Villa return some of their 1700 allocation - on OS now

[davymcfc]

would you watch the shit they play

we've watched far worse in the past

Indeed we have. Those days with low expectations we went to the games for a laugh.

We take things a bit more seriously these days.

 

[Ruhr]

Germany has heavy government intervention, which, for instance includes public transport in the price of a match ticket.

nonsense. Clubs are paying for that (and some like Bayern doesn´t, so there is no free transport there). Goes back to the time, when public transport companies were sick of damages in trains and fans not paying for the tickets.

 

[80s Shorts]

Germany has heavy government intervention, which, for instance includes public transport in the price of a match ticket.

nonsense. Clubs are paying for that (and some like Bayern doesn´t, so there is no free transport there). Goes back to the time, when public transport companies were sick of damages in trains and fans not paying for the tickets.

Makes it up as he goes along does skash.

 

[Anonymous]

Somewhat surprisingly for a Saturday 3PM kick-off, Villa have returned block 113 of their allocation.

The Villa fans staying at home can probably see the writing on the wall already .....

this will be a far different game to that dreadful league cup fiasco !

 

[dennishasdoneit]

Says it all about villa.big club my arse.

What would you say about ourselves in terms of 'bigness' when compared with Villa? Not a dig, just wondering how you see it.

Always thought of Villa as one of the so called 2nd tier of big clubs, along with Spurs, Everton and ourselves.

All about perspective I suppose but we are no bigger than Villa in my eyes, memories of midweek away matches there in the 70's are among my most often recalled, that Holte End was immense and took your breathe away when you first stepped onto the Witton Terrace, the ground crackled with atmosphere, big club atmosphere, just like Goodison, WHL & Maine Rd et al Getting goosebumps writing this and remembering the Middlesborough semi final in 76. Night games in the 70's were the best of times.

Anyway, sorry for the ramble, it's a shame villa can't sell a full allocation, there but for the grace of God/Allah go us.

good post. i,d forgotten how big that holte end terrace used to be.

 

[Anonymous]

Says it all about villa.big club my arse.

What would you say about ourselves in terms of 'bigness' when compared with Villa? Not a dig, just wondering how you see it.

Always thought of Villa as one of the so called 2nd tier of big clubs, along with Spurs, Everton and ourselves.

All about perspective I suppose but we are no bigger than Villa in my eyes, memories of midweek away matches there in the 70's are among my most often recalled, that Holte End was immense and took your breathe away when you first stepped onto the Witton Terrace, the ground crackled with atmosphere, big club atmosphere, just like Goodison, WHL & Maine Rd et al Getting goosebumps writing this and remembering the Middlesborough semi final in 76. Night games in the 70's were the best of times.

Anyway, sorry for the ramble, it's a shame villa can't sell a full allocation, there but for the grace of God/Allah go us.

good post. i,d forgotten how big that holte end terrace used to be.

I was stood on the Holte End one day back in the 80's , just before a Villa/City 0-0 was due to start , when everyone around me suddenly scattered all over the place

....... the cool cats had entered the building !

 

[Skashion]

Meaningless, I countered your points and the best you can come up with is "Britain is not Germany". Transport has fuck all to do with it. £15 tickets compared to £40, £50, £60 or even £90 tickets (Arse), has absolutely everything to do with it.

What in your tiny mind did you counter?<br /><br />-- Wed Nov 14, 2012 10:47 pm --<br /><br />

nonsense. Clubs are paying for that (and some like Bayern doesn´t, so there is no free transport there). Goes back to the time, when public transport companies were sick of damages in trains and fans not paying for the tickets.

Are you denying the extent of German state involvement in transport vis-a-vis Britain?

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

not a suprise really away fans and fans in general are being priced out. No use in saying we used to take loads as it wasnt 40-50 quid every time.

 

[WNRH]

No surprise, i too wouldn't go.

Those who are saying "thought villa were a big club" i remember taking similar amount to Villa not long ago.

 

[cheddar404]

i can remember when we hadnt won a away game all season, yet we still took thousands to villa park and we won 2-1

Were the tickets the equivalent of 40 quid back then?

fuck know how much they cost, but thousands still went even thou we didnt win agame away up to then. and im sure m wages are better now

great argument. So if tickets were twice the price at the time, we would have taken as many? Of course we wouldn't. If you can't afford it, you can't afford it. Doesn't matter how loyal you are.