Season Tickets

[dalians umbrella]

Kid on twitter has apparently been told by the club that they’re no longer offering student concessions.

With the Club deciding to hide all the prices and concessions this year, it's hard to tell what's true.

[sirlordbaltimore]

Kid on twitter has apparently been told by the club that they’re no longer offering student concessions.

It's 100% true

And a total disgrace

[Stu]

It’s pretty rough, this. Timing seems cynical too - the team is flying and they announce huge price increases and booting out concessions for students.

[frank black]

It’s pretty rough, this. Timing seems cynical too - the team is flying and they announce huge price increases and booting out concessions for students.

I hate it , they have us over a barrel don’t they. It’s like it or lump it. Crazy to see Villa “my team” gradually being taken away from me. I can afford it next season, but as soon as they upgrade my seats to prawn+ that’s likely game over for me. If I can’t sit near my mates then a large chunk of why I go has gone…. No doubt I’ll probably be watching us win something decent on TV….

To have no concessions, to only let folks know at renewal that their seats are changing/upgrading. To increase by so much too.. shameful

[Stinkin_Thinkin]

Well the club have got the season ticket holders in checkmate. Surrender your seat now and may never see it again for years. However as an act of defiance I shall never spend another penny inside the stadium or the club shop, only in the urinals. Perhaps Purslow will do an O'Leary and find a way for charging for this!

[trinityoap]

I've tried to renew but cannot get past log in because they keep telling me my email address is wrong. I have had this confirmed by email!

[Paul.S]

It’s pretty rough, this. Timing seems cynical too - the team is flying and they announce huge price increases and booting out concessions for students.

I hate it , they have us over a barrel don’t they. It’s like it or lump it. Crazy to see Villa “my team” gradually being taken away from me. I can afford it next season, but as soon as they upgrade my seats to prawn+ that’s likely game over for me. If I can’t sit near my mates then a large chunk of why I go has gone…. No doubt I’ll probably be watching us win something decent on TV….

To have no concessions, to only let folks know at renewal that their seats are changing/upgrading. To increase by so much too.. shameful

Couldn’t agree more Frank and that’s where I am with it as well. I love this club but there’s a line that should never be crossed. It’s not just an Aston Villa issue but I’m only bothered with our club.

[amfy]

Kid on twitter has apparently been told by the club that they’re no longer offering student concessions.

I think that’s been the case for a few years with the concessions being age related rather than for students, which kind of makes sense because I had a student card when I was doing a management qualification & was already earning good money whereas most 18 year olds, student or not, are on a low income.
That said, I have no idea whether they have the same age related concessions now either.

[Stu]

Kid on twitter has apparently been told by the club that they’re no longer offering student concessions.

I think that’s been the case for a few years with the concessions being age related rather than for students, which kind of makes sense because I had a student card when I was doing a management qualification & was already earning good money whereas most 18 year olds, student or not, are on a low income.
That said, I have no idea whether they have the same age related concessions now either.

From what I remember when I was at uni, you had to prove you were in full time education but I can't remember if there was an age bracket too.

[dave.woodhall]

It seems to me that we've gone back to the old days of getting more money from the same amount of people rather than getting money from more people. At least Doug pretended to have our interests at heart; this lot just see us as 40,000 cash machines.

[Stu]

I reject the implication that because the owners have put their hands in their pockets it's now our turn.

On the face of it it seems a fair and simple argument to make but given the previously mentioned cost of living issues etc, and the fact billionaires have made more money than ever since the pandemic began, it just doesn't hold water. It's not the same - £400,000,000 to two individuals worth, what, £10bn(?) is 0.4% of their combined fortune and that's over multiple years. The extra costs ordinary people on average wages are facing is way in excess of that and only over the last 12 months.

[Skerra]

The pathetic excuses from Purslow and co.are a disgrace. With the money they earn, they haven’t got a clue how difficult it is for ordinary people having to pay the extra amount. In terms of revenue, it’s a drop in the ocean for the Club so, why don’t they try upping their game on other revenue streams instead of being totally lazy buggers and fleecing us supporters yet again.

[dave.woodhall]

The pathetic excuses from Purslow and co.are a disgrace. With the money they earn, they haven’t got a clue how difficult it is for ordinary people having to pay the extra amount. In terms of revenue, it’s a drop in the ocean for the Club so, why don’t they try upping their game on other revenue streams instead of being totally lazy buggers and fleecing us supporters yet again.

We do seem to be paying for the lack of commercial acumen and Steven Gerrard's compo.

[Sexual Ealing]

I reject the implication that because the owners have put their hands in their pockets it's now our turn.

On the face of it it seems a fair and simple argument to make but given the previously mentioned cost of living issues etc, and the fact billionaires have made more money than ever since the pandemic began, it just doesn't hold water. It's not the same - £400,000,000 to two individuals worth, what, £10bn(?) is 0.4% of their combined fortune and that's over multiple years. The extra costs ordinary people on average wages are facing is way in excess of that and only over the last 12 months.

Well, quite. When they sell us at what will be presumably a massive profit, I doubt they intend to share that profit with ST holders. The club is their asset. If they want the value of the asset to grow, they need to invest in it. And, fair play to them, they have and they are, which is great for us as fans, but what they do with their filthy lucre is up to them.

Should supporters have been consulted before they put the release clause in Grealish's contract? Of course not. It's a private business, it can do what it likes.

The idea that supporters somehow 'owe' them is bizarre.

[Vegas]

I can see both sides on this one. As a season ticket holder who pays for 4 STs it makes quite a dent, and I know some others are not so fortunate and this rise will price them out.

But the increases only put us to 11th on the ST cost league table as I understand it so in relative terms we’re not bad value.

Most importantly there is a 30k waiting list. Only 40k people can watch us each week, and is not totally obvious to me that it’s fairer to say to those waiting list people who want to watch us that they can’t, and instead to let others continue to do so year after year at a low price, just because they were there first.