Season tickets 2012/13

[hawkeye]

The pre match experience goes something like this. Mcliesh puts a video on of Boltons goals over the last 25 years, he then tells every one that Hutton is the best Right Back in the world. Faulkner comes into the dressing room and trys to sell the players scratch cards.Randy does a video conference from the golf course and says things like, I love you guys, roof it, show me the money and finishes with good luck against them Bolton Rovers. Mcliesh does his pre match speach, reminding the players that they are playing an elite club and that winning is over rated. None of the players are listening as they are either texting or wearing head phones, except for Gabby who is colouring in his book.

[Matt C]

To answer the original question, no I'm not renewing but that's down to my location - if it were not for that I'd renew.

[Lee]

I very much doubt the will be any from this household next season

[LeeB]

I think there's going to be a massive like for like drop off in sales, and that will be the axe for the manager.

There's been a drop for a couple of seasons, but they'll shit themselves into sacking him when they see the figures.

[Lee]

Villa phoned me today. Are they ringing all ST holders? I told them I'd probably renew out of loyalty to the club I've supported for 60 years but certainly not out of loyalty to the present management, who have produced some of the most boring games I've seen for years. I said that I appreciated that the marketing department, like the girl who phoned me, were doing their best to make renewing an attractive proposition, but they were fighting a losing battle until the performance on the pitch improved. I was offered some sort of behind-the-scenes pre-match experience before the Bolton game, which I declined (but, again, full marks for trying).

Just how desperate is that.

[dave.woodhall]

Villa phoned me today. Are they ringing all ST holders? I told them I'd probably renew out of loyalty to the club I've supported for 60 years but certainly not out of loyalty to the present management, who have produced some of the most boring games I've seen for years. I said that I appreciated that the marketing department, like the girl who phoned me, were doing their best to make renewing an attractive proposition, but they were fighting a losing battle until the performance on the pitch improved. I was offered some sort of behind-the-scenes pre-match experience before the Bolton game, which I declined (but, again, full marks for trying).

Just how desperate is that.

It's marketing. The sort of thing we used to complain that they didn't do.

[hawkeye]

Villa phoned me today. Are they ringing all ST holders? I told them I'd probably renew out of loyalty to the club I've supported for 60 years but certainly not out of loyalty to the present management, who have produced some of the most boring games I've seen for years. I said that I appreciated that the marketing department, like the girl who phoned me, were doing their best to make renewing an attractive proposition, but they were fighting a losing battle until the performance on the pitch improved. I was offered some sort of behind-the-scenes pre-match experience before the Bolton game, which I declined (but, again, full marks for trying).

Just how desperate is that.

It's marketing. The sort of thing we used to complain that they didn't do.

No that is selling

[Lee]

There's marketing and there is  desperation. Selling tickets to the masses is a good philosophy. Chasing people down with the offer of a "pre game package" is desperation, in the same manner as selling tickets for the next 3 games as "Cup Finals"

[hawkeye]

There's marketing and there is  desperation. Selling tickets to the masses is a good philosophy. Chasing people down with the offer of a "pre game package" is desperation, in the same manner as selling tickets for the next 3 games as "Cup Finals"

according to Mcliesh they are World Cup Finals, tells you every thing you need to know about the club, that they are prepared to use the words of the most disliked and unsuccessfull manager we have ever had to try and sell tickets.

[dave.woodhall]

There's marketing and there is  desperation. Selling tickets to the masses is a good philosophy. Chasing people down with the offer of a "pre game package" is desperation, in the same manner as selling tickets for the next 3 games as "Cup Finals"

It's selling tickets. I fail to see what's wrong with that.

[bertlambshank]

Calling them 'cup finals' is small time.If it was on the rags website we would be taking the piss.

[villadelph]

There's marketing and there is  desperation. Selling tickets to the masses is a good philosophy. Chasing people down with the offer of a "pre game package" is desperation, in the same manner as selling tickets for the next 3 games as "Cup Finals"

It's selling tickets. I fail to see what's wrong with that.

I think it's the timing.

It was never done until now, and it wasn't done for the supporters or the club. It was done so the upstairs can protect their own asses.

[kingus]

I keep saying I won't renew.  It's going to see some serious willpower not to renew (I can't imagine my life without Villa), but I'm not certain I can pay the best part of a grand for me and the daughter to sit through this again.

[VillaAlways]

Season ticket sales must be crap as they've got Gabby on the OS urging fans to "stick with fans through the bad times" and renew.The problem is the owner is person who has created these bad times and is the only person who has the power to change things. These things work both ways Mr Lerner if you're not prepared to do anything to alter the present situation,either by changing the manager or significant funding then you can hardly expect people to renew, especiaaly with the dire football being played out on the pitch

[PaulWinch again]

Significant funding won't do it under Mcleish. The best thing Lerner can do is get rid of Mcleish and supply a new manager with reasonable funding. The fans will get behind the team if they can provide some entertainment.