The FA Cup (Other football)

[Exeter 77]

Didn’t Port Vale have the entire Witton Lane and Lower North? 12,000 tickets in the days when home teams had to give up 25% of their capacity to away away fans?

They did, it's the game we won 5-0 in the pissing rain.

*6-0.

(Not sure why they couldn't be arsed to show the sixth).

I seem to remember their defender Neil Aspin doing his best to cripple David Platt at one point. It was also Adrian Heath's last game for us when he came on for Ian Olney.

[HolteL4]

Everything is Heck's fault according to most on here -  the 150th anniversary game has been chosen by a honorary board which includes Brian, Dennis and Ian Taylor, maybe next time you all see them tell them to f... off!!

Hopefully the ground will be packed and at the prices that have been quoted, I think it will be (I have brought a ticket)

I like a moan but some take it to a new level!!

What a load of rubbish, some people on here will accept any load of rubbish the club tells them.  If that was the case it'd have been advertised this way the moment we was drawn at home. Whereas all of a sudden they've started advertising it as the 150th celebration.

Open your eyes they've done this because no 1 is buying tickets and are treating the fans as gullible idiots. To make it even more obvious they have changed the season ticket seat claim dates. It's so obvious it's unreal but some will believe anything Heck and the club tells them, and that is why Heck is behaving this way.

[Dante Lavelli]

Friday night, just after Xmas , on TV, B team, boring opponents , why the fuck has that prick made this the 150th birthday party , what a clueless wanker

That’s exactly why. Some people who wouldn’t bother for those reasons might now because of the ‘celebration’. If it puts an extra few thousand on top of what will likely be a poor attendance otherwise it’s job done for Mr Heck.

If he's strategically done this he's a bigger ****** than I imagined . I hope they rethink this and do the 150th on a Prem game .

Not sure I understand, most those tickets are sold anyway to season ticket holders, so where does the extra revenue come from?
We could risk a more lucrative match later but its 50/50 whether we make it through.

As far as I know you don’t get a cup game included with your ST, you just get the opportunity to buy your seat before it goes down the categories, members then general sales etc. I would think quite a few wouldn’t perhaps bother due to the reasons Tim mentions. This smacks of bolting an extra on to try and get a few more through the turnstiles.

I don’t know how to quote several different quotes at once but I hadn’t even thought of the higher percentage of away fans being there as someone says above. Why not just do it for a league game? You would have thought it would have been pre designated before the season started, it may have been but I missed it and I’m doing the powers that be a disservice.

That’s was my point, a league game is 80% sold out anyway so the only option to get an “extra” sell-out is a cup match.

[Percy McCarthy]

Everything is Heck's fault according to most on here -  the 150th anniversary game has been chosen by a honorary board which includes Brian, Dennis and Ian Taylor, maybe next time you all see them tell them to f... off!!

Hopefully the ground will be packed and at the prices that have been quoted, I think it will be (I have brought a ticket)

I like a moan but some take it to a new level!!

What a load of rubbish, some people on here will accept any load of rubbish the club tells them.  If that was the case it'd have been advertised this way the moment we was drawn at home. Whereas all of a sudden they've started advertising it as the 150th celebration.

Open your eyes they've done this because no 1 is buying tickets and are treating the fans as gullible idiots. To make it even more obvious they have changed the season ticket seat claim dates. It's so obvious it's unreal but some will believe anything Heck and the club tells them, and that is why Heck is behaving this way.

Something called footy headlines on twitter broke the story early in November,

What’s to believe? I can take the kids to the party without breaking the bank (less than a league game on my own) and I won’t have to be hovering over the laptop at a certain time to make sure I get tickets, plus they haven’t got to get up for school in the morning. It’s a chance for people who can’t afford/can’t access PL & CL tickets to go.

[HolteL4]

Everything is Heck's fault according to most on here -  the 150th anniversary game has been chosen by a honorary board which includes Brian, Dennis and Ian Taylor, maybe next time you all see them tell them to f... off!!

Hopefully the ground will be packed and at the prices that have been quoted, I think it will be (I have brought a ticket)

I like a moan but some take it to a new level!!

