How much will Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact Aston Villa's season?

[eamonn]

They clearly marked North Stand dwellers as wrong'uns. Quite right too.

[Nunkin1965]

It’s the same for the security checks - which have now stopped. Half hearted check of a bag or a coat. But an 8 year old with a bottle top…

Agreed that it's a concern.
I normally go in armed only with a packet of wine gums but on this occasion after having a drink by the car before the game, I  got into the ground after my security check with my bottle shaped "It's beer o'clock somewhere" bottle opener which is the size of a 330ml bottle pretty much.

[UK Redsox]

It’s the same for the security checks - which have now stopped. Half hearted check of a bag or a coat. But an 8 year old with a bottle top…

I now just walk in holding my plastic bottle of water (complete with cap) in my hand.

Have it in your coat and they take an interest in the cap, have it openly in your hand and it doesn't seem to register with them.

Who is it on here that is/was one of the stewards ?

[Nunkin1965]

When is the Burnley game being played?
Did someone mention the 12th Jan?

[Richard]

When is the Burnley game being played?
Did someone mention the 12th Jan?

Doubt it as we are playing on the 10th and 15th.

[richtheholtender]

Is there any reason why we couldn't play Burnley today? Leeds villa got cancelled because of Leeds end, United Burnley is due to be played on Thursday so assuming all is OK now in the Burnley camp. They can't say its unfair on Burnley to play on Tuesday Thursday because that's the same variance between villa v Chelsea and villa v leeds

[dave.woodhall]

Is there any reason why we couldn't play Burnley today? Leeds villa got cancelled because of Leeds end, United Burnley is due to be played on Thursday so assuming all is OK now in the Burnley camp. They can't say its unfair on Burnley to play on Tuesday Thursday because that's the same variance between villa v Chelsea and villa v leeds

Think of the logistics of putting a match on at three days notice.

[Lastfootstamper]

When is the Burnley game being played?
Did someone mention the 12th Jan?

Doubt it as we are playing on the 10th and 15th.

I think that's when it'll be. If UEFA don't relax their tv monopoly rule that nobody plays at the same time as the champions league, we're losing the midweek Tuesday/Wednesday dates on
15/16&22/23 of February,
8/9&15/16 of March,
5/6&12/13&26/27 of April,
3/4 of May.
Plus there's the PL midwinter break between the 23rd of January up until 4th round weekend on the 5th of February. And everybody is scheduled to play that following midweek already.

[Meanwood Villa]

They've got more games to fit in than us and we're not first in line so don't see why we would have to squeeze it in so soon.

[Flin5tone]

Looks like the Government Delaying further restrictions now will end in higher case numbers and I imagine stricter rules at the start of the New Year.

It was a very strange atmosphere on Boxing Day with empty seats all over the stadium which was sad to see. A mixture of people with Covid and those worried about the Virus and maybe a few who are against Vaccination/Test Passports put many off.

There were people checking for passes outside of the Holte End and I saw about 2 people wearing a Face Covering.

[richtheholtender]

So the Newcastle game is off tomorrow at Newcastles request. Didn't look like their first team was massively effected by covid so they've basically been allowed to call it off because of normal injuries to their 2 best players. They should be playing that.

[exigo]

When is the Burnley game being played?
Did someone mention the 12th Jan?

Log into your upcoming tickets if you're a season ticket holder, and it's down as Wednesday 12 January, 8pm.

[AlexAlexCropley]

When is the Burnley game being played?
Did someone mention the 12th Jan?

Log into your upcoming tickets if you're a season ticket holder, and it's down as Wednesday 12 January, 8pm.

Not on mine

[Gareth]

So the Newcastle game is off tomorrow at Newcastles request. Didn't look like their first team was massively effected by covid so they've basically been allowed to call it off because of normal injuries to their 2 best players. They should be playing that.

Doubt that is the case as PL have turned down some requests to postpone games - those two went down as did Schar at the end so those 3 probs as a minimum out probs took them through the threshold.

[Ad@m]

When is the Burnley game being played?
Did someone mention the 12th Jan?

Log into your upcoming tickets if you're a season ticket holder, and it's down as Wednesday 12 January, 8pm.

Not on mine

It's showing on mine.