FA Cup 6th round - home to Olbiyun

[Lastfootstamper]

That's what it says. Surely it should be VillaCash PLUS any/varied history.
Anyways, been on the ticket website, trying to book my own seat, and there's an awful lot of red blocks. Including mine. Wtf is going on??

It's because ST holders still have a few days to claim their seats before they are available to others.

I've got one, I'm in A4. Surely the UT is gonna be open for this? It's letting me move elsewhere no trouble. I hate phoning, got no landline in the house, it's bad enough with the transaction fee these days without my sodding mobile charge on top too.

[olaftab]

I'm in a dilemma really as I have not been to Blackpool, Bournemouth or Leicester and as it happens can't make the Stripey Filth either....if I can... should I go to the Semi-Final when we make it ?
 
The Villa seem to be doing well in the FA Cup without me

UTV
The Doc

Can I pay you to stay away please?

[Stu]

We played them at Half 5 two seasons back in the league.

There never seems to be hatred in the air walking up Witton league pre kick off unlike when SHA visit.

In fairness attendances against them in the last few seasons have been about 35k I think but yeah given it's a cup quarter final it will be 40k + no problem.

Looking at a couple of their forums some of them think there will be stripeys in the Villa end, en masse. They don't appear to have sussed out that tickets in the home end are not for general sale, at all. To get a ticket in the Villa end you must have, at least, a 'varied' booking history. Unless a Villa fan is willing to give up their reference - seems highly unlikely for this match - it just isn't happening.

Unless you spend the £10 on villa cash membership which appears to give you the opportunity to buy tickets without a booking history and prior to none season ticket holders.

That cant be right can it?

It can't be.  That shouldn't be possible.

Technically it is, however according to this on the OS, villa cash memberships are no longer on sale for this season:

http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/villacash/members/

[AVH87]

That's what it says. Surely it should be VillaCash PLUS any/varied history.
Anyways, been on the ticket website, trying to book my own seat, and there's an awful lot of red blocks. Including mine. Wtf is going on??

It's because ST holders still have a few days to claim their seats before they are available to others.

I've got one, I'm in A4. Surely the UT is gonna be open for this? It's letting me move elsewhere no trouble. I hate phoning, got no landline in the house, it's bad enough with the transaction fee these days without my sodding mobile charge on top too.

I'd be 99.9% the UT will be open for this. Surely a 40k+ crowd expected, with a good chance of a sellout.

[aj2k77]

Feelings towards Albion in comparison with Small Heath vary depending on where you grew up and possibly to a lesser extent where you currently live/work/drink.

I find rags fan to just be bitter, hate and jealous filled inadequates who cant handle that their shit pan club is a complete non entity and unfortunately in the same city as a giant.

Bitter birds fans though.... deluded. Rags are based around hate and bile, boggies seem to have had part of their brain removed at birth which doesn't allow them to talk sensibly about football. I remember having a heated debate with a Cletus about Peter Odemwingie a few years ago, he was adamant the bloke was top class and going to destroy Villa. I'm pretty sure a few months later he ended up outside Loftus Rd's sheds begging to be let in and barely scored a goal since.

Overall, twats the lot of them. 2 half wit peas from the same scrotum.

[Jim Shoes]

Feelings towards Albion in comparison with Small Heath vary depending on where you grew up and possibly to a lesser extent where you currently live/work/drink.

I find rags fan to just be bitter, hate and jealous filled inadequates who cant handle that their shit pan club is a complete non entity and unfortunately in the same city as a giant.

Bitter birds fans though.... deluded. Rags are based around hate and bile, boggies seem to have had part of their brain removed at birth which doesn't allow them to talk sensibly about football. I remember having a heated debate with a Cletus about Peter Odemwingie a few years ago, he was adamant the bloke was top class and going to destroy Villa. I'm pretty sure a few months later he ended up outside Loftus Rd's sheds begging to be let in and barely scored a goal since.

Overall, twats the lot of them. 2 half wit peas from the same scrotum.

Lol, I don't see any of the fuckers anymore living in Oz but from my experience of 40 yrs living in Birmingham I have to agree with your post 100%.

[Holte L2]

Booked my ticket this morning.  Come on you Lions!

[martin o`who??]

£20-30 for FA Cup q-final seems reasonable to me

Especially when you compare that to my Man Utd supporting mate who had to pay £37.00 for Cambridge at home.

If he didn't go, then his season ticket was going to be blocked for the following game.  Absolutely sickening.

