Season tickets next season - what will they do?

[PeterWithesShin]

I stay to the end to avoid the crowds and traffic.

/baddumtish

[mrfuse]

While I welcome the move for more spaces for those with disabilities, it does seem like an odd choice of area. Being so close to the away fans its often an area with a good atmosphere and also an area where fans rightly or wrongly tend to stand when they can.

Is it because it has easy access all on the same level ?

[Jean Quereue-Quereue]

Going on memory of the North Stand, there's two rows of terracing with about a 10cm drop per row.  So it's about 1m 40cm height over the new back row.  That's less than the difference in height between somebody standing and somebody sitting, unless the Harlem Globetrotters are getting freebies.  Should be fine.

Regarding the letter sent out, from what I saw of the scan of the letter, they will be putting their new seats from Monday 25th.  So presumably the refugees will be getting a look at next years prices then.  Please share if you do...

[SoccerHQ]

While I welcome the move for more spaces for those with disabilities, it does seem like an odd choice of area. Being so close to the away fans its often an area with a good atmosphere and also an area where fans rightly or wrongly tend to stand when they can.

Is it because it has easy access all on the same level ?

They might extend it so it joins with the Trinity stand which has good space nowadays, probably stop halfway as I doubt they'll put them right in the corner by the away section and where it all kicks off.

[SoccerHQ]

Going on memory of the North Stand, there's two rows of terracing with about a 10cm drop per row.  So it's about 1m 40cm height over the new back row.  That's less than the difference in height between somebody standing and somebody sitting, unless the Harlem Globetrotters are getting freebies.  Should be fine.

Regarding the letter sent out, from what I saw of the scan of the letter, they will be putting their new seats from Monday 25th.  So presumably the refugees will be getting a look at next years prices then.  Please share if you do...

Oh so before Newcastle game then?

[Villatillidie1982]

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.

I have had a season ticket in the Upper Trinity for 10 years but after receiving the letter about it closing and have to relocate, I doubt that I'll be back. Any company that goes out of it's way to upset its customers like that doesn't deserve to succeed and given the current situation, it won't.

They could fill the ground by lowering the prices and thus keeping supporters in the habit of attending matches.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

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.

I have had a season ticket in the Upper Trinity for 10 years but after receiving the letter about it closing and have to relocate, I doubt that I'll be back. Any company that goes out of it's way to upset its customers like that doesn't deserve to succeed and given the current situation, it won't.

They could fill the ground by lowering the prices and thus keeping supporters in the habit of attending matches.

this if the club made all season tickets 200 - 300 attendances would hold up

as for opening the top tier of the trinity for local derbies not a chance, our last couple of games against wolves were in the low 30's

[DaveD]

Drastic times call for drastic measures. I've called an emergency meeting of the Trinity Upper Ultras in the boozer pre match Saturday to canvas opinion. This is bigger and more crucial than the Brexit debate.

Randy Lerner has issued a dossier showing that unless we close the Trinity Upper, Aston Villa will be playing in the National League North by 2030, and the whole ground will be consumed by a plague of locusts.

Actually it's because we got outvoted by the chairmen of Birmingham, Albion and Wolves, all savings to be put towards subsidising their season tickets.

[placeforparks]

While I welcome the move for more spaces for those with disabilities, it does seem like an odd choice of area. Being so close to the away fans its often an area with a good atmosphere and also an area where fans rightly or wrongly tend to stand when they can.

Is it because it has easy access all on the same level ?

given you can often see police/stewards filming supporters in the lower north for the duration of the game...

the cynic in me tells me that the club are doing deliberately, hence no consultation with supporters.

[dave.woodhall]

While I welcome the move for more spaces for those with disabilities, it does seem like an odd choice of area. Being so close to the away fans its often an area with a good atmosphere and also an area where fans rightly or wrongly tend to stand when they can.

Is it because it has easy access all on the same level ?

given you can often see police/stewards filming supporters in the lower north for the duration of the game...

the cynic in me tells me that the club are doing deliberately, hence no consultation with supporters.

They have to do it by law and there's nowhere else they can.

[Lucky Eddie]

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.

I have had a season ticket in the Upper Trinity for 10 years but after receiving the letter about it closing and have to relocate, I doubt that I'll be back. Any company that goes out of it's way to upset its customers like that doesn't deserve to succeed and given the current situation, it won't.

They could fill the ground by lowering the prices and thus keeping supporters in the habit of attending matches.

this if the club made all season tickets 200 - 300 attendances would hold up

as for opening the top tier of the trinity for local derbies not a chance, our last couple of games against wolves were in the low 30's

It's wrong of you to say 'no chance'.

Our Derby attendances will fluctuate enormously - by 10,000+ depending on three factors; our form, TV and scheduling.

It's 'no chance' if we're playing mid table on a televised Friday night but every chance if we're both top six on a Saturday at three pm.

[Des Little]

There's a lot to be said for lowering prices to attract/retain support. Heaven knows we are at our lowest ebb for a long time. Why would the floating fan part with their money when the whole place is in such a mess? We should be doing everything we can to make people want to be part of a revival, even if we don't really believe it ourselves; this is what we pay our marketing team for. As it is, they're probably too busy trying to flog advertising space on those huge plastic sheets we'll have covering the empty seats...

[cdbearsfan]

I hope that whatever happens, people remain civil if they get a call asking them if they'll be renewing.

It's not the staff's fault we're shit and a lot of them will be worried about their jobs.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

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.

I have had a season ticket in the Upper Trinity for 10 years but after receiving the letter about it closing and have to relocate, I doubt that I'll be back. Any company that goes out of it's way to upset its customers like that doesn't deserve to succeed and given the current situation, it won't.

They could fill the ground by lowering the prices and thus keeping supporters in the habit of attending matches.

this if the club made all season tickets 200 - 300 attendances would hold up

as for opening the top tier of the trinity for local derbies not a chance, our last couple of games against wolves were in the low 30's

It's wrong of you to say 'no chance'.

Our Derby attendances will fluctuate enormously - by 10,000+ depending on three factors; our form, TV and scheduling.

It's 'no chance' if we're playing mid table on a televised Friday night but every chance if we're both top six on a Saturday at three pm.

no way will wolves or blues be 3pm on a saturday

derby or forest above 38k? if they open the trinity upper for any game next season ill give you 20 quid

[Clampy]

I hope that whatever happens, people remain civil if they get a call asking them if they'll be renewing.

It's not the staff's fault we're shit and a lot of them will be worried about their jobs.

That's a very good point. The ticket office people do a really good job. Although I understand the reason for it, I wonder if making phone calls this time round is a wise idea?