Season Tickets

[Luffbralion]

Perhaps Purslow needs to go and talk to the Bundesliga to see how they look after their fans.

[BC Villain]

Perhaps Purslow needs to go and talk to the Bundesliga to see how they look after their fans.

Maybe it's his way of getting his own back for us spoiling his Gerrard vanity project.....

[Sister of Top Cat]

Is it me? When I click on all the season ticket information & excuses etc,  I can find no general list/info of the prices round the ground? Ominously, it keeps showing 'error' when I try to renew 2 tickets in Trinity B5... Anyone know why?

I think B5 is one of the areas to have a padded seat and scarf - for a premium of course!

[London Villan]

Theres a new corporate section. 1888 club.

[Pete3206]

In the section, 'Background to Season Ticket Pricing and Stadium Changes', the bullshit bullet points on benchmarking and economic pressures could have been shortened to one sentence. 'We have a big waiting list, so renew your season ticket or fuck off'.

[SoccerHQ]

I know the club needs to operate as a business , but Gate receipts are now far less important when you factor in TV money. If I was being cynical , I would think the club want the new tourist supporter spending shit loads of money in the club shop, club bars and other money making ventures. It's far easier to fleece money from a day tripping tourist than a regular who brings their own flask of tea ! ( I have seen this, don't know how they get that past the stewards)
Don't think the club have read the room very well on this one. The worrying thing is , if genuine long time supporter make the tough decision that they can't afford it , their ticket will , I'm sure , be snapped up.
If that happens the club can continue to raise prices at the current steep rate. I know we are business and are subject to supply and demand forces , but there's a cost of living crisis and a lot of people have had to alter their spending accordingly. 

That's it pretty much.

The Premier league is such a magnet now that there'd demand locally and globally to watch it so if a 20-30 year diehard watcher dosen't want to go someone else will come in quick.

Purslow should've instead put a 5% reduction instead as gesture of thanks for us all having to put up with his decision to inflict Gerrard on us for a year!

With the upcoming stadium reduction I'm not too surprised he's gone for one year of milking matchday revenue to the extreme.

We're no different to Fulham. Was reading interview with their owner on Saturday and he justified charging 100 quid in some parts of the ground as it's only a small percentage and those tickets sold out in an hour so if people continue to pay then clubs will keep on upping the prices for matchday and season tickets.

Curious how many will just renew as usual or decide to start pick and choosing games next season?

[SoccerHQ]

BTW this is without qualifying for europe. You can bet anything if we make europa league and get two good teams in our group it will be 30-40 quid prices for that aswell!

[PeterWithesShin]

Don't forget to add this onto your increases

Aston Villa are one of the only clubs in the Premier League to include free domestic home cup games within their season ticket product offering. The Club believes it is reasonable to remove this benefit from next season whilst ensuring all of our loyal season ticket holders continue to have priority access to Cup games.

[RamboandBruno]

Don't forget to add this onto your increases

Aston Villa are one of the only clubs in the Premier League to include free domestic home cup games within their season ticket product offering. The Club believes it is reasonable to remove this benefit from next season whilst ensuring all of our loyal season ticket holders continue to have priority access to Cup games.

They just keep on giving today.

[VILLA MOLE]

watch us go on home cup runs now

[Flamingo Lane]

I asked this question under another thread earlier today, but answer came there none. Asking it again now, under this thread, as it may be pertinent to the matter of people deciding whether or not to renew season tickets. Question is - does anyone know how many claret members there currently are?

[HolteLower]

UTV but My ST has gone up 216% in just two years. Outrageous. L6 Lower Holte Over 66 21/22  £270 22/23 £405 23/24 £584 Fleecing those on fixed incomes. And they made it Over 66 instead of Over 65. Really taking the piss. As someone else posted they had better be good next year!

[adrenachrome]

£780 for the upper doug concourse... Pretty sickening. Over 20 years season ticket and starting to wonder whether it's worth it anymore.

You can't even have a piss at half time.

Same here. The bogs are hell in the Upper Doug. I gave up on getting a drink at half time many tears ago, and bring a flask.

Great view, TBF.

[adrenachrome]

Matt Kendrick on Twitter has said we have scrapped the admin fee for buying season tickets.

He put an emoji at the end of the tweet, but I have never understood those wee fuckers.

[Drummond]

I'm the reason the prices are going up.

I will have attended 15 home games by the end of the season as a Claret Member (not sure how many of us there are). I'm 12500 on the waiting list and I'd pay the prices being quoted for a season ticket, because I really want one.

You're all the reason too, because not one person has said they aren't paying, yet. Obviously I'm hoping season tickets are offered to me and whilst there's part of me that doesn't want anyone to stop going because they can't afford it, I also know the reason people will give their ticket up is unlikely to be because the football is crap, the hope is gone, or that we'll be relegated.

The rises are big, but the ticket prices aren't out of kilter with other teams. With this manager, results are being delivered and expectations and hopes are rising. They will go up again next year, and the year after too.

I'd much rather ticket prices were capped, but the market and the owners of all the clubs will say no to that. FFP and the desire to compete will say no to that.

We don't compete commercially right now and haven't for a very long time. Expect that to change, beginning with us, because it's the fans that drive the commercial revenue, whether it's through tickets, shopping or advertising.

We're now facing the reality of what success will mean. None of us like it, but we are enjoying the football, the improvement and the hope. We just have to pay for it.