ASTON VILLA Q&A: Season success, Duran's potential and life after Emery...

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  • Опубликовано: 5 ноя 2024

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  • @Javo_AV
    @Javo_AV Месяц назад +10

    RE: ticket prices and a fan demonstration planned:
    - It is NOT in anyway disrespectful to Unai Emery, his coaching staff, and the players because it is NOT about them - obviously!! A nonsense opposition argument.
    - The players and the coaches will know, THEY WILL KNOW IT IS NOT ABOUT THEM. They will know themselves from their own social media use & will obviously talk about it in dressing room. Even if they do not, there is obviously people at the club very aware of the fan sentiment. And this will be passed on to them if they did not already know. Not to mention, journalists are going to be talking about it in pre match stuff. It is NOT and will NOT be a shock to them.
    - It is *HOLDING A RED PIECE OF PAPER FOR 97 SECONDS* - that is all it is. If you're trying to blame a potential loss of points on this then behave yourself. Seriously. And if it was the cause of a defeat, then there are huge issues on the pitch that need addressing.
    - It is not "just £x amount more a ticket", like it is a pultry sum as well... A) great for you that you can afford it but have some empathy for those that cannot! And B) it's not just this Bayern pricing, it's the culmination of multiple rises in season ticket/matchday ticket rises. Rises in merch price. Rises in food and drink. Poor matchday experiences. Facilities taken away from us and paywalled. Queue times on concourses. Walking through piss again. To go with it is £x amount more per ticket, for multiple games, not just Bayern. WHEN will it be too much for you? That point might come and you're then priced out of going to watch the team you Love.
    - Compare the CL prices with Arsenal, where STH's get it free - baring in mind they have a huge fanbase compared to us and are London based, so can absolutely get away with charging more. Liverpool, who also have a much bigger fanbase. Celtic who offer a package. Newcastle who like us are not a Sky 6 side. And Man City.
    - Liverpool staged protests and it worked. Look at German football too. Why can't it work for us?
    - The owners - there is some genuine naivety it seems. They are billionaires. They are not doing this out the kindness of their heart. The football club is an investment for them and/or a billionaires plaything. And Aston Villa football club is worth far more than what they purchased it for and that will continue to rise. There will be an end game for them financially. They've been amazing for us, no one has ever denied that. It doesn't mean we have to defend everything they do! And this is also aimed at Chris Heck, who is in charge of day to day running of the football club!! Billionaire owners do not get involved in the usual day to day running of their numerous businesses. Yes, he was hired by NSWE to raise revenue. But they aren't instructing him how to do it though - otherwise what's the point in hiring him???
    Astonishes me that there is as much anger at the 'protest' that there is. So many in the fanbase is so accepting of shite off the pitch, it's truly shameful.

    • @VillanFGer86
      @VillanFGer86 Месяц назад +5

      Well said. I cringe with embarrassment whenever I see someone praise Heck. We are a top 7 and now a top 4 club for the first time in a generation. If we can't deliver better sponsorship now then we never will. Meanwhile he breaks every thing he touches. Has to go.

    • @TheAdrianos10
      @TheAdrianos10 Месяц назад +3

      Agreed. The entire club and wider football world knows the protest would be against the higher powers and the ridiculous ticket prices. If something like a relatively small protest can derail us then we're obviously not as good as we think we are.
      Obviously I want villa to win every game we go in to, but I'd take a couple of poor home performances if it meant the club stopped with this ongoing trend of pricing certain fans out.
      Sold out the bayern game now with loads of demand for more. Who's to say the club won't increase Juventus tickets now they know they'll sell out?

    • @thejlgamer1480
      @thejlgamer1480 Месяц назад +1

      If you look into what Chris Heck did at the Philadelphia 76ers from 2013-2022, it was a massive, massive success. He turned a basketball club that was failing to reach the community it sat in, into one of the most popular basketball clubs in the NBA. Heck is a commercial expert, and the future is very bright at Villa! UTV

    • @thejlgamer1480
      @thejlgamer1480 Месяц назад

      @@VillanFGer86 If you look into what Chris Heck did at the Philadelphia 76ers from 2013-2022, it was a massive, massive success. He turned a basketball club that was failing to reach the community it sat in, into one of the most popular basketball clubs in the NBA. Heck is a commercial expert, and the future is very bright at Villa! UTV

    • @TheAdrianos10
      @TheAdrianos10 Месяц назад +1

      @thejlgamer1480 well done to the Philadelphia 76ers. If you look at what Heck has done to Aston Villa he has probably divided the fanbase more than ever and made it grossly unaffordable for a lot of ordinary fans. Context is important, a basketball team in America is not comparable to a football team in Birmingham.
      Where do you draw the line at in terms of ticket prices? If the club charge £150 for the knock out round do we just pay it to ensure the club continues to grow?

