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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Chris Harte on May 25, 2026, 02:23:27 PM
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I'll make the assumption that those of us with season tickets will be learning this week what we'll have to pay for next season.
What are your thoughts on price increases? Or perhaps you think there will be a price freeze?
As a reminder, here are last season's season ticket prices for adults without consessions.
1888 - £992
Zone 1 - £955
Zone 2 - £859
Zone 3 - £804
Zone 4 - £672.
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Also with the North Stand closure, there are less seats in the ground for GA so they will want to claw some of that back.
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I was talking with The Enemy about this today, I'm Z4 but going for £50/100 price rise. If they are going to take the piss, now is the time to do it.
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I reckon similar to last year they’ll go up about 5%.
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How big is the waiting list currently for season tickets?
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How big is the waiting list currently for season tickets?
Theoretically around or over 40k but given the new points system probably less than 10k with any substance and last year about 1200 were offered season tickets. Obvs this year reduced capacity.
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I’m going for 7% uplift….
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They should reduce mine in the Holte if we are going to have to share it with smelly Northers. :-\
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As a North Stand season ticket holder who needs to relocate, I assume we get the first window to find seats elsewhere in the ground?
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They should reduce mine in the Holte if we are going to have to share it with smelly Northers. :-\
I don't think they will be offered a relocation into the Holte.
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Have the club communicated to you about relocating?
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They should reduce mine in the Holte if we are going to have to share it with smelly Northers. :-\
I don't think they will be offered a relocation into the Holte.
They can go where they like if there are free seats and only have to pay more for Cat1. All the rest is at the prices ranges for the North even of they moved from Cat 4 to Cat 2.
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Have the club communicated to you about relocating?
I got contacted a few weeks ago to say I'll need to relocate for the season.
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They should reduce mine in the Holte if we are going to have to share it with smelly Northers. :-\
You know what they say, dirty pants, clean botty!
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They should reduce mine in the Holte if we are going to have to share it with smelly Northers. :-\
You know what they say, dirty pants, clean botty!
Dirty duvet, dirty mind.
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With regard to ST renewals (and the rearrangement of the LTR seats for those of us affected), AVFC Support on xTwit know nowt and just said to keep checking Pravda
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Last year, I think they went on sale on the 4th June?
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Details out:
https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2026/may/27/news-Ticketing-details-for-2026-27-season/ (https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2026/may/27/news-Ticketing-details-for-2026-27-season/)
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5% increase on season tickets and match tickets isn't too bad. 5% increase on the already extortionate prices we paid for the Champions League last time we were in it is wank.
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5% increase on season tickets and match tickets isn't too bad. 5% increase on the already extortionate prices we paid for the Champions League last time we were in it is wank.
Works out as £75 a match for the Champions League games if bought as part of season ticket. How much were they last time for Upper Holte?
* edited due my being thick
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Hadn't spotted the season ticket thing, that's not so bad. It was £70 for each match last time with a season ticket in my area, but I am in the cheapest area in Lower Holte. Not sure about upper.
Edit: works out at £66.50 per CL group game so slight decrease.
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My maths was wrong, it's £75 a game.
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Four home games in the Champions league at £99 a ticket, the wife will insist on going as well. I best start putting some dosh aside.
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Says that the Neu North Stand will be open for the entirety of 2027-28, too.
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This is interesting about the new waiting list points system;
"This approach has already led to a significant improvement in first-time uptake, with 83% of newly available 2025/26 season tickets accepted by the first supporter they were offered to, compared to 10% previously."
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For us its £997.50 each or £1297.50 if we want to include the 4 home champion league group games and anyone who had a physical card this season just gone will get one this time as well.
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Prices are a piss take.
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£969 including the four games for me, works out £42.13 a game. I worry every year that they will abolish category 4 but not so far, thankfully.
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"In response to fan feedback, we are pleased to introduce a 19-game or 23-game season ticket option".....I'm calling bollocks.
They want people to commit before knowing who the opponents are.
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It is a half season ticket option. We used to have them before.
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Says that the Neu North Stand will be open for the entirety of 2027-28, too.
NEU! were a cult band, so I'm surprised that Michael Rother has enough money to sponsor Villa Park
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Says that the Neu North Stand will be open for the entirety of 2027-28, too.
NEU! were a cult band, so I'm surprised that Michael Rother has enough money to sponsor Villa Park
Danke! I'm adding them to my German artists list, along with Nena and Peter Schilling.
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This is what we're up against
If we sold out every Prem and ECL game next season at £100 a ticket we'd earn:
23x 100 x 37,000 =£85.1m
ManU have announced a new training kit sponsorship deal worth £20m
So they'll earn roughly 25% of our £85.1m for a a name on their training kit.
Us and them
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I reckon similar to last year they’ll go up about 5%.
I am Nostradamus, behold my wisdom.*
* Alternate gods, dieties and soothsayers are available.
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I reckon similar to last year they’ll go up about 5%.
I am Nostradamus, behold my wisdom.*
* Alternate gods, dieties and soothsayers are available.
lottery numbers please
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So if you buy the 23 ticket option, does that guarantee CL away tickets?
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Love paying more for tickets when we don't yet have a stadium or training ground rights deal.
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I'm not sure they would reduce that increase by very much even if we had those sponsors.
Inflation has been 3% since the end of last season, so we were at the very least getting that.
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So if you buy the 23 ticket option, does that guarantee CL away tickets?
Almost certainly not, as the option is open to all of our approx 30,000 season ticket holders and we will get fewer than 3,000 away tickets for most games.
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This is what we're up against
If we sold out every Prem and ECL game next season at £100 a ticket we'd earn:
23x 100 x 37,000 =£85.1m
ManU have announced a new training kit sponsorship deal worth £20m
So they'll earn roughly 25% of our £85.1m for a a name on their training kit.
Us and them
And after all, we're only ordinary men...
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Can't help having a feeling of unease about this one.
Since the summer of 2021, to have a season ticket in the Lower Holte centre has gone from £575 per season to just over £900 now. At this rate it'll be over a grand by the summer of 2028.
If you keep having inflation busting rises every season, is it really a suitable enducement to the people that they'll need to eventually fill a 52k seater stadium? They've got a chance at the moment, but when Unai leaves us (hopefully not for another decade at least), if they botch his replacement it could spell disaster.
Keep putting the prices up as they are will only be work as long as the team are doing well. As soon as they ain't the whole house of cards will start to shake.
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"In response to fan feedback, we are pleased to introduce a 19-game or 23-game season ticket option".....I'm calling bollocks.
They want people to commit before knowing who the opponents are.
You still have the option to buy on a game by game basis so if you decide not to go to one of them you won’t pay.
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"In response to fan feedback, we are pleased to introduce a 19-game or 23-game season ticket option".....I'm calling bollocks.
They want people to commit before knowing who the opponents are.
You still have the option to buy on a game by game basis so if you decide not to go to one of them you won’t pay.
But then you will be not be in line for a final ticket if this year’s criteria is repeated.
