisors. Well done them.
£5.75 for a lukewarm can of Somersby is piss taking profiteering .More fool me.Upper North concourse dangerously congested ,with the additional annoyance of some heating vent or something
Title: Re: How was it for you?
Post by: Max Villan on August 16, 2025, 07:15:00 PM: Upper Witton, no Guinness, side bars closed so horrendous queuing, pretty standard in honesty.
Title: Re: How was it for you?
Post by: Three Spires Villa on August 16, 2025, 09:33:22 PM: Normal rubbish trying to get in lower Holte, but ticket worked ok, although steward made me show him my ear buds. Pint at half time was meh
Title: Re: How was it for you?
Post by: VillaTim on August 16, 2025, 10:06:33 PM: No issues. Mostly because i didn't need anything to eat or drink and i didn't need a piss . Atmosphere wasn't great again, very little singing .
Title: Re: How was it for you?
Post by: VILLA MOLE on August 16, 2025, 10:09:52 PM: Upper Trinity was fine , but then i get in early ( 45 minutes before). Eat drink before and use facilities. I said to my son we are not moving ftom our seat for the next 2 and half hours 😃
Title: Re: How was it for you?
Post by: Gareth on August 16, 2025, 10:18:25 PM: Quote from: Max Villan on Today at 07:15:00 PM
Upper Witton, no Guinness, side bars closed so horrendous queuing, pretty standard in honesty.

Yup, queued for a pie and a soft drink to get to front and be told no hot food or soft drinks at those counters maybe some at the other one….usual pathetic service.
Title: Re: How was it for you?
Post by: ChicagoLion on August 16, 2025, 10:22:21 PM: Got in early as worried about the ticketing. They have trained me not to bother with food and drink through years of piss poor service and attitude.