The General C. Krulak Thread XVI

[Linus]

It is getting so bad I'm considering not renewing next season. I don't pay all that money to be stuck in my car for an hour after the game. Private companies seem to block off roads around the stadium - how is it okay for them to do that there yet not for someone to do the same at the end of Aston Hall Road?

[Phil from the upper holte]

General

I think you missed my Question

regards

[bertlambshank]

General,have the club offered the happy royal couple the Holte Suite for the wedding reception?

[Lucky Eddie]

General will you be sending Kate a claret and blue ribbon to wear in the merry month of May? And when I ask oh why do you wear that ribbon - oh my God I'm gettin all Wembley excited again.

[lookslikedad]

It is getting so bad I'm considering not renewing next season. I don't pay all that money to be stuck in my car for an hour after the game. Private companies seem to block off roads around the stadium - how is it okay for them to do that there yet not for someone to do the same at the end of Aston Hall Road?

What a ludicrous pathetic reason.
"Not renewing my season ticket because of traffic problems..."
Get real... Do you want a personal valet too?? It's a pain in the arse yes, but if you want big gates etc. well, suck it up. The stadiums in the middle of aston, not on a purpose built roundabout towards the end of the city.

[pauliewalnuts]

We had bigger gates two years ago and the traffic there was much better due to the presence of one copper.

Strikes me that a club that usually has 7000 empty seats and can't sell out for its hated rivals or Man United should be concerned about anything like this which concerns regular customers.

Everyone knows it takes a while to get away from football grounds, but when the situation arises which makes it much worse, and there exists an obvious remedy, that is a pretty good example of what this thread is for.

Recently after a match i saw cars parked both sides of Aston hall road, leaving not enough room for two cars to pass, and a 40 ton lorry coming towards the ground. Leaving aside the question of people trying to get away from the match, that is a ridiculous traffic situation that the police are allowing to happen.

[PeterWithe]

It doesn't even need a copper, Council contractors close down the roads off Witton Lane with barriers and bollards, it would simply be another job for them as they seem to stand around for an hour and a half waiting for the game to finish. I cant help but think though that it would be better finding out who is the B'ham Councillor responsible for highways and taking it up with them.

[London Villan]

Yet the council are happy to put tickets on cars parked off the road in streets with no parking restrictions.

[Tony Boucher]

It is getting so bad I'm considering not renewing next season. I don't pay all that money to be stuck in my car for an hour after the game. Private companies seem to block off roads around the stadium - how is it okay for them to do that there yet not for someone to do the same at the end of Aston Hall Road?

What a ludicrous pathetic reason.
"Not renewing my season ticket because of traffic problems..."
Get real... Do you want a personal valet too?? It's a pain in the arse yes, but if you want big gates etc. well, suck it up. The stadiums in the middle of aston, not on a purpose built roundabout towards the end of the city.

Well done for missing the point totally.  It's nothing to do with big crowds - if we sold out every week, it wouldn't be a problem getting away, IF a few bods made sure that Aston Hall Rd was one-way for an hour after the game (ie. as it was in previous seasons).

I agree that threatening to not renew next season seems a bit extreme, but each to their own.  It is frustrating that this situation has got a lot worse, but the solution is so simple.

I now park at Power League, which is 15 mins walk, but avoids the Aston Hall Rd snarl-up - but I'd prefer parking where I used to (opposite the Leisure Centre)

[PaulTheVillan]

I get the train.

[TimTheVillain]

It doesn't even need a copper, Council contractors close down the roads off Witton Lane with barriers and bollards, it would simply be another job for them as they seem to stand around for an hour and a half waiting for the game to finish. I cant help but think though that it would be better finding out who is the B'ham Councillor responsible for highways and taking it up with them.

Something needs to be done, it's appalling how long it takes to get home from a game now compared to last season.

The police don't see the traffic problem as a large enough problem to warrant ONE policeman for an hour before and an hour after a game.

They apparently need to see an accident caused; someone injured; a celebrity having problems with the public in traffic .... just something to give them a reason to employ ONE Copper at VP for 2 hours.

Amazing.

[PeterWithe]

They apparently need to see an accident caused; someone injured; a celebrity having problems with the public in traffic .... just something to give them a reason to employ ONE Copper at VP for 2 hours.

Maybe David Gold could put a word in, his little incident was around there wasn't it?

[GordonCowansisthegreatest]

They apparently need to see an accident caused; someone injured; a celebrity having problems with the public in traffic .... just something to give them a reason to employ ONE Copper at VP for 2 hours.

Maybe David Gold could put a word in, his little incident was around there wasn't it?

David Gold............Celebrity....................In his dreams;-)

[Blackcountry Villa]

We had bigger gates two years ago and the traffic there was much better due to the presence of one copper.

Strikes me that a club that usually has 7000 empty seats and can't sell out for its hated rivals or Man United should be concerned about anything like this which concerns regular customers.

Everyone knows it takes a while to get away from football grounds, but when the situation arises which makes it much worse, and there exists an obvious remedy, that is a pretty good example of what this thread is for.

Recently after a match i saw cars parked both sides of Aston hall road, leaving not enough room for two cars to pass, and a 40 ton lorry coming towards the ground. Leaving aside the question of people trying to get away from the match, that is a ridiculous traffic situation that the police are allowing to happen.

The empty seats are because of the ridiculously priced £45 tickets, nothing to do with traffic. The £25 tickets are reasonable yes but the club need to seriously rethink the £45 tickets, we haven't sold out against Blues or Man Utd which tells you everything you need to know. Our highest priced tickets were about £30-£35 just a few years ago so how can the club justify a £10-£15 increase in a few years when we've done nothing on the pitch to justify it.

[pauliewalnuts]

We had bigger gates two years ago and the traffic there was much better due to the presence of one copper.

Strikes me that a club that usually has 7000 empty seats and can't sell out for its hated rivals or Man United should be concerned about anything like this which concerns regular customers.

Everyone knows it takes a while to get away from football grounds, but when the situation arises which makes it much worse, and there exists an obvious remedy, that is a pretty good example of what this thread is for.

Recently after a match i saw cars parked both sides of Aston hall road, leaving not enough room for two cars to pass, and a 40 ton lorry coming towards the ground. Leaving aside the question of people trying to get away from the match, that is a ridiculous traffic situation that the police are allowing to happen.

The empty seats are because of the ridiculously priced £45 tickets, nothing to do with traffic. The £25 tickets are reasonable yes but the club need to seriously rethink the £45 tickets, we haven't sold out against Blues or Man Utd which tells you everything you need to know. Our highest priced tickets were about £30-£35 just a few years ago so how can the club justify a £10-£15 increase in a few years when we've done nothing on the pitch to justify it.

I wasn't saying the empty seats are caused by the traffic.

I'm saying that when a club consistently has so many empty seats, they need to take every opportunity they can to make going to the matches more appealing.

That includes ticket prices as you mentioned, but it also includes improving access to the ground. The club have done well with this in the past - the Villa bus services, for example - and something like the issue someone flagged up above is in the same category, I think.