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I like the 23 game option. All done and dusted.
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Can't help having a feeling of unease about this one.
Since the summer of 2021, to have a season ticket in the Lower Holte centre has gone from £575 per season to just over £900 now. At this rate it'll be over a grand by the summer of 2028.
If you keep having inflation busting rises every season, is it really a suitable enducement to the people that they'll need to eventually fill a 52k seater stadium? They've got a chance at the moment, but when Unai leaves us (hopefully not for another decade at least), if they botch his replacement it could spell disaster.
Keep putting the prices up as they are will only be work as long as the team are doing well. As soon as they ain't the whole house of cards will start to shake.
It’s definitely something they’ve got to get right. Nobody wants to see the stadium expanded only to have loads of empty seats.
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I like the 23 game option. All done and dusted.
Same.
And spreading the cost helps massively, but I can imagine a fair few may struggle.
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This is what we're up against
If we sold out every Prem and ECL game next season at £100 a ticket we'd earn:
23x 100 x 37,000 =£85.1m
ManU have announced a new training kit sponsorship deal worth £20m
So they'll earn roughly 25% of our £85.1m for a a name on their training kit.
Us and them
And after all, we're only ordinary men...
Dark Side of the Moon. Nice.
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Can't help having a feeling of unease about this one.
Since the summer of 2021, to have a season ticket in the Lower Holte centre has gone from £575 per season to just over £900 now. At this rate it'll be over a grand by the summer of 2028.
If you keep having inflation busting rises every season, is it really a suitable enducement to the people that they'll need to eventually fill a 52k seater stadium? They've got a chance at the moment, but when Unai leaves us (hopefully not for another decade at least), if they botch his replacement it could spell disaster.
Keep putting the prices up as they are will only be work as long as the team are doing well. As soon as they ain't the whole house of cards will start to shake.
I agree. Im in lower holte, zone 4 so cheapest seats, but still that rise for me and my lad over the last 7/8 years is wow! Im sitting in the sun drinking west country cider, so nothing seems too bad, and Ill find a way to pay, but what looks like a 166 a month bill, is getting harder. The prices are never going to drop now either.
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Does anyone know what % increase the Redscouse tried to implement on their STs before the fan groups got it recinded?
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Does anyone know what % increase the Redscouse tried to implement on their STs before the fan groups got it recinded?
Slightly complicated as it was over three years with a 3% rise in the first year + up to 5% in each of the next two. Supporters groups calculated this could add up to a combined 13% increase over the three years. This is why they chose the 13th minute for the protest
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Does anyone know what % increase the Redscouse tried to implement on their STs before the fan groups got it recinded?
Slightly complicated as it was over three years with a 3% rise in the first year + up to 5% in each of the next two. Supporters groups calculated this could add up to a combined 13% increase over the three years. This is why they chose the 13th minute for the protest
For some reason I've got visions of a bluenose using their fingers and thumbs to work that out and being stumped at being a digit short.
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This is what we're up against
If we sold out every Prem and ECL game next season at £100 a ticket we'd earn:
23x 100 x 37,000 =£85.1m
ManU have announced a new training kit sponsorship deal worth £20m
So they'll earn roughly 25% of our £85.1m for a a name on their training kit.
Us and them
And after all, we're only ordinary men...
Dark Side of the Moon. Nice.
There is no dark side of the moon. It's all dark.
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Does anyone know what % increase the Redscouse tried to implement on their STs before the fan groups got it recinded?
Slightly complicated as it was over three years with a 3% rise in the first year + up to 5% in each of the next two. Supporters groups calculated this could add up to a combined 13% increase over the three years. This is why they chose the 13th minute for the protest
Scouse supporters group are not very smart because it’s a bit more than 13%.
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It’s a piss take that they are putting them up again to be honest. Especially as to the club it’ll generate very little but to a large number of individuals it’s massive.
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As was said elsewhere, finishing fourth instead of fifth more than covers the rise.
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The greatest trick the devil ever played is getting football fans to think these kind of price rises and prices are acceptable.
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Getting a Championship club to take Louis Barry in the window will more than cover the extra ticket price revenue….
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The greatest trick the devil ever played is getting football fans to think these kind of price rises and prices are acceptable.
That's a dynamic which is present in thousands of different industries, with thousands of different products.
Football tickets are hugely price inelastic.
It isn't a trick at all, it is just basic economics.
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It doesn’t work like that though. An organisation such as ours has budgets for every area of it. We need to bring in x from Season Tickets, x from sales, x from catering etc.
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Prices are a piss take as clubs at every level screw every single penny they can out of walking wallets.
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Does anyone know how to check what position you're in in the season-ticket waiting lost? Tried the app and web log-in with CoPilot's suggestion but no luck.
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Does anyone know whether you will be able to resell the CL tickets if you purchased the 23 game option in the same way that you can the PL games??
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Does anyone know how to check what position you're in in the season-ticket waiting lost? Tried the app and web log-in with CoPilot's suggestion but no luck.
I didn’t realise you could, when they restructured the points we just received an email telling us. I don’t think I’d have moved up at all, majority of games this season were on someone else’s ST.
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They sent an email last June with your position in the queue, maybe they'll do the same again.
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Football tickets are hugely price inelastic.
It isn't a trick at all, it is just basic economics.
Is that another Roger Waters lyric ?
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Does anyone know whether you will be able to resell the CL tickets if you purchased the 23 game option in the same way that you can the PL games??
I have had a quick response from AVFC Support on X and they have said you can list the CL tickets for resale if you purchase the 23 game ST
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I can kind of rationalise the 5% on the ST given our ongoing improvement. Still madness, really, but perhaps understandable.
But further inflating the already ridiculous CL ticket prices is an absolute joke. I was pretty sure they would come down.
Not sure what the point of the FAB is when the club is this tone deaf.
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I can kind of rationalise the 5% on the ST given our ongoing improvement. Still madness, really, but perhaps understandable.
But further inflating the already ridiculous CL ticket prices is an absolute joke. I was pretty sure they would come down.
Not sure what the point of the FAB is when the club is this tone deaf.
The FAB statement will be issued at 6pm tonight. They exist because they have to.
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I hope it includes 100% resignations.
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Here it is:
https://avfcfab.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/AVFC_FanAdvisoryBoard_TicketingStatement_28May2026.pdf
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Average age of the season ticket holder is 49.
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YES! Still young.
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For us its £997.50 each or £1297.50 if we want to include the 4 home champion league group games and anyone who had a physical card this season just gone will get one this time as well.
I only noticed last night, as my birthday is in July I fall into the age concessions bracket in A6 Upper Trinity where we sit, I will be 66 and I get a £247.50 discount making mine £750.50 or £1028.50, jointly for me and my Wife, ours will be cheaper than last season for the Premier League games.
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For us its £997.50 each or £1297.50 if we want to include the 4 home champion league group games and anyone who had a physical card this season just gone will get one this time as well.
