Chris Heck - President of Business Operations

[purpletrousers]

I added the disabled parking to my Twitter thread a suggested it might be about time for that Villa fan Cold War Steve to do a little ditty, I wonder if we’ll see Heck’s face (dis)honoured by him some time, Villa fan that he is.

Also have another idea, meet me behind the bike shed in GM.

[Chip Butty 111]

Over on Villatalk I saw something about an organised march from the Holte pub to the Mcgregor statue before the Everton game, over the ticket prices. This was before today's debacle so I don't know if anythings changed.
What would be amazing is if collectively , we could all contribute £1 and pay for those disabled spaces for the season. Meaning that kid in the wheelchair, the lady on the walking frame and the terminally ill Grandad can park for nothing. Just an idea.

[Tuscans]

From the official X...

"Aston Villa can confirm that disabled supporters who have booked matchday parking at Villa Park for the 2024/25 season will be charged last season’s parking rates".

[purpletrousers]

Just saw!

Aston Villa can confirm that disabled supporters who have booked matchday parking at Villa Park for the 2024/25 season will be charged last season’s parking rates.
 
Those supporters will be contacted directly by the clubs’s ticket office via telephone prior to the next match at Villa Park against Everton and for those who were overcharged for parking for the Arsenal match, the club will issue reimbursements.
 
The club wishes to apologise to those affected.

[purpletrousers]

An apology. We aren’t made of stone.

[purpletrousers]

I wish I hadn’t spent quite so long drafting an email to the safeguarding team at Villa, but it’s a relief to see some listening, and at 21.12 on a Friday night, I think powers that be must be listening.

[PeterWithesShin]

Aston Villa can confirm that disabled supporters who have booked matchday parking at Villa Park for the 2024/25 season will be charged last season’s parking rates.
 
Those supporters will be contacted directly by the clubs’s ticket office via telephone prior to the next match at Villa Park against Everton and for those who were overcharged for parking for the Arsenal match, the club will issue reimbursements.
 
The club wishes to apologise to those affected.

[VillaTim]

I wish I hadn’t spent quite so long drafting an email to the safeguarding team at Villa, but it’s a relief to see some listening, and at 21.12 on a Friday night, I think powers that be must be listening.

Hopefully Heck and his henchmen are having their collars felt this evening

[PeterWithesShin]

At least they've reversed it, but they still did it in the first place.

[Chip Butty 111]

Well done Villa, and everyone on here

[PeterWithesShin]

Heck backing up these words recently...

https://x.com/danbardell/status/1831601293917393253

[Demitri_C]

Glad they have apologised. Leaves a sour taste in mouth but first step of repairing fractions is by acknowledgement

I still dont get how they thoyght a 100% increase wouls not upset the fan base.? Some idiotic ideology

[brontebilly]

It's an epic climbdown, one game in, but positive all the same. Even the last line reads hollow. How did the club think in the first place it was remotely acceptable to treat disabled fans like this.

[PeterWithesShin]

I doubt they thought it would gather the momentum it has, probably thought ripping off two or three dozen disabled fans would pass most fans by.

[Risso]

Absolute fucking arseholes, too little, too late.

A very brave post Chip Butty, best wishes to you and your wife.