Villa Park Redevelopment

[VillaTim]

It's not just ST price hikes. £63 for Man U on a Sunday at 4.30 in February is sadly a bridge too far for me.

Just had a look and my ticket for this fixture 2 years ago was £49.50

Not sure what it works out per ticket as an ST, but this is now starting to become ridiculous on a game by game basis as a member

I’m not on the ST waiting list as I probably only make about 10 games a season now as I live 120 mile away, but might rethink that now as it might not be much more

my ST works out to just under £40 a game

[Meanwood Villa]

I'm avoiding Category A games if I can. 50 quid is my limit and there's not many tickets below that for Cat A. Obviously if there's a chance of CL qualification or even better later in the season they've got me over a barrel and I'll probably have to relent, albeit maybe only for Liverpool as last home game. Last season I went to all the home fixtures in the run in (Fulham apart) because we were on to something special. Been priced out of it this time around. Just hope conference league tickets remain relatively reasonable.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

It's not just ST price hikes. £63 for Man U on a Sunday at 4.30 in February is sadly a bridge too far for me.

zone 1 is £68 !!

£58 in The North Stand for the Newcastle game on a Tuesday night, by the looks of the kick off time it’s on TV as well.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

Just an idle thought. What will happen with the compulsorily purchased land which will no longer be required now the northern bit of HS2 has been cancelled?

There’s a load around Lichfield, perfect for all our fans who live in The Shires. I’m not really sure what’s going on there as they’re still working on it?

[dave.woodhall]

I doubt there will be such a thing as Category A games next season.

[Meanwood Villa]

I doubt there will be such a thing as Category A games next season.

I can only assume this means cheaper tickets all round. Happy days.

[Villan82]

Kevin, I agree 110%. It's the obvious way forward (North first, and then and Witton, at least) and gets us to 55,000-60,000 without all the problems of a new build.

I think a new stadium would be far easier. If they can find a place to build one.

Yeah, me too.  You’d maintain revenue levels whilst it is being built, which could be crucial for FFP.

What is it I am missing? It's our oldest, smallest and least commercial stand they had been planning to redevelop. We still would have 36,000 capacity with it demolished! It's not like we were going to flatten the whole ground and play the games out in Aston Park while we waited for it to be built.

[Smithy]

I doubt there will be such a thing as Category A games next season.

I can only assume this means cheaper tickets all round. Happy days.

"All games are Category A, but some are more Category A than others."

[TonyD]

It's not just ST price hikes. £63 for Man U on a Sunday at 4.30 in February is sadly a bridge too far for me.

zone 1 is £68 !!

£58 in The North Stand for the Newcastle game on a Tuesday night, by the looks of the kick off time it’s on TV as well.

Yep. Taking the piss. 
You would have thought Heck might have done a little homework on Villa fans and big ticket price hikes. 

[dave.woodhall]

It's not just ST price hikes. £63 for Man U on a Sunday at 4.30 in February is sadly a bridge too far for me.

zone 1 is £68 !!

£58 in The North Stand for the Newcastle game on a Tuesday night, by the looks of the kick off time it’s on TV as well.

Yep. Taking the piss. 
You would have thought Heck might have done a little homework on Villa fans and big ticket price hikes. 

The prices were sorted a long time before he arrived.

[tomd2103]

Kevin, I agree 110%. It's the obvious way forward (North first, and then and Witton, at least) and gets us to 55,000-60,000 without all the problems of a new build.

I honestly don't think we would need that kind of expansion in the near future.  The North Stand redevelopment and 52,000 would be more than enough for the foreseeable future.  I think we would have to see sustained success for a number of years to extend any bigger than that.  That would give ample time to explore options for the Witton Lane stand and surrounding area.

[FrankyH]

That’s how I see it, which makes mothballing the North Stand expansion so annoying.

[Drummond]

Just had this email come through from one of those 'Hospitality organisations. A previous employee subscribed and I get his emails forwarded to me. Usually they are tickets for Champs League etc games.

Aston Villa v Newcastle - Tuesday 30th January - 20:15 Kick Off
The Lower Grounds - Premium Experience
Arrive to The Lower Grounds entrance situated within the Holte End, Access 3hrs pre & 1.5hrs post (no HT access, concourse only), Inclusive drinks – selected beers, wines, and soft drinks, Inclusive ‘all you can eat’ food offering served at street food stations, Official Longside Seats in Trinity Road Stand Upper Block A2, Former player discussions and large media screens, Complimentary Matchday programme
£250 Per Person

[KRS]

I genuinely don’t think they understand their target audience if they think these overpriced packages are what regular match goers want and can afford…or may be that’s the whole point (ie targetting day trippers rather than regular match going Villa fans).

[DB]

I genuinely don’t think they understand their target audience if they think these overpriced packages are what regular match goers want and can afford…or may be that’s the whole point (ie targetting day trippers rather than regular match going Villa fans).

Redscouse and Tootinham have loads of daytrippers, build a bigger stadium and target both....priority to 'regular' fans