£2 Counter transaction charge.

[john2710]

There should never be a charge for paying in cash. It's like getting to the till at Tesco's & them adding a service charge on top. Scandalous.

There are costs incurred by paying by debit / credit card but these should already be factored in & they haven't risen.

As there's no longer any benefit by going to VP to buy tickets, you might as well just order on line & get them to post them out.

[andrew08]

The Sandman is right. We aren't going to tootle off to West Brom are we (or Halesowen) over a couple of quid. If Asda did this I'd go to Tesco, but this doesn't apply to footy.

The reality is we all pay obscene sums to watch a collection of millionaires kick a footy around. So once we've lept over that hurdle nothing else we pay extra is really relevant!

[Titus Aduxus]

The Sandman is right. We aren't going to tootle off to West Brom are we (or Halesowen) over a couple of quid.

Thats the point I was making and its nothing to do with snobbery about lower league football as I wouldn't cross the street to watch Man U v Liverpool or any other supposed big game not involving Villa.

[Pete3206]

True Lamb, but I'm a ST holder and in two minds about attending the Rotherham game. It's only going to be £15 tops, £17 with the charge. But the sneaky nature of the charge makes me think, nah fuck it. That said, It'll be a couple of days after we've smashed 'The Mighty Reds YNWA' to stay top with 9 points and I'll pay it anyway.

Come to think of it, if we've lost all 3 games, I'll probably be there. Got us by the balls really.

[andrew08]

Why don't we all bunch together to see if we can do the biggest ever transaction. Someone could saunter into the ticket office and order 1533 Rotherham tickets (please) and get our £2's worth on one huge transaction.

[Small Rodent]

Live in London and go and watch Tooting & Micham play. £10 a throw. Struggling to survive. For a prem league team in debt because of their own ludicrous spending, to charge 20% of a struggling non-league side highlights the immorality of premier league football and their apologists.

[adrenachrome]

There should never be a charge for paying in cash. It's like getting to the till at Tesco's & them adding a service charge on top. Scandalous.

There are costs incurred by paying by debit / credit card but these should already be factored in & they haven't risen.

As there's no longer any benefit by going to VP to buy tickets, you might as well just order on line & get them to post them out.

That's an interesting point. If people who would otherwise go to VP or the city centre to buy tickets now get them online, then there is bound to be an effect on merchandise sales. Maybe the club have just decided that people paying with cash are wonga candidates who deserve further wongage. As my dad used to say, don't bite the brand that bleeds you.

[pauliewalnuts]

Why don't we all bunch together to see if we can do the biggest ever transaction. Someone could saunter into the ticket office and order 1533 Rotherham tickets (please) and get our £2's worth on one huge transaction.

Ha ha very good.

"I'll have that block, and that one there, please"

[russon]

Why don't we all bunch together to see if we can do the biggest ever transaction. Someone could saunter into the ticket office and order 1533 Rotherham tickets (please) and get our £2's worth on one huge transaction.

you're on to something there. 200 people contribute 1p each, gather outside the ticket office singing protest songs and applauding the nominated tickets buyer as he emerges from the ticket office having paid for 200 tickets in copper coins. BBC to be tipped off, Shefali dispatched to interview our appointed spokesman (nominations please) and then carried aloft around the car park revealing claret & blue bloomers. It's got legs this one.

[Legion]

As there's no longer any benefit by going to VP to buy tickets, you might as well just order on line & get them to post them out.

Very good point. I always used to go down to the ground then would always take a look in the club shop for something. This might indeed bite them on the arse.

[Chris Jameson]

I'm beginning to think that Mr "Tight as a duck's ass" is something of a wind-up merchant.

I think you may be correct.

You can see why internet bullying is such a big issue when someone who dosnt fit into the cosy clickiness is so quickly picked on.  Shame theres no report abuse button on here.

Don't be so melodramatic, what is this clique you speak off?

[Smoke]

I'm confused, is it £2 charge on buying tickets regardless of payment method? 

or

a £2 charge on buying anything from Villa Village/Ticket office/Town Store regardless of payment method?

[richardhubbard]

I dont think villa will drop this bollocks.

Assume 5000 transactions@ £2 per pop over 20 plus games =200k of additional cash =2.5 weeks of ireland or 4weeks of hutton wages.

I have an idea pay ireland in £1 coins

[Pete3206]

I dont think villa will drop this bollocks.

Assume 5000 transactions@ £2 per pop over 20 plus games =200k of additional cash =2.5 weeks of ireland or 4weeks of hutton wages.

I have an idea pay ireland in washers

Fixed

[TonyD]

Given the uproar this has caused,  has the club come back with any comments?