  • @isaacbates5592
    @isaacbates5592 Месяц назад +3

    Great podcast as always, always do the best job to cover what the fans are interested in with excellent production value 👏

  • @VillaFanDan92
    @VillaFanDan92 Месяц назад +6

    Great podcast. I don't think you can avoid the ticket prices argument, unfortunately. Will be going to the Bayern game, but nothing else. Which is not how I ever imagined it to be when I dreamed of Villa making it to the Champions League. Even a few weeks ago, there was absolutely nothing in my mind that made me think I wouldn't go to every single home game. Always expected Bayern and Juventus to be pricey, but I just can't justify £80 for a match against Celtic or Bologna.

    • @thejlgamer1480
      @thejlgamer1480 Месяц назад

      If you look into what Chris Heck did at the Philadelphia 76ers from 2013-2022, it was a massive, massive success. He turned a basketball club that was failing to reach the community it sat in, into one of the most popular basketball clubs in the NBA. Despite the ticket prices being really high, Heck is a commercial expert, and the future is very bright at Villa! UTV

  • @paul19vf21
    @paul19vf21 Месяц назад +1

    Heck got the ticket prices spot on. A great opportunity for the club to maximise revenue and he’s taking it. The club need to to keep up with fans expectations.
    Sadly life is unfair, I’d like a Porsche but can’t afford one so I don’t have one. If you’d like to go to top level sport but can’t afford it, don’t go. It’s not a right you can always afford to go just because you have in the past.
    Heck is right that he wants bums on seats but doesn’t care if it’s big Dave from Erdington or not to be honest

  • @thewalkingpotofjam
    @thewalkingpotofjam Месяц назад +2

    have you guys seen the guillem balague tweets asking about villa podcasters/content creators? would be great to see you both involved if it was possible!

  • @mypuppydogtizzy1058
    @mypuppydogtizzy1058 Месяц назад +4

    one thing villa could do to help the most affected fan group would be to give a sizable refund/price cut to people who want to take their children

    • @PL-ev2mw
      @PL-ev2mw Месяц назад

      No, fed up of this ‘…because of the kids…’ stuff. Don’t have kids if you can’t afford to treat them! Fed up of ‘oh can you work the Christmas period as you are single and Bill & Ben have kids’. 🤬 UTV!

  • @michellemaynard6808
    @michellemaynard6808 Месяц назад +2

    Good morning guys 💜💙

    • @ClaretBluePod
      @ClaretBluePod  Месяц назад +1

      Always one of the first to comment! Morning 👋🏻

  • @Davies2710
    @Davies2710 Месяц назад +3

    Today, Chris Heck: thanks fans for your support but tough. ticket prices will stay the same, we need money from you too to compete.

    • @thejlgamer1480
      @thejlgamer1480 Месяц назад

      If you look into what Chris Heck did at the Philadelphia 76ers from 2013-2022, it was a massive, massive success. He turned a basketball club that was failing to reach the community it sat in, into one of the most popular basketball clubs in the NBA. Heck is a commercial expert, and the future is very bright at Villa! UTV

    • @Davies2710
      @Davies2710 Месяц назад

      @@thejlgamer1480 tell me how much success the 76ers have had?
      Also that fan base may be the most toxic in the NBA when it comes to the team

    • @thejlgamer1480
      @thejlgamer1480 Месяц назад

      @@Davies2710 When Chris Heck arrived at the 76ers, they were in trouble and they were failing to reach the community they sat in. 9 years later when Heck left the 76ers, their commercial, branding, merchandise, corparate, and social media side, skyrocketed, and they became a very popular team, in the space of 9 years. Chris Heck was a massive part of that, and a few 76ers fans said to me what a great job Chris Heck did for them in 9 years.

    • @paul19vf21
      @paul19vf21 Месяц назад

      He’s spot on aswell

  • @ktfftfwalker6992
    @ktfftfwalker6992 Месяц назад

    Great podcast guys
    Valid points made
    #CABA

  • @jjfreer
    @jjfreer Месяц назад

    If its not the audio, its the bloody football taking focus off you lads. Sorry it almost feels ritual now to point out some sort of issue with the video each week. Not trying to degrade your efforts or to complain. On another note. I would have to degrade myself and squeez soup from a sponge into my mouth... eat rice with a tooth pic? aint nobody got time for that! And for the terribly flavoured chocolate, wouldn't most people just throw up on it making it twice as bad? I feel violated by that final question haha. great vid as per usual lads!

