Season Tickets

[Risso]

Compare prices to the like of Bruce Springsteen and Pink concerts and many musicians and add refreshments I would say football is fairly cheap to them

Taylor Swift tickets went on sale this week. Just the £750 quid each.

[Dazvillain]

For those that have been offered to terrace view tickets please can someone explain the workings ?
How much / concessions ?
In addition to ST price at whatever cost in holte ?
Will the game then be watched from this terrace, thereby freeing up more seats in the stand ?
If offered to those on waiting list, and they accept, do you automatically jump the queue when signed up ?
I’ve read that if someone on list takes up the option now but declines terrace view next year, they lose ST, so if a current ST holder takes up option but declines next year, do they also lose their seat….if so, no incentive whatsoever to join is there ?
Where is this located in the holte ?

[astonvilla82]

Compare prices to the like of Bruce Springsteen and Pink concerts and many musicians and add refreshments I would say football is fairly cheap to them

Taylor Swift tickets went on sale this week. Just the £750 quid each.

But people don't mind forking out for them without too much complaints

[astonvilla82]

For those that have been offered to terrace view tickets please can someone explain the workings ?
How much / concessions ?
In addition to ST price at whatever cost in holte ?
Will the game then be watched from this terrace, thereby freeing up more seats in the stand ?
If offered to those on waiting list, and they accept, do you automatically jump the queue when signed up ?
I’ve read that if someone on list takes up the option now but declines terrace view next year, they lose ST, so if a current ST holder takes up option but declines next year, do they also lose their seat….if so, no incentive whatsoever to join is there ?
Where is this located in the holte ?

it's only for the upper Holte and you actually get a seat, which could be the new installed rail seats as well,no viewing of the actual game, apart of the cost of the actual season ticket or even the extra of terrace view membership, you would have to factor in the extra cost of refreshments on top of the two 'free' drinks,it was about £6 a pint last season so I would imagine it would increase this season, saying that it cost me £17.40 at Walsall on Saturday for 2 coke drinks and 2 hot dogs

[VillaTim]

Concerts aren't every other week though and tickets aren't all £750.
I had Springsteen ticket for less than £100 , good value for a once in a decade event , plus he plays 3 hours plus

[astonvilla82]

Concerts aren't every other week though and tickets aren't all £750.
I had Springsteen ticket for less than £100 , good value for a once in a decade event , plus he plays 3 hours plus

that's okay if everyone was charging £100 pounds a ticket, but on that basis my match ticket would cost about £120 for 3 hours

[danno]

Unless the singer gets laryngitis etc, you’re probably going to enjoy a concert you’ve chosen to go and see.

A trip to the villa has more jeopardy to it. Sixty quid might get you a 3-0 win, a 0-0 snooze-fest, or a dispiriting 4-2 loss.

We’ve probably had more bad games in one season than Springsteen has had bad concerts in thirty years.

They’re not comparable, unless you’re Bobby Charlton who probably thought Old Trafford was a theatre because of the silence.

[RamboandBruno]

Concerts aren't every other week though and tickets aren't all £750.
I had Springsteen ticket for less than £100 , good value for a once in a decade event , plus he plays 3 hours plus

Exactly, its the loyalty aspect that both gets manipulated by football clubs and also disregarded when it suits, like when demand is outstripping supply like now.
You might love a certain band but the reality is you might see them a handful of times in your lifetime, or a handful of times a year if your mega keen. Some of us have been going to the Villa for four or five decades, most weeks. The club depends on that in the not so good times, but also football teams in general are structured around being part of something that really is more than just a bit of a hobby. Thats why the direction of travel is hard to stomach really, its more than just capitalism at play, as supporting Villa, or any club for that matter is ingrained in the lives on a far more regular basis than any other non work related activity that most of us undertake and the club knows this.

[dave.woodhall]

I mentioned the price rises on Twitter. Most replies were of the same opinion as me but there was one who said we should stop complaining and if you can't afford it someone else will. That's football - pay up and keep quiet.

[VillaTim]

Sorry to repeat myself from yesterday but I don't get this £30 cap for away fans but fleece the home fans rotten. It's so contradicting and just some sort of token gesture that is odd

[Nunkin1965]

Unless the singer gets laryngitis etc, you’re probably going to enjoy a concert you’ve chosen to go and see.

A trip to the villa has more jeopardy to it. Sixty quid might get you a 3-0 win, a 0-0 snooze-fest, or a dispiriting 4-2 loss.

We’ve probably had more bad games in one season than Springsteen has had bad concerts in thirty years.

They’re not comparable, unless you’re Bobby Charlton who probably thought Old Trafford was a theatre because of the silence.

I'm not sure if Springsteen has ever had a bad gig!
The blind faith of football supporters is/has and always will be used against us. Sure a few will drop out, me included eventually because of the cost but there are thousands that are willing to have my seat.and while that demand is there owners can pretty much do what they want.
I was thinking back to watching Villa beat Port Vale in the FA Cup in 87'??
 My Holte End admission cost was a fiver.
A nice piece of nostalgia but now football is a different sport for us fans.

[astonvilla82]

Sorry to repeat myself from yesterday but I don't get this £30 cap for away fans but fleece the home fans rotten. It's so contradicting and just some sort of token gesture that is odd

I don't understand it either

[Pete3206]

I mentioned the price rises on Twitter. Most replies were of the same opinion as me but there was one who said we should stop complaining and if you can't afford it someone else will. That's football - pay up and keep quiet.

Exactly the stance of AVFC.

We have a huge waiting list so pay or someone else will.

Coming soon, penalties for ST holders who don't attend EFL cup fixtures.

[astonvilla82]

I mentioned the price rises on Twitter. Most replies were of the same opinion as me but there was one who said we should stop complaining and if you can't afford it someone else will. That's football - pay up and keep quiet.

Exactly the stance of AVFC.

We have a huge waiting list so pay or someone else will.

Coming soon, penalties for ST holders who don't attend EFL cup fixtures.

friend a Manchester United season ticket holder if they are not in some of the cup schemes they don't get a choice of tickets for cup finals, but they did offer him one for the FA cup later on at £250 this year, politely refused

[dave.woodhall]

We're replacing supporters with fans. If they can put corporates in the Holte they can do anything.