The combined Maccabi thread - now with are you going? poll

[Dave]

I expect some will. Probably a lot fewer now that the pressure has been dialled down a bit though.

[Proposition Joe]

I'll be taking my 10 year old and I'm also hatching ways to be irresponsible to bunk him out of school early for the Young Boys game. I wonder what "appointment" he should have.

My first ever game was the Banik Ostrava home game. My parents got me out of school early (we lived near Carlisle at the time), using the reasoning: going to see a Villa match. Guess times were different back then.

[Somniloquism]

I expect there will still be pro-palestinian protests similar to in Greece the other week. Numbers could be in the 100s as there was about 100 over at St Chads the other day when I was going home.

I also expect Toomy 10 names will be there with some pals, although as Dave mentioned, probably a lot less chance of them now the Police won't have their hands full Policing across the whole city.

[Somniloquism]

I will be fair to the noses on this occasion - a lot of them were taking our side on it and some even offered to come to the game to confront them!

Apart from the ones inviting MTA to play at their ground to show da vilers up in some way.

[PeterWithesShin]

It's strange times when Maccabi come across far better than most of our politicians and media.

[algy]

I'll be taking my 10 year old and I'm also hatching ways to be irresponsible to bunk him out of school early for the Young Boys game. I wonder what "appointment" he should have.

My first ever game was the Banik Ostrava home game. My parents got me out of school early (we lived near Carlisle at the time), using the reasoning: going to see a Villa match. Guess times were different back then.

I went to that - one of my favourite games ever.  Still have the Banik Ostrava scarf we swapped outside the ground with one of their fans after the game

[rob_bridge]

I'll be taking my 10 year old and I'm also hatching ways to be irresponsible to bunk him out of school early for the Young Boys game. I wonder what "appointment" he should have.

My first ever game was the Banik Ostrava home game. My parents got me out of school early (we lived near Carlisle at the time), using the reasoning: going to see a Villa match. Guess times were different back then.

I went to that - one of my favourite games ever.  Still have the Banik Ostrava scarf we swapped outside the ground with one of their fans after the game

One of the few games (sitting near front of trinity) that I actually appeared on TV back in the day

[PeterWithesShin]

Aston Villa can confirm ticket details for its UEFA Europa League league phase game at home to Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Important details for this fixture are below:

ONLY supporters with a booking history up to and including the 2024/25 season will be able to purchase a ticket. Supporters who do not have previous booking history with the club, or only have booking history from this season, will not be able to purchase tickets.

Supporters who are affected by stadium seating changes for this match have been emailed. Please reach out to the ticket office if you still need further assistance. Supporters are advised that tickets purchased as part of the match bundle are final and cannot be relocated to an alternative seat.

All on-sale tickets will be for the usual home sections of the stadium. No additional allocation of tickets will be sold.

A reminder to all supporters of the club’s policy on reselling tickets. Anyone found to have re-sold their ticket will face strong sanctions including having their season ticket removed.

The club has a robust, zero-tolerance approach to this matter.

As per UEFA guidance, the displaying of political symbols, messages or flags during the match is strictly prohibited and will result in immediate ejection and the issuing of a stadium ban.

https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2025/october/21/ticketing-details-for-maccabi-tel-aviv-fixture

[eamonn]

Simon Jordan suggests SAG could have been overruled as they're only advisory.

[Sexual Ealing]

Does it matter what Mr Malaprop thinks, the total cnut?

[robleflaneur]

As others mentioned,Jonathan Liew's article in ".The Guardian".Possibly,the only journalist to do a timeline.Villa put out the ban statement at 5.17pm.By 9.45 Badenoch,Farage,Starmer and finally Ed Davey had condemned it.
Sarcastically,Liew asks did they consult any stakeholders,have security briefings or consult foreign office officials.
Comes to something when leading politicians provide a kneejerk response and football fans take a more measured response.

[spartacuss]

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=086e8a7e3b&attid=0.1&permmsgid=msg-a:r-3988832896457621311&th=19a06fd0370836f2&view=fimg&disp=thd&attbid=ANGjdJ-k21CuA7XUfTxJrEw9cRqaVKy8p2lwZ99uySpBCG3nbi8ticNCdkW8S67q34J85q_DnRXZKj2wZM9XzWoVyFnQnZ-NcMHJ-NhKtfJext7B3s8Eiygfj93nKhc&ats=2524608000000&sz=w1124-h945

Let's hope this new fan of Maccabi doesn't turn up to the match, as threatened, with his mates. Astonians and Brummies will have to lock up their children for safety.

[Sexual Ealing]

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=086e8a7e3b&attid=0.1&permmsgid=msg-a:r-3988832896457621311&th=19a06fd0370836f2&view=fimg&disp=thd&attbid=ANGjdJ-k21CuA7XUfTxJrEw9cRqaVKy8p2lwZ99uySpBCG3nbi8ticNCdkW8S67q34J85q_DnRXZKj2wZM9XzWoVyFnQnZ-NcMHJ-NhKtfJext7B3s8Eiygfj93nKhc&ats=2524608000000&sz=w1124-h945

Let's hope this new fan of Maccabi doesn't turn up to the match, as threatened, with his mates. Astonians and Brummies will have to lock up their children for safety.

I know we're all Spartacus but that doesn't mean we have access to your Gmail!

[PeterWithesShin]

Well some of us do now.

#hackerlife

[tomd2103]

Aston Villa can confirm ticket details for its UEFA Europa League league phase game at home to Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Important details for this fixture are below:

ONLY supporters with a booking history up to and including the 2024/25 season will be able to purchase a ticket. Supporters who do not have previous booking history with the club, or only have booking history from this season, will not be able to purchase tickets.

Supporters who are affected by stadium seating changes for this match have been emailed. Please reach out to the ticket office if you still need further assistance. Supporters are advised that tickets purchased as part of the match bundle are final and cannot be relocated to an alternative seat.

All on-sale tickets will be for the usual home sections of the stadium. No additional allocation of tickets will be sold.

A reminder to all supporters of the club’s policy on reselling tickets. Anyone found to have re-sold their ticket will face strong sanctions including having their season ticket removed.

The club has a robust, zero-tolerance approach to this matter.

As per UEFA guidance, the displaying of political symbols, messages or flags during the match is strictly prohibited and will result in immediate ejection and the issuing of a stadium ban.

https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2025/october/21/ticketing-details-for-maccabi-tel-aviv-fixture

Hmm.... be interesting to see what constitutes a 'political' flag for this particular game?