TheStagMan Posted Wednesday at 17:51 Share Posted Wednesday at 17:51 19 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: Just knit picking on VT It's more serious than that. Trouble might be looming. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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OutByEaster? Posted 23 hours ago Moderator Share Posted 23 hours ago Just as a note for anyone on the season ticket waiting list hoping that a new North Stand might help them finally get one, Manchester City have confirmed today that their new stand, with 8,000 extra seats, won't mean they're going to sell any more season tickets - they have no plans to increase their season ticket numbers. That's very much the direction of travel and I think we'd probably do the same if we were redeveloping the North Stand. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted 23 hours ago Share Posted 23 hours ago 2 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: Just as a note for anyone on the season ticket waiting list hoping that a new North Stand might help them finally get one, Manchester City have confirmed today that their new stand, with 8,000 extra seats, won't mean they're going to sell any more season tickets - they have no plans to increase their season ticket numbers. That's very much the direction of travel and I think we'd probably do the same if we were redeveloping the North Stand. I thought that might be the case, but the good thing about expanding the stand would be that there will be greater availability to those who want to attend 8-10 games a season. So while not a perfect solution to those who want to attend as much as possible, it would be of great help. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago 7 hours ago, OutByEaster? said: Just as a note for anyone on the season ticket waiting list hoping that a new North Stand might help them finally get one, Manchester City have confirmed today that their new stand, with 8,000 extra seats, won't mean they're going to sell any more season tickets - they have no plans to increase their season ticket numbers. That's very much the direction of travel and I think we'd probably do the same if we were redeveloping the North Stand. Seems to align with the insinuation you made about clubs not being as keen on season tickets anymore. As I guess there is more opportunity to generate a lot more money via one offs, tourists, tournaments etc at higher prices. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago (edited) 7 hours ago, OutByEaster? said: Just as a note for anyone on the season ticket waiting list hoping that a new North Stand might help them finally get one, Manchester City have confirmed today that their new stand, with 8,000 extra seats, won't mean they're going to sell any more season tickets - they have no plans to increase their season ticket numbers. That's very much the direction of travel and I think we'd probably do the same if we were redeveloping the North Stand. I think you are spot on. I think the days of encouraging season Tickets/Cards sales are behind us.....with demand as it is, they don't want them. They want the tourist who don't baulk at the inflated prices, and watch Villa adhoc. Who would have ever thought that?....but that's what markets do. It's sad in many ways but we need to remember, our club is only trying to compete it's not creating the platform....The Hierarchy of Football itself is doing that. Edited 15 hours ago by TRO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago 33 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Seems to align with the insinuation you made about clubs not being as keen on season tickets anymore. As I guess there is more opportunity to generate a lot more money via one offs, tourists, tournaments etc at higher prices. spot on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago (edited) 7 hours ago, Mic09 said: I thought that might be the case, but the good thing about expanding the stand would be that there will be greater availability to those who want to attend 8-10 games a season. So while not a perfect solution to those who want to attend as much as possible, it would be of great help. We'll have to get some big signs up to ourselves ......"don't be greedy". You can't watch your heroes as much as you do. Edited 15 hours ago by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dillon66 Posted 15 hours ago Popular Post Share Posted 15 hours ago 51 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Seems to align with the insinuation you made about clubs not being as keen on season tickets anymore. As I guess there is more opportunity to generate a lot more money via one offs, tourists, tournaments etc at higher prices. That only works as long as we're relatively successful on the pitch. Imagine a scenario in a few years time, whereby through natural wastage etc, we only have around 18-20k season ticket holders, we're having a shitter of a season and we've got Bournemouth at home.......we'd be lucky to get 32k in the place. The tourists will have found another attraction and there'll be no one left to backfill as previous supporters were priced out and found something else to watch.... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meregreen Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago It’s not that long ago, we, and many others, were well short of capacity for many games. The idea that clubs will dispose of thousands of fans who can be relied on to turn up week after week is not likely. Economic factors in the economy can soon affect attendances. When we won the title in 1981 there were many games that were not sold out. There are plenty of instances where clubs kept their heads above water, through hard times, precisely because of the commitment of those season tickets holders. No sensible club is going to chase here today gone tomorrow football tourists, at the expense of generational supporters.It would all be a house of cards with no foundations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted 15 hours ago Share Posted 15 hours ago (edited) 56 minutes ago, Dillon66 said: That only works as long as we're relatively successful on the pitch. Imagine a scenario in a few years time, whereby through natural wastage etc, we only have