Season Tickets - 2022/23

[Border villan]

To be fair, I hate it when I get wet/poor leg.

But it's really nice for about 15 seconds.

Only if it is you who caused it.

[Lastfootstamper]

Me too! ….but when the General was here & I suggested we extended that partition across the outside of the Lower Holte for better shelter, everyone told me he had more important things to think about! (Like ours and stuff)

Yeah, like letters from Siralex.

I'm one of the zone 6 'survivors', as we'd like to be known going forward, that our friend is so vociferously campaigning for. My seat is on the back row of the North Stand, has a fantastic view and also a back parcel shelf behind it to place coats, food and drink, undocumented migrants etc.

My row and the four rows in front were categorised as such, and I've no idea what the motivation for the policy was unless it was designed by someone with cardiovasculour issues, as I see no disadvantage in sitting there from anywhere else in the stand.

And I'm absolutely guaranteed not to get wet.

And by the time you get out, you've seen what Villa Park looks like when it's deserted. Bonus!

[LeeB]

There is that, and also then being the salmon trying to swing upstream to get to Trinity Rd outside.

Actually that's one of the things on the new plans that didn't get much mention but did impress me, the fact they're creating proper access around the ground, the existing access at the North Stand rear is a joke before and after the game, hundreds of people in both directions having to squeeze between parked cars as there's no alternative.

I'd also be pretty pissed off if I was paying to park my nice shiny car there only to have various denim studs dragging across the paintwork.

[Dogtanian]

On sale dates out:

https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2022/july/14/ticketing-on-sale-dates-for-2022-23/

[manic-road]

On sale dates out:

https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2022/july/14/ticketing-on-sale-dates-for-2022-23/

Leicester cat A !!

[Clampy]

Category A is far too expensive.

[Abbeyfealeavfc]

Category A games range from £41.50 to £59
Category B games range from £35 to £44.
I know of a sth who won't be able to attend all the home games and who's willing to sell on for a fraction of these prices.
It would certainly be worth match-to-match 
purchasers getting to know someone like this.

[Dave P]

Didn't we have a Cat C last season? 

[dave.woodhall]

Didn't we have a Cat C last season? 

Yes, and you don't have to live in Bedrock to say there's some serious price gouging here.

[Dazvillain]

I think there has been a lot of forward planning going on. Next season with only 3 stands to fill and lower away allocation, a bigger majority will be ST holders who may get similar prices to this year as a sweetener after so many changes for this year. At those premium matchday prices, I’d be very surprised if we sell out all fixtures this year like we pretty much did last year . That won’t matter next year though after over charging this year as they will be absolute minimum matchday sales available  next year

Have many non ST holders gone for the membership option this year ?

[SoccerHQ]

Didn't we have a Cat C last season? 

It got scrapped due to the "simplification" of ticketing pricing. And Villa value games long since gone unless we had one last season and I missed it.

35 quid now the cheapest to watch a game in any standard part of VP (I assume a few restricted view seats will pop up and perhaps they'll still be in 30 quid range perhaps). Last season you could be in lower North for 25 quid so it's a real hike in less desirable parts of the stadium.

Can't say I'll bother with Cat A games as matchday prices are insane for games we rarely win. Will pick and choose Cat B games.

Club hiking ticket prices in cost of living crisis isn't great optics. Guess it's a case of ground extension is starting in 12 months so capacity will be reduced by more than 10% and they want to recoup that over this season.

One thing's for sure though....if they're saying they're raising prices due to our tickets previous being cheaper than likes of Wolves and Leicester....well we need to be winning stuff and qualifying for europe in near future like both have done in last five seasons as finishing 14th isn't going to really cut it.

[nordenvillain]

Not supporting or justifying the new ticket prices, but have you seen Fulham's prices for this coming season for home supporters ? Eye watering, I think the cheapest is £65.

[dave.woodhall]

Not supporting or justifying the new ticket prices, but have you seen Fulham's prices for this coming season for home supporters ? Eye watering, I think the cheapest is £65.

This is a good article on that very subjct:

https://www.football365.com/news/opinion-fulham-prices-increases-part-two-tourists-and-casual-fans-pay-the-price

[Dogtanian]

I know people are unhappy with price increases, but you also have to realise that just as you are now paying more for everything, so is the club.

Staff, fuel, energy, food, policing, everything has gone up in price.

[Nii Lamptey]

Just noticed that AVFC have just taken payment for a recurring Claret membership fee. Wasn't even aware it was a rolling subscription, and can't say I've ever made any use of it (*don't really know what its benefits are, other than jumping a few places in the queue for spare home tickets)

My question is, as a season ticket holder, are there ANY benefits to holding this membership, or are the club taking even more piss than they have this summer with pricing of everything?