Can they do that?? if so, that is fucking outrageous.

[PeterWithesShin]

Anyway, from the MEN

Around 9,000 United season ticket holders have been threatened with a one-game suspension if they fail to pay for next week's FA Cup clash with Cambridge.

Under the beleaguered Automatic Cup Scheme (ACS), season ticket holders are obliged to pay for any home cup draws, although there is an option to opt out of Capital One Cup games, as there is for under 16s in FA Cup ties.

Failure to pay for the Cambridge game by 8pm on Wednesday night will result in a ban for the visit of Sunderland on February 28.

In a letter sent to season ticket holders, United wrote: "The deadline to buy your seat for Cambridge United is 8pm tonight. Please note that not buying this ticket will result in your Season Ticket being suspended for the Sunderland game."

One supporter, who wished to remain anonymous, told MEN Sport: "I shouldn't be surprised because the club have got a reputation for this kind of stuff but the concept of a ban left me gobsmacked.

"I wasn't really aware that supporters who pay for a season ticket could actually be banned from the ground. Stadium bans are associated with people who misbehave and this isn't even in the same ballpark.

"Sometimes you take the hit on not going to the game but an actual ban as well is ludicrous."

The ACS was introduced ahead of the 2007-08 season to nationwide scorn, as the Glazer family owners were accused of guaranteeing extra income against less attractive opponents.

United said in a statement: "We notify fans that failure to pay for a game in the cup scheme would mean a suspension from the next game.

"The terms and conditions are clear: 'In respect of each home cup match for which the Ticket Holder fails to provide valid payment card details or for which the Ticket Holder’s card or payment is declined, the Ticket Holder’s Season Ticket may be suspended for one home league match.'

"This measure was introduced at the start of the season before last. If we successfully sell the ticket the fan has failed to pay for, they can apply for a refund of the Sunderland ticket at the end of the season."

[UK Redsox]

Blimey. And there was me moaning about having to pay £5 more for the Leicester game than the person opposite me

[Holte L2]

£20-30 for FA Cup q-final seems reasonable to me

Especially when you compare that to my Man Utd supporting mate who had to pay £37.00 for Cambridge at home.

If he didn't go, then his season ticket was going to be blocked for the following game.  Absolutely sickening.

Can they do that?? if so, that is fucking outrageous.

Yeah.  It's in the Terms and Conditions when they sign the Direct Debt Agreement.  They also have the money debited directly out of their account.  My pal, was trying to defend it, and said they know what they're signing up for.  Which is fair enough.  But indeed, it's absolutely outrageous.

[Dr Butler]

I'm in a dilemma really as I have not been to Blackpool, Bournemouth or Leicester and as it happens can't make the Stripey Filth either....if I can... should I go to the Semi-Final when we make it ?
 
The Villa seem to be doing well in the FA Cup without me

UTV
The Doc

Can I pay you to stay away please?

cheers...  the things I do for the Villa....

UTV
The Doc

[ciggiesnbeer]

£20-30 for FA Cup q-final seems reasonable to me

Especially when you compare that to my Man Utd supporting mate who had to pay £37.00 for Cambridge at home.

If he didn't go, then his season ticket was going to be blocked for the following game.  Absolutely sickening.

Can they do that?? if so, that is fucking outrageous.

Yeah.  It's in the Terms and Conditions when they sign the Direct Debt Agreement.  They also have the money debited directly out of their account.  My pal, was trying to defend it, and said they know what they're signing up for.  Which is fair enough.  But indeed, it's absolutely outrageous.

Wow. I feel a lot better about our club after reading that.

[Pete3206]

"We do what we want,
We do what we waaaaant,
We're Man Utd, we do what we......oh!"

[Clampy]

£20-30 for FA Cup q-final seems reasonable to me

Especially when you compare that to my Man Utd supporting mate who had to pay £37.00 for Cambridge at home.

If he didn't go, then his season ticket was going to be blocked for the following game.  Absolutely sickening.

Can they do that?? if so, that is fucking outrageous.

Yeah.  It's in the Terms and Conditions when they sign the Direct Debt Agreement.  They also have the money debited directly out of their account.  My pal, was trying to defend it, and said they know what they're signing up for.  Which is fair enough.  But indeed, it's absolutely outrageous.

Wow. I feel a lot better about our club after reading that.

We were on about this on here a few weeks back. I think it's incredible that a club can treat it's paying customers like that. They really should be ashamed.