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Offline Lastfootstamper

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Re: Aston Villa Women 2022/23
« Reply #720 on: March 26, 2023, 06:05:01 PM »
What was the attendance?

6,489 according to the Beeb


Close to our best for a home game. 5,222 watched man city beat chelsea today.

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Re: Aston Villa Women 2022/23
« Reply #721 on: March 26, 2023, 06:10:19 PM »
Sake. Just gone on to see about tickets for Chelsea in a week's time. There's only 25 seats left.

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Re: Aston Villa Women 2022/23
« Reply #722 on: March 26, 2023, 06:48:01 PM »
I bought two tickets for the final regardless.

I hate that Wembley don’t allow you to choose your seats. Some of us need to be on the steps. Let’s us stretch our legs a bit!

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Re: Aston Villa Women 2022/23
« Reply #723 on: March 26, 2023, 06:57:26 PM »
Highlights from today

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Re: Aston Villa Women 2022/23
« Reply #724 on: March 26, 2023, 08:11:35 PM »
Claret shorts at home. What’s all that about?

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Re: Aston Villa Women 2022/23
« Reply #725 on: March 26, 2023, 08:13:46 PM »
Claret shorts at home. What’s all that about?

Do keep up

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Re: Aston Villa Women 2022/23
« Reply #726 on: March 26, 2023, 08:15:34 PM »
Did the commentator  twice refer to us as Arsenal?

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Re: Aston Villa Women 2022/23
« Reply #727 on: March 26, 2023, 08:18:38 PM »
Sorry. Had missed the last page.

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Re: Aston Villa Women 2022/23
« Reply #728 on: March 26, 2023, 08:21:52 PM »
Sorry. Had missed the last page.

Twice, at least.

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Re: Aston Villa Women 2022/23
« Reply #729 on: March 26, 2023, 09:24:55 PM »
Claret shorts at home. What’s all that about?

Do keep up

Keep up with what? I asked a question I didn’t know the answer to.

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Re: Aston Villa Women 2022/23
« Reply #730 on: March 26, 2023, 09:28:45 PM »
Claret shorts at home. What’s all that about?

Do keep up

Keep up with what? I asked a question I didn’t know the answer to.

I believe there is a movement within womens sport to move away from white shorts to avoid embarrassment to them should mother nature visit them during their chosen sport, darker coloured shorts are seen as an aid to this.  Villa are following the trend, rightly so.

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Re: Aston Villa Women 2022/23
« Reply #731 on: March 26, 2023, 09:45:24 PM »
Ok thanks. I know Arsenal play in white shorts. Or have. I didn’t want to assume anything and make what might have been construed a sexist or insensitive statement. But it makes sense to do that. I’m glad we have already moved in that direction.

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Re: Aston Villa Women 2022/23
« Reply #732 on: March 26, 2023, 09:54:58 PM »
I believe the club should have given away free tickets for today's game in order to increase the number of people who attend for the experience and atmosphere, as well as to recognise the costs of living for those who may have wished to bring families or friends. I'm not clear why, despite the manager's and club's assertions, we aren't allowing more access when the game is at Villa Park.
People are paying to watch, but look at all the other clubs that give free tickets.
It seems a little cruel to me.
And getting the manager Ward to put a spin on it that people only pay to watch us well we can see right through that and in some ways despite the idea of long term and growing game is losing out on people coming along.


BBC article:

There were some big attendances during Women's Football Weekend, with Manchester United and Everton both attracting 20,000-plus crowds to Old Trafford and Goodison Park respectively.
The crowd at Villa Park was a more modest 6,489 but Ward was keen to emphasise that they were all paying spectators.
Villa actually count their official record attendance as 6,875 against Manchester City earlier this season - they do not acknowledge the 8,367 mark against Birmingham last year because some tickets were issued free

Carla Ward:
"Week in, week out, every team is giving away tickets. What we are doing is building a brand of football that people want to pay to come and watch,"
"I think that is really important - if we are looking long-term, if you give tickets away too often, in a couple of years' time those people potentially don't come back because they are not getting free tickets any more.
"Every single person in this building today [Sunday] paid money to be
 that's a credit to Aston Villa. I think the football club has got a very, very good strategy in place of building a fanbase, creating a buzz and people want to pay to watch us.
"I think we are an exciting team to watch - I'm quite big on playing an exciting brand and I think we've achieved that."


« Last Edit: March 26, 2023, 09:57:14 PM by Footy-Vill »

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Re: Aston Villa Women 2022/23
« Reply #733 on: March 26, 2023, 10:33:26 PM »
It’s £10 Footy, & I think they’ve explained it pretty well there.

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Re: Aston Villa Women 2022/23
« Reply #734 on: March 27, 2023, 12:25:50 AM »
They look fantastic!
What a great result, we’re on a bit of a run.
Carla Ward is an excellent manager.

Great stuff, UTV!

 


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