Season tickets next season - what will they do?

[PeterWithe]

Has any other club closed a section upon relegation? It strikes me as being very small time.

A certain club not very far up the road from us, so "small time" hits the nail on the head.

Wasn't that more to do with not having a safety certificate for it?

[shipscat]

You can't imagine the Maggots or Sunderland shutting stands if they join us in the Magical Championship Tour.Even if it is subtly subsidized by the club,as in previous seasons up there.

We give 1000-2000 tickets away to local schools for every potential lower attendance game in the premiership.My daughters school in Four Oaks get it 3/4 times a season.All of whom require a cheap adult ticket.Why couldn't we shut the upper North to season ticket holders and fill it with 5/6000 of these for every game in the championship.From Cheltenham to Stafford,there's plenty of schools whom would take up the opportunity. All spending money,all keeping matchday income up.

Instead we'll take the obvious cost cutting selection.

[Marlon From Bearwood]

Has any other club closed a section upon relegation? It strikes me as being very small time.

I've got a feeling that Leeds closed off the top tier of the main stand after they were relegated.

They did. Cardiff too.

[Dominic22]

As an example I have just spoke to a family friend who has been a season ticket for way over 30 yrs in Trinity upper, Aston Born. He owns his own business quite successful and Villa has been an obsession for as many years as I can recall.

He says he will not renew, the discount is immaterial to him and quite a few who sit close to him. Most of the people he sits with are long standing season ticket holders mid 40's upwards he thinks most in his section and those he has known for years will not move. They just won't renew.

The problem with this is what we all know, once you stop going you realise you don't miss it. I imagine most on here know very long standing season ticket holders who never missed a game then did not renew one year and have not set foot in the stadium since. When you speak to them, they still care but would not buy a ticket to watch them or even go if given a ticket. Mainly apathy or just convenience as they will watch it on Sky or Match of the day etc

I just think another strategy could work, we have a marketing team and a guy we bought in who was meant to be a marketing success elsewhere, I hate the expression, but surely they can think outside the box and realise that there is another way. 

[Witton Warrior]

Problem I have is giving Lerner another penny of my dosh - I love going to VP - I love singing and laughing (hysterically maybe) with those around me in the Holte - I can honestly say I have given up actually watching the football - but the thought of paying £550 to these clowns makes me feel sick...

[Gary Penrice]

4 of us will also be losing our seats in the lower North Stand. Received the letter today. Despite the sweetener of a discount off next season's season ticket sadly that's another 4 "customers" that will be lost next season.

We was deciding whether to renew or not but this has just made our mind up for us! I honestly can't justify giving this current regime any more money!

[Des Little]

What's the drill with Lower North??

[Gary Penrice]

Back 7 rows (Rows L-R)of the North Stand Lower tier (Blocks R1-R7) need to be removed to create a wheelchair viewing platform!!!

[LeeS]

Back 7 rows (Rows L-R)of the North Stand Lower tier (Blocks R1-R7) need to be removed to create a wheelchair viewing platform!!!

Why the objection? I know it is annoying to be removed from a seat that you may have held for a while (since the away fans moved out, perhaps). But this sounds like a positive step to assist disabled customers. Has it really pissed you off so much you wont renew? I'd have thought that of all the reasons not to go next season this would be low on the list.

[Chris Jameson]

I hear you're a racist now paulie.

[Ads]

Has any other club closed a section upon relegation? It strikes me as being very small time.

Think of a club. The smallest, most shittiest club you can think of. They have a pair of bollocks for a badge, play in blue and have won fuck all.

That's who we're emulating.

[aj2k77]

I'm not interested in paying any kind of money to waste my time watching this Randy Lerner Zombie incarnation/parody of Villa.

[Chris Jameson]

Leeds closed the upper tier of one stand.

[Ads]

What happy bedfellows. The Noses and a synonym for a basket case club.

[DaveD]

That sea of blue seats bang opposite the cameras is going to look great on telly.