  • @isaywhatithink1223
    @isaywhatithink1223 Месяц назад +1

    the thought of eating soup through a sponge gees me the boak

  • @barrygribben2531
    @barrygribben2531 Месяц назад

    Super podcast as always lads. 1 question from me. Not being English and having never lived in England, what impact does being based in Birmingham have on PSR, revenue and the ability to attract players? I hear you regularly taking about the London and Manchester clubs having an advantage in this, but why is this the case? Birmingham is the so called second city, so why do Villa struggle when compared to these clubs and regions in footballing monetary terms?

    • @ClaretBluePod
      @ClaretBluePod  Месяц назад +2

      People who live in London earn more (average wage is higher) so every thing is more expensive. Whether it was expensive first so the wages followed or the other way around I don’t know. London is seen as more flashy I suppose as the capital and attractive for players to live in the higher end parts of the city. That’s a rough answer I suppose

    • @barrygribben2531
      @barrygribben2531 Месяц назад

      @@ClaretBluePod thanks and I get that. There's bound to be a way to promote Villa and the city to be more attractive. Hopefully the on field performances help to do this and make the club as big as it possibly can be

    • @ClaretBluePod
      @ClaretBluePod  Месяц назад +2

      Villa being successful on the pitch is definitely the biggest draw above all else

    • @thesampsoninstitute
      @thesampsoninstitute Месяц назад

      Yeah, it applies for London. It doesn't apply for Manchester though ​@@barrygribben2531

  • @globalpilot1858
    @globalpilot1858 Месяц назад

    I’m a ST holder, I go to every home game from Devon, I can only go to one Champs league game due to ticket costs, this has really taken the shine off of the on field success. It’s so poor by the club.

  • @stephenbell8349
    @stephenbell8349 Месяц назад

    Most European experience is Robin Olsen. 35 games! For Roma-6, Malmo 12, Copenhagen 17

  • @craigmills8930
    @craigmills8930 Месяц назад +2

    We should never leave villa park

  • @terryp9517
    @terryp9517 Месяц назад

    A week has passed & I still feel alienated by Heck’s exploitation.
    Since 1st standing on the Holte in 1969 I’ve been through the great times and a few bad, but have never, ever felt so used as I do presently. This unpleasant feeling is just plain wrong!
    My pension tells me that somewhere along the line I must recover £60 at the club’s expense; (4 matches@ £15 overcharge) but I will do it in a way that I’m not cutting off my nose to spite my face - certainly not by relinquishing my Champions League seat.
    What I can guarantee is - Santa will not be loading up at the club shop this Xmas and personally, I will easily do without next season’s shirts. I will not forget.
    As for the timing of Heck’s statement of ‘apology’ to coincide with his announcement that Bayern is sold out - bit like a pyromaniac extinguishing a fire with a can of unleaded. Aka F.U.

  • @addamhewitt
    @addamhewitt Месяц назад

    Glad you liked, the sponge question 😂.

    • @ClaretBluePod
      @ClaretBluePod  Месяц назад +1

      Mad how that wasn’t the worst question of the episode 😂

    • @addamhewitt
      @addamhewitt Месяц назад

      @@ClaretBluePod 😂 poo flavoured chocolate for me.

  • @michaeldymock5703
    @michaeldymock5703 Месяц назад

    But how much soup would a sponge hold and what about the chunks, is the sponge replacing the bread or the spoon

    • @addamhewitt
      @addamhewitt Месяц назад

      No spoon or bread. Just soaking up the soup, then sucking it out the sponge 😂

    • @michaeldymock5703
      @michaeldymock5703 Месяц назад

      @addamhewitt what about the chunks and can u have bread aswel, like u would if u were using a spoon

  • @LteasAVFC
    @LteasAVFC Месяц назад +1

    Great Pod as always... yes I'm angry with the prices but I can't miss out on this opportunity unfortunately

  • @zinc121
    @zinc121 Месяц назад

    Too late now. But I would have enjoyed watching an episode where you use a match predictor and update the Euro league table on a round by round basis. Ge even more excitement before the Euros start.
    I think think Euro league will be interesting the format is not something any team has experience with and how it will play out on a round by round basis will be great.

  • @thesampsoninstitute
    @thesampsoninstitute Месяц назад

    Failing to qualify for the Conference League would be a failure.
    Failing to reach the play off round of the Champions League would be a failure.
    I couldn't care less about the FA Cup and League Cup.
    Winning them does not mean you are the best, and not reaching the final in them renders the entire journey pointless, even detrimental - which is not the case for the CL and PL.

