Season tickets next season - what will they do?

[cheltenhamlion]

They'll have to give season tickets away at this rate.

[Richard E]

They'll have to give season tickets away at this rate.

The person in charge of marketing them is going to deserve a bravery medal, that's for sure.

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

A ground share at Walsall makes more sense at the moment.

[shipscat]

Trinity Upper is shutting for next season.Apparently letters were despatched yesterday.Bury all the unwanted publicity in 24 hours Villa.Nice.Here's one fans twitter status https://twitter.com/ktvilla92

[Dominic22]

Seems madness to me. There are supporters there for many many years who have always paid the top prices. People do not need much excuse not to renew, I would say this is one.

How about a bit of smart thinking on pricing etc, at least the first season with a bit of a change in mood (new manager etc) we could sell at least as many as this year

[ClaretAndBlueBlood]

short sighted and another reason not to renew

[MalcolmP]

Trinity Upper is shutting for next season.Apparently letters were despatched yesterday.Bury all the unwanted publicity in 24 hours Villa.Nice.Here's one fans twitter status https://twitter.com/ktvilla92

Received my letter this morning offering £60 discount on renewal for inconvenience - will reallocate seats on basis of how long in upper tier. I have only been in upper tier 2 yrs so will be near back of queue. I was in middle trinity for years and have had season ticket for 48 years since 1968 but had to move from middle trinity 2 yrs ago when my dad died because no concessions were available as concession died with him and couldn't afford 2 adult tickets as I wanted 1 adult and one under 18.  They don't care so why should I? Next season I can plan my Friday nights, Saturday lunchtimes, Saturday afternoons, Saturday evenings, Sunday lunchtimes, Sunday afternoons, Monday nights, Tuesday nights, Wednesday nights and Thursday nights without having to change plans or work around the ever changing kick off times that will come with the Championship. Thank you Aston Villa for helping me to get a life after devoting myself to AVFC for the last 53 years. 
GOODBYE ASTON VILLA - R.I.P.   

[Duncan Shaw]

Wow, that is incredible - so they don;lt think we'll sell out any games, that the support would come swarming back with a bit of ambition and success.  Have they not looked at the crowds last time we were down there?  Seems to me they know that we are not going to be competetive next season!!

[cheltenhamlion]

Why not price it to fill it?

[mrastonvilla]

Why not price it to fill it?

Because that would be sensible and show a moderate amount of ambition

[Ads]

A daft decision.

Not only is it inconveniencing the fans, but it makes us look as small time as the no marks down the road.

Why not put in place a pricing structure to recompense the season ticket holders who've swallowed so much garbage at home over the past five years, where we've won 20 games. If it is just for one season, as seems increasingly unlikely given events, then getting cheap season tickets in place to get 30 odd thousand in the ground every other week would help build an atmosphere and a sense of re-birth.

Close the place down. What's the bloody point?

[Billy Walker]

These guys just don't get it.  They think the solution is to shrink and shrink and shrink the Club.  They are killing us in every sense.  Seriously everyone, new boardroom gone, closing of stands...this is reminding me of Wolves in the 1980s.  Closing the top tier of the Trinity is confirmation to me that there are no takeover talks going on at all either, this is all short-sighted crisis management.   We have to really wake up now as supporters and do something before we just drop through the leagues.  I have not known anything like this in three decades of supporting Villa.  I've heard stories about the decline in the 1960s, this must surely be setting off the alarm bells of older fans?

[PeterWithe]

I'd imagine they will open it when the demand is there for certain games.

[Jimbo]

They're winding the club down. Start well in the Championship and we could attract some big crowds. We certainly will in our derby games. If we're top of the league, we will sell the place out.

The whole club is giving up, downsizing and hunkering down for life in the lower leagues. I actually find this incredible. But mainly sickening.   

[Pete]

A Huddersfield fan at work reckons they've already sold 15,000 season tickets for next season as they are reduced to £180. This is more then the average gate this season.

They are £179, £69 for age 8-17, £23 for under 8s. They have actually sold 11,000 so far, the reduced price offer is limited to the first 15,000 and they expect to sell them all.