Chris Heck - President of Business Operations

[Chip Butty 111]

It won't happen. This will stick, they will sell tickets galore and we have to like it or lump it unfortunately.

There are plenty of non-Villa diehard fans who will buy the tickets if we don't.

A yes and no, they will sell plenty of tickets for the time being. But at some point there will be a tipping point.

As regards non villa die hards, I asked in the office if anyone fancied a CL ticket if we didn't sell out, and was met with " just watch it on the telly for nothing" type of reply.... we are not yet a football tourist destination, maybe one day.

[ozzjim]

It won't happen. This will stick, they will sell tickets galore and we have to like it or lump it unfortunately.

There are plenty of non-Villa diehard fans who will buy the tickets if we don't.

A yes and no, they will sell plenty of tickets for the time being. But at some point there will be a tipping point.

As regards non villa die hards, I asked in the office if anyone fancied a CL ticket if we didn't sell out, and was met with " just watch it on the telly for nothing" type of reply.... we are not yet a football tourist destination, maybe one day.

Of course there will be a tipping point. But the gamble I am sure will be that it will come when other revenues are able to dwarf ticket sales. If this strategy makes them £3-5M this season on CL tickets, that's over 1% of revenue. It would be less than 0.5% for all of the other top 6 sides.

[Chip Butty 111]

Hopefully some wordsmith on the Holte will come up with a song for the Everton game...unpleasant and directed solely at our friend, the thick skinned little Barney Rubble lookalike, who has managed to infuriate what seems to be most of the fan base ...

If he's thick-skinned, what's the point in doing a song?

You could send him an email...he'll put it in junk
Write him a letter..in the bin
When people get angry or feel hard done by they get vocal, and always have done. Because it gets noticed.
Thick skinned or not, nobody wants their face on the TV while the crowd gives them pelters

[wozwebs]

We were all warned about this bloke and it's coming to fruition. Credit to him on the Adidas deal but to alienate fans like this is the final straw

[Paul.S]

I may have missed it amongst the ticket price issues but has anyone at the club explained the Arsenal debacle yet?

[Border villan]

Don’t be silly, Heck has far bigger upcoming PR disasters to ignore than the Arsenal match.

[ChicagoLion]

I may have missed it amongst the ticket price issues but has anyone at the club explained the Arsenal debacle yet?

Nope, no explanation no apology.
Just contempt.

[Brend'Watkins]

Don’t be silly, Heck has far bigger upcoming PR disasters to ignore than the Arsenal match.

Crowd trouble in one of his over the top priced, wank named, all inclusive packages taken up by away supporters is my guess.

[john e]

We were all warned about this bloke and it's coming to fruition. Credit to him on the Adidas deal but to alienate fans like this is the final straw

Buxton FC also got Adidas shirts this season so it’s good but it’s not like he negotiated the London Bridge deal

[Paul.S]

Well I’m shocked!

[Footy-Vill]

Given the owner  Nasserf influence I think the Adidas deal was likely to come about.

[PeterWithesShin]

Getting an Adidas shirt isn't hard, getting them to pay you a hefty chunk for wearing it is.

[Clampy]

If getting an Adidas shirt is that easy, why haven't we had one before now?

[Footy-Vill]

Maybe some aren't aware Nasserf Sawiris has a stake in Adidas.

[PeterWithesShin]

Because they didn't want to stump up. So we went with companies that did. That's my point. If you want to pay them or wear them when they don't pay you it's not exactly a battle to get them. Having them pay you millions is.