Villa announce friendly against German side Werder Bremen

[villa `cross the mersey]

Just booked my hotel for the Saturday night - anyone know if you can buy tickets at the stadium?

[frank]

The German Villans, who will be at the game with their banner, say that there will be lots of room.

Das Stadion wird zur Hälfte mit Kindern gefüllt sein; es ist der "Tag der Fans".
Es passen 43000 Menschen ins Weserstadion, wenn 25000 kommen, sind das schon Viele.
Letzte Saison gab es ein Vorbereitungsspiel gegen Fulham, da waren es 13000 Zuschauer, wenn ich mich recht erinnere.

The stadium holds 43000 and it would be surprising if 25000 came. Last year there were 13000 for a friendly against Fulham.
The day of our game is Werder's "Fans' Day", so there will be a lot of families at the game.

Apparently the away fans sit in an upper tier, 50m away from the pitch, so the atmosphere there might not be great if the ground's half empty. There's also a standing terrace for away fans.

[danlanza]

The German Villans, who will be at the game with their banner, say that there will be lots of room:

Das Stadion wird zur Hälfte mit Kindern gefüllt sein; es ist der "Tag der Fans".
Es passen 43000 Menschen ins Weserstadion, wenn 25000 kommen, sind das schon Viele.
Letzte Saison gab es ein Vorbereitungsspiel gegen Fulham, da waren es 13000 Zuschauer, wenn ich mich recht erinnere.

The stadium holds 43000 and it would be surprising if 25000 came. Last year there were 13000 for a friendly against Fulham.
The day of our game is Werder's "Fans' Day", so there will be a lot of families at the game.

Apparently the away fans sit in an upper tier, 50m away from the pitch, so the atmosphere there might not be great if the ground's half empty. There's also a standing terrace for away fans.

A lot of Bundesliga teams have standing areas for the fans, Why can't we re-introduce them in some capacity ?

[Brian Taylor]

My mate, not a Villa fan, reckons Peter Withe is in here somewhere. Not a dancer surely? In the audience?

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[Brend'Watkins]

I've checked and can't see anybody like Peter With in the audience.  It might be because I'm still laughing too much and can't focus.

[Brian Taylor]

My mate was always jealous of our triumph..A wind-up then, but a def a funny one all the same!

[not3bad]

The German Villans, who will be at the game with their banner, say that there will be lots of room:

Das Stadion wird zur Hälfte mit Kindern gefüllt sein; es ist der "Tag der Fans".
Es passen 43000 Menschen ins Weserstadion, wenn 25000 kommen, sind das schon Viele.
Letzte Saison gab es ein Vorbereitungsspiel gegen Fulham, da waren es 13000 Zuschauer, wenn ich mich recht erinnere.

The stadium holds 43000 and it would be surprising if 25000 came. Last year there were 13000 for a friendly against Fulham.
The day of our game is Werder's "Fans' Day", so there will be a lot of families at the game.

Apparently the away fans sit in an upper tier, 50m away from the pitch, so the atmosphere there might not be great if the ground's half empty. There's also a standing terrace for away fans.

A lot of Bundesliga teams have standing areas for the fans, Why can't we re-introduce them in some capacity ?

Are Villa still on that, does anyone know?

[DeKuip]

The German Villans, who will be at the game with their banner, say that there will be lots of room.

Das Stadion wird zur Hälfte mit Kindern gefüllt sein; es ist der "Tag der Fans".
Es passen 43000 Menschen ins Weserstadion, wenn 25000 kommen, sind das schon Viele.
Letzte Saison gab es ein Vorbereitungsspiel gegen Fulham, da waren es 13000 Zuschauer, wenn ich mich recht erinnere.

The stadium holds 43000 and it would be surprising if 25000 came. Last year there were 13000 for a friendly against Fulham.
The day of our game is Werder's "Fans' Day", so there will be a lot of families at the game.

Apparently the away fans sit in an upper tier, 50m away from the pitch, so the atmosphere there might not be great if the ground's half empty. There's also a standing terrace for away fans.

I went to the Hannover game a few years ago (the day after MON was appointed) and they just had a special window at the ticket office for Villa fans on the day. It was their "Fans' Day" too and they had a fan park with loads of beer and refreshment stalls - really good day and atmosphere both before and after the game. Hope I can get to Bremen for this one, Germany is the best country to visit as a football fan.

[Dave Clark Five]

The German Villans, who will be at the game with their banner, say that there will be lots of room.

Das Stadion wird zur Hälfte mit Kindern gefüllt sein; es ist der "Tag der Fans".
Es passen 43000 Menschen ins Weserstadion, wenn 25000 kommen, sind das schon Viele.
Letzte Saison gab es ein Vorbereitungsspiel gegen Fulham, da waren es 13000 Zuschauer, wenn ich mich recht erinnere.

The stadium holds 43000 and it would be surprising if 25000 came. Last year there were 13000 for a friendly against Fulham.
The day of our game is Werder's "Fans' Day", so there will be a lot of families at the game.

Apparently the away fans sit in an upper tier, 50m away from the pitch, so the atmosphere there might not be great if the ground's half empty. There's also a standing terrace for away fans.

I went to the Hannover game a few years ago (the day after MON was appointed) and they just had a special window at the ticket office for Villa fans on the day. It was their "Fans' Day" too and they had a fan park with loads of beer and refreshment stalls - really good day and atmosphere both before and after the game. Hope I can get to Bremen for this one, Germany is the best country to visit as a football fan.

We got there ten minutes before the kick off and had to call in two well known Villa heavies to hold the Germans back while we pushed to the front of the queue.

[olaftab]

Werder announce Villa game on their fans day.

http://www.werder.de/


WERDER.DE FAN-SHOP WERDER.TV 

[Nechells Villan]

Ding Dong.....  Have just found out about this Friendly match against Werder and as it so happens will actually be on Leave in Germany at my home approx 90 minutes away from Bremen.

I've checked in with the missus and she is allowing me to go to it...... worryingly she has mentioned she'd maybe like to come too 

So any news on tickets for this game?

Will there be a pub / area where the Villa fans are planning to meet for a few biers before the match?

[frank]

The German Villans have contacted Werder, who are waiting to hear from Villa whether they want to reserve the away end (or part of it). You'll certainly be able to get tickets on the day - it's just a question of whether you want to sit with the away fans.

[Hookeysmith]

My mate, not a Villa fan, reckons Peter Withe is in here somewhere. Not a dancer surely? In the audience?

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That is just the gheyist thing i have ever seen   - i am still sitting here with a face that is stunned

[frank]

Werder Bremen v Aston Villa
Saturday August 11th 2012
Pre-Season Friendly – Weserstadion, Bremen (Germany)
Kick off – 6:00pm CET
Ticket Allocation: 500
 
 
Ticket Prices                                                   
£7.50 for standing
£11 for seated
 
 
Disabled Tickets
Information to follow
 
 
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-          This is NOT an AWAY SCHEME fixture.
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[Hookeysmith]

So how can a brilliant stadium like that justify £7.50 for a match and Peterborough £15