Match Ticket Prices

[TheSandman]

The whole thread issue is really about any product for sale....supply and demand and competitiveness in its rivals market place.
With this in mind we are probably very well positioned against others for value for money ST, probably about only 2 or 3 clubs have cheaper prices available.
As for just AVFC product, against last year i would say it is reasonable against a very good season with progress in a couple of competitions that many others didnt have.
But for this season, we do not yet know what or who will be paraded in front of us, so to a degree its a bit of a gamble at the moment

We don't have to be competitive with our rivals though do we?... A season ticket is not like a car. If you think a Vauxhall is not as good or offers as much value for money as a Ford you buy the Ford. If you don't like the football on show or the price you don't decide to go down St. Andrews or The Hawthornes.

To an extent the club can get away with charging what they like as many people will just renew as it is not a rational choice.

[davevillan]

I think the quote about how much you save over the season is pretty much irrelevant, and perhaps people are making too much of it.
How many who go to every home game are not ST holders?
People like myself who live away from the area, and because of work etc are unable to get to all the home games, pick and choose the games they go to.
If i could get to enough games to warrant a ST i would, but i cant so i have to buy mine on a match by match basis when i go.
Im going to West Ham, and paid £25 for the Lower Holte wings, and tbh i think thats great value.
I will probably go to more lower cat games, or the Europa games so it works out cheaper. I go to watch and support Villa, not the opposition.

[Drummond]

Love the opening line. Basically, buy a season ticket or pay through the nose you mugs.

That's exactly what I thought.

Not very subtle.

Exactly. As i'm not going to get a season ticket they are calline me a mug. Unfortunately I'm not so my dosh will stay in my pocket.

It's rather insulting isn't it?

[Chris Smith]

Love the opening line. Basically, buy a season ticket or pay through the nose you mugs.

That's exactly what I thought.

Not very subtle.

Exactly. As i'm not going to get a season ticket they are calline me a mug. Unfortunately I'm not so my dosh will stay in my pocket.

It's rather insulting isn't it?

It's just a bit of marketing isn't it?

Agreed it's non too subtle but I think you'd have to be a pretty sensitive soul to be insulted by it.

[mshurst]

Love the opening line. Basically, buy a season ticket or pay through the nose you mugs.

That's exactly what I thought.

Not very subtle.

Exactly. As i'm not going to get a season ticket they are calline me a mug. Unfortunately I'm not so my dosh will stay in my pocket.

It's rather insulting isn't it?

It's just a bit of marketing isn't it?

Agreed it's non too subtle but I think you'd have to be a pretty sensitive soul to be insulted by it.

I don't think it's insulting, I just think it's rude and out-of-order.

Like other people, I don't have enough disposable income to go and spend £300-400 on a season ticket.

And yet, because of that, every game I do go to I am not going to have to pay through the nose because they're, basically, trying to force season tickets from fans.

[Chris Smith]

Love the opening line. Basically, buy a season ticket or pay through the nose you mugs.

That's exactly what I thought.

Not very subtle.

Exactly. As i'm not going to get a season ticket they are calline me a mug. Unfortunately I'm not so my dosh will stay in my pocket.

It's rather insulting isn't it?

It's just a bit of marketing isn't it?

Agreed it's non too subtle but I think you'd have to be a pretty sensitive soul to be insulted by it.

I don't think it's insulting, I just think it's rude and out-of-order.

Like other people, I don't have enough disposable income to go and spend £300-400 on a season ticket.

And yet, because of that, every game I do go to I am not going to have to pay through the nose because they're, basically, trying to force season tickets from fans.

Eh?

There has always, quite rightly, been a discount for season tickets, it's nothing new. It's clearly in the clubs interest to have fans commit their money up front so they reward that by offering a better deal than match day prices.

I'm struggling to see how the line "showing conclusively that purchasing a season card is the best means of watching the mighty claret and blue" is causing such a fuss when it is clearly just a bit of marketing blurb and is factually correct.

