ender4 Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 1 hour ago, wedge said: The Terrace View match seats aren't in the middle of the Trinity. Yes, I meant that £68 per match for middle of Trinity vs £83 per match for Terrace View which includes 2 drinks. It’s not far off being comparable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy54 Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 My journey to VP is about a 2 hr drive and as I don't normally buy a program nor will drink alcohol as I have to drive back after the game, so other than being able to access some fancy place pre game is not going to get me to upgrade from my ST and part with another £450. Plus the fact I don't get to attend every game. To be honest I may consider the option as a "pay as you go" now and again if it was available... I think I will stick to my cup of tea and chips with curry sauce pre match slap up meal ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted July 19, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 19, 2023 Not keen on this fan account at all but has written a good summary to be fair 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 (edited) 31 minutes ago, tomav84 said: Not keen on this fan account at all but has written a good summary to be fair That contradicts previous info that your season ticket waiting list place remains as is. Interesting (assuming its not wrong which I wouldn't put past this account...) Also, they're blocked by me so thanks for highlighting their one useful post this month. Edited July 19, 2023 by MrBlack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 (edited) 24 minutes ago, MrBlack said: That contradicts previous info that your season ticket waiting list place remains as is. Interesting (assuming its not wrong which I wouldn't put past this account...) I think it's... Your normal season ticket waiting list position stays frozen as it is whilst you have the Terrace View season ticket. You can renew your corporate Terrace View season ticket if you want to. What you can't do is convert your Terrace View corporate ticket into a standard season ticket. Edited July 19, 2023 by ender4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 2 minutes ago, ender4 said: I think it's... Your normal season ticket waiting list position stays frozen as it is whilst you have the Terrace View season ticket. You can renew your corporate Terrace View season ticket if you want to. What you can't do is convert your Terrace View corporate ticket into a standard season ticket. That's what I expect, but it isn't what Mr faithful is saying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Right, 3 of us just got offered the Terrace View season tickets. I have lots of questions before i can commit… 1) I don’t want to lose my place on the main waiting list. 2) Are we guaranteed to get 3 seats sitting together? 3) Currently we sometimes bring our kids and just buy extra tickets in the Upper Trinity and all sit there together. How do I get round this? Can I buy extra tickets when kids want to come, or can I move to Upper Trinity for those games? 4) Can I give the tickets to a friend when I can’t make it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 (edited) 29 minutes ago, ender4 said: Right, 3 of us just got offered the Terrace View season tickets. I have lots of questions before i can commit… 1) I don’t want to lose my place on the main waiting list. 2) Are we guaranteed to get 3 seats sitting together? 3) Currently we sometimes bring our kids and just buy extra tickets in the Upper Trinity and all sit there together. How do I get round this? Can I buy extra tickets when kids want to come, or can I move to Upper Trinity for those games? 4) Can I give the tickets to a friend when I can’t make it? I'd guess 4 is a yes, 2 and 3 are no's, and 1 is a pot luck based on conflicting information at the mo. Maybe phone the club? Edited July 19, 2023 by MrBlack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted July 19, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 19, 2023 (edited) 46 minutes ago, ender4 said: Right, 3 of us just got offered the Terrace View season tickets. I have lots of questions before i can commit… 1) I don’t want to lose my place on the main waiting list. 2) Are we guaranteed to get 3 seats sitting together? 3) Currently we sometimes bring our kids and just buy extra tickets in the Upper Trinity and all sit there together. How do I get round this? Can I buy extra tickets when kids want to come, or can I move to Upper Trinity for those games? 4) Can I give the tickets to a friend when I can’t make it? i'm going purely by the limited information available and pure guesswork: 1) I don’t want to lose my place on the main waiting list. - you might 2) Are we guaranteed to get 3 seats sitting together? - probably 3) Currently we sometimes bring our kids and just buy extra tickets in the Upper Trinity and all sit there together. How do I get round this? Can I buy extra tickets when kids want to come, or can I move to Upper Trinity for those games? - it's unclear whether you get the same privlages as other season ticket holders (it's been suggested you don't have ability to buy away tickets), including the sales window for buying additional tickets. regarding moving to the trinity for odd games, why would you pay the premium only to move for a number of games throughout the season? 4) Can I give the tickets to a friend when I can’t make it? - see question 3 - you might not be able to do that even though regular ST holders can edit: answer to question 1) is that you'll lose your waiting list place: https://www.avfc.co.uk/villa-park/the-terrace-view/ Quote Will I remain on the general admission season ticket waiting list once I have purchased The Terrace View season ticket? No, once you become a Terrace View season ticket holder, you will no longer be on the season ticket waiting list. What happens if I don’t renew my Terrace View season ticket next season? If you cancel your Terrace View season ticket, you will re-join the season ticket waiting list. Edited July 19, 2023 by tomav84 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 2 minutes ago, tomav84 said: regarding moving to the trinity for odd games, why would you pay the premium only to move for a number of games throughout the season? Because otherwise my son can’t attend any games this season while I have the Terrace season ticket. So it’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Loss of waiting list status is huge. Its helpfully vague that it doesn't specify whether you rejoin where you were or rejoin at the end, but I assume it's the end. Fair Play to anyone that can afford to commit to this kind of expense and either be happy to do so forever more or sacrifice their right to a normal season ticket for probably 10 or more years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 They're in a difficult position, where it being an apparent way to skip the waiting list is distasteful, but kicking you off the list is a joke. It's a predicament entirely of their own making. