Pre-season 2021/22

[AlexAlexCropley]

I'm trying to buy 3 tickets for my brother-in-law, nephew and myself. The website's not having it and telling me to assign tickets to other people, but the relatives don't have fan IDs. Why would you only allocate one ticket per person?! Is the concept of going to a match with other people alien to them?!

Easy enough with fan ids though

[Sexual Ealing]

Let's never try to attract new fans.

[Demitri_C]

I'm trying to buy 3 tickets for my brother-in-law, nephew and myself. The website's not having it and telling me to assign tickets to other people, but the relatives don't have fan IDs. Why would you only allocate one ticket per person?! Is the concept of going to a match with other people alien to them?!

The system sucks. I just couldnt be bothered in the end and am not going saturday now.

Its ridiculous its a friendly not a league game !

[Sexual Ealing]

Half an hour and counting on hold for the ticket office and beginning to contemplate terrorism.

[mj]

Are we expecting to see any of the new lads on Saturday? Would expect Young and possibly Ings to play, not sure if Buendia is fit? Is Bailey in the country yet?

[paul_e]

Isn't the fanID thing more about Covid than anything else?

[cdbearsfan]

Nah, because when they were obsessing over Covid regulations they were after a photo and they no longer ask for that.

I suspect it is because they want to get every attendee's contact details so they can bombard them.

[SaddVillan]

Anybody planning to come down the M6 should be aware that it will be closed at Junction 10 from Friday until Sunday whilst new bridge beams are installed.

Traffic will be diverted up and over the junction.

You can expect pretty big hold ups, so find an alternative route and set off early.

[richtheholtender]

I've paid £20 for tomorrow and I am still deflated that I don't want to go. I know its sound ridiculous, just being honest. I just can't work out if he's got a rats head on a snakes body or the other way.

[RamboandBruno]

I missed out in the Chelsea ballot last season, so this will be me and my lads first time back at villa park since the Spurs game in Feb 2020, and first time seeing live since Wembley and the league cup final.
Sitting in the lower Trinity, rather than our normal season ticket seats in the Holte. I simply cannot wait to be back. I know it’s only a friendly, half the first team or new signings might not play and the G word has turned his back on us for project soulless club. But just walking through the turnstiles with my son for the first time since the pandemic is bigger than all of that, roll on tomorrow evening.

[richtheholtender]

I don't think I'll be going. Its just going to be a mass celebration of his time here and I am not ready to listen to that. Everyone is entitled to deal with things differently/have an opinion but it will be horrid. I won't go to the game in November either, not because I can't stomach him in their chap kit but more I can't stand the thought of watch 40k giving him a good cheer. This will only boast his ego and encourage him to have a good game anyway. For those going tomorrow I hope they have a great day with what should be a party atmosphere

[sid1964]

I don’t think there will be any positive songs about Jack tomorrow, it will be very anti-Jack

[Demitri_C]

Why would we even mention jack at the games now?

He is history. Not a hero of ours anymore

[RamboandBruno]

Why would we even mention jack at the games now?

He is history. Not a hero of ours anymore

In terms of supporters, completely anecdotal, but my kids (14 and 11) who have both been season ticket holders for years, good and bad, are a little more sympathetic, in terms of their gutted, my son immediately changed his phone screen saver from Grealish to Konsa etc, but they are not bitter or despise him, unlike me…so I think it will potentially be mixed when arrives back in November.
As for tomorrow, I can’t fathom why the club would even mention him, the Purslow statement is I imagine a line drawn under it and they’ll be promoting the new signings tomorrow surely?

[Nev]

I would hope the Club are working to remove every vestige of him around the Stadium, they'd be foolish not to. It's not disrespectful, he's not with us any more, he is no longer of any relevance unless you are the Club historian.