  • @Rose_19911
    @Rose_19911 Месяц назад

    I always got the impression john was quite a skinny guy when I used to see his face on here... but he's actually quite jacked

  • @Paul.simpson84
    @Paul.simpson84 Месяц назад

    Q+A - What does John use in his hair?

  • @richmac1874
    @richmac1874 Месяц назад

    classic dan move bringing receipts 😂

  • @Hardspace1979
    @Hardspace1979 Месяц назад

    John.... how can we still qualify for Europe by finishing 24th in the champions league, 9th in the prem and winning the league cup??

    • @ClaretBluePod
      @ClaretBluePod  Месяц назад +1

      Winning the League Cup gets you into Europe

    • @Hardspace1979
      @Hardspace1979 Месяц назад

      @@ClaretBluePod when did that change?

    • @DanielRolinson
      @DanielRolinson Месяц назад

      @@Hardspace1979it’s always been the case, just more often than not a team already in the top 6 wins it. United winning it last year means they’re in Europe despite finishing 8th

    • @Hardspace1979
      @Hardspace1979 Месяц назад

      @@DanielRolinson seems i've been asleep at the wheel!

  • @kevinjeenes
    @kevinjeenes Месяц назад

    In 2 away games so far, i haven't seen such a high line as last season, or am i dreaming?

  • @ulstervillan1307
    @ulstervillan1307 Месяц назад

    Oooph !

  • @petercollins5861
    @petercollins5861 Месяц назад +1

    so you're basing your criticism of the ownership on an accusation (the owners are consciously exploiting fan loyalty) that you aren't sure is actually true?

  • @TarberGannon
    @TarberGannon Месяц назад +3

    Great podcast as ever but Dan, you care WAY too much about what people say or think about you and the pod. Back yourself, the pod is great and you can discuss what you like as long as it’s topical and insightful.

    • @Davies2710
      @Davies2710 Месяц назад +2

      Facts.
      Dan is a great host.
      And this pod is levels beyond any of the others.
      And that's coming from someone that enjoys most of the Villa related channels.
      Much love to Jon too, he's come on Leaps and bounds over the years.

    • @ClaretBluePod
      @ClaretBluePod  Месяц назад +2

      Thanks both. Audiences can be very fickle between how we cover certain topics and this ticket stuff has been as divisive as I can remember since we started the podcast

    • @carlthomas7354
      @carlthomas7354 Месяц назад +1

      Really echo those comments. It's a thoroughly, thoroughly professional podcast and without doubt the best one with all due respect to the rest

    • @kelvinhill
      @kelvinhill Месяц назад

      Whatever people's opinions are....its still valid to discuss them. Great pod as always.

  • @PL-ev2mw
    @PL-ev2mw Месяц назад +1

    Guys please stop comparing Villa with the other Prem CL clubs when discussing CL ticket prices. They are well established brands…Villa are not in the same league so prices need to be higher. Maybe in a few years of continued CL appearances Villa can reduce the ticket costs.

    • @Davies2710
      @Davies2710 Месяц назад +1

      Comparing us to Newcastle isn't an unfair comparison though

    • @carlthomas7354
      @carlthomas7354 Месяц назад +2

      No but Newcastle also have an extra 12k fans week in week out in their stadium

    • @paul19vf21
      @paul19vf21 Месяц назад

      We have a different leadership team with a different strategy, get over it

  • @junior-v3h8o
    @junior-v3h8o Месяц назад

    at some point we have to pay ,are we expecting the club to justify every decision hey make however unpalatable it is . we want champions league but want to pay championship prices . I hope the demonstration goes with any issues you can be sure the tv will focus on that

  • @danhayes8916
    @danhayes8916 Месяц назад

    Naming rights deals dont raise a lot of money

  • @kelvinhill
    @kelvinhill Месяц назад

    Funny how people listen to a podcast that says it is going to discuss the ticket prices so fwd on if you don't want to hear about it........and then people moan that they are fed up of hearing about it. Well, don't listen if you don't want to hear it...simples. But its obvious many do because of how it impacts them so its right that Dan and John discuss it. Don't like it, listen to another podcast.

    • @ClaretBluePod
      @ClaretBluePod  Месяц назад +1

      Where the likelihood is that other podcast will be discussing it anyway, it’s a big story!

  • @thejlgamer1480
    @thejlgamer1480 Месяц назад +1

    We're not leaving Villa Park! How many times do we have to say it to some people? Grrr!

