Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Tickets & Travel => Topic started by: UK Redsox on August 25, 2017, 02:23:07 PM
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Details of the ticketing allocations for Villa v Blues matches can be confirmed.
The away allocation for each game will be 2,100 - a five per cent increase on last season in recognition of the behaviour of both sets of supporters.
This decision has been taken after consultation between West Midlands Police and the safety teams of both clubs.
The derby fixtures have already been put back to the Sunday - Blues v Villa on Sunday October 29 at 12noon and Villa v Blues on Sunday February 11 at 12noon.
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How patronising.
If they plan to.lock us in for an hour and escort everybody then they may as well gives us a lot more.
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Anyone who has enough credits and doesn't want to go to the sty - I am happy to take the ticket off you.
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Giving each of us an extra 100 tickets like it's amazing. The way they policed the game at VP last season made it the safest game to attend all season. I didn't see a nose all day outside of the ground. Burnley had 5k+ at Blackburn the other night, both Manchester teams get 3k+, Chelsea had 3200 at Spurs last week. WMP are bottle jobs.
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Using a game where this happened probably isn't the best example
(http://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/football/2017/08/24/TELEMMGLPICT000138134199_trans_NvBQzQNjv4Bq9R2AtQYxLfjB8nvzlkQ0hyTmbzUFbmXYaLLeg1F7IPk.jpeg?imwidth=1400)
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And yet Strathclyde Police can handle 8,000 Celtic fans at Ibrox and vice versa. If our police are too incompetent to handle large away contingents, maybe they should be sent North of the border to find out how to do it.
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And yet Strathclyde Police can handle 8,000 Celtic fans at Ibrox and vice versa. If our police are too incompetent to handle large away contingents, maybe they should be sent North of the border to find out how to do it.
Completely agree. I think it's utterly pathetic that they feel the need to reduce the allocations for these games.
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And yet Strathclyde Police can handle 8,000 Celtic fans at Ibrox and vice versa. If our police are too incompetent to handle large away contingents, maybe they should be sent North of the border to find out how to do it.
Can't argue with that at all.
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I just want to echo the earlier comment that the policing was so tight at the last game that I didn't see a Blues fan all day apart from in the ground. The allocations are daft.
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Using a game where this happened probably isn't the best example
(http://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/football/2017/08/24/TELEMMGLPICT000138134199_trans_NvBQzQNjv4Bq9R2AtQYxLfjB8nvzlkQ0hyTmbzUFbmXYaLLeg1F7IPk.jpeg?imwidth=1400)
That was a Blackburn fan, Burnley had 5,000 tickets and bar a flare (if you class that as trouble) the game passed without incident for them. On a Tuesday night
WMP are patronising and pathetic in their allocations for this derby, I really feel it spoils the atmosphere at both grounds. Anyone that wants trouble will find it tickets or not, in fact, the less tickets, the more people loitering around town drinking.
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The Noses last time were loitering in a disused pub. 50-60 of them if you were curious as to why you were held under the railway bridge for so long.
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The Noses last time were loitering in a disused pub. 50-60 of them if you were curious as to why you were held under the railway bridge for so long.
We headed left at Mcdonalds island and had my Mrs parked at the ibis hotel for a quick getaway.
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Anyone who qualifies high up and doesn't want to put themselves through it - I will gladly have the ticket off you.
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I have two ST references with five aways on if WW, or anyone else, is interested. Might not necessarily reply straight away as on holiday at present but will respond to any PM when I am somewhere with wifi.
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One reference now gone... WW do you still want the other one?
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I wouldn't mind it CD if its going spare. Looking for a third ticket.
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Will see if Witton Warrior wants it as he asked first. If not, it's yours.
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No worries.
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Reference now gone to Witton Warrior. Sorry Ads.
Hopefully someone else can oblige I know a few regular travellers can't be arsed with the hassle of a trip to The Sty.
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If anyone has a spare, that would be much appreciated.
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Can never understand why the police hold us for an hour after the game, as we are then sitting ducks when the crowd disperses by McDonald's as I found out to my cost in 2007. Why not just let us leave together and blend in with the crowd?
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Can never understand why the police hold us for an hour after the game, as we are then sitting ducks when the crowd disperses by McDonald's as I found out to my cost in 2007. Why not just let us leave together and blend in with the crowd?
Or just walk us down the little side bit before you go to McDonalds, I hate that stupid lock in, it just makes everyone restless and frustrated
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Last year was stupid. Held for an hour then marched to the island by mcdonald's. Walked down the street for another 3/4 mile with no plan it seemed to me and the coppers who were with us then let go next to Blues fans in a pub only to have to come back for our car...
You could see the signs, our favourite football cop with his personalized megaphone, handlebar mustache and fluorescent jacket was in control. He was in his element.
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Giving each of us an extra 100 tickets like it's amazing. The way they policed the game at VP last season made it the safest game to attend all season. I didn't see a nose all day outside of the ground. Burnley had 5k+ at Blackburn the other night, both Manchester teams get 3k+, Chelsea had 3200 at Spurs last week. WMP are bottle jobs.
I did when the police at New Street sent my mate and I onto the blue nose train instead of the Villa one. Even though they new we were Villa, we shook hands with several of em as we got off the train.
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After a spare for my brother. If anyone has a reff with 5/6 aways I'd appreciate it.
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1700/2100. There should be a few hundred left tomorrow when it goes to s/t holders with 5 aways. Mad scramble!
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500 left, will be gone by 1730 tomorrow. Good luck to those who qualify.
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Now sold out.
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in the forlorn hope that anyone has a couple spare for whatever reason for this I will be a ready buyer
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Update on Duddeston Convoy/escort/march/shepherding
Aston Villa WMPolice @WMPVillaFC 3h3 hours ago
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#avfc #utv We did have a plan but r currently changing this due 2 the new information that there r NO trains now running 2 Duddeston b4 game
Aston Villa WMPolice @WMPVillaFC 3h3 hours ago
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#avfc #utv I am hoping to have a solution to this by this evening and will put out details of everything when I have finalised plans
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@AVofficial have now put coaches/buses on from Villa Park as a sort of Train replacement, £3.50.
As i struggle to walk and couldn't get a disabled space at the sty i've booked it...leaving Villa Park 10:45