Away Allocations

[adrenachrome]

I note with interest that our local newspaper has conducted a poll on our club's handling of BrigadaGate and that a whopping 60% of respondents have come out in favour of the drum beating flag wavers.

[dave.woodhall]

I note with interest that our local newspaper has conducted a poll on our club's handling of BrigadaGate and that a whopping 60% of respondents have come out in favour of the drum beating flag wavers.

Which makes me wonder why, if they're so popular, they have no more members now than when they started. And in saying that, I also know that if they had 3,000 standing with them instead of 30 the argument wouldn't exist.

[amfy]

Their row with the club has been that the club haven't allowed others to join them.

There were empty seats in their previous position in L8 which fans were not allowed to buy season tickets for, nor 'migrate' to. That is why they moved to the front of L7 without informing the club, and we have reached the current impasse.

The club may feel they have good reasons for their actions, but it would be unfair to hold Brigada's lack of growth against them in these circumstances.

[Clampy]

Their row with the club has been that the club haven't allowed others to join them.

There were empty seats in their previous position in L8 which fans were not allowed to buy season tickets for, nor 'migrate' to. That is why they moved to the front of L7 without informing the club, and we have reached the current impasse.

The club may feel they have good reasons for their actions, but it would be unfair to hold Brigada's lack of growth against them in these circumstances.

Despite moving, their numbers don't seem to have increased.

They should have stayed where they were and tried to engage in dialogue with the club (they might have, who knows) instead of moving to the front of a block where they knew they wouldn't be able to stand up in.

[MonsXI]

Their row with the club has been that the club haven't allowed others to join them.

There were empty seats in their previous position in L8 which fans were not allowed to buy season tickets for, nor 'migrate' to. That is why they moved to the front of L7 without informing the club, and we have reached the current impasse.

The club may feel they have good reasons for their actions, but it would be unfair to hold Brigada's lack of growth against them in these circumstances.

Despite moving, their numbers don't seem to have increased.

They should have stayed where they were and tried to engage in dialogue with the club (they might have, who knows) instead of moving to the front of a block where they knew they wouldn't be able to stand up in.

The block the club said was the designated singing section?

[conman]

As fans we need to start buying the away tickets quicker to force the ticket office into taking the extra allocations. Everton we're only taking 1800, Southampton we've got an initial 1700 which will sell out but knowing our ticket office they'll say they didn't sell out quickly enough, Newcastle we've got an initial 1600 and same again it will sell out but probably not quickly enough for our ridiculous ticket office. They're making us look small time, everyone will see us only take 1800 to Everton and will think we're on par with tinpot teams like West Brom. Even Watford took 3000 up there. They're also robbing the team of 1200 extra voices supporting them.

We've got Norwich just after Christmas, when everyone is off work and lots will fancy going. The ticket office will take the 1400 allocation, nailed on.

They did sell out very quickly for Everton away,,,,,,went down to season ticket holders with 4 / 5 away games i think
last season it went to general sale and we took double the 1800 amount
why didnt they use that historical data
they dont want our away support and sing in the lower holte and you get ejected and season ticket withdrawn

What makes you think they don't want our away support and you don't get ejected for singing in the holte at all.

this season they are only talking the minimum allocation of away tickets when they could easily sell the maximum

[Clampy]

As fans we need to start buying the away tickets quicker to force the ticket office into taking the extra allocations. Everton we're only taking 1800, Southampton we've got an initial 1700 which will sell out but knowing our ticket office they'll say they didn't sell out quickly enough, Newcastle we've got an initial 1600 and same again it will sell out but probably not quickly enough for our ridiculous ticket office. They're making us look small time, everyone will see us only take 1800 to Everton and will think we're on par with tinpot teams like West Brom. Even Watford took 3000 up there. They're also robbing the team of 1200 extra voices supporting them.

We've got Norwich just after Christmas, when everyone is off work and lots will fancy going. The ticket office will take the 1400 allocation, nailed on.