    • @Scotty-UK
      @Scotty-UK Месяц назад

      Fans neeed to Stop moaning about prices then as all the top teams have had to move except Liverpool who were able to put it up to 60k and are already established in world football with commercial clout, new ground will happen in ten years as no other way to increase revenue consistently under new rules now, Chelseas escape won’t happen to any other club again and they’ve got away with it to build a world wide brand.

    • @thejlgamer1480
      @thejlgamer1480 Месяц назад +2

      @@Scotty-UK That's not necessarily true. I think you've forgotten that there was a viable plan to get a 60,000 Villa Park. Our owners didn't just make up a number. There was clearly a feasible plan there, otherwise they wouldn't have put it out to fans.

    • @Scotty-UK
      @Scotty-UK Месяц назад

      @@thejlgamer1480 The land and definitely transport won’t sustain it, the stadium is old and would need huge infrastructure and investment which wont happen plus reduced capacity for many years which will definitely imo will make it never happen .

    • @PL-ev2mw
      @PL-ev2mw Месяц назад

      @@Scotty-UKthink you have overlooked Everton.

    • @thejlgamer1480
      @thejlgamer1480 Месяц назад

      ​@@Scotty-UK You say it won't happen, but we did appoint 4 new board members, 3 months ago, to an exciting Villa Park future!
      Michael Angelakis; chairman of Atarios, which is an infrastructure expertise company
      Chester Hall; managing director of Atarios
      Bashir Lebada; manages infrastructure for stadium rebuilds
      Sarah Waterson; rail network owner
      I think with these new appointments to the board, they’ll start improving the facilities in all the stands at Villa Park. I also think in June 2025 they’re going to knock down the North Stand and get a 60,000 Villa Park for Euro 2028, because if it was impossible to redevelop Villa Park to a top bracket stadium, to sort out the frequency of trains, and to redevelop Aston and Witton stations, the 4 people who have joined the board wouldn’t invest, and they wouldn’t get involved. The fact that they have got involved, means that something is in the offing.

  • @michaeldymock5703
    @michaeldymock5703 Месяц назад +1

    If someone spread chocolate flavoured pooh on toast or pooh flavoured chocolate on toast and u had no idea which was which then your gonna pick the pooh

    • @richmac1874
      @richmac1874 Месяц назад

      i always used to ask the question would your rather eat a sh!t sandwich made of your own shit or someone else’s. lol

    • @michaeldymock5703
      @michaeldymock5703 Месяц назад

      @richmac1874 gotta b your own, I mean technically it's just stuff you've already put through your body 🤣

    • @richmac1874
      @richmac1874 Месяц назад

      @@michaeldymock5703 either way it’s a shit situation to be in lol

    • @michaeldymock5703
      @michaeldymock5703 Месяц назад

      @@richmac1874 ain't it just

  • @vinylhorror
    @vinylhorror Месяц назад

    Soup with a sponge is degrading, but he’s willing to eat Poo because it tastes like chocolate 🤔

  • @DuranDuran-9
    @DuranDuran-9 Месяц назад

    Any news on a 3rd Kit? Hoping it’s something that celebrates the 150 a little more!

    • @ammar6937
      @ammar6937 Месяц назад

      from what I've seen it's navy blue with white stripes

    • @DuranDuran-9
      @DuranDuran-9 Месяц назад

      Oh! 👍 Where did you see this?

    • @ammar6937
      @ammar6937 Месяц назад

      @@DuranDuran-9 i presume it's real as i seen picture of same kit last month

    • @ammar6937
      @ammar6937 Месяц назад

      @@DuranDuran-9 I've posted the link but i can't see it like youtube not not showing the message

  • @UTVilla23
    @UTVilla23 Месяц назад

    Eating breakfast and your talking about poo 😐🙃😂

  • @nickmcmahon623
    @nickmcmahon623 Месяц назад

    Your nativity over football finances is embarrassing. Stick to subjects you understand. And if you’ve got to be “serious journalists” and address it, have some balance - bring in someone with a club perspective to debate with.

    • @ClaretBluePod
      @ClaretBluePod  Месяц назад +1

      Getting someone on from a football club is never going to happen

    • @nickmcmahon623
      @nickmcmahon623 Месяц назад

      @@ClaretBluePod fair enough. Probably been harsh on you lads but I’m fed up of hearing this and worried NSWE will pack up and leave - I wouldn’t blame them. Heck has even said that it’s only PSR stopping the owners picking up the slack - what more do you want???

    • @ClaretBluePod
      @ClaretBluePod  Месяц назад +1

      NSWE aren’t gonna throw the towel in over this, they own a champions league level football club now. Unless Villa *** up again I’m done with talking about ticket prices now in detail