I only noticed last night, as my birthday is in July I fall into the age concessions bracket in A6 Upper Trinity where we sit, I will be 66 and I get a £247.50 discount making mine £750.50 or £1028.50, jointly for me and my Wife, ours will be cheaper than last season for the Premier League games.
If only the season tickets weren't going up faster than everybody's pension funds!
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For us its £997.50 each or £1297.50 if we want to include the 4 home champion league group games and anyone who had a physical card this season just gone will get one this time as well.
I only noticed last night, as my birthday is in July I fall into the age concessions bracket in A6 Upper Trinity where we sit, I will be 66 and I get a £247.50 discount making mine £750.50 or £1028.50, jointly for me and my Wife, ours will be cheaper than last season for the Premier League games.
If only the season tickets weren't going up faster than everybody's pension funds!
People need to be investing their pension funds better then.
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The Newcastle vs Everton friendly in Edinburgh....£70 plus after fees a ticket for a midweek friendly in Scotland.
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Has anyone else read that FAB statement?
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Has anyone else read that FAB statement?
I read it. I'm not that impressed.
I'm sure the fans in 1888 or Zone 1 seats will be happy, but £100 for CL tickets is still disgusting, as are Cat 1 ticket prices.
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Wasn't the statement pretty much "good on the club for their actions"?
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Wasn't the statement pretty much "good on the club for their actions"?
"...and we deserve a pat on the back!"
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From reading the statement FAB sound like they’re a carefully selected group of yes men/women who don’t feel there’s much point in rocking the boat. Bit of a toothless tiger.
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Interested how they intend to deliver this:
The aim will be to ensure loyalty continues to be a factor in accessing tickets, but also that every Member who wants to attend matches has the opportunity to do so during the season.
Hard to see how they can achieve both with the reduced capacity.
Fair play for the 25 quid cup prices. I wonder if 30 quid and cheaper GA CL prices may have been better optics though.
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I do find that you get a different mix of people in for the cup games. There is definitely a lot more people bring their kids, and you can tell a lot of people aren't those who go all the time, too.
I think keeping it low to encourage that is good, every kid should get to come and see the Villa now and then. Plus, you see a lot more club shop bags on those days, suggesting people are taking the opportunity get merchandise on their visit.
We need kids and younger people getting hooked on watching games in person, and not just on TVs and iPads.
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Has anyone else read that FAB statement?
It basically said, we are not here to do anything which is likely to be disapproved of by the club and our existence makes absolutely no difference whatsoever.
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I do find that you get a different mix of people in for the cup games. There is definitely a lot more people bring their kids, and you can tell a lot of people aren't those who go all the time, too.
I think keeping it low to encourage that is good, every kid should get to come and see the Villa now and then. Plus, you see a lot more club shop bags on those days, suggesting people are taking the opportunity get merchandise on their visit.
We need kids and younger people getting hooked on watching games in person, and not just on TVs and iPads.
Very true DT and all agreed. I was just thinking an extra 5 quid on 37,000 cup tickets would have funded maybe a 30 quid decrease on the general admission CL tickets (as with reduced capacity there will only be 3 or 4k of those. The club still looks good with cheap domestic cup game prices, but loses the negative headlines about £100 CL tickets.
But I guess they want to keep the precedent of premium prices for CL games going forward.
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Years ago on this forum we would debate from morning to night how to get the next set of younger supporters engaged with the club. It was a concern as most supporters appeared to be in the 40+ bracket. I really don’t know if anything was done to hook the younger supporter or if indeed anything specifically was done but judging by the demographic I see now we look in good condition for the next generations coming through. Play Stations and X boxes haven’t taken the youth as was then envisaged. Season ticket demand and the odd trophy now and then and we’ll be good for years to come, nothing actually trumps being at the game if we’re winning and performing well.
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They definitely seem confident that people are always going to pay through the nose for Champions League football.
The first time, I think people were excited and eager and happy to pay over the odds, not sure if we'd ever see it again. But the more we are in it, I am not sure how long that sentiment is going to last.
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I should also add that paying top whack to see us play Bolognia isn’t so enticing as say top whack to see Real Madrid. If we continue to achieve CL qualification year on year then even that prospect will wane. They’re definitely making hay while the sun shines.
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True. But with the criteria for the Europa final tickets, people will be scared to miss games going forward.
I go to most cup games, which has always been enough as a ST holder. But from now on I'll be extremely reluctant to miss even one, just in case.
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In our last Champions League season, the Money League has our match day revenue at £80m, and only £9m less than Manchester City.
We've had two rounds of price increases since that season, plus the addition of the Warehouse and more GA+ options.
Newcastle's show as £68m for 2023-24, their last reported Champions League season (although they had less matches as they exited at the group stage). Interestingly, they also reported £68m for 2024-25, with no european football.
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I never thought I'd see it seriously suggested on here that we might get bored with the Champions League but still attend due to the fear of missing out on European finals.
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haha, a long way to go until we reach that point. But a few years ago you would think it crazy to suggest ST holders wouldn't bother with Europa group games. Plenty didn't.
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Some fans might get bored of being screwed for every penny.
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Some fans might get bored of being screwed for every penny.
Or quite simply can’t afford it.
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One day in the future maybe our commercial income will increase to the levels of the likes of Tottenham. At the last reporting our commercial income was €83m, compared to Spurs €330.
Start to eat into that and there's no need to charge silly money for tickets.
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The problem is that the clubs who have commercial incomes at those levels, also get matchday income of double ours or more.
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The problem is that the clubs who have commercial incomes at those levels, also get matchday income of double ours or more.
Spurs do, but Chelsea don't, and Man City are only about 11% ahead of us on that.
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Yes, but both Chelsea and Man City have been propelled from average club to mega club status by their owners deep pockets. They haven't had to rely on fans footing the bill.
This is going to change with Chelsea, I'd put money on it. Their new owners are in it for profit, they're not going to bankroll them like Abromovic.
I really do think, in today's climate, with Americans buying up interest in football, that imagining clubs are going to ignore a potential source of revenue they could squeeze dry is very optimistic.
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One day in the future maybe our commercial income will increase to the levels of the likes of Tottenham. At the last reporting our commercial income was €83m, compared to Spurs €330.
Start to eat into that and there's no need to charge silly money for tickets.
I’d say there are four fundamental pillars that we need to get right.
1) Broadcast income is going great guns.
2) Matchday income - we’re not a million miles behind some of the greedy 6, and we’re investing heavily to improve that.
3) If you lump in academy sales with player trading, we’re doing well there too. If Rogers is to become this year’s Grealish/Duran (not that I want him to be) we need to do a good job of re-investing the windfall, as well as maintaining our stellar record on free transfers.
4) Commercial income - you’re right Chris - is the game changer for us.
Above all, we need to sustain a competitive wage bill and keep Emery.
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Apparently we’re the 16th most valuable club in the world, and I think we’re heading up that chart.
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Percy chears me up more than Dogtanian (sorry, Dogtanian, nothing personal).
Surely commercial will be improved with continued success in Europe?
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Percy chears me up more than Dogtanian (sorry, Dogtanian, nothing personal).