around 18-20k season ticket holders, we're having a shitter of a season and we've got Bournemouth at home.......we'd be lucky to get 32k in the place. The tourists will have found another attraction and there'll be no one left to backfill as previous supporters were priced out and found something else to watch.... I don't see our current owners, allowing that scenario, repeating itself......I think we have turned that corner for good. Those dark days are well and truly behind us, and I can only see the exponential rise continuing while football is popular, only an unforeseen massive meteorite will change it..... Our owners will want their "snout in the trough" of success. Happy go lucky, managers grateful for the job, won't be considered, when Unai calls it a day......They won't let this momentum slip. Bring on the increased capacity. Edited 14 hours ago by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted 14 hours ago Share Posted 14 hours ago 28 minutes ago, TRO said: I don't see our current owners, allowing that scenario, repeating itself......I think we have turned that corner for good. Those dark days are well and truly behind us, and I can only see the exponential rise continuing while football is popular, only an unforeseen massive meteorite will change it..... Our owners will want their "snout in the trough" of success. Happy go lucky, managers grateful for the job, won't be considered, when Unai calls it a day......They won't let this momentum slip. Bring on the increased capacity. I love our owners but they did hire Gerrard and yes he maybe be a Purslow deal but everybody keeps telling me it wouldn’t be done unless the owners signed it off. So these guys do have a mistake in them occasionally which obviously we’ll outweighed by the good things they do but managerial appointments are always risky so who knows when Emery does eventually leave us, we could just be unlucky with the next manager. i’m also wondering about popularity of football or even just the PL. there seems no end to the growth but we all know things have peaks and troughs of enthusiasm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted 14 hours ago VT Supporter Share Posted 14 hours ago 1 hour ago, Dillon66 said: That only works as long as we're relatively successful on the pitch. Imagine a scenario in a few years time, whereby through natural wastage etc, we only have around 18-20k season ticket holders, we're having a shitter of a season and we've got Bournemouth at home.......we'd be lucky to get 32k in the place. The tourists will have found another attraction and there'll be no one left to backfill as previous supporters were priced out and found something else to watch.... yep, they will all be at the Knotweed Wakner Super Stadium in town mate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted 13 hours ago Share Posted 13 hours ago 10 hours ago, OutByEaster? said: Just as a note for anyone on the season ticket waiting list hoping that a new North Stand might help them finally get one, Manchester City have confirmed today that their new stand, with 8,000 extra seats, won't mean they're going to sell any more season tickets - they have no plans to increase their season ticket numbers. That's very much the direction of travel and I think we'd probably do the same if we were redeveloping the North Stand. Any direction of travel would be appreciated instead of endlessly going round in circles of carrying out plans and then chucking them into the deep freeze. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewieGriffin Posted 11 hours ago Share Posted 11 hours ago 4 hours ago, Dillon66 said: That only works as long as we're relatively successful on the pitch. Imagine a scenario in a few years time, whereby through natural wastage etc, we only have around 18-20k season ticket holders, we're having a shitter of a season and we've got Bournemouth at home.......we'd be lucky to get 32k in the place. The tourists will have found another attraction and there'll be no one left to backfill as previous supporters were priced out and found something else to watch.... I was looking at a fixture yesterday that I think was my first with my dad - 0-0 at home to Man City in 1994 (Saunders missed a late penalty). We were 4th after this match, so doing pretty well. Attendance; 19,254... I can only assume we were redeveloping a stand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheltenham_villa Posted 11 hours ago Share Posted 11 hours ago I think if we saw a stadium capacity increase and tickets became more easily available via a membership or something similar I would probably give up my season ticket. I love going but have kept my tickets because it's the only way to guarantee a seat. My struggle to make every game. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avfc96 Posted 11 hours ago Share Posted 11 hours ago 11 minutes ago, StewieGriffin said: I was looking at a fixture yesterday that I think was my first with my dad - 0-0 at home to Man City in 1994 (Saunders missed a late penalty). We were 4th after this match, so doing pretty well. Attendance; 19,254... I can only assume we were redeveloping a stand? Witton Lane maybe? Although that wouldn't have had that much of a difference to the capacity I wouldn't have thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted 11 hours ago VT Supporter Share Posted 11 hours ago 5 minutes ago, cheltenham_villa said: I think if we saw a stadium capacity increase and tickets became more easily available via a membership or something similar I would probably give up my season ticket. I love going but have kept my tickets because it's the only way to guarantee a seat. My struggle to make every game. It wouldn't take long for you to reach the total price of your ST if you went to games individually. Anyone with a ST right now is very fortunate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheltenham_villa Posted 10 hours ago Share Posted 10 hours ago 3 minutes ago, villarule123 said: It wouldn't take long for you to reach the total price of your ST if you went to games individually. Anyone with a ST right now is very fortunate. It's a twenty percent discount so about 15-16 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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