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiezels Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 9 minutes ago, Davkaus said: They're in a difficult position, where it being an apparent way to skip the waiting list is distasteful, but kicking you off the list is a joke. It's a predicament entirely of their own making. I think it’s fair enough to be honest. I’m 12000 on the waiting list, but have the opportunity to skip it with the email I’ve got for terrace view… that’s fair, and I’m really contemplating it, even though I live in London. But I’d feel abit slack if I could buy this for one year then move elsewhere in ground after. Can’t have it all I guess. Want to skip the line, I / we gotta commit and pay for it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wedge Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 I've spoken to (an incredibly sound and helpful guy who is in charge of Terrace View accounts) at AVFC hospitality this week so please let me clarify: You 100% lose your place on the season ticket waiting list if you take up Terrace View this season. Your only option at the end of the season is to renew for either a Terrace View seat again for the 24-25 season or another hospitality place (subject to availability). If you aren't able to or don't wish to do this and want a standard season ticket you go to the back of the 30,000+ waiting list queue. Not taking the Terrace View up does not count as a strike against you, so for people who are a number lower than 10,000 on the waiting list currently and therefore stand a good chance of being able to get one over the next three years or so when the stadium capacity is increased this would only serve really to stitch yourself up into paying thousands of pounds per season more if you want a season ticket to watch the 19 Premier League home games that Aston Villa play. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GeordieVillan Posted July 22, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2023 (edited) I also had a very good chat with a lovely guy on the phone yesterday who was really helpful and is actually part of the matchday hospitality team. Genuinely a top bloke who was on the phone with me for nearly half an hour talking about the club, my history supporting Villa and even holiday plans etc. Just great customer service. My view on this may be different from others…I’m a 41 year old Villa fan that lives in Newcastle and has never had a season ticket in over 30 years of being a fan. For the first time in my life, everything has fallen into place for me - personally, financially, family etc - which means I am actually able to afford a season ticket and attend (most of) the games even with a 4 hour drive each way. I did add myself to the waiting list for general admission and I think I was around 25000 on the list, so that is probably 5-10 years off, and quite honestly I don’t want to wait because my circumstances might change next season or in future and I might not be able to attend the games in the way I should be able to this year. So when I received the email about the Terrace View I was obviously very excited about the chance to get a season ticket, even if the value isn’t great and the price is a bit inflated. I am willing and able to pay the price, and I’m also willing to sacrifice my spot on the general admission waiting list and go to the back of that queue so that I can get a season ticket this season, maybe the only time I will have the chance in my life. Others might not be in the same position or might not be able to afford it (or might not want to because it’s poor value), but how is that different from someone who has wanted a general admission season ticket for 20 years but hasn’t been able to afford it? It’s pretty much the same as far as I can see. I read the posts in this topic with interest, and I have to say I was a bit disappointed with the sentiment from some that people are using this as a way of jumping the queue or manipulating the system, or that people must be stupid for wanting to do it because it’s not a great value package. I do understand why some people might be annoyed by it, if they perceive it as working against them as individuals, but that isn’t the fault of the fans, the club have decided to offer this option, that’s just the way it is. Hypothetically, if you were number 20,000 on the general admission list and the club rang you up and said they had a season ticket available for you (maybe because of an admin error for example), would you turn around and say to the club “oh no sorry I think there must be a mistake because there must be a lot of people ahead of me in the queue”? If you would do that, then you are a better person than me. I paid for my Terrace View season ticket yesterday and I’m looking forward to watching a season of football at Villa for the first time in my life, potentially a great season ahead. Hopefully it’s a memorable one for everyone that is lucky enough to be there. Edited July 22, 2023 by GeordieVillan 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted July 22, 2023 Author Moderator Share Posted July 22, 2023 @GeordieVillan it's interesting the way you describe that, you're buying a season ticket for the season - I guess for most people, the idea gets into your head that you're buying a season ticket for the rest of your life, that this is you joining a club that you'll always be in - your's is a different perspective and I don't think anyone is going to begrudge you that ticket. You're getting a great facility for your money - hope we get a season that makes it feel like the best money you've ever spent! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM3000 Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 If I understand this correctly Villa have pretty much put a VIP rope in the concourse area of the Lower Holte and are charging £500 a season for this. In order to make sure this sells out they have taken advantage of the huge waitlist by pairing it with a season ticket and put the price at £1.5k in the hope that there's 500-1k people who will be willing to pay it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted July 22, 2023 Author Moderator Share Posted July 22, 2023 16 minutes ago, AndyM3000 said: If I understand this correctly Villa have pretty much put a VIP rope in the concourse area of the Lower Holte and are charging £500 a season for this. In order to make sure this sells out they have taken advantage of the huge waitlist by pairing it with a season ticket and put the price at £1.5k in the hope that there's 500-1k people who will be willing to pay it? Completely wrong. It's the Upper Holte. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiezels Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 4 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: Completely wrong. It's the Upper Holte. Also there’s the ability to watch games before and after the 90 right, so it works for fans who live outside of Brum Who May want to get there early. It’s not prawn sandwich fodder I don’t think, as you’re not buying 2 through your business and taking clients to it are you? It’s not true corporate. I think it’s a fair way of people getting into games and those people have to pay a premium for it. The fact you then have to stick with it at renewal or go to the back of the waiting list is fair compromise for skipping the line so to speak. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbcuk Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 5 hours ago, AndyM3000 said: If I understand this correctly Villa have pretty much put a VIP rope in the concourse area of the Lower Holte and are charging £500 a season for this. In order to make sure this sells out they have taken advantage of the huge waitlist by pairing it with a season ticket and put the price at £1.5k in the hope that there's 500-1k people who will be willing to pay it? Pretty much apart from it’s in the upper and they lose there spot on the season ticket waiting list if they go for this terrace so back of the line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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