I hope you do continue to tackle these issues. The thing all the “just pay up or don’t go” brigade always fail to realise is the emotional attachment we have to the Villa. It isn’t straightforward just to walk away. If people want a “banter” podcast, there are plenty. Well done on this one. UTV.
The club should be sent a strong message about the horrendous prices. In an ideal world, fans wouldn't buy the tickets, but that won't happen. I think it would be a strong message if there was an organized boycott of spending in the stadium for the Bayern match, so concourse and club shop takings are massively down. Isn't going to make a massive difference in the grand scheme of things, but maybe the club will realise if they try and squeeze and extra 20 quid over here, they'll lose it over there
TBH, I'm with the don't go contingent. Let them play to an empty stadium. Think of the optics of that. Heck doesn't understand the audience in the stadium is limited to people who go to Villa Park. If they stay away, are Blues fans going to pay a hundred quid to watch the Villa? Football is a business, but it's not show business.
100% agree about people claiming season ticket holders are lucky!!! We stuck with club in the Championship so our responds is “where were you when we were shit” and the club had to close the Upper Trinity
5 of my favourite Villa fans :) Great pod folks looking forward to the future ones! Put me in the Digne fan club as well. I still pinch myself how great our team is! UTV!
Great chat as expected, the best of the best for villa content! Realistically I've been priced out of the game for years, not really helped by living away from the midlands but it is what it is. When drawn against Juve at home, i was delighted. The 95/96 champions league final was my introduction to the champions league and ive loved Juventus since with del piero and Peruzzi being amongst my favourite players. But with the ticket cost as well as no booking history, I've given up hope of getting a ticket. Realistically I'd be taking financial risks to pay for a ticket and i can't justify that, no matter the romance.
Upper Trinity concourse and toilets have been awful for a while. Urinals have always been over flowing. Gave up buying food 2 seasons ago due to the cost and wait.
Really enjoyed watching that first episode of this new series! 💯 Plenty of funny moments shared between the group, despite the main topic of discussion! I was glad to hear all of your thoughts on this particular issue so thank you for raising this to a wider audience from a Villa fans perspective! 👏🏾 I look forward to the next edition when it comes out in October! UTV!
Don't you think the board have put Unai in a awkward position now because he is gonna be asked over n over again about the prices...Unai has all been about mentioning the fans and support, how does he handle this? He can't win
I was in R2 since 2016 booted out now due to hospitality im in R3 and at the Arsenal game were fans and i use the word fans loosely taking photos and selfies DURING the game ...The Instagram Generation !!!!
Not every fan is lucky enough to live next to Villa Park. I don't get over often, from N.Ireland, but when I do this 'tourist certainly does give a shit ! UTV
@@ulstervillan1307that’s not what they mean by tourist… ‘tourist’ fans are neutrals who want a day out at a premier league ground. international villa fans always welcome. 🙏
A new stadium surely fixes most of these issues. If we create a state of the art stadium and it becomes the goto for all artists and performers in the birmingham area. Similar to tottenhams. Feel villa park structure is holding us back. Cant let birmingham city build a stadium that becomes the best one in the area.
Do you go to Fa cup games or planning? There not going to be much less so eat or drink less for a week and that 20 quid saved will help, that’s what I’ve had to do as I’m not rich.
Great pod guys. One thing you didnt cover is: 1) what do we reckon the attendance for the Celtic game will be if it is a dead rubber? 2) what do we think the prices will be if we progress?
@PatrickJScahill I don't disagree that there will be Celtic fans after tickets. Not sure how many will meet criteria. From a Villa fan point of view, if we've already qualified, fans may just save their money for whatever the exorbitant cost will be for the next game.
Loved it..... Like was mentioned, such a shame that it was dominated by UCL Ticket Prices, but as you guys have the platforms, it was a fantastic opportunity to discuss it. Looking forward to Octobers episode where hopefully the discussion can be around 2 fantastic victories over Bayern Munich and Man Utd!!! UTV
A good start. Will be interesting to see how the dynamic of this forum will change when we are not in the middle of an international break but if you have 5 on the panel you need all 5 to have a chance to contribute almost equally. Would like to have heard more from James Rushton but feel the others were more forthcoming and stronger personalities.
