Season Tickets 2014/15

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

I think we're at the point where the people who have season tickets now, will just continue to buy them anyway and are not affected by how we play (if you've had one for the last 3 seasons, you'll take anything).

However, and I say this now, but could possibly change my mind, I do not think I will renew next season. It's just been too much of an effort for too long.

[MONCABA]

However, and I say this now, but could possibly change my mind, I do not think I will renew next season. It's just been too much of an effort for too long.
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Ditto

[villa `cross the mersey]

As it stands at the moment theyc ould be halving the price of my season ticket and I wouldnt renew. This is despite having one for over 20 years.

Unless I see something that tells me we are actually going to try and compete in this league rather than just survive then I wont waste my time let alone money.

Pretty much how I see it too - I know Merseyside is only a 2 hour drive from Villa Park but both this and last season it has been a long journey home after many dire performances - for me the spark has gone - even VCTM jnr has lost his enthuisiasm.
Not renewing  - the modern game leaves me cold  - jnr is taking up golf.

I have made my mind up - they could sign Messi and Ronaldo and I would still not renew (but I may reconsider if Bowery stays).

[bertlambshank]

As it stands at the moment theyc ould be halving the price of my season ticket and I wouldnt renew. This is despite having one for over 20 years.

Unless I see something that tells me we are actually going to try and compete in this league rather than just survive then I wont waste my time let alone money.

Pretty much how I see it too - I know Merseyside is only a 2 hour drive from Villa Park but both this and last season it has been a long journey home after many dire performances - for me the spark has gone - even VCTM jnr has lost his enthuisiasm.
Not renewing  - the modern game leaves me cold  - jnr is taking up golf.

I have made my mind up - they could sign Messi and Ronaldo and I would still not renew (but I may reconsider if Bowery stays).

My sources tell me PSG are going to sign him.

[martin o`who??]

I'm not throwing the towel in, I'm simply not renewing. I will still go to every home game via a combination of cheap seats, viagogo and deals offered by the club. All in all I will still get to see every game but will be a lot better off.

I think this is a bit of a myth with some of our fans. Yes, there are several games where the club do cheap tickets and viagogo also comes in handy.

But just think how much you'll spend getting tickets for Utd, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal alone. That's easily £100+ for 4 adult tickets for those games. To be cheaper than our cheapest ST you would then need to get the other 15 games for less than £235, that's a maximum of just over £15 per game, viagogo will really have to come up trumps as the club won't be doing the majority of the 15 games left at that price.

Yes, just think of that lovely points-fest you might miss - for Utd, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal.

[Damo70]

I had a phone call from the Villa yesterday. My answers were -

"Yes I will be renewing"

"Yes, I will do it on the nine month payment plan again"

"Why, when is the deadline???"

"In that case, no thanks. I don't wish to do it all over the phone right now. I will do it at the end of May".

[not3bad]

Right now?  That's a bit pushy.

[Damo70]

I thought that. But it was worded and in the tone of doing me a favour. As in "I could do that right now for you over the phone if you wished".

[dave.woodhall]

I thought that. But it was worded and in the tone of doing me a favour. As in "I could do that right now for you over the phone if you wished".

We used to complain when they didn't try to sell us tickets.

[Rotterdam 82]

Assuming that we have 23000 season ticket holders at the moment (anyone know what the true figure is?) at an average of £400 and the average price has gone up by £15, a drop of just 831 renewals negates any price rise.

[Dave Clark Five]

Assuming that we have 23000 season ticket holders at the moment (anyone know what the true figure is?) at an average of £400 and the average price has gone up by £15, a drop of just 831 renewals negates any price rise.

Which equals 13.403 season ticket holders per block.

[Fasth56]

Assuming that we have 23000 season ticket holders at the moment (anyone know what the true figure is?) at an average of £400 and the average price has gone up by £15, a drop of just 831 renewals negates any price rise.

Less than 831 if you take into account peripheral sales i.e beer, pie, programme.

[MarkM]

Assuming that we have 23000 season ticket holders at the moment (anyone know what the true figure is?) at an average of £400 and the average price has gone up by £15, a drop of just 831 renewals negates any price rise.

Or...

If the club assume that we will loose ST holders even without a price increase [as I am sure we have a churn rate of ST holders], then by having one they negate the potential loss of 3.5% of ST holders.

So it could be argued that the club is being responsible with its finances by having a price increase

[amfy]

This aligns with what I think. There are far more in the 'I wouldn't have a season ticket if they halved the price' camp, than the 'I'm not renewing because its gone up by 3%' camp.

Therefore, to counteract sales they are going to lose anyway, they need to charge those who are going to renew anyway a bit more.

For people who are going to renew anyway the price rise isn't likely to be a deal breaker. Those who aren't renewing just aren't, & have made clear that the only 'deal' that will persuade them back is a better product on the pitch. So their best action in respect of those is to maintain income keep trying to improve.

[Dave Clark Five]

Cost of living increases are to be expected in ever walk of life except that applicable to footballers and their managers, the latter being one breed who get richer the worse they are.