AGM - Protest

[QuintonVilla]

I think it will be about 28k-30k personally. Look at the online seating plan, it looks very sparse.

[SoccerHQ]

Wycombe replay could rival our lowest crowd since the 80s or early 90s. Did we get a sub 20k crowd in one of the Carling cup games in recent years, it could easily be that.

[Chris Harte]

Wycombe replay could rival our lowest crowd since the 80s or early 90s. Did we get a sub 20k crowd in one of the Carling cup games in recent years, it could easily be that.

When's the replay? 19th? If so I wouldn't be able to make it.

[QuintonVilla]

Wycombe replay could rival our lowest crowd since the 80s or early 90s. Did we get a sub 20k crowd in one of the Carling cup games in recent years, it could easily be that.

Tranmere? Wasn't it about 15,000? It will be about the same I'd imagine, especially as we'll have lost to Palace and Leicester.

[PeterWithesShin]

Just under 18K vs Orient last season.

[saunders_heroes]

Cup games are one thing, but when fans stay away from league games you know something's up. I still think we'll get a tad over 30k.

[PeterWithesShin]

Wycombe replay could rival our lowest crowd since the 80s or early 90s. Did we get a sub 20k crowd in one of the Carling cup games in recent years, it could easily be that.

Tranmere? Wasn't it about 15,000? It will be about the same I'd imagine, especially as we'll have lost to Palace and Leicester.

Yep, just looked it up, 15,319.

[PeterWithesShin]

Cup games are one thing, but when fans stay away from league games you know something's up. I still think we'll get a tad over 30k.

We had 25,311 for Saints last season. Nearly every season we have one or two crap home attendance in the league. Even the first season under MON we went under 30K.

[dave.woodhall]

In the mid/late nineties there was only one club in this region who hadn't had a sub-20,000 league gate for (I think) 100 games. It wasn't us.

[saunders_heroes]

Cup games are one thing, but when fans stay away from league games you know something's up. I still think we'll get a tad over 30k.

We had 25,311 for Saints last season. Nearly every season we have one or two crap home attendance in the league. Even the first season under MON we went under 30K.

Fair enough.

[Witton Warrior]

If footage of the fans 'questioning the integrity of the players' at Wycome today is seen by the club, I think there will be second thoughts of attending the AGM, by senior villa staff.

There won't be. The Trust and it's membership are well thought of amongst the hierarchy.

Only just seen this and feel I have to say I don't think anything of the kind will happen - I may vent my spleen during a match but I am a grown-up when it comes to dealing with people who may make a difference and I have seen nothing to suggest that all other attendees will not have the same attitude

[tomd2103]

In the mid/late nineties there was only one club in this region who hadn't had a sub-20,000 league gate for (I think) 100 games. It wasn't us.

When you say region Dave, do you mean Midlands as a whole (i.e. East and West)?  If that is the case was it Forest?

[dave.woodhall]

If footage of the fans 'questioning the integrity of the players' at Wycome today is seen by the club, I think there will be second thoughts of attending the AGM, by senior villa staff.

There won't be. The Trust and it's membership are well thought of amongst the hierarchy.

Only just seen this and feel I have to say I don't think anything of the kind will happen - I may vent my spleen during a match but I am a grown-up when it comes to dealing with people who may make a difference and I have seen nothing to suggest that all other attendees will not have the same attitude

I hope that will happen, in the same way I hope every member realises that the Trust isn't a massively extremist, man the barricades type of organisation. 

[Witton Warrior]

If footage of the fans 'questioning the integrity of the players' at Wycome today is seen by the club, I think there will be second thoughts of attending the AGM, by senior villa staff.

There won't be. The Trust and it's membership are well thought of amongst the hierarchy.

Only just seen this and feel I have to say I don't think anything of the kind will happen - I may vent my spleen during a match but I am a grown-up when it comes to dealing with people who may make a difference and I have seen nothing to suggest that all other attendees will not have the same attitude

I hope that will happen, in the same way I hope every member realises that the Trust isn't a massively extremist, man the barricades type of organisation. 

Extremist may not be a particularly appropriate word there Dave (but I know what you mean) I would man the barricades if it meant something would really change but I feel we have to plan realistically not just scream abuse - these people (Lerner, Fox et al) will not be at the Villa forever but we will be and I would rather be part of something positive.

[dave.woodhall]

If footage of the fans 'questioning the integrity of the players' at Wycome today is seen by the club, I think there will be second thoughts of attending the AGM, by senior villa staff.

There won't be. The Trust and it's membership are well thought of amongst the hierarchy.

Only just seen this and feel I have to say I don't think anything of the kind will happen - I may vent my spleen during a match but I am a grown-up when it comes to dealing with people who may make a difference and I have seen nothing to suggest that all other attendees will not have the same attitude

I hope that will happen, in the same way I hope every member realises that the Trust isn't a massively extremist, man the barricades type of organisation. 

Extremist may not be a particularly appropriate word there Dave (but I know what you mean) I would man the barricades if it meant something would really change but I feel we have to plan realistically not just scream abuse - these people (Lerner, Fox et al) will not be at the Villa forever but we will be and I would rather be part of something positive.

That's how I feel, and it was the same during the later Ellis years. We aren't going to get them to go until they want, there isn't going to be any radical changes in policy so all we can realistically do is try to get across to them what we think and gain whatever from them that we can.