Great first episode. You can’t shy away from the difficult subjects. I think you successfully navigated between being overly negative and whitewashing over the cracks. Well done. As for the Blackjack forfeit I suggest the old Lineker one of doing an episode in your boxers.
Yeah, on talk sport it mentioned that some clubs were charging up to €350 for the really big matches while discussing this. You have to think that Heck could probably have charged anything he wanted for Munich/Juve and still sold out. Bolongia could have been a bit cheaper and Celtic depending on importance a little bit more expensive/cheaper etc based on demand. In all likelihood that is the way its heading.
Prices for these games are ridiculous, but I'm telling you ALL NOW, if someone a few hours before these big games phones you and says "I can get a couple of tickets for Bayern Munich at home for £250... you're snapping their hands off, this club has the fans by the knackers
Facts^ I get that this is a lot of money, but cmon the sport is evolving. In America, for a high quality game with stakes, this is chump change. I’m stateside and I certainly would be snapping hands for an opportunity to go for 250. I paid 250 last year to watch man united play wrexham in San Diego, and I didn’t even see a single starting prem player, just the u21s!
This will be an unpopular view. Referencing clubs like Liverpool, Man City, Arsenal, and the respective champions league ticket prices is not comparing apples to apples. All three of those clubs, and Chelsea, have income that dwarfs Villa. They are able to offer discounted ticket prices. My hope is when Villa truly does become an international brand and has a river of income compared to the trickle it is now, the ticket prices will be reduced. Now, the food and urinal issues at Villa Park should be resolved. Those problems need to be taken care of yesterday. Yet, with the ticket prices, it seems a little disingenuous to compare Villa's income with clubs like Man U. People now expect to drive a Ferrari but continue to make payments on a Fiat.
I have been going to Villa Park for 54 years. I am very lucky to have seen Villa win the league and European Cup etc. I am thankful to have a season ticket at this time (paying £43 a game). I feel the latest UCL prices are not surprising. My wife and son are club members being asked to pay £72 (£63 last season)for a prem cat A game, hence why they are now going to a limited amount of games. This UCL pricing is big news because it’s now affecting the majority. NOBODY has been shouting this till now. I think UCL pricing is too high and I feel sad to see the direction football is going. Unai Emery has produced football on the pitch I have only seen a few times over my time. Somehow enjoy it best we can for now. UTV
I might be wrong, but I saw the Juventus game in 1983 from the Holte End. I think it cost 40p. Would love someone to correct me if my memory is wrong. In context I was a university student and the annual living grant was £2000.
Sorry not sure of prices back then, good ole dad paid. Sweets were my only concern I went to Juventus game, still feel the shock when they scored in the first few minutes.
@@simonforde9452 the Juventus programme was 40p I have it in front of me now, so it would’ve cost more than that to go in even for me as I was 15 at the time
Great to listen and spot on about UCL ticket pricing. The news that Executive members get full away booking points was the first I have heard this. Is this rumour or official? I remember winning away at Reading in the Championship, our first away win in over 400 days…..this policy makes a mockery of loyalty over the years.
Everything in this world is expensive it’s sad that fans are being priced out , but this has happened over the years. There will always be disenchanted fans but that’s life.
You know I actually don't mind a club charging high prices if the premise is 'it takes money to make everything nice for everyone' but charging this amount of money with the pitiful state of the stadium is nonsense. How about invest some of this money so fans don't have to risk getting human waste on themselves to take a piss at the game
Like a lot of Villa i bleed Claret and Blue, went all conference aways, yes went Rotherham, Barnsley and was at Blackpool 75. I am extremely Anti Heck. My concern is that the club will be using all of this as a reason to up sticks and move us to a souless bowl. The worst of everything is how they are treading the disabled fans . Who is going to pick up the slack when Heck leaves/pushed
Four games in the Champions League that might not be replicated for years due to financial limitations. Top three Premier League spots are usually Man City, Arsenal, Liverpool. 4-5 teams fighting for 1 or 2 remaining spots.
Heck is more than happy to use his personal social media page to share in the reflected glory of Unai and the team. Yet he never, ever faces up to decisions he has taken on the badge, cancelling redevelopment, ticket prices etc. I have met his type in my industry. He is a chancer.