Surely commercial will be improved with continued success in Europe?
Of course. More eyes on us, more attractive to sponsors.
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I really do think, in today's climate, with Americans buying up interest in football, that imagining clubs are going to ignore a potential source of revenue they could squeeze dry is very optimistic.
You say that, but I remember last time we were in the CL and people were talking about how our CL tickets were a quid a minute, Liverpool's were more like £60 a game. Now I know their fanbase are more likely to protest about prices, we've seen evidence of this recently, but equally, their owners will have realised that you can only rise prices so far. Once we have 52,000 seats at VP, our own owners are going to have to reconsider prices if they want VP filling because if they don't they won't come close to selling out.
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Yeah, which will be the point at which we will by squeezed dry!
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Yeah, which will be the point at which we will by squeezed dry!
You don't think we're at or close to that point already?
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By definition, that’s when they can get no more from us. If people don’t pay this increase and the stands are half-full, yes.
If we do pay it and we’re up at 97-98% full still, then no.
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I do find that you get a different mix of people in for the cup games. There is definitely a lot more people bring their kids, and you can tell a lot of people aren't those who go all the time, too.
I think keeping it low to encourage that is good, every kid should get to come and see the Villa now and then. Plus, you see a lot more club shop bags on those days, suggesting people are taking the opportunity get merchandise on their visit.
We need kids and younger people getting hooked on watching games in person, and not just on TVs and iPads.
Very true DT and all agreed. I was just thinking an extra 5 quid on 37,000 cup tickets would have funded maybe a 30 quid decrease on the general admission CL tickets (as with reduced capacity there will only be 3 or 4k of those. The club still looks good with cheap domestic cup game prices, but loses the negative headlines about £100 CL tickets.
But I guess they want to keep the precedent of premium prices for CL games going forward.
The gate is shared between clubs in cup games so the extra fiver would be on 18,500 tickets, not 37k.
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A good point.
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We're also not guaranteed any domestic home cup games.
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Percy chears me up more than Dogtanian (sorry, Dogtanian, nothing personal).
Surely commercial will be improved with continued success in Europe?
Yes but Dogtanian's partner is called Chris, so some sympathy and understanding would be nice. ;)
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Percy chears me up more than Dogtanian (sorry, Dogtanian, nothing personal).
Surely commercial will be improved with continued success in Europe?
Yes but Dogtanian's partner is called Chrisfromhampshire, so some sympathy and understanding would be nice. ;)
FTFY.
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These malicious lies are underhand, and quite frankly, difficult to prove!
My fella has no affinity for Arsenal, despite his dad supporting them, and is far too awesome not to see things through Villa tinted glasses.
8)
Plus today, I found him in the BTS footage of the parade. ;D
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I don't think I know a single BTS song. Am I missing much?
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Behind the Scenes lol
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I was struggling to work out the link, thought we had found even more Villa celebrity fans!
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I imagine if they have any taste, they would be Villans.
;D
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We've got Season Tickets in the Trinity Road middle & have received an email from the club regarding changes to our seat locations, without actually telling us where we've moved to. It tells us our seats may be moved seat number / row or block or even to a different part of the stand. I assume the details will be available when the renewal opens later in the week.
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That would drive me mad, not knowing.
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As a North Stand season ticket holder, I've had an e-mail saying I can relocate from Wednesday morning to seat not already taken by season ticket holders.
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As a North Stand season ticket holder, I've had an e-mail saying I can relocate from Wednesday morning to seat not already taken by season ticket holders.
Yeah same here
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We've got Season Tickets in the Trinity Road middle & have received an email from the club regarding changes to our seat locations, without actually telling us where we've moved to. It tells us our seats may be moved seat number / row or block or even to a different part of the stand. I assume the details will be available when the renewal opens later in the week.
Same here, I like my seat and have had it years. If there was a good time to really piss me off, now is it.
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Ditto-I am hoping it's a re-organisation of the numbers/rows etc, having squeezed a few extra in but essentially the same view/location.
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We've got Season Tickets in the Trinity Road middle & have received an email from the club regarding changes to our seat locations, without actually telling us where we've moved to. It tells us our seats may be moved seat number / row or block or even to a different part of the stand. I assume the details will be available when the renewal opens later in the week.
Same here, I like my seat and have had it years. If there was a good time to really piss me off, now is it.
Sounds like when they reorganised the Holte. You haven't actually changed position but the seating layout will have changed to squeeze more in. You will likely be sat next to the same peope as before but may find you have moved from a central seat to one in the aisle (or vice versa).
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I've had the same... It specifically says " we are required to make a number of seats within Villa Park available for UEFA use, including allocations for UEFA partners, sponsors and associated stakeholders."
So we have to pay £1.2k and we can't even sit in our own fucking seat!?
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Be fair, it's about time the associated stakeholders got theirs. Great bunch of lads.
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Apologies, I'm making light but it's shameful shit
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Sounds like when they reorganised the Holte. You haven't actually changed position but the seating layout will have changed to squeeze more in. You will likely be sat next to the same peope as before but may find you have moved from a central seat to one in the aisle (or vice versa).
Then they reorganised the Lower Holte, my seat went from being close to one exit to being very close to another. Also, it seemed that other rows immediately in front and behind us had been moved in the opposite direction to our own, so that people we used to be able to have a chat with were now a good ten or so seats away.
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My assumption is that we'll be pushed sideways, taking up single seats & seats where there aren't currently season ticket holders. Creating empty seats in the central areas of the stand. Where they can charge members who buy on a match by match basis.
The club are also putting seats in where there's currently steps & reconfiguring the walkways. So I expect to move 4-5 seats towards the Holte End.
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I've had the same... It specifically says " we are required to make a number of seats within Villa Park available for UEFA use, including allocations for UEFA partners, sponsors and associated stakeholders."
So we have to pay £1.2k and we can't even sit in our own fucking seat!?
We’ve had this email too - in upper trinity row b.
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As a North Stand season ticket holder, I've had an e-mail saying I can relocate from Wednesday morning to seat not already taken by season ticket holders.
It’s up to you but wouldn’t you be better to wait until after the other season ticket holders renewal period which is 5pm Sunday. There might be better seats available then. Depends what you are after I suppose.
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As a North Stand season ticket holder, I've had an e-mail saying I can relocate from Wednesday morning to seat not already taken by season ticket holders.
It’s up to you but wouldn’t you be better to wait until after the other season ticket holders renewal period which is 5pm Sunday. There might be better seats available then. Depends what you are after I suppose.
Could just sign up for a seat during the initial window, I'm in fact surprised they're not telling you to do that anyway, then try to move again afterwards.
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I've had the same... It specifically says " we are required to make a number of seats within Villa Park available for UEFA use, including allocations for UEFA partners, sponsors and associated stakeholders."
So we have to pay £1.2k and we can't even sit in our own fucking seat!?
We’ve had this email too - in upper trinity row b.
I’m Block A5 Row F
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I’d hope the new seats in the Trinity will be available to buy too. At least 400 in the new rows and similar in the new corner stand.
