Birmingham Mail and Villa coverage

[Tony Erdington]

From a few hours ago

Aston Villa v Arsenal - when is the FA Cup Final?

Here at the Birmingham Mail we pride ourselves on offering the best information possible for Aston Villa fans.

Believe it or not one of the most searched for phrases around big sporting events is 'when is it?'

True, and whilst we are hoping that you do actually know when the FA Cup Final, here is some information just in case.

The match will be played on the 30th May, 2015.

It will kick-off at 5.30pm UK time.

Gates open at 3.30pm.

We hope you all knew that already!

TBF


as common knowledge the mail aint going to know much more because that would involve research, HA.

But I bet they know there readers EVERYONE OF THEM BY NAME, the mail stopped being a newspaper years ago,

TBH

the morning star has got a better sports section

[KevinGage]

Bad times for the mail:

clicktown

UK regional dailies see sales decline by average of 10 per cent year on year


All paid-for regional daily newspapers in the UK saw their circulations decline in the second half of 2014, according to new ABC figures.

Birmingham Mail (down 20.5 per cent to 30,597) and the Sunderland Echo (down 16.8 per cent to 18,876) were the worst performing titles year on year.

The biggest regional newspaper audited by ABC is the free London Evening Standard, which increased its circulation by 21.9 per cent to 824,515.

On average, the other 77 paid-for dailies audited by ABC saw their circulations decline by 10.1 per cent year on year in the second half of 2014.

The best performing titles, in terms of year on year circulation change, were the Belfast Telegraph (down 3.4 per cent to 45,905), the Lancashire Telegraph (down 3.5 per cent to 12,814) and the Guernsey Press and Star (down 3.9 per cent to 13,402).

The top three biggest selling regional dailies are the Express and Star (down 13.1 per cent to 72,072), the Manchester Evening News (down 4.1 per cent to 66,521) and the Liverpool Echo (down 11.7 per cent to 61,902).

Not surprising, considering the state of the paper in recent years. But sad to see all the same.

The website is shocking too, unsubbed copy making it in on a regular basis.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Bad times for the mail:

clicktown

UK regional dailies see sales decline by average of 10 per cent year on year


All paid-for regional daily newspapers in the UK saw their circulations decline in the second half of 2014, according to new ABC figures.

Birmingham Mail (down 20.5 per cent to 30,597) and the Sunderland Echo (down 16.8 per cent to 18,876) were the worst performing titles year on year.

The biggest regional newspaper audited by ABC is the free London Evening Standard, which increased its circulation by 21.9 per cent to 824,515.

On average, the other 77 paid-for dailies audited by ABC saw their circulations decline by 10.1 per cent year on year in the second half of 2014.

The best performing titles, in terms of year on year circulation change, were the Belfast Telegraph (down 3.4 per cent to 45,905), the Lancashire Telegraph (down 3.5 per cent to 12,814) and the Guernsey Press and Star (down 3.9 per cent to 13,402).

The top three biggest selling regional dailies are the Express and Star (down 13.1 per cent to 72,072), the Manchester Evening News (down 4.1 per cent to 66,521) and the Liverpool Echo (down 11.7 per cent to 61,902).

Not surprising, considering the state of the paper in recent years. But sad to see all the same.

The website is shocking too, unsubbed copy making it in on a regular basis.

Not surprising. The website seems more intent on throwing surveys and shitty ads at me than delivering quality content I want to come back for.

All the more strange that they have decided to take a negative stance to Villa and pushed away local fans. I imagine the "Cup Final Special" might of sold a few copies.

[Toronto Villa]

The surveys are so fucking annoying, and almost impossible to turn off.

[silhillvilla]

My mom still buys the mail daily, and never reads it.
Pretty sure my grandparents used to buy the early edition and the late night final.
How times have changed.

[Tony Erdington]

oh the times they are a changing, and the mail will go bye bye, its marketing team are "not"

so bothered.. someone turn the lights off

[dave.woodhall]

Newspapers sold by the quality of their writing. Websites get hits from controversy; they know what buttons to press and when to press them to get maximum coverage. There was a piece in Private Eye last month that said most stories in the Daily Mail's sidebar of shame get put up at around 4pm as that's when kids are getting out of school.

[OzVilla]

Whoever let the likes of Howell and Tattum keep their jobs and write garbage week in and week out is as responsible for their plummet in circulation as anything else.

[IAmTheOneIanOlney]

I've just been on the Mail website to enter the "Win a pair of FA Cup final tickets" competition. All you have to do is answer a simple question.

I'd feel I was in with more of a chance if they actually put the question on there.
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/competitions/aston-villa-fans---win-9305429

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

I've just been on the Mail website to enter the "Win a pair of FA Cup final tickets" competition. All you have to do is answer a simple question.

I'd feel I was in with more of a chance if they actually put the question on there.
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/competitions/aston-villa-fans---win-9305429

I'm surprised it isn't under the headline 'A man wins two FA Cup Final tickets. You won't believe what happens next.'

[Villa in Denmark]

I've just been on the Mail website to enter the "Win a pair of FA Cup final tickets" competition. All you have to do is answer a simple question.

I'd feel I was in with more of a chance if they actually put the question on there.
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/competitions/aston-villa-fans---win-9305429

The question is now at the absolute bottom of the page.

[maidstonevillain]

I've just been on the Mail website to enter the "Win a pair of FA Cup final tickets" competition. All you have to do is answer a simple question.

I'd feel I was in with more of a chance if they actually put the question on there.
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/competitions/aston-villa-fans---win-9305429

The question is now at the absolute bottom of the page.

I cant find it.

[adrenachrome]

I've just been on the Mail website to enter the "Win a pair of FA Cup final tickets" competition. All you have to do is answer a simple question.

I'd feel I was in with more of a chance if they actually put the question on there.
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/competitions/aston-villa-fans---win-9305429

The question is now at the absolute bottom of the page.

I cant find it.

It will not show if you are using Ad Blocking plugins.

The question is:
When was the last time Villa reached an FA Cup Final? *
 2002
 2000
 1999

[dave.woodhall]

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-weve-been-wembley-9331813

[Jon Crofts]

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-weve-been-wembley-9331813

Awwww bless 'em.