Season tickets next season - what will they do?

[in exile]

What's the reason for this, is it that there's not enough space for them in the middle of the Trinity?

It's been said on here many times before that there aren't enough wheelchair spaces, meaning many disabled fans can't watch games as the wheelchair season tickets etc are hard to get. I'm going by what's been said on here by wheelchair users/carers and also at more than one SCG.

Yes PWS, you are spot on with your post.
As I said from the outset, I welcome more wheelchair spaces but I am sorry that season ticket holders have to give up their space for it to happen

[scott arms]

This will create a clash between the persistent standers and wheel chair supporters. The persistent standing supporters who will be reallocated will go stand somewhere else, where standing is not the norm, this will cause another clash. Its taken a while to create segregated areas for standing fans and sitting, this is a backward step, wheel chair supporters should be accommodated but some where else like the witton lane, but not the north stand lower.

[scott arms]

The north stand lower is a place where working class lads 14-50 years old congregate. They persistently stand and are passionate about AVFC. They are exactly the people the Establishment and people who make decisions at villa hate.

[QuintonVilla]

Putting disabled fans behind fans who stand all game, and what about games like Blues when the whole lower tier stands all game? Makes sense   

[Lastfootstamper]

This will create a clash between the persistent standers and wheel chair supporters. The persistent standing supporters who will be reallocated will go stand somewhere else, where standing is not the norm, this will cause another clash. Its taken a while to create segregated areas for standing fans and sitting, this is a backward step, wheel chair supporters should be accommodated but some where else like the witton lane, but not the north stand lower.

Surely they'll just relocate to one of these other "segregated areas for standing"? Which are where, by the way? Only asking as I'm getting booted out of my seat, and I'm looking to not have to ask the new bloke in front of me to sit down all the time.

[Richard E]

Have we decided which will be the standing sections at Wembley for the play-off final yet?

[olaftab]

Meanwhile, Villa have confirmed MirrorSport's revelation from February 8 that they will close the top tier of their Trinity Road Stand next season amid big cut-backs in the Championship.

[Clampy]

Have we decided which will be the standing sections at Wembley for the play-off final yet?

Don't encourage him, he'll be back.

[Dave Cooper please]

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

Not sure you can say "basket case" these days Ads, might offend basket cases.

[Dave Cooper please]

I suggest that we call it 'Lerner Hillock'

Rhyming slang.

[scott arms]

This will create a clash between the persistent standers and wheel chair supporters. The persistent standing supporters who will be reallocated will go stand somewhere else, where standing is not the norm, this will cause another clash. Its taken a while to create segregated areas for standing fans and sitting, this is a backward step, wheel chair supporters should be accommodated but some where else like the witton lane, but not the north stand lower.

Surely they'll just relocate to one of these other "segregated areas for standing"? Which are where, by the way? Only asking as I'm getting booted out of my seat, and I'm looking to not have to ask the new bloke in front of me to sit down all the time.

if you observed around villa park where persistent standing is observed you will know.Some of the lads in the north lower wont be renewing and some wont even pick and choose games, as standing with our mates and having a bit of laugh was the only thing left we had at villa park.

[QuintonVilla]

The atmosphere will be absolutely dreadful with that section gone. The atmosphere is very good in there at times, especially this season there has been some funny banter and good humour. The Holte is too far away from the away end to have any kind of banter. With those lads in the lower North missing completely or dispersed around the ground it will be diluted.

[ez]

Putting disabled fans behind fans who stand all game, and what about games like Blues when the whole lower tier stands all game? Makes sense   

I hope there are sufficient toilets for the disabled in the lower north as well.

[SoccerHQ]

I sit in the Upper Trinity a lot as the club always puts cheapish tickets out on the Viagogo/SeatWave sites.

Let's be honest though it's a third full for many premier league games and aside from local derbies (Would imagine it will re-open for those games as demand will be much higher and it will be easy for our neighbours to mock) very few will be up there although I sympathize with the season ticket holders.

I think the problem is with the structure of the stand, it's three tiers and the top one is isolated whereas other clubs will just have two tiers so people can spread out around that.

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think Leeds shut their upper tier for a fair few games a while ago.

I can see reasons for the club doing this although it just adds to the negativity. If by some miracle we'll well in with a promotion chance I'm sure it will be re opened if the demand is there.

[SoccerHQ]

Hi , just joined the forum and I thought I'd let you know that I've received a similar letter about my Season Ticket in the North Stand. Basically the back 7 rows of the Lower North are being removed for extra wheelchair places. I've been offered a £35 sweetener to take another seat.

I sat in the Lower North for the first time in about 10 years v Everton and forgot what a piss take it was to get out. Again taking seats out seems a bit drastic but might actually improve that part of the ground with extra space to leave as it is a real bottleneck....and I left on 74 minutes!