Villa Park Redevelopment

[amfy]

It is galling to see they are doing things like annexing sections of The Holte, & even weird things like ‘pour it yourself’ hatches, pre-ordering etc when there are simple answers.

……but seriously bang them out multi- pourers are a total game changer. No one who drinks in a football concourse is looking for a quality pint and don’t get one regardless.

I’ve worked at festivals with people who’ve never stepped behind a bar before and it just takes all the hassle out of it. Service isn’t just quicker because they don’t have to pour, it’s quicker because there’s so much less to think about.

They could increase turnover loads as well as increasing customer satisfaction.

[Risso]

You're right amfy, a pint of shit lager in a plastic glass is never going to be a perfect drink, but if it's what people want and they're prepared to pay over the odds for it, it's madness that they can't get one. Didn't have an issue at Chelsea last week at all.

[eamonn]

Out of interest, what's the difference in the price of a pint of beer at Stamford Bridge compared to VP?

[Chico Hamilton III]

I paid £6.50 at Chelsea for a pint of lager last week. Had to use a self service machine and collect it at the counter. Less than £4 a pint at Old Trafford.

[Brend'Watkins]

Out of interest, what's the difference in the price of a pint of beer at Stamford Bridge compared to VP?

I was in the Chelsea Gate pub by the Shed End before and after the game, a mate of mine talking to a Chelsea fan said that up to an hour before the game they charge £3.50 a pint. Thereafter, it's £6.50 in the stadium.

[Chris Harte]

https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2024/february/02/enjoy-villa-park-hospitality-for-chelsea-tie/

Check out the hospitality prices for the Chelsea cup replay and compare with what Spurs charge (from that link that was put up in this thread about a week ago). On this evidence we are well behind.

TLDR - Spurs highest price £650 or there abouts vs Villa £350 max.

[Dante Lavelli]

Heck’s PR has been awful but, fingers crossed, this is what he intends to sort out. Refurbishing the existing will take time and possibly need careful phasing to avoid large sections of the ground being under serviced.

I can see the logic in prioritising this and changing the culture so we spend more at matches before building a new stand.

[VillaTim]

Spurs are in a state of the art ground in London.
We will never get away with those prices in Aston

[Ads]

Have you ever been to Tottenham? They were decapitaing coppers in the estate just down the way from the away end in the 80s. The gentrification of N17 will take... some time and nobody local is paying those prices.

[Risso]

Yeah it's rough as fuck down there. They're not relying on locals though, in the same way that Villa don't rely very much on the locals from Aston to boost the numbers.

[Ads]

Yeah it's rough as fuck down there. They're not relying on locals though, in the same way that Villa don't rely very much on the locals from Aston to boost the numbers.

Exactly. We'd shift corporate at those prices to wealthy East Midlanders for example...

[VillaTim]

Have you ever been to Tottenham? They were decapitaing coppers in the estate just down the way from the away end in the 80s. The gentrification of N17 will take... some time and nobody local is paying those prices.

many times . I know the immediate area is a dump but they have a wealthier / larger fanbase in the south east / home counties than we have in the Mids

[Ads]

Have you ever been to Tottenham? They were decapitaing coppers in the estate just down the way from the away end in the 80s. The gentrification of N17 will take... some time and nobody local is paying those prices.

many times . I know the immediate area is a dump but they have a wealthier / larger fanbase in the south east / home counties than we have in the Mids

You didn't say that, you said Aston.

We draw support from all over the place  including London. There is a huge shortage of supply at Villa Park. We'd sell at these prices; location is irrelevant, hence why L4, NE1 and LS11 of all places, charge what they do.

[Lucky Eddie]

Location is far from irrelevant.

Walk through the West End and you'll see as many ticket agencies selling London football tickets as they sell theatre tickets. Aston will never have that tourist market.

[Ads]

Yet somehow that suburb of West London, Leeds, do better. As does just about everybody else in the top flight and those that are only passing through.