Chris Heck - President of Business Operations

[Goldenballs]

We did wonder if it was a trial run for a chargeable extra.

[Percy McCarthy]

From our old mate Grant Adams on Facebook:

Update corporate hospitality:

Went to Villa today and spent 2 hours to view options and get an update at one of the hospitality events they are holding there last and this week :

Boxes there are a waiting list of players who want the boxes so those who do not renew they will still on .

Directors lounge still too early to say but with the options at the moment offered some have decided to drop down levels . Remember these are at circa £17k a seat now .

82 lounge renamed 82 champions lounge where I was last year . Uptake had been very strong but not sold out yet . This despite it being £6240 a seat .

New Villains lounge and 150 club in Doug Ellis all have a waiting list on 😱 big interest . The Villains lounge have to say looks very impressive but starts at £5800 plus vat a seat .

The Cells lounge is almost sold out in the North stand actually only 4 seats left . Huge take up in a short space of time at £1700 a seat for a seat with a lounge access only . Food and beer not included .

The Terrace View and Lower Grounds classed as general admission seats with hospitality  are selling very strong and almost sold out 😱

All of the other packages are selling well which I have to admit is still a surprise .

The ground looks like a building site and the north stand and Doug Ellis are having gangways aligned and north stand has new blue seats completed . Upper claret not sorted yet !

The new lounges are all being worked on with new kitchens and cellars being refitted to improve the infrastructure which has been Lacking . I am not a builder but there seems a lot to be done for kick off .

Despite all the rumblings the staff are very supportive of Chris Heck and his vision . As I said he has a mandate to improve revenue and will not be apologising for it .

Whilst it’s not ideal and a bit of an end of an era as not everyone will be together next season I will be going back into 82 . If the food and facilities match the brochure then at least that’s a postive but my own seat is a Great view .

They have said they are working on the facilities and ground increases to be ready for 2028 ! But it won’t be a new north stand but architects are in place drawing up the options , the goal has not changed to be a European championship venue for 2028 !

[eamonn]

Certainly sounds like no expense spared. The wonga burning holes in NSWE's pockets that they can't spend on players, going on our home instead.

[CLEEVE]

Certainly sounds like no expense spared. The wonga burning holes in NSWE's pockets that they can't spend on players, going on our home instead.

Yes , for those wanting corporate

You can guarantee the facilities in the peasant areas will not be upgraded.

[Beard82]

Certainly sounds like no expense spared. The wonga burning holes in NSWE's pockets that they can't spend on players, going on our home instead.

Yes , for those wanting corporate

You can guarantee the facilities in the peasant areas will not be upgraded.

You not seen - were getting 6 different beers that we cant buy because the queue is too long

[Skerra]

My thoughts are that Heck is just testing the waters with these inflated prices. If, as said, they are virtually sold out, expect another huge increase in the price of our ordinary season tickets in the next couple of years. This will, of course, also depend on the success of the team. If we settle back to mid or lower table, I would expect that interest will diminish.

[Drummond]

My gut feeling about the Cells is that they will all go to these corporate experience folks who will sell them on to any fans, home or away. I see trouble ahead.

[CLEEVE]

Looking on the seating map , the cells has sold out but other areas have not sold well. So not sure where the 'nearly sold out' has come from .

[London Villan]

I do wonder if it's another FFP/PSR dodge.

Create thousands of premium seats with massive prices - sell the on to a co-owned business at the high prices, who then sell them on to regular punters at more reasonable rates.

[Risso]

I do wonder if it's another FFP/PSR dodge.

Create thousands of premium seats with massive prices - sell the on to a co-owned business at the high prices, who then sell them on to regular punters at more reasonable rates.

That's one of the daftest ideas I've ever seen on here to be fair.

[London Villan]

Maybe - but I just can't see how man city have 20,000 premium seats sold out for every single game.

[Chris Smith]

My gut feeling about the Cells is that they will all go to these corporate experience folks who will sell them on to any fans, home or away. I see trouble ahead.

I know someone who has bought a ticket in there with his mate. He’s on the waiting but not getting much closer to being able to buy one so they’ve opted for this instead.

[Gareth]

My gut feeling about the Cells is that they will all go to these corporate experience folks who will sell them on to any fans, home or away. I see trouble ahead.

I know someone who has bought a ticket in there with his mate. He’s on the waiting but not getting much closer to being able to buy one so they’ve opted for this instead.

You can’t under estimate the feel good factor from this season - think this is the first year in a few where we haven’t had the conversation of do we renew or not (always going to lol)….be very interesting if come next summer we have finished mid table and made no impact in the 3 cups whether the desire for tickets is so high

Ps - our season won’t go that way

[Percy McCarthy]

^^ over-estimate.

[eamonn]

Percy, I'm loving the way you avoid quotathons with simple rabbit-ears and I hope other posters follow suit.