I seem to remember someone on here (sorry can't remember who) said that the main reason the buses stopped was because Sky change the dates and times so often and with such short notice nowadays. It became impossible to plan overtime etc.
Are there enough spare buses these days to have them hanging around for a few hours on Saturday afternoon?
Quote from: Flamingo Lane on August 10, 2022, 09:09:33 AMQuote from: chrisw1 on August 10, 2022, 08:53:49 AMQuote from: wittonwarrior on August 10, 2022, 07:44:48 AMI just don't understand as to why they don't recommence special buses back to town. Worked really well in the 70's.If you read the posts above your it will give you a clue. Not enough buses, not financially viable. It's just not an atractive solution for a commercial operator.In which case, the challenge for the club, the authorities and the operators is to work out a way to make it an attractive (or viable) solution because, as they say, doing nothing is not really an option.There's no way of making it commercially viable. It will need to be subsidised.
Quote from: chrisw1 on August 10, 2022, 08:53:49 AMQuote from: wittonwarrior on August 10, 2022, 07:44:48 AMI just don't understand as to why they don't recommence special buses back to town. Worked really well in the 70's.If you read the posts above your it will give you a clue. Not enough buses, not financially viable. It's just not an atractive solution for a commercial operator.In which case, the challenge for the club, the authorities and the operators is to work out a way to make it an attractive (or viable) solution because, as they say, doing nothing is not really an option.
Quote from: wittonwarrior on August 10, 2022, 07:44:48 AMI just don't understand as to why they don't recommence special buses back to town. Worked really well in the 70's.If you read the posts above your it will give you a clue. Not enough buses, not financially viable. It's just not an atractive solution for a commercial operator.
I just don't understand as to why they don't recommence special buses back to town. Worked really well in the 70's.
To change the subject slightly and moving into Bedrock territory, it's interesting that Villa are still selling hospitality packages for Everton and West Ham when they were sold out months in advance last season.
Quote from: dave.woodhall on August 10, 2022, 10:22:50 AMTo change the subject slightly and moving into Bedrock territory, it's interesting that Villa are still selling hospitality packages for Everton and West Ham when they were sold out months in advance last season. I had to think hard for a while about that before it registered. Maybe the early kick off is less appealing to those corporate event type people.
Quote from: dave.woodhall on August 10, 2022, 10:22:50 AMTo change the subject slightly and moving into Bedrock territory, it's interesting that Villa are still selling hospitality packages for Everton and West Ham when they were sold out months in advance last season.Not sure I’d do hospitality for a 12.30 kick off, the 3 hour bar before a 3pm is good, not sure it would be open at 9.30 :-)What type of prices is hospitality nowadays?
Quote from: Brend'Watkins on August 10, 2022, 10:31:46 AMQuote from: dave.woodhall on August 10, 2022, 10:22:50 AMTo change the subject slightly and moving into Bedrock territory, it's interesting that Villa are still selling hospitality packages for Everton and West Ham when they were sold out months in advance last season. I had to think hard for a while about that before it registered. Maybe the early kick off is less appealing to those corporate event type people. They may have been sold as the fixtures were announced and then had cancellations when the ko time changed perhaps and they are looking to resell?
Quote from: Nev on August 10, 2022, 10:38:35 AMQuote from: Brend'Watkins on August 10, 2022, 10:31:46 AMQuote from: dave.woodhall on August 10, 2022, 10:22:50 AMTo change the subject slightly and moving into Bedrock territory, it's interesting that Villa are still selling hospitality packages for Everton and West Ham when they were sold out months in advance last season. I had to think hard for a while about that before it registered. Maybe the early kick off is less appealing to those corporate event type people. They may have been sold as the fixtures were announced and then had cancellations when the ko time changed perhaps and they are looking to resell? I don't think you can resell corporates.
Quote from: pauliewalnuts on August 08, 2022, 03:09:06 PMQuote from: dave.woodhall on August 08, 2022, 03:00:13 PMAre there enough spare buses these days to have them hanging around for a few hours on Saturday afternoon? I read somewhere (actually, it might have been a previous page on this thread but I can't be arsed to look now I've stopped typing) that they had to bring in buses from all over the country to run these shuttles, so no, I suspect there wouldn't be.I was in Cornwall yesterday and, as I sat in a traffic jam returning North, a fleet of 40/50 buses in Cornish livery came past the other way with Birmingham 2022 in the destination sign.
Quote from: dave.woodhall on August 08, 2022, 03:00:13 PMAre there enough spare buses these days to have them hanging around for a few hours on Saturday afternoon? I read somewhere (actually, it might have been a previous page on this thread but I can't be arsed to look now I've stopped typing) that they had to bring in buses from all over the country to run these shuttles, so no, I suspect there wouldn't be.
Some new CGI released.https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2022/august/25/aston-villa-unveils-new-cgis-of-villa-park-redevelopment/