Criticism of Watkins is ridiculous …he’ll get 20 plus goals ..Also been a couple of great keeper saves..He’s a credit to the club..Like having an extra player ..Digne has been excellent ..Cash also, plays anywhere down that side and has a goal .. Internation , been picked by Dean/Gerrard and Unai who all know more than us
Loser, has to buy an Olsen Shirt... and wear it to the earliest possible home game after the game is over. Also, i dont want to see any protests at the games, no red cards, no turning of backs. Do a protest walk if they want to do something but leave it at that. Its a bit embarrassing, after how well they have done for us on the pitch, disrespectful tot he players, emery, damian, monchi etc. Weve made enough noise online, they have heard it, doing something at the games wont make a difference and it wont sit right with the players or manager and could be detrimental to our on pitch performances, lets suck it up now whatever happens. *EDIT* also big shout out to dan bardell for bringing up the fact us none season ticket holders having to pay £78 just for normal prem games (left a comment on one of his videos).... which isnt really spoken about and i find that annoying as it then feels like there is only noise just because STH have to pay high prices, when the rest of us pay high prices week in week out :(
Spot on as ever lads... I honestly think the main thing is... Yeahhh charge abit more whatever... But look at our matchday "experience" other than on the pitch... Has it got any better off it in 30 years.. p.s Dans a prawn sarnie merchant... All jokes aside... Your all good lads and speak for most us Villa fans UTV
listening to ty bracey bout transfers makes you think do you actually follow villa?? Our transfer window was governed by psr SCR especially dan and james should be rectifying that it’s published why felix and gertruda didn’t happen and we know villa have to increase revenue as next season they have to comply with the 70% SCR and currently at 80%
Me and my son travel from newport I'm an Erdington lad originally the prices are extortionate now. Something has to be done we love the villa always will but real fans simply can't afford this anymore
Great vlog guys,this ticket fiasco and the americanisation of the Villa will bite then back big time,get heck out of villa park,if he stays,then the owners don't care about the loyal fan base,just how much they can fleece the corporate idiots for,up the Villa
West Ham did terrible business. You cannot sign a player like Fullkrug and think that's in any way impressive. He is Hojlund, Weghourst, IE. He is so so basic. He will guarantee a 10-12th place finish for West Ham. Bravo
Away tickets. The allocation out today. To get an away game you need at least a season ticket and to have been to an away game so it is a pretty closed shop.
See talking about CL prices but for us who take the kids just think how much it’s costs for 1 game ? Paid £55 for 3 of us in Europe last season. £190 for a CL game.
I do hope they tickets get cheaper as the oposition get worse. As in the teams from lower groups are in affect rated as a tear two game. I most point out that although my ticket is £79 my 17 yr old sons is £20. So the 2 of us is under £100 which i do not feel is that bad. My brother sits on the other side of the isle and gets no consessions so if he took his daughter would have to pay £158. Thats 6 seat to my right......
lads this is brilliant, love this style of discussion. get Neil and paddy on for a discussion down the line. but one thing dudes why are all of you "Manspreading" apart from Dan Rolinson?? In your face or whatt guys?? jeez keep it in your pants and not in your face or on camera lol
Had a season ticket from 02 - 07. £100 my ticket was as an under 16 for first few seasons in K3 in the Holte. Friends still have theirs and I go if one can't. Been to dozens of games on that principle. Other than tarting up the glass and the mosaic, oh and the now closed off part which makes up Terrace, absolutely nothing has changed in 22 years. That's bad. It's all the same. It was because my ticket was £100 that I went and became a fan ( family are all Wolves) and I still am a fan. Bet it isn't equivalent to £100 now. Fact is I won't go this year. Even if offered a ticket by mates who can't go. Other than 90 mins of game the experience is horrid. Traffic, parking, inside ground, outside ground. Well over £100 when all said and done. I'd rather sit with my kids in the house get some good food in, some beer etc, watch games on TV, and be £50 + better off. Club need to have a rethink about the match day experience
Agree. Im not gonna cut my nose off to spite my face n miss the games. But i will sure as shit be buying apparel from dhgate and buying nothing from inside the stadium. Have to save money somewhere
Audio isn’t perfect granted but it’s definitely a standard that I’m happy with and the levels were as I’d expect on the day and in the edit. Hopefully other episodes sound better anyway 👍🏻
@@ClaretBluePod no worries mate. it's the same with Bardells podcast, whenever i play it in the car, i have to turn it right up and then i obviously hey that weird hissing interference. doesn't matter if i play it on spotify or you tube.
I agree with 90% of what you guys say on a regular basis but couple things I don’t. The UCL tickets are very high and I’ve seen a protest allegedly going to happen vs Everton which is just ridiculous. I have been on the waiting list for 5 seasons and crawling up the list every year. I had a season ticket for 10 years before moving away and when I moved back to Birmingham I joined the list. Some of the waiting list may not buy a season ticket but at least 10k of that 30k will. I considered buying a terrace view season ticket but I couldn’t justify double the price for what you get. You’re underestimating how many people would buy your season ticket off you if you didn’t renew - the club knows that. On to the UCL, I’ll happily pay £95 for a ticket to see Villa in the UCL, it’s one of the only ways I get to see Villa play and we may never play in the UCL again. Even buying tickets with the membership is difficult cause so many people have that. Season ticket holders are lucky enough to get a discount, what do members get? After trying to buy a ticket every week and being in a queue the app crashing every week…
I believe there’s a lot of momentum behind a boycott of the food and drink stands in the ground. The ticket prices are not the players or managers decision. Go to the game, support them. No problem. Just do not buy food & drinks. Hopefully that will be a decent dent to give them cause to re-think.
But many will waste money on takeaways all week and then buying beer and stuff inside the ground but begrudge 20quid more for a ticket in the champions league that we’ve been out of 41 years? I’m 57 and had to retire through illness a few years ago and struggle on a pittance but will cut back on a few things to go to the games 100% and still got a ST as well, looking at how many pubs and restaurants are full people are spending stacks of spare going out weekly 🤷♂️
@ClaretBluePod thanks for responding Dan. That's a bit disappointing, voting with our wallets is the only way that message actually hits home. Makes all the social media criticism a bit disingenuous. But each to their own!
@@ClaretBluePod its not great to have to pick and chose, but on the other hand, there are probably fans out there, happy about that, as it will likely enable them to be able to get hold of a ticket when they likely wouldn't have been able to, had tickets been dirt cheap. Swings and roundabouts really, there will be no win win solution.
Whoever gets goes bust on blackjack has to have their chest and belly waxed. This is to be made into a timelapse video with it slowed down and sound turned on when each strip is pulled. Pretty sure that will be hilarious
Don't like the price but if you wanted to see a queen with Freddie Mercury and it's the only chance you would get to see them surely as a one off you would pay that we may never see bayern at villa Park here again or a champions league game at villa Park. They need to raise the revenue as quickly as possible to get to that 400 million
HERE WE GO 😍😍😍
why... who did we sign? ;) UTV!
Max 🎉 thank you for the videos each match - 🇺🇸
too funny how much you enjoyed clicking your fingers for the logo max lol
5 of the best villa content creators together in one room! Love it!! Just missing Neil and Paddy - maybe a special live show? 😏
I hope you do continue to tackle these issues. The thing all the “just pay up or don’t go” brigade always fail to realise is the emotional attachment we have to the Villa. It isn’t straightforward just to walk away. If people want a “banter” podcast, there are plenty. Well done on this one. UTV.
Hopefully there won’t always be such serious issues to take up 30+ minutes of each episode though!!
The club should be sent a strong message about the horrendous prices. In an ideal world, fans wouldn't buy the tickets, but that won't happen. I think it would be a strong message if there was an organized boycott of spending in the stadium for the Bayern match, so concourse and club shop takings are massively down. Isn't going to make a massive difference in the grand scheme of things, but maybe the club will realise if they try and squeeze and extra 20 quid over here, they'll lose it over there
TBH, I'm with the don't go contingent. Let them play to an empty stadium. Think of the optics of that. Heck doesn't understand the audience in the stadium is limited to people who go to Villa Park. If they stay away, are Blues fans going to pay a hundred quid to watch the Villa? Football is a business, but it's not show business.
When the Villa owners said they are taking Villa to the top I didn't think they meant 'but we aren't taking the loyal working class fans with us!'
100% agree about people claiming season ticket holders are lucky!!! We stuck with club in the Championship so our responds is “where were you when we were shit” and the club had to close the Upper Trinity
too right love to know how many of the lot nowadays were there under tim sherwood and when lerner was in charge
Exactly. I’ve had a season ticket since 1988. It’s not luck, it’s paying your dues.
As family of 5 on average wages we are priced out , I could put a deposit on a holiday