Chris Heck - President of Business Operations

[oldhill_avfc]

I figure it costs more because to be competitive than ever before.

What’s your explanation?

You’ve moved your own goal posts though. You’ve intimated that the more corporate seating the more competitive prices for sesson ticket holders, which is clearly not the case.

Anyway, Ads has articulated the issue far better than me, so I’ll leave this here.

Both are true.

Its costs more generally to be competitive.

Increased revenue from other sources offsets some of the increases that may have otherwise borne by GA prices.

[Gareth]

But they do have to be careful, attending football matches is a habit thing….through the not so great years a lot of us attended games because that ‘is what we do’…I know a few who broke the habit because of either cost or the time it took out of their weekends/evenings and once you break the habit it’s very hard to get them back.  Excessive price increases could result in lots of people breaking the habit

[Olneythelonely]

I figure it costs more because to be competitive than ever before.

What’s your explanation?

If you think £97 for a football match is necessary, then you must be happy being fleeced.

if you think £97 is too much, just dont go

You sound like someone who has no idea of what a being a football fan is. 

[kippaxvilla2]

Aston Villa is announcing a brand new pedestrian congestion charge scheme which will be introduced for all home games starting with the visit of Manchester United on 8th October.

Pedestrians approaching  the ground will be charged an admission fee to enter the roads they need to access in order to enter the stadium.  The tiered pricing structure will be as follows:

Fans approaching from the City Centre (including from Aston Hall Road) for access to the Holte End -£15 no concessions.

For those approaching from the City Centre for access to the Trinity Stand - £20 no concessions.

For those approaching from the City Centre for access to stands on Witton Lane and the North Stand -£20 no concessions. 

Fans approaching from the Witton End of the stadium for access to all stands -£10 no concessions.  This reflects the less salubrious access roads and passing the away supporters entrance.

Fans approaching all stands via the park - £25 no concessions which reflects the category A views approaching the stadium.

New access barriers at the Holte junction, Trinity Road and Witton Lane will be installed in the coming weeks.  Supporters will be requested to show their digital tickets to ensure they are charged the correct access fee. 

We accept that these charges may be unpopular with some of our loyal supporters but the ongoing challenges with PSR balanced by our ambitions to remain competitive at the top end of the premier league and Europe has necessitated these changes.

Finally we urge all supporters to arrive at the ground as early as possible to avoid congestion and delays entering the stadium.

[Olneythelonely]

Could easily be true

[LeeB]

Could easily be true

Pay up or fly. Nobody is forcing you to walk, you could easily build some self-propelled flying contraption.

[Olneythelonely]

Could easily be true

Pay up or fly. Nobody is forcing you to walk, you could easily build some self-propelled flying contraption.

They’ll be selling jetpacks in the Villa Store tomorrow.

£50 to add the Champions League logo

[ChicagoLion]

I figure it costs more because to be competitive than ever before.

What’s your explanation?

You’ve moved your own goal posts though. You’ve intimated that the more corporate seating the more competitive prices for sesson ticket holders, which is clearly not the case.

Anyway, Ads has articulated the issue far better than me, so I’ll leave this here.

Both are true.

Its costs more generally to be competitive.

Increased revenue from other sources offsets some of the increases that may have otherwise borne by GA prices.

It’s fairly obvious that the strategy is to push the pricing as far as possible, there is no offset taking place, it’s just what he can get away with to hit the magic target as soon as possible from any source of revenue.
If he thought he could get away with ramping up disabled parking he would do it, in fact he tried it.

[VillaTim]

I'm still trying to get my head round £100 to sit in the Lower North

[Risso]

Its costs more generally to be competitive.

Increased revenue from other sources offsets some of the increases that may have otherwise borne by GA prices.

Mate, I'd quite while you can. You're absolutely miles off on this one I'm afraid.

[eamonn]

Could easily be true

Pay up or fly. Nobody is forcing you to walk, you could easily build some self-propelled flying contraption.

They’ll be selling jetpacks in the Villa Store tomorrow.

£50 to add the Champions League logo

Sounds amazing tbh.

Is it possible to cling on to a drone and land at your chosen location?

[ez]

I'm still trying to get my head round £100 to sit in the Lower North

Indeed. It won't even be sitting.

[Olneythelonely]

Could easily be true

Pay up or fly. Nobody is forcing you to walk, you could easily build some self-propelled flying contraption.

They’ll be selling jetpacks in the Villa Store tomorrow.

£50 to add the Champions League logo

Sounds amazing tbh.

Is it possible to cling on to a drone and land at your chosen location?

For an extra £100, yes.

[andyh]

I figure it costs more because to be competitive than ever before.

What’s your explanation?

If you think £97 for a football match is necessary, then you must be happy being fleeced.

if you think £97 is too much, just dont go

You sound like someone who has no idea of what a being a football fan is. 

really ?
you clearly know me and my history...well done.
twat !

[Risso]

I'm not sure what you were expecting the reaction to be to a comment saying "if you think £97 is too much, just dont go". It hardly marks you out as somebody who gives a stuff about other fans.