Superb post Kev. Happy birthday for yesterday BTW.
I chucked a few quid to Wigan as well. I lived there for 10 years, and for a while they were my second team. My best man was a coach there under Bruce and then ran the women's team.
Quote from: Dave P on May 06, 2021, 07:33:19 AMQuote from: Clampy on May 06, 2021, 07:09:14 AMQuote from: Flin5tone on May 06, 2021, 12:06:10 AMFarcical Those of us who kept our money in the Club should have been given Priority.I still have Vouchers that expire in September and have a 1/3 chance of being able to partially use them.Had a read through the process and the procedures required if successful and it just seems so much hassle to watch a Meaningless Football match. It was less hassle booking and travelling on a flight last Summer to Finland.£50 for zone 1 seating for those 'lucky' to be successful in the Ballot? Don't give me this rubbish that they care about the fans , Purslow would have jumped at the chance to join the Super League if invited. But that money that you 'kept in the club' is still yours. You can put that towards next seasons season ticket should you choose too. Besides, why the long whinge if you think its a meaningless game? *Mic Drop*I too left my money in the club, for two reasons...1. I somewhat naively thought that it would all be over in a few months and we would have been back in the ground for at least half of this season2. I am fortunate enough that the refund wasn't necessary for my day to day finances.I do not think that I should have been given any preferred priority, just because I was financially better off than some of my fellow supporters. If the poster thinks that leaving the money with the club makes him a better fan then he is wrong. And as for a meaningless game? I'm not sure that in my 45 years of attending Villa Park that any game will mean more to me, should I be fortunate enough to be selected to attend. The last 14 months, without attending Villa Park, has been difficult for me, and in all probability, for countless other Villa fans, who have invested their time, money, emotion, heart and soul in following the club that we love. I've missed the pre match beer, the chips from Ali Baba's, the good people that I sit with, and also, the people that sit near me that I dislike. I want to see them all again, shake their hand, or hug them, and tell them how good it is to see them. A few weeks ago, I had my first Covid jab. There was only one place that I could go to, so on a Sunday morning, I drove the 50-odd miles to Villa Park, got out of my car in the Holte End car park, and looked up at the mighty Holte. I'm not ashamed to say that a few tears rolled down my face. It felt like I had come home, and since then it's given me strength knowing that I've been there and will do again, if not for the Chelsea game then hopefully next season. I've missed the place more than words could possibly say. I've missed cheering on the Villa, arguing about team formations and individual players, giving stick to the opposition, moaning about VAR and the referee.And you call it meaningless? You are entitled to your opinion I guess, but so am I. And your opinion is wrong.
Quote from: Clampy on May 06, 2021, 07:09:14 AMQuote from: Flin5tone on May 06, 2021, 12:06:10 AMFarcical Those of us who kept our money in the Club should have been given Priority.I still have Vouchers that expire in September and have a 1/3 chance of being able to partially use them.Had a read through the process and the procedures required if successful and it just seems so much hassle to watch a Meaningless Football match. It was less hassle booking and travelling on a flight last Summer to Finland.£50 for zone 1 seating for those 'lucky' to be successful in the Ballot? Don't give me this rubbish that they care about the fans , Purslow would have jumped at the chance to join the Super League if invited. But that money that you 'kept in the club' is still yours. You can put that towards next seasons season ticket should you choose too. Besides, why the long whinge if you think its a meaningless game? *Mic Drop*
Quote from: Flin5tone on May 06, 2021, 12:06:10 AMFarcical Those of us who kept our money in the Club should have been given Priority.I still have Vouchers that expire in September and have a 1/3 chance of being able to partially use them.Had a read through the process and the procedures required if successful and it just seems so much hassle to watch a Meaningless Football match. It was less hassle booking and travelling on a flight last Summer to Finland.£50 for zone 1 seating for those 'lucky' to be successful in the Ballot? Don't give me this rubbish that they care about the fans , Purslow would have jumped at the chance to join the Super League if invited. But that money that you 'kept in the club' is still yours. You can put that towards next seasons season ticket should you choose too. Besides, why the long whinge if you think its a meaningless game?
Farcical Those of us who kept our money in the Club should have been given Priority.I still have Vouchers that expire in September and have a 1/3 chance of being able to partially use them.Had a read through the process and the procedures required if successful and it just seems so much hassle to watch a Meaningless Football match. It was less hassle booking and travelling on a flight last Summer to Finland.£50 for zone 1 seating for those 'lucky' to be successful in the Ballot? Don't give me this rubbish that they care about the fans , Purslow would have jumped at the chance to join the Super League if invited.
And you call it meaningless? You are entitled to your opinion I guess, but so am I. And your opinion is wrong.
Quote from: CT on May 06, 2021, 09:55:08 AMSuperb post Kev. Happy birthday for yesterday BTW. Thanks mate.....good day for birthday's eh?
Quote from: Kevin Dawson on May 06, 2021, 10:20:33 AMQuote from: CT on May 06, 2021, 09:55:08 AMSuperb post Kev. Happy birthday for yesterday BTW. Thanks mate.....good day for birthday's eh?Certainly was! I don’t like having a 16yr old son though. Feeling ancient!
Quote from: Kevin Dawson on May 06, 2021, 08:20:28 AMAnd you call it meaningless? You are entitled to your opinion I guess, but so am I. And your opinion is wrong.I did the same and agree with first part of your post however the original poster's opinion is not wrong. It's a valid opinion.
I could never watch Aston Villa and call it meaningless no matter what this pandemic as been the worst time ever for us all and not having Aston Villa in my life going home and away with my friends seeing my mates at games was hard to take it made my mental illness so much worse but I cling on to the hope that we will all be back there next season and when I go through the turnstiles it will be emotional that's for sure I look forward to meeting up with you guys again.
Quote from: darren woolley on May 06, 2021, 03:52:31 PMI could never watch Aston Villa and call it meaningless no matter what this pandemic as been the worst time ever for us all and not having Aston Villa in my life going home and away with my friends seeing my mates at games was hard to take it made my mental illness so much worse but I cling on to the hope that we will all be back there next season and when I go through the turnstiles it will be emotional that's for sure I look forward to meeting up with you guys again.You still owe me a pint from the game at Spurs last year mate....