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Good old Villa. Build on the euphoria of finally winning something by fcuking people over. Lovely touch.
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One thing I will say Villa have done right is the lengthy initial renewal window for season tickets. At least it gives me time to clear off the credit card before it gets another hammering.
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I too have had an email.
My understanding, from the little snippets in the planning documents and drawings, is that for most of us it will just be an increase in the row number, as they add 3-4 rows as the lower and middle are joined together.
The gangways will potentially be to/from the street level exits at the lower, with the middle exits removed and covered with extra seats. So any one in the Trinity Middle in line with the lower exits might have to move.
Also any one in the corner in front of the big screen / McGregor's Lounge will have to move to accommodate the new corner pavilion.
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With so much going on I’ve not really managed to stay on top of this.
Had the “we are writing to inform you that the seats you currently occupy will be unavailable for the 2026/27 season” 4pm yesterday.
Obviously a tricky process for the club to manage so will try not to be overly dramatic & give it the “First they came for the Communists”
So we are family zone next to the tunnel, back of the lowest tier, it being about the best for kids to be close to the action/players coming and going, but not a worms eye view.
Not particularly happy we have to move.
Questions I’ll try and ask the club but any one any ideas?
Of the options offered, the drastic pausing for a year then offers not going back, but instead a North Stand seat,
1) this suggests ‘our’ seats are gone for good?
2) I know the tunnel was proposed to be moved, is this confirmed?
Being able to take our cheapest Zone 4 seats to Zones 3 or 2 at no extra cost is a small compensation but
3) the season after presumably they’ll then hit us for any cost increase and then we have to go back through the same reallocation lottery to try to get decent cheapest zone 4 seats?
Lots more questions I imagine but that’ll do for starters…
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One thing I will say Villa have done right is the lengthy initial renewal window for season tickets. At least it gives me time to clear off the credit card before it gets another hammering.
Don't you use the clubs interest free credit option?
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Has anyone in the central Lower Trinity (C4, C5) received an email from Villa about the new seating layout ?
I've tried getting info via AVFC Support on xTwit, but can't get a straight answer.
I'm hoping that the lack of communication means we're not being moved but...y'know....it's the Villa ::)
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Has anyone in the central Lower Trinity (C4, C5) received an email from Villa about the new seating layout ?
I've tried getting info via AVFC Support on xTwit, but can't get a straight answer.
I'm hoping that the lack of communication means we're not being moved but...y'know....it's the Villa ::)
I'd guess that as some of us TRers have been told we are moving, then if you haven't been then you'll be ok.
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**Sorry, quoted wrong post***
At this stage, as I don't really know where I'm being moved to, or if in reality I am being moved, I'm pretty relaxed about it as we we all know seat configoration changes will get some more seats available in what will be a difficult year for the club with the NS going.
Of course I reserve the right to moan like fuck if Im moved somewhere I don't like.
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I am dreading them fucking about with the upper Holte.
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Has anyone in the central Lower Trinity (C4, C5) received an email from Villa about the new seating layout ?
I've tried getting info via AVFC Support on xTwit, but can't get a straight answer.
I'm hoping that the lack of communication means we're not being moved but...y'know....it's the Villa ::)
They have added rows and rejigged the layout (not published yet) so you will have different seat number/row, but be broadly in the same location. That’s all we know
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Has anyone in the central Lower Trinity (C4, C5) received an email from Villa about the new seating layout ?
I've tried getting info via AVFC Support on xTwit, but can't get a straight answer.
I'm hoping that the lack of communication means we're not being moved but...y'know....it's the Villa ::)
I'd guess that as some of us TRers have been told we are moving, then if you haven't been then you'll be ok.
Just trying to find out which sections we know are affected so far
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Presumably not the section you're in, or they would have told you? You'd hope so, anyway...
On a side note, me dad has to move from the North for the season. He ideally wants somewhere people aren't going to be standing up in front of him all game as he isn't the most mobile. I have told him avoid the Lower Holte. Guessing anywhere other than lower tiers should be okay?
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Presumably not the section you're in, or they would have told you? You'd hope so, anyway...
On a side note, me dad has to move from the North for the season. He ideally wants somewhere people aren't going to be standing up in front of him all game as he isn't the most mobile. I have told him avoid the Lower Holte. Guessing anywhere other than lower tiers should be okay?
Central LTR would be a good location. Apart from goal celebrations, we tend to frown upon people standing up
It's also mostly free of singing/chanting, although it is a hotbed of sarcasm and bad puns relating to players' names (oh, how we miss Moritz Volz)
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Presumably not the section you're in, or they would have told you? You'd hope so, anyway...
On a side note, me dad has to move from the North for the season. He ideally wants somewhere people aren't going to be standing up in front of him all game as he isn't the most mobile. I have told him avoid the Lower Holte. Guessing anywhere other than lower tiers should be okay?
We tend to remain seated in the Upper Trinity for the most part
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Ta both.
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There are hundreds of new seats in the Trinity, so be quick when the window opens.
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There are hundreds of new seats in the Trinity, so be quick when the window opens.
Yep, those who are quick may get themselves excellent seats.
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There are hundreds of new seats in the Trinity, so be quick when the window opens.
I think that those of us already in that area should have a say on who joins us, eg we might let in cdbearsfan's dad but not cdbearsfan himself ;)
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Thank you, I have passed that on.
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There are hundreds of new seats in the Trinity, so be quick when the window opens.
I think that those of us already in that area should have a say on who joins us, eg we might let in cdbearsfan's dad but not cdbearsfan himself ;)
Don't worry I'm in the Lower Holte Standing Up Riff-Raff Area.
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Can somene send the link to view the new seating plan please? I can only find old plans.
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Can somene send the link to view the new seating plan please? I can only find old plans.
If I am reading it correctly, it wont be available until tomorrow.
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Thank you. I will stop searching.
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Can somene send the link to view the new seating plan please? I can only find old plans.
There isn't one available yet, as far as I know.
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There are hundreds of new seats in the Trinity, so be quick when the window opens.
Would this be lower?
Looking for where to shift to from C8 family zone,
the request is for
•lower tier
•where people won’t stand up blocking a kids view,
for at least a season, unclear if we can get our seats back next season, unclear if tunnel moving as was suggested at one point etc etc.
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They are linking the middle and lower, so those will be the new seats. I guess it will all be called the lower.
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re tunnel, see attached:
(https://i.ibb.co/LXv95dnh/HJ0-Ub-A-W4-AAYq-XY.jpg) (https://ibb.co/LXv95dnh)
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One thing I will say Villa have done right is the lengthy initial renewal window for season tickets. At least it gives me time to clear off the credit card before it gets another hammering.
Don't you use the clubs interest free credit option?
I prefer to get it done and paid so I don't have to think about it again until the following summer.
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Presumably not the section you're in, or they would have told you? You'd hope so, anyway...
