Aston Villa v Man City League Cup Final Pre Match Thread

[luke95]

Any idea when the club will announce ticket criteria? I have Claret membership with 4 games (plus been to 2 games with no booking history from a friend with season ticket) so a bit concerned that I might not get a ticket. I got playoff final tickets with 6 games booking history over the whole season so hope it won’t be that high this time.

I think cup games will be part of the criteria to qualify for tickets ... I.e  C&B member with 7 games of which 2 must be home cup games

[purpletrousers]

Back in November I booked a family holiday and guess what the flight to Istanbul departs BHX at 11.30 on 1 March
A school boy error because as a supporter of a big club I should have checked out major event dates.

I’ve done the same but will be able to watch as it’s mid trip.

You’ll have touched down in time all being well?

You might need to check out airport bar I reckon!

Taking off at KO time for the 2000 cup final was painful (and a few days of Likeky Lads result avoidance until a VHS arrived, how times have changed!)

[Louzie0]

Sunday 1 March. 4.30pm kick off.

City- prepare to meet your doom.

[rougegorge]

I'm assuming we'll get the west side of Wembley this year, as the southernmost team. So expect to be piling into the Green Man at 8.45 again.

I'm not sure exactly how it works, but we had the same end for both Fulham and Derby; so any north-south rule didn't come into effect for those matches.

[AV82EC]

I think they prefer us west end of the stadium as so many go on Chiltern and can be got away quickly.

[Brassneck]

The M40 plays a big factor - Whoever makes most use of the M40 (traveling west out of London) gets the West end.  I'm fairly certain we'll have the Green Man again.

[robbo1874]

M40 is like our own personal motorway to Wembley. Very farsighted the road planners were back in the day!

[chrisw1]

Box Park was good last year as an alternative to the Green.  Hope we'll be allocated that again.

[Holte L2]

Box Park was good last year as an alternative to the Green.  Hope we'll be allocated that again.

I went to Boxpark as well. Had a fab time in there!

[chrisw1]

Looks like we've got the west side again.

[AV82EC]

Where is this news coming from?

[Drummond]

Where is this news coming from?

Chrisw1 in the post above yours. ☺

[chrisw1]

Where is this news coming from?

It's all over twitter

[Bad English]

People have cottoned on that for, £25 quid they can skip the queue so we've now got loads of Claret Members.

A minor point but it's £35, not £25.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

It's a sign of how things have changed that we regard Man U as easier opponents than Citeh.

It's a sign of the times had we being playing Man Utd we'd be discussing the Civic Reception Victory Parade rather than tickets and transport.