What a load of rubbish, some people on here will accept any load of rubbish the club tells them.  If that was the case it'd have been advertised this way the moment we was drawn at home. Whereas all of a sudden they've started advertising it as the 150th celebration.

Open your eyes they've done this because no 1 is buying tickets and are treating the fans as gullible idiots. To make it even more obvious they have changed the season ticket seat claim dates. It's so obvious it's unreal but some will believe anything Heck and the club tells them, and that is why Heck is behaving this way.

Something called footy headlines on twitter broke the story early in November,

What’s to believe? I can take the kids to the party without breaking the bank (less than a league game on my own) and I won’t have to be hovering over the laptop at a certain time to make sure I get tickets, plus they haven’t got to get up for school in the morning. It’s a chance for people who can’t afford/can’t access PL & CL tickets to go.

Early in November, that's why it's taken until 15th December for Villa to announce it and have to extend the season ticket seat claim date. I understand your reasons for going that's fine but clearly you're in the minority which is why Villa have resorted to this clear and obvious money grab

[Dante Lavelli]

The more I think about it I think Heck has played a… done okay. 

A Friday night fixture versus West Ham would otherwsie be a very hard sell.  This should guarantees a sell out, at reasonable prices, to potentially new fans.  Furthermore we can provide a narrative to the broadcaster, so we sell the club to the armchair fans, ultimately raising our profile.

Finally, we might win and we can repeat it for every home tie on our way to winning the whole thing.

[VillaTim]

Hmm.  Grubby behaviour really.

At least he's consistent

[Percy McCarthy]

Everything is Heck's fault according to most on here -  the 150th anniversary game has been chosen by a honorary board which includes Brian, Dennis and Ian Taylor, maybe next time you all see them tell them to f... off!!

Hopefully the ground will be packed and at the prices that have been quoted, I think it will be (I have brought a ticket)

I like a moan but some take it to a new level!!

What a load of rubbish, some people on here will accept any load of rubbish the club tells them.  If that was the case it'd have been advertised this way the moment we was drawn at home. Whereas all of a sudden they've started advertising it as the 150th celebration.

Open your eyes they've done this because no 1 is buying tickets and are treating the fans as gullible idiots. To make it even more obvious they have changed the season ticket seat claim dates. It's so obvious it's unreal but some will believe anything Heck and the club tells them, and that is why Heck is behaving this way.

Something called footy headlines on twitter broke the story early in November,

What’s to believe? I can take the kids to the party without breaking the bank (less than a league game on my own) and I won’t have to be hovering over the laptop at a certain time to make sure I get tickets, plus they haven’t got to get up for school in the morning. It’s a chance for people who can’t afford/can’t access PL & CL tickets to go.

Early in November, that's why it's taken until 15th December for Villa to announce it and have to extend the season ticket seat claim date. I understand your reasons for going that's fine but clearly you're in the minority which is why Villa have resorted to this clear and obvious money grab

Cheap LC & FAC tickets = money grab.

Expensive PL & CL tickets = money grab.

I wonder if maybe they’re trying to raise as much revenue as possible from 42,000 seats and setting prices according to how to do that in the context of each particular game.

[HolteL4]

Everything is Heck's fault according to most on here -  the 150th anniversary game has been chosen by a honorary board which includes Brian, Dennis and Ian Taylor, maybe next time you all see them tell them to f... off!!

Hopefully the ground will be packed and at the prices that have been quoted, I think it will be (I have brought a ticket)

I like a moan but some take it to a new level!!

What a load of rubbish, some people on here will accept any load of rubbish the club tells them.  If that was the case it'd have been advertised this way the moment we was drawn at home. Whereas all of a sudden they've started advertising it as the 150th celebration.

Open your eyes they've done this because no 1 is buying tickets and are treating the fans as gullible idiots. To make it even more obvious they have changed the season ticket seat claim dates. It's so obvious it's unreal but some will believe anything Heck and the club tells them, and that is why Heck is behaving this way.

Something called footy headlines on twitter broke the story early in November,

What’s to believe? I can take the kids to the party without breaking the bank (less than a league game on my own) and I won’t have to be hovering over the laptop at a certain time to make sure I get tickets, plus they haven’t got to get up for school in the morning. It’s a chance for people who can’t afford/can’t access PL & CL tickets to go.