On a side note, me dad has to move from the North for the season. He ideally wants somewhere people aren't going to be standing up in front of him all game as he isn't the most mobile. I have told him avoid the Lower Holte. Guessing anywhere other than lower tiers should be okay?
Central LTR would be a good location. Apart from goal celebrations, we tend to frown upon people standing up
It's also mostly free of singing/chanting, although it is a hotbed of sarcasm and bad puns relating to players' names (oh, how we miss Moritz Volz)
I saw you on that Unai cam. So I know you tell porkies.
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There are hundreds of new seats in the Trinity, so be quick when the window opens.
I think that those of us already in that area should have a say on who joins us, eg we might let in cdbearsfan's dad but not cdbearsfan himself ;)
Don't worry I'm in the Lower Holte Standing Up Riff-Raff Area.
Only the finest riff-raff are to be found in the lower holte
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Got our renewal in Trinity Road middle. Row is KK (previously 32) and seat number is around 20 less than it was last season. Cannot find anything about what that practically means re position. Just the option to renew/release or wait.
Anyone found anything like a seating plan?
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Renewing ST combined with CL tickets has a very Weekend in London feel about it.
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Got our renewal in Trinity Road middle. Row is KK (previously 32) and seat number is around 20 less than it was last season. Cannot find anything about what that practically means re position. Just the option to renew/release or wait.
Anyone found anything like a seating plan?
My Section/Row/Seat numbers have all changed.
Likewise, no seat plan provided, so unable to make an informed decision.
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Seating plan is on if you click season tickets then "new seat".
If your seat numbers have changed but you haven't received an email to say you have to relocate, you should be more or less where you were based on what happened when they altered the Lower Holte layout, though you may have moved from the middle to an aisle or vice versa.
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Got our renewal in Trinity Road middle. Row is KK (previously 32) and seat number is around 20 less than it was last season. Cannot find anything about what that practically means re position. Just the option to renew/release or wait.
Anyone found anything like a seating plan?
The new Stadium Plan is linked below. Click on your Block to see your seat (you'll need to count from the nearest available seat to find your own)
https://tickets.avfc.co.uk/en-GB/subscriptions/2026-27%20season%20tickets?hallmap
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Trying to renew £900 + £300.. £1200. Using V12 credit 0% interest , get to checkout jumps up to £1800 ? Obviously not checkouted yet . Didn't we have this problem last year ?
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Trying to renew £900 + £300.. £1200. Using V12 credit 0% interest , get to checkout jumps up to £1800 ? Obviously not checkout . Didn't we have this problem last year ?
That's just an example repayment illustration. Click through and it drops back down to £1,200
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Back in the Holte, result!
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You've relocated into the Holte?
That's a bonus as they haven't been allowing relocations into the Holte for the last few years, I don't think
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You've relocated into the Holte?
That's a bonus as they haven't been allowing relocations into the Holte for the last few years, I don't think
No, I tried last year without success, guess they've had to relax it a bit for us homeless North Standers. There was only a handfull at the front of my block but I was only after a single whioch made it a bit easier.
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Excellent. Where have you moved to?
There's hardly anything in the upper as they hold seats back for the Terrace View.
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Better be Left Side.
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Excellent. Where have you moved to?
K1, row 9
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(https://i.ibb.co/mrMQVGFR/IMG-1291.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mrMQVGFR)
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Grrrr I knew the unwashed northers would invade our pristine citadel!
;)
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Excellent. Where have you moved to?
K1, row 9
Congratulations. Nothing like being in the Holte Upper.
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Dangerously close to ballistic-mayonnaise territory.
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Section B4 on the seat plan wasn't clickable earlier, but is now.
One seat shows as available, so someone must have already clicked the 'Not Renewing' option.
EDIT - and now B4 is back to being unclickable ::)
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I was fortunate to have an aisle seat with no seat in front of me which allowed me to stretch out my legs and now I have no idea whether that is still the case although I somewhat doubt it. I remember the days when you could go down to VP and actually view and select your seat so you knew what you were paying for. I have been allocated Stand B1 Row AA Seat 3 which certainly implies to me that it is not even an aisle seat, can’t say I am very happy about that.
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I was fortunate to have an aisle seat with no seat in front of me which allowed me to stretch out my legs and now I have no idea whether that is still the case although I somewhat doubt it. I remember the days when you could go down to VP and actually view and select your seat so you knew what you were paying for. I have been allocated Stand B1 Row AA Seat 3 which certainly implies to me that it is not even an aisle seat, can’t say I am very happy about that.
Seat 3 is still an aisle seat.
(https://i.ibb.co/F1r7HVW/Screenshot-2026-06-03-112708.jpg) (https://ibb.co/F1r7HVW)
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Trying to move my North Stander brother and his daughter to Trinity as he can't do it on his phone. However when I select the two seats he might want, the system states he can't have two and select a different owner, but it seems his daughter is not set as owner or not letting me edit it. How do I link one ticket to her. She is in the friends and family section under "Group" option but not seeing anything obvious.
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I was fortunate to have an aisle seat with no seat in front of me which allowed me to stretch out my legs and now I have no idea whether that is still the case although I somewhat doubt it. I remember the days when you could go down to VP and actually view and select your seat so you knew what you were paying for. I have been allocated Stand B1 Row AA Seat 3 which certainly implies to me that it is not even an aisle seat, can’t say I am very happy about that.
Seat 3 is still an aisle seat.
(https://i.ibb.co/F1r7HVW/Screenshot-2026-06-03-112708.jpg) (https://ibb.co/F1r7HVW)
Oh, okay thanks for that
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https://tickets.avfc.co.uk/en-GB/subscriptions/2026-27%20stadium%20seat%20display?hallmap
Full seating plan, so you can see your new seats - you need to be logged in to access though.
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As a North Stander who has been evicted I gave myself plenty of time to reallocate and renew this morning. Got an aisle seat in B2 which should be fine. However, the "system" would not let me add the Champions League passage either in that seat or others that were available (it said "series not available").
After about 90 minutes I could eventually click on and add the CL bundle. Patience prevailed.
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As a North Stander who has been evicted I gave myself plenty of time to reallocate and renew this morning. Got an aisle seat in B2 which should be fine. However, the "system" would not let me add the Champions League passage either in that seat or others that were available (it said "series not available").
After about 90 minutes I could eventually click on and add the CL bundle. Patience prevailed.
Same for me. I couldn't get the champions league tickets but I'll try again soon.
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https://tickets.avfc.co.uk/en-GB/subscriptions/2026-27%20stadium%20seat%20display?hallmap
Full seating plan, so you can see your new seats - you need to be logged in to access though.
They must have fixed a bug and updated the graphics on the Seat Plan.
All sections now clickable and seat numbers displaying
Also, no need to be signed in to view
However, now it looks like that all seats are available to buy ???
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Wasted 2.5hrs, chumps league add on failed so hesitated on finance trying to contact club (lol), not realising finance was time sensitive*, so good seats chosen 0930 lost.
Next pair lost as it would not allocate on the same or multiple other devices.
