Season Tickets

[simboy]

Just released on the site. All getting a bit draconian....

https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2023/august/29/ticketing-regulations-for-2023-24/

God forbid anyone should want to let their mate have a spare because they can't go.

To be fair, that can still happen, it's just that the Villa want to know about it?

what the process and how easy is it because I am still learning about the internet

As they failed to "activate" some season tickets for the first game against Everton, opening two windows at the ticket office near the Holte for us to queue at -  lets not hold our breath that the club will get any technology to allow an easy transfer.

 

[dave.woodhall]

Just released on the site. All getting a bit draconian....

https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2023/august/29/ticketing-regulations-for-2023-24/

God forbid anyone should want to let their mate have a spare because they can't go.

To be fair, that can still happen, it's just that the Villa want to know about it?

And if you don't tell them you get banned. Great.

Yep, I get that, but as demand grows, and tickets get moved on inappropriately, it helps to counteract it.

Counteract what? There's never been a problem with touting at Villa and there still isn't. This is additional control for the sake of it.

[LeeB]

Yeah, they can get to fuck with this shit.

[Ducksworthy]

Just released on the site. All getting a bit draconian....

https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2023/august/29/ticketing-regulations-for-2023-24/

God forbid anyone should want to let their mate have a spare because they can't go.

To be fair, that can still happen, it's just that the Villa want to know about it?

And if you don't tell them you get banned. Great.

Yep, I get that, but as demand grows, and tickets get moved on inappropriately, it helps to counteract it.

Counteract what? There's never been a problem with touting at Villa and there still isn't. This is additional control for the sake of it.

The only thing I can think of is knowing who is who within the stadium in the event of, for example, racist chanting.

That’s all I can think of as a reason and even then it’s weak. As you say, smacks of control for the sake of it.

[Des Little]

They should just come out and say that they just want a ground full of tourists paying over the odds and be done with it. Wankers.

[Bully2345]

Much like the away scheme, they're probably also looking at the risk of a closed shop (particularly when it comes to reduced capacity when the north stand goes). They'd want to both:

a) have something in place to ensure it isn't a closed shop and
b) at least have the punishments documented and communicated if they have suspicions about some repeat offenders using their reference to gain from the club and need to enforce them

[Nev]

I have always felt that if I passed my ST onto someone, I would be responsible, to a certain extent, for their behaviour so would be careful who had it. I've only ever given it to mates and I don't think there is a problem here. Touting control I get, giving tickets to any Tom, Dick or away fan too but I would imagine that most ST holders are mindful.

[chrisw1]

I don't think they will ever be able to catch out someone lending a ST to a mate, so long as it's not a concession.  I can't ever see them asking home fans for ID.  But they will catch people advertising their ticket on social media.

[Fin Feds Dad]

Other clubs have asked for ID on season tickets - but before doing so had an amnesty (Liverpool , Man City) , as they realise tickets get passed down through generations.

They did this as they wanted to know who was in the ground on any given matchday for security reasons

https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/announcements/290327-reds-outline-proposals-for-season-ticket-amnesty

“I must stress that this isn’t about taking season tickets away from supporters – we are aware that not all season tickets are held in the name of the supporter who attends the matches but this is about bringing our records up to date with the primary owner of the season ticket and providing updated contact details.  We are also aware that the primary season ticket holder isn’t always able to attend the match and our ongoing discussions with this Fan Forum will include this point and how best to deal that.


A common sense approach - and completely different language used in its communications than from our lot.   

[Des Little]

Are the ticket office staff all still working from home due to ‘Covid 19’?

[wittonwarrior]

Are the ticket office staff all still working from home due to ‘Covid 19’?

Yes the only ticket office in the premiership that hasn't reopened.

[FrankyH]

Do Box Holders have to tell the club who will be sitting in their  hospitality area for any given game ? That's probably got a bigger turn around of unknown people attending  than a season ticket holder who want to give their ticket to a family member when they can't attend ( something I've done occasionally, and not even thought about asking for any money) . Stuff like this really pisses me off.

[wittonwarrior]

https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2023/august/29/ticketing-regulations-for-2023-24/

What they have omitted is the corporate tickets which find 3rd party hands (talking about away games).  Nothing will happen here as it is massive revenue.

There was a number of fans who were in Edinburgh and had tickets who do not attend every game. A few did get caught out apparently.  Lets face it the whole ticket issue for all clubs now is a mess.  Could get worse when Clubs decide no more £30/3,000 away fans.

[Border villan]

In these modern times I will always identify as the person whose name is on the ticket.

[pauliewalnuts]

The tone of this stuff annoys me.

Like we should basically consider the right to give them hundreds or thousands of pounds a year to be a god given gift they bestow on us at their leisure.

How quickly the tone changes from
decades of begging us to buy season tickets.

And all this wrapped up in language that makes it sound like we asked them for these rules rather than it being about income maximisation.