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[Percy McCarthy]

Chris Heck, Aston Villa president of business operations, said in a video interview, expects revenue for the 2024-25 season to fall between £360 million and £370 million.

https://www.sportico.com/leagues/soccer/2025/aston-villa-champions-league-revenue-1234841606/

That states the ST waiting list is at 42k, they've got that mixed up with capacity haven't they?

Wonder if the financial results will be the catalyst for any VP news?

I moved to the bottom of the waiting list a couple of years ago, when my daughter decided she wanted to be on it and me and my son had to lose our place at 29,000th to be with her on the list. We dropped to 37,000th and as I say, that was a couple of years ago so it sounds realistic to me.

I’m surprised at 42k though, as a bloke and his son at work told me they are numbered at 45,000th.

[jon collett]

Chris Heck, Aston Villa president of business operations, said in a video interview, expects revenue for the 2024-25 season to fall between £360 million and £370 million.

https://www.sportico.com/leagues/soccer/2025/aston-villa-champions-league-revenue-1234841606/

That states the ST waiting list is at 42k, they've got that mixed up with capacity haven't they?

Wonder if the financial results will be the catalyst for any VP news?

No that sounds about right to me. I asked in the summer and it was about 40k then.

[aj2k77]

Does the FFP £400 include player sales too - as we probably won't be selling two more players for £60m+ next season.

No.

[Percy McCarthy]

Does the FFP £400 include player sales too - as we probably won't be selling two more players for £60m+ next season.

No.

Yes. The Joe money kept us FFP compliant for three years.

[olaftab]

A question Percy or anyone else who knows: How does  this money impact on FFP? If Mancity and Chelsea can use it to keep compliant it’s totally unfair to other 18 and on what basis Chelsea are in it?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cgl0zrxl8z9o

[cdbearsfan]

Chelsea are in it because they're one of the teams to have won the European Cup in the four year period that are used to decide who qualifies.

[Demitri_C]

Chris Heck, Aston Villa president of business operations, said in a video interview, expects revenue for the 2024-25 season to fall between £360 million and £370 million.

https://www.sportico.com/leagues/soccer/2025/aston-villa-champions-league-revenue-1234841606/

That states the ST waiting list is at 42k, they've got that mixed up with capacity haven't they?

Wonder if the financial results will be the catalyst for any VP news?

No that sounds about right to me. I asked in the summer and it was about 40k then.

I would be suprised if the waiting list was that high tbh. I think if it was we would have started the 50k expansion not cancelled it

[Villan82]

Chris Heck, Aston Villa president of business operations, said in a video interview, expects revenue for the 2024-25 season to fall between £360 million and £370 million.

https://www.sportico.com/leagues/soccer/2025/aston-villa-champions-league-revenue-1234841606/

That states the ST waiting list is at 42k, they've got that mixed up with capacity haven't they?

Wonder if the financial results will be the catalyst for any VP news?

No that sounds about right to me. I asked in the summer and it was about 40k then.

I would be suprised if the waiting list was that high tbh. I think if it was we would have started the 50k expansion not cancelled it

None of it adds up. The demand is there, no question. It's there as it has never been there before but we are faffing around, pushing in a few extra seats here and there. The mind boggles

[Demitri_C]

Agree mate

[cdbearsfan]

It's demand for corporates that they care about.

[jon collett]

Chris Heck, Aston Villa president of business operations, said in a video interview, expects revenue for the 2024-25 season to fall between £360 million and £370 million.

https://www.sportico.com/leagues/soccer/2025/aston-villa-champions-league-revenue-1234841606/

That states the ST waiting list is at 42k, they've got that mixed up with capacity haven't they?

Wonder if the financial results will be the catalyst for any VP news?

No that sounds about right to me. I asked in the summer and it was about 40k then.

I would be suprised if the waiting list was that high tbh. I think if it was we would have started the 50k expansion not cancelled it

Well as I’ve just told you that’s what they said the figure was in the summer. So it makes sense. I think a lot of people like the thought of a season ticket. Loads seem to attend and then leave ten minutes early in the Witton Lane. Also people see a queue so join it.

And yet it’s always easy to buy tickets for home matches.

Either way Villa’s database should be pretty high in terms of marketing tickets.

[Demitri_C]

Chris Heck, Aston Villa president of business operations, said in a video interview, expects revenue for the 2024-25 season to fall between £360 million and £370 million.

https://www.sportico.com/leagues/soccer/2025/aston-villa-champions-league-revenue-1234841606/

That states the ST waiting list is at 42k, they've got that mixed up with capacity haven't they?

Wonder if the financial results will be the catalyst for any VP news?

No that sounds about right to me. I asked in the summer and it was about 40k then.

I would be suprised if the waiting list was that high tbh. I think if it was we would have started the 50k expansion not cancelled it

Well as I’ve just told you that’s what they said the figure was in the summer. So it makes sense. I think a lot of people like the thought of a season ticket. Loads seem to attend and then leave ten minutes early in the Witton Lane. Also people see a queue so join it.

And yet it’s always easy to buy tickets for home matches.

Either way Villa’s database should be pretty high in terms of marketing tickets.

You may told me what they have said but im allowed to be sceptical  am i not? I personally  do not believe it whether they told you or not.its a clever supply and demand tactic commonly used jon.

Im sure every  villa fan would want a season ticket but alot of people wont be able to afford it just the way it is with the cost of the world at the moment.

[PeterWithe]

Yeah I've always been sceptical about the waiting list, I know loads who don't have ST's who never seem to have trouble getting to see a game

[Somniloquism]

So no one mentioned Percy is 37k and someone else is 40+k on the list? Or are they lying as well?

[paul_e]

Yeah I've always been sceptical about the waiting list, I know loads who don't have ST's who never seem to have trouble getting to see a game

those things aren't the same though. Plenty of people will be on the waiting list who won't pay for individual tickets. Plenty more will be on there knowing it's going to take a while before it gets to them and they are speculating. Plenty more still will have plans for weekends based on not having a season ticket that would change if they got one.