Eventually got a pair in location not wanted, allocated, CL added (not sure what is to stop
Taking someone else’s seats?) and finance done.
1st world problems and all that but massive stress, lots could have been avoided with a movers window (and accessible support) before main renewals…
Clearly lots of bugs getting ironed out live, not good.
*there was a very clear description of time limit to complete finance sent *after* it was completed and all done. V12 were at least accessible on the phone to help me understand if she’s lost the tix I had hoped were still allocated.
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https://tickets.avfc.co.uk/en-GB/subscriptions/2026-27%20stadium%20seat%20display?hallmap
Full seating plan, so you can see your new seats - you need to be logged in to access though.
So I was in Trinity Road B2 seat 60ish and I have been given B2 seat 40ish. No idea - have I moved 20 seats?
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Seems pretty mad they didn't have a separate window for movers before the main renewal window just to spread out the volume of calls.
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Even if was just a 24 hour window you'd have thought it would make sense logistically.
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https://tickets.avfc.co.uk/en-GB/subscriptions/2026-27%20stadium%20seat%20display?hallmap
Full seating plan, so you can see your new seats - you need to be logged in to access though.
So I was in Trinity Road B2 seat 60ish and I have been given B2 seat 40ish. No idea - have I moved 20 seats?
I was in B1 Seat 38, now I'm in seat 12, but on the seating plan it looks like it's more or less where I was. I think they've just re-jigged the rows and seat numbers, without actually changing the position of your seat.
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Trying to move my North Stander brother and his daughter to Trinity as he can't do it on his phone. However when I select the two seats he might want, the system states he can't have two and select a different owner, but it seems his daughter is not set as owner or not letting me edit it. How do I link one ticket to her. She is in the friends and family section under "Group" option but not seeing anything obvious.
I had this issue mid morning. Could allocate ok 0930 then after tix lost wouldn’t let me re-do for a couple of hours. I did it eventually on a different device but the error replicated on other devices so I don’t think that was the issue. Immensely stressful preferred seats slipping out of your grip due to ropey website I presume…
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Even if was just a 24 hour window you'd have thought it would make sense logistically.
Yes. The staff when you get them are great and it’s not individuals who are at fault, especially re: clearly untested/not thought through trialled systems, but it’s not hard try to look after loyal customers you are messing about by creating a support opportunity before the main melee
Tried calling many times, never even got in the queue.
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https://tickets.avfc.co.uk/en-GB/subscriptions/2026-27%20stadium%20seat%20display?hallmap
Full seating plan, so you can see your new seats - you need to be logged in to access though.
So I was in Trinity Road B2 seat 60ish and I have been given B2 seat 40ish. No idea - have I moved 20 seats?
I was in B1 Seat 38, now I'm in seat 12, but on the seating plan it looks like it's more or less where I was. I think they've just re-jigged the rows and seat numbers, without actually changing the position of your seat.
Hope you are right. But i now have a “vomitory” below me and didn’t have one to left or right near before. So either i have been moved relative to current entrance stairs or they are completely moving the stairs.
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Trying to renew £900 + £300.. £1200. Using V12 credit 0% interest , get to checkout jumps up to £1800 ? Obviously not checkout . Didn't we have this problem last year ?
That's just an example repayment illustration. Click through and it drops back down to £1,200
Thanks Chrisw1
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https://tickets.avfc.co.uk/en-GB/subscriptions/2026-27%20stadium%20seat%20display?hallmap
Full seating plan, so you can see your new seats - you need to be logged in to access though.
So I was in Trinity Road B2 seat 60ish and I have been given B2 seat 40ish. No idea - have I moved 20 seats?
I was in B1 Seat 38, now I'm in seat 12, but on the seating plan it looks like it's more or less where I was. I think they've just re-jigged the rows and seat numbers, without actually changing the position of your seat.
Yeah, after all that I'm almost certain that they have simply renumbered my existing seat and we haven't actually moved at all. Less obvious is how we are going to get out as the plan doesn't show the gangway we have always used.
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Last year we had similar in Upper Trinity, our seats were moved (on paper) from block A5 to A6, we are in an identical seat position as before 'the move'
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I mean, I was pretty relaxed about it but Id have thought that communicating to me that my seats have been simply renumbered rather than lumping everyone together in a blanket mailshot saying 'you are moving' might have been the way to go.
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https://tickets.avfc.co.uk/en-GB/subscriptions/2026-27%20stadium%20seat%20display?hallmap
Full seating plan, so you can see your new seats - you need to be logged in to access though.
So I was in Trinity Road B2 seat 60ish and I have been given B2 seat 40ish. No idea - have I moved 20 seats?
I was in B1 Seat 38, now I'm in seat 12, but on the seating plan it looks like it's more or less where I was. I think they've just re-jigged the rows and seat numbers, without actually changing the position of your seat.
Yeah, after all that I'm almost certain that they have simply renumbered my existing seat and we haven't actually moved at all. Less obvious is how we are going to get out as the plan doesn't show the gangway we have always used.
middle teir gangways and entrances have been moved.
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https://tickets.avfc.co.uk/en-GB/subscriptions/2026-27%20stadium%20seat%20display?hallmap
Full seating plan, so you can see your new seats - you need to be logged in to access though.
So I was in Trinity Road B2 seat 60ish and I have been given B2 seat 40ish. No idea - have I moved 20 seats?
I was in B1 Seat 38, now I'm in seat 12, but on the seating plan it looks like it's more or less where I was. I think they've just re-jigged the rows and seat numbers, without actually changing the position of your seat.
Yeah, after all that I'm almost certain that they have simply renumbered my existing seat and we haven't actually moved at all. Less obvious is how we are going to get out as the plan doesn't show the gangway we have always used.
middle teir gangways and entrances have been moved.
Interesting - where have you learned that pls?
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No mention of a prezzie on the list of season ticket benefits... >:(
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I'd rather they drop the gifts and keep pricing as low as possible tbh.
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Well, they got 50% of that sorted!
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I would never have thought 3 or 4 years ago, that I'd be shelling well over a thousand sheets for a season ticket.
Yikes.
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You can just about see on here. The middle tier entrances have been filled in and the gangway will run top to bottom.
(https://i.ibb.co/fdfB7b9Q/IMG-3246.jpg) (https://ibb.co/fdfB7b9Q)
(https://i.ibb.co/twhVDwmC/IMG-3239.jpg) (https://ibb.co/twhVDwmC)
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(https://i.ibb.co/twhVDwmC/IMG-3239.jpg) (https://ibb.co/twhVDwmC)
...for a moment I was trying to work out what God Good meant.
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That is getting rid of lots of gangways , do they not want us to leave ??
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That is getting rid of lots of gangways , do they not want us to leave ??
Encouraging people to spend more time (translation - money) at the ground as it’s a big revenue driver.
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Aren't there some sort of regulations specifying number of exits per x number of seats?
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You can just about see on here. The middle tier entrances have been filled in and the gangway will run top to bottom.