Early in November, that's why it's taken until 15th December for Villa to announce it and have to extend the season ticket seat claim date. I understand your reasons for going that's fine but clearly you're in the minority which is why Villa have resorted to this clear and obvious money grab

Cheap LC & FAC tickets = money grab.

Expensive PL & CL tickets = money grab.

I wonder if maybe they’re trying to raise as much revenue as possible from 42,000 seats and setting prices according to how to do that in the context of each particular game.

Champions league was always going to sell out so charged a fortune knowing it would sell regardless.

FA Cup wasn't selling so he decided to fabricate a 150th anniversary special match in order to blackmail people into taking up their seat it couldn't be more obvious they changed the season ticket seat claim date for crying out loud you don't do that if it's not a spur of the moment decision because no one is buying tickets. Honestly if the club said the sky was green some of our fans would believe them

[cdbearsfan]

This doesn't bother me. Wouldn't people rather we had a big crowd against West Ham?

(Though having our 150th anniversary game after 151 years is a legitimate complaint).

[Richard E]

Blackmail? I don’t think anyone is being forced to attend due to unwarranted demands with menaces.

[VillaTim]

Some cracking deals in Corporate for this one . That free bar will come in handy if Olsen is starting

[dave.woodhall]

Some cracking deals in Corporate for this one . That free bar will come in handy if Olsen is starting

I thought that as well.

[Percy McCarthy]

Everything is Heck's fault according to most on here -  the 150th anniversary game has been chosen by a honorary board which includes Brian, Dennis and Ian Taylor, maybe next time you all see them tell them to f... off!!

Hopefully the ground will be packed and at the prices that have been quoted, I think it will be (I have brought a ticket)

I like a moan but some take it to a new level!!

What a load of rubbish, some people on here will accept any load of rubbish the club tells them.  If that was the case it'd have been advertised this way the moment we was drawn at home. Whereas all of a sudden they've started advertising it as the 150th celebration.

Open your eyes they've done this because no 1 is buying tickets and are treating the fans as gullible idiots. To make it even more obvious they have changed the season ticket seat claim dates. It's so obvious it's unreal but some will believe anything Heck and the club tells them, and that is why Heck is behaving this way.

Something called footy headlines on twitter broke the story early in November,

What’s to believe? I can take the kids to the party without breaking the bank (less than a league game on my own) and I won’t have to be hovering over the laptop at a certain time to make sure I get tickets, plus they haven’t got to get up for school in the morning. It’s a chance for people who can’t afford/can’t access PL & CL tickets to go.

Early in November, that's why it's taken until 15th December for Villa to announce it and have to extend the season ticket seat claim date. I understand your reasons for going that's fine but clearly you're in the minority which is why Villa have resorted to this clear and obvious money grab

Cheap LC & FAC tickets = money grab.

Expensive PL & CL tickets = money grab.

I wonder if maybe they’re trying to raise as much revenue as possible from 42,000 seats and setting prices according to how to do that in the context of each particular game.

Champions league was always going to sell out so charged a fortune knowing it would sell regardless.

FA Cup wasn't selling so he decided to fabricate a 150th anniversary special match in order to blackmail people into taking up their seat it couldn't be more obvious they changed the season ticket seat claim date for crying out loud you don't do that if it's not a spur of the moment decision because no one is buying tickets. Honestly if the club said the sky was green some of our fans would believe them

As I said in my first post - ‘regardless of Heck’s motivation’. It may well be a spur of the moment decision, although one has to admire the guessing skills of the ‘Footy Headlines’ site, which flagged up in November that we would celebrate the anniversary at an FA Cup game in January.

Again, regardless of Heck’s motivation, it suits me and my family and makes the game more accessible to loads more people.

Do you think it should be more expensive? Would you prefer us to get a smaller crowd? I’m interested to know what you’d change about it.

[Percy McCarthy]

Blackmail? I don’t think anyone is being forced to attend due to unwarranted demands with menaces.

I’m glad that bit of net sold out before they could take the money from my account. I pay the kids’ dinner money from there.