[pauliewalnuts]

I wouldn't say it is insulting as such, but it is very unsubtle.

"Here's the per match prices, Christ, they're spendy, see, you should get a season ticket" is the way it reads.

If they're expensive, they're only expensive because they chose to make them so. Seems a strange place to draw attention to the fact.

[Olneythelonely]

They're just saying it's more expensive if you don't get a season ticket aren't they? It always has been, they're just saying get a season ticket for a bit more value. If it was the same price then you'd have season ticket holders moaning wouldn't you?

I hope we hurry up and sign McGeady, give us something to really moan about.

[JD]

Every organisation that offers season tickets will point out the benefits of a season ticket and much cheaper it is if you get one rather than paying each time you attend.
My gym does it, the local leisure centre does it, Canterbury Rugby do it, The Wellington Phoenix do it.

What is so insulting about Villa doing it?

If you think it's too expensive for a ticket, that's fine and I see your point, but it makes me laugh that some of you are offended by Villa pointing out how much cheaper it is to buy a season ticket. FFS get a grip.

[Dave Cooper please]

Personally I think it's actually the ST holders who might feel put out this season.
By hiking match day prices this much they really are pricing out the casual match-by-match fan, and when they realise this (like when some games barely get above the ST holder level) then out will come the bargains. I fully expect to be able to get into the less popular games after Christmas for about a tenner.
And every time they have to discount a league game in order to not have swathes of empty seats, it further devalues your season ticket.

[Chris Smith]

Personally I think it's actually the ST holders who might feel put out this season.
By hiking match day prices this much they really are pricing out the casual match-by-match fan, and when they realise this (like when some games barely get above the ST holder level) then out will come the bargains. I fully expect to be able to get into the less popular games after Christmas for about a tenner.
And every time they have to discount a league game in order to not have swathes of empty seats, it further devalues your season ticket.

How much have they "hiked" them by?

Mountains out of molehills, something this site does brilliantly.

[dave.woodhall]

Personally I think it's actually the ST holders who might feel put out this season.
By hiking match day prices this much they really are pricing out the casual match-by-match fan, and when they realise this (like when some games barely get above the ST holder level) then out will come the bargains. I fully expect to be able to get into the less popular games after Christmas for about a tenner.
And every time they have to discount a league game in order to not have swathes of empty seats, it further devalues your season ticket.

How much have they "hiked" them by?

Mountains out of molehills, something this site does brilliantly.

I know you've been asked before, but is there any chance you might, just for a day, or even an hour to start with, give it a rest?

[Clampy]

Looking at the price chart on page 1, i do think they could have made the Upper Trinity matchday prices a bit cheaper. It's the one part of the ground which normally has the most empty seats. £45 for one match is a stupid amount of money imo.

[robbo1874]

Noth Stand Upper cat A has gone up 50% in 2 years (£20 to £30).

It looks like we'll be charging away fans up to £45 for tickets which is again too much.

There's enough money in the game that we should be able to charge the fans reasonable admission prices across the board (I would say in the region of 20 quid). The extra revenue generated is only going to disappear down the trouser pockets of the players and agents rather than contribute to any greater good.

That said, I'm lucky enough to have enough disposable income to afford a season ticket. There's many who don't.

mate, that is an interesting stat (if accurate - i don't know) - Villa always used to be one of the most competitively priced clubs in the top flight to go and watch. Now it seems as if the prices are spiralling. The thing is though, a lot of the people i chat to reckon its all down to players wages why the ticket prices are so high - but villa don't pay top wages to players (as far as i know) maybe why we've got a half decent squad with a bunch of fillers? Aston Villa fillers.

[andymac]

its only the trinity road end that's over 40sheets, wherever you sit there are good views at villa park and north stand, holte end, ellis-trinity wings are all fairly well priced, by well priced i mean compared to other premier league clubs.