(https://i.ibb.co/fdfB7b9Q/IMG-3246.jpg) (https://ibb.co/fdfB7b9Q)
(https://i.ibb.co/twhVDwmC/IMG-3239.jpg) (https://ibb.co/twhVDwmC)
Sorry for being thick here, you are saying that those exits/entrances circled are now no longer there?
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Aren't there some sort of regulations specifying number of exits per x number of seats?
They've employed a Gangway Optimisation Model and calculated that they require fewer exits, due to people leaving early to beat the traffic.
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I can’t wait to go again in a 50k crowd.
It will be the first time since the ding-dong derby in ‘77 I think.
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Aren't there some sort of regulations specifying number of exits per x number of seats?
They've employed a Gangway Optimisation Model and calculated that they require fewer exits, due to people leaving early to beat the traffic.
Wankers.
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Must be shit if you had an aisle seat to move to the middle of the row. Plus being moved from fans you sit close to. They havent attempted the upper witton yet, its probably unsafe to remove the walkways up there!
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Anyone that leaves early is subhuman scum. Fact.
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You can just about see on here. The middle tier entrances have been filled in and the gangway will run top to bottom.
(https://i.ibb.co/fdfB7b9Q/IMG-3246.jpg) (https://ibb.co/fdfB7b9Q)
(https://i.ibb.co/twhVDwmC/IMG-3239.jpg) (https://ibb.co/twhVDwmC)
From the top will make getting to and from the lavvy at half time a bit more difficult!
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From the top will make getting to and from the lavvy at half time a bit more difficult!
Sounds good, we've been looking at ways to reduce the average age of our fanbase.
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You can just about see on here. The middle tier entrances have been filled in and the gangway will run top to bottom.
(https://i.ibb.co/fdfB7b9Q/IMG-3246.jpg) (https://ibb.co/fdfB7b9Q)
(https://i.ibb.co/twhVDwmC/IMG-3239.jpg) (https://ibb.co/twhVDwmC)
Sorry for being thick here, you are saying that those exits/entrances circled are now no longer there?
That's correct. I think they're replaced by the ones currently in the Lower Trinity, so I assume there will be approximately half as many exits/entrances as previous.
No doubt some will use this as an excuse to leave even earlier.
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Ok thanks, I did finally work that out in the end. Its a bit of a mare getting out at the moment so cant say Im looking forward to it getting 2x worse. Ah well.
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There’ll be people leaving early to avoid the people leaving early now.
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For info, I used the V12 finance option. I've now had confirmation from them that they'll take the first direct debit on 28-June.
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Does anyone know if you are ST Holder and not taken the CL package you will still get the first chance to buy tickets when they go on sale individually. Seems very vague from Villa on this point.
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For info, I used the V12 finance option. I've now had confirmation from them that they'll take the first direct debit on 28-June.
You can change the date if you want.
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For info, I used the V12 finance option. I've now had confirmation from them that they'll take the first direct debit on 28-June.
You can change the date if you want.
Thank you for that. Extremely easy to do and the 1st is better for me.
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Does anyone know if you are ST Holder and not taken the CL package you will still get the first chance to buy tickets when they go on sale individually. Seems very vague from Villa on this point.
I would imagine this will be the case
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Does anyone know if you are ST Holder and not taken the CL package you will still get the first chance to buy tickets when they go on sale individually. Seems very vague from Villa on this point.
I would imagine this will be the case
It is, that’s what I did for the last CL season.
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Seems like a stupid question but do Villa wipe the ST waiting list each season so they can charge a tenner again to put you back on it? Reason I ask is that I’m on it and it states
Number: 181***
Season: 2025-26 Season
…which kind of implies I’m on the waiting list for last season but not the forthcoming season.
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Where can you find your place in the queue. My son is on it and it would be good to know.
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Where can you find your place in the queue. My son is on it and it would be good to know.
Log into the website, click on initials in top right then select season tickets. There should be a selection available there for season tickets waiting list.
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Seems like a stupid question but do Villa wipe the ST waiting list each season so they can charge a tenner again to put you back on it? Reason I ask is that I’m on it and it states
Number: 181***
Season: 2025-26 Season
…which kind of implies I’m on the waiting list for last season but not the forthcoming season.
I think they’ll leave you on it and that’s a one off admin charge but because membership is worth 100 points they’ll get their money that way. Otherwise no chance of progressing.
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Thanks. I’ll report back this time next year!
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If I buy a TV season ticket for this season, am I then a ST holder and as such can down grade to a normal one next season?
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If I buy a TV season ticket for this season, am I then a ST holder and as such can down grade to a normal one next season?
I think when they first launched them, they offered then to anyone regardless of place in the queue, and you lost your place in the queue if you gave them up.
So I suspect you can’t.
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If I buy a TV season ticket for this season, am I then a ST holder and as such can down grade to a normal one next season?
No you can't downgrade, and as Doggy says, you lose your place in the queue.
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Sorry wrong thread.
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If I buy a TV season ticket for this season, am I then a ST holder and as such can down grade to a normal one next season?
No you can't downgrade, and as Doggy says, you lose your place in the queue.
That's quite annoying. So I can be a member, attend every game as a GA season ticket holder, got to all European games, but go to the back of the queue for a normal season ticket. Doesn't add up somewhere missed 2 home games league and cup in 3 seasons and still not got to the front of the queue, and if I did I couldn't get one with my lad as he's missed 5 in that period due to work. Might be a bit easier after the North has been done I guess.
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If you've only missed 2 games in 2 seasons, I think you'll be at the front of the ST queue and may well get one this summer.
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They might not release many this summer as they will want as many seats as possible to charge eye-watering match by match prices for.
This is definitely the season to get as many games under your belt as possible as there will be a big release for the new Dogtanian Stand opening. :P
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They might not release many this summer as they will want as many seats as possible to charge eye-watering match by match prices for.
This with bells on.
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They might not release many this summer as they will want as many seats as possible to charge eye-watering match by match prices for.
This with bells on.
Exactly. That's why they are telling us refugees that we can take a rest for a season without any impact on continuity.
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They might not release many this summer as they will want as many seats as possible to charge eye-watering match by match prices for.
This with bells on.
True, but they have said they will release some. I would think someone who has missed two games in two seasons should have a very good chance of getting one of those.
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Hopefully, fingers crossed.
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Not sure how much of this has already been made public, but the club released this info today;
https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2026/june/24/fans-ticketing-consultation-for-2026-27/ (https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2026/june/24/fans-ticketing-consultation-for-2026-27/)
https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/gc-media-assets-v2.gc.avfcservices.co.uk/4754d930-6fb6-11f1-aa2e-a7cb0095795e.pdf (https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/gc-media-assets-v2.gc.avfcservices.co.uk/4754d930-6fb6-11f1-aa2e-a7cb0095795e.pdf)
Interesting that over 10k U21 fans have attended their first match due to the cup games.
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Now the renewals process is over, has anyone been offered a new season ticket?
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Now the renewals process is over, has anyone been offered a new season ticket?
That will be next week.
They’ll allow relocation for existing season ticket holders this week which I might have a go at!