The Terrace View - Holte End Upper

[astonvilla82]

Excellent idea and I think Club are being very generous to charge only £480 to access this superb exclusive facility. I have put my name down for it and here is hoping it will keep the riffraff out allowing some of us decent supporters a relaxed space from where we can wave at Mr Purslow.

I wish he would sort out the parking behind the Holte, the chaffeur has trouble parking the Rolls Royce on match day next to them BMW'S

[Brazilian Villain]

Excellent idea and I think Club are being very generous to charge only £480 to access this superb exclusive facility. I have put my name down for it and here is hoping it will keep the riffraff out allowing some of us decent supporters a relaxed space from where we can wave at Mr Purslow.

Sounds lovely, the footballing equivalent of an airline lounge. If it's offered on a match-by-match basis I'd be happy to join you to quaff a few pre-match glasses of wine. Suitably refreshed then for heading out to the common area to show that us middle-class types can be just as vocal in our support as the proles.

[pauliewalnuts]

Genuinely gobsmacking though.

"Fans expressed their desire for somewhere to get a drink and food after the match"

"FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS, PLEASE"

Staggering, and presented with absolute shameless spin.

[Sexual Ealing]

Yep, the idea that this has all sprung out of the fan survey is, generously, extremely disingenuous. It's closer to gaslighting than it is to responsive customer service.

[RamboandBruno]

Genuinely gobsmacking though.

"Fans expressed their desire for somewhere to get a drink and food after the match"

"FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS, PLEASE"

Staggering, and presented with absolute shameless spin.

Absolutely, treating us with contempt.

[Des Little]

Yet more reason to drink in town pre match, and again afterwards. It’s becoming like a Ryanair flight going to the match these days. What next? 20p to have a piss?

[SoccerHQ]

Seeing this has made me less enthusiastic for Villa Live. How much will that be to get in?

Will that be ready for next season or does it come as part of the North stand rebuild?

[Marlon From Bearwood]

Whats the new white heart lane like for regular fans?

I’ve been in the big home end / South Stand at the Spurs stadium (for a gig) and let’s just say that what Villa are charging £480 for, are the standard facilities for Spurs fans as their whole concourse looks like that anyway.

[ChicagoLion]

Yet more reason to drink in town pre match, and again afterwards. It’s becoming like a Ryanair flight going to the match these days. What next? 20p to have a piss?

Good comparison, pay money to be treated like shit, very Ryanair.

[TonyD]

Let’s hope nobody is daft enough to sign up. 

[Clampy]

Yet more reason to drink in town pre match, and again afterwards. It’s becoming like a Ryanair flight going to the match these days. What next? 20p to have a piss?

Good comparison, pay money to be treated like shit, very Ryanair.

They're not forcing anyone to use the new Terrace Bar though. The only people people it might efffect are those who use it already.

[boozey182]

Yet more reason to drink in town pre match, and again afterwards. It’s becoming like a Ryanair flight going to the match these days. What next? 20p to have a piss?

Good comparison, pay money to be treated like shit, very Ryanair.

They're not forcing anyone to use the new Terrace Bar though. The only people people it might efffect are those who use it already.

I think Chris nailed it with his point - the rest of us in the Upper Holte will find that everyone is now going to be crammed into a much smaller space. We are going to be paying more for reduced facilities. That bar seemed to be the only place in the entire ground where you could get a drink without having to queue for 25 minutes, and now that's being taken away.

Me, my brother and my dad had got into the habit of having a drink before the match, just because it's convenient. We'll almost definitely end up just getting to the ground later and going straight to our seats now.

If it was an extra benefit for season ticket holders, or incorporated into the Pride Rewards, or even just a few quid to enter, I could understand it - but £25 a match is just a ludicrous price. I honestly can't get my head around how anyone at the club could possibly think that is reasonable.

[London Villan]

"It's what the fans wanted" and if they sell 300 memberships out of the 5000 in the Upper Holte then they'll pat themselves on the back.

It's just a shame, as these sort of facilities (a bar where you can get served, the chance of a seat, being able to watch pre-match coverage on a screen you can hear) should be the basics for the fan experience, particularly when you pay £800 for a season ticket.

[LeeB]

It's an absolute pisstake, an extension of the pervasive concept of 'fast access' shit you get at theme parks. Bollocks to them anyway, I'll walk over to the Hockley Social instead for a much more enjoyable experience

[olaftab]

Excellent idea and I think Club are being very generous to charge only £480 to access this superb exclusive facility. I have put my name down for it and here is hoping it will keep the riffraff out allowing some of us decent supporters a relaxed space from where we can wave at Mr Purslow.

Sounds lovely, the footballing equivalent of an airline lounge. If it's offered on a match-by-match basis I'd be happy to join you to quaff a few pre-match glasses of wine. Suitably refreshed then for heading out to the common area to show that us middle-class types can be just as vocal in our support as the proles.

Ran into dear old Purslow in Purnell's last night. After congratulating him on this superb idea I asked that he should look at a Champagne & Caviar section in the bar area. His eyes lit up and said he will get his people on it. That would be bloody marvelous. Finally we have a CEO who understands us real fans.