Under Randy Lerner’s reign I have little to be unhappy about in the main they have got most if not all of the major decisions 100% correct.
However their competition just announced is WRONG in many ways. It is not right that 100 tickets (50 pairs) could go to anyone with a 10 year booking history, the criteria should simply be the next people in the queue based on booking history.
Already a fair number of the 31,000 allocation does not get to what I call ‘normal fans’. A number of other areas get the tickets
- Players as we saw by the Nathan Baker incident, probably 400 tickets
- exec box holders (should get one per box as per season ticket holders) but they I have heard get 10- maybe 1000
- club employees, 2 each, probably another 1000
I have no gripe with these getting these tickets but they come out of the 31,000 allocation which means after season ticket holders get their share maybe only 1500 for sale afterwards, depriving these people of 100 tickets is unfair.
Too late now for the club to change it’s mind but I hope they will learn a lesson from this because this is proving to be a very unpopular decision, even with the likes of me who have supported the Lerner regime 100% from the start.
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This situation does swing both ways. I have been a loyal fan for a long time and by that I mean attending games both home and away, it just so happens that this year ( of all the years ) I couldn’t commit to a season ticket. But that means that someone who may not of been to many games previous to this season could of attended a few games this year and been thrown up the pecking order. Might be just me but I believed that when they eventually did release tickets to non ST holders it would of been on the loyalty points that fans have accrued over time an not on how many games someone has been to this year. Surely this is what the loyalty points are for??
What really annoys me is the allocation of 10 wembley tickets for villa corporate boxes, now I know they pay a lot of money per season for the boxes at villa but most of them are company boxes and the money they pay for them is written of to tax, so out of those 10 wembley tickets per box how many villa supporters are likely to attend the final! not many I would quess and they get the best seats available this I do know.
Lesson to learn?
Get a season ticket and stop moaning, your moaning about the system because your not part of it. Back your club and be part of it. Pisses me off that these temp fans come out the woodwork and moan about not getting a ticket or a competition is launched and they are suddenly up in arms.
You only have yourselves to blame.
For all those with loyalty points heaped up, contact Villa, countless people have contacted Villa who have genuinely been to many games over the last few years and have been given tickets after being reviewed. They aren’t scrooges , IF YOU DESERVE A TICKET, you get one.
Wembley Ticket Holder, on February 18th, 2010 at 08:51:
Mate you are a fool. Not all Villa fans live in Brum, I have been travelling from Portsmouth to Villa Park for 4 seasons every home game and many away games. This season, due to the birth of my child, I have not renewed my ticket.
Does this make me any less of a fan that you? Am I a ‘temp’ fan in your words? I would consider myself a very committed villa fan!! Don’t know who all these countless people are who have got tickets without the booking history, think your talking rubbish again!!!!!!!!!!
Villa Park will not accept my call and there is no chance of getting a ticket as I have not made it to 7 games this season (only 6 + quarter and semi final of cup!)
What pissed me off is mugs who are considered real fans but have stuck their tickets on eBay for £300 each.
http://www.barnetfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10431~1969574,00.html?
Here have a look and enter…..BARNET FC getting them from Carling!
JNS
Excuses aside, this season, do you deserve a ticket? The honest answer is no! I have been a season ticket holder for many years, attended every cup game and some away games. Do I deserve my ticket? Yes. Because this season I have done all of the above. Do I feel guilty? No because I INVESTED £2000 plus into tickets and the ticket is my REWARD.
It doesn’t make you any less of a fan it’s just the luck of the draw. Every season is a lottery, you never know what your going to get. Unfortunately you had a sprog and couldn’t attend, should Villa be laid accountable? No. Your life and your decisions have produced your outcome.
Write to Villa then, written down they can look into your case, history, distance and make a judgement. Include your booking history reference, give them a sob story. A phone call doesn’t turn many heads, especially if your pissed off, a letter will fathom a response.
And just for the record, I’m a fool with a WEMBLEY ticket.
Wembley Ticket Holder, on February 18th, 2010 at 12:59:
I am not making any excuses mate (just stating facts) and I don’t think it has anything to do with deserving a ticket. As far as I am concerned (and I have a slightly tainted view), I have sacrifised much more than most to attend villa for 4 seasons (6 hour round trip per game + expenses on top of your investments into tickets!!)
I don’t see having a child as unfortunate and I also understand the other villa fans views who have missed out (Minty and Mark in above posts- Christ Mark is serving our country oversea’s and was a season ticket holder b4, are you saying he does not deserve one either becauase of his decisions in life?)
I appreciate your suggestions on writing a letter and agree, however I very much doubt it will get read or responded to ever-let alone before the final but I will give it a go as I have tried every other means of getting a ticket!
I’m sure deserving causes WILL get tickets, but you won’t get tickets bitching and moaning about it on the internet. Contact Villa, be persistent and forward your claim. Same goes to one of our boys in the forces, Krulak will probably throw a free ticket at you IF you get into contact via the right methods.
I have an Irish friend who has made about eight league games, 3 cup matches, he wrote to Villa explaining his predicament, long hauls etc and he got a response within a week, granting him a ticket. It really isn’t that hard, granting that you are a deserving cause.
I wasn’t saying bringing a new life into the world as being unfortunate but the timing was in this instance.
I agree and responded to you only because I took offence to your ‘temp’ fans comments. Not bitching and moaning, just gutted I am not going, as I am sure you would be!
I would rather be putting my efforts into something constructive like writing a letter – which I will do immediately.
At the end of the day, we all support Villa and I don’t think anyone is more committed than me. Lets see what happens. I have entered nearly all online competitions (which also is disappointing that there are so many) and very nearly bid the £600 on eBay to the asshole who is selling the tickets although in the end, could not justify it.
It’s all good for you as you have a ticket, maybe you should spare a thought for those not as fortunate but EQUALLY deserving in my opinion before your so harsh.
At the end of the day, your going and im not so fair play to you. Well done. Enjoy the Game – UTV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!