They did sell out very quickly for Everton away,,,,,,went down to season ticket holders with 4 / 5 away games i think
last season it went to general sale and we took double the 1800 amount
why didnt they use that historical data
they dont want our away support and sing in the lower holte and you get ejected and season ticket withdrawn

What makes you think they don't want our away support and you don't get ejected for singing in the holte at all.

this season they are only talking the minimum allocation of away tickets when they could easily sell the maximum

You'll have to ask the club why they're doing that instead of just saying 'they don't want out away support'. If that was the case, 3,000 wouldn't have gone to Southampton on a Tuesday night.

I think how it works is, if we take a second allocation and we don't sell all the tickets, then we have to foot the bill for the one's we don't sell.

[Ads]

But we would have sold Everton without issue as we always do when they take the second allocation. They'd have had a month to shift 1100.

[conman]

As fans we need to start buying the away tickets quicker to force the ticket office into taking the extra allocations. Everton we're only taking 1800, Southampton we've got an initial 1700 which will sell out but knowing our ticket office they'll say they didn't sell out quickly enough, Newcastle we've got an initial 1600 and same again it will sell out but probably not quickly enough for our ridiculous ticket office. They're making us look small time, everyone will see us only take 1800 to Everton and will think we're on par with tinpot teams like West Brom. Even Watford took 3000 up there. They're also robbing the team of 1200 extra voices supporting them.

We've got Norwich just after Christmas, when everyone is off work and lots will fancy going. The ticket office will take the 1400 allocation, nailed on.

They did sell out very quickly for Everton away,,,,,,went down to season ticket holders with 4 / 5 away games i think
last season it went to general sale and we took double the 1800 amount
why didnt they use that historical data
they dont want our away support and sing in the lower holte and you get ejected and season ticket withdrawn

What makes you think they don't want our away support and you don't get ejected for singing in the holte at all.

this season they are only talking the minimum allocation of away tickets when they could easily sell the maximum

You'll have to ask the club why they're doing that instead of just saying 'they don't want out away support'. If that was the case, 3,000 wouldn't have gone to Southampton on a Tuesday night.

I think how it works is, if we take a second allocation and we don't sell all the tickets, then we have to foot the bill for the one's we don't sell.

obviously , everyone knows how it works ,,,,,and with the historical data from Everton away last season they would have known we would have sold the bigger or 2nd allocation
, 
, for Southampton away in the League on a Saturday at 3pm we have only 1700 tickets
other clubs ask for the full 3 thousand
AVFC know we could sell 3000 but they dont want us there

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

The Southampton cup game was also in half-term holiday and there were more youngsters there than usual, which was great.
Disappointed if we're only taking first allocations from now on...our away support is consistently better than most clubs and those who can't make every game/don't qualify are going to miss out on what can be a truly wonderful experience.
And I would have thought that more than usual would have wanted to go to get behind "Remi Garde's Aston Villa".

[dave.woodhall]

Whatever reason would there be for not wanting our supporters to watch us?

[conman]

Whatever reason would there be for not wanting our supporters to watch us?

god knows ,,,maybe they are worried about loosing a few hundred quid by not selling out
but it could cost them a hundred million pounds for starters

[dave.woodhall]

Whatever reason would there be for not wanting our supporters to watch us?

god knows ,,,maybe they are worried about loosing a few hundred quid by not selling out
but it could cost them a hundred million pounds for starters

You said they don't want us there, which is a long way from turning down a second allocation which we quite likely wouldn't sell and would cost a lot more than a few hundred pounds.

[conman]

Whatever reason would there be for not wanting our supporters to watch us?

god knows ,,,maybe they are worried about loosing a few hundred quid by not selling out
but it could cost them a hundred million pounds for starters

You said they don't want us there, which is a long way from turning down a second allocation which we quite likely wouldn't sell and would cost a lot more than a few hundred pounds.

if they was that bothered about having a good turnout of villa fans at away matches they would take the full allocations using the historical data,

[peter w]

Yeah Clampy but you forgot the 5 thousand in the Fulham end and the 10 thousand that were locked out, their a massive crew you know anit.

and the 20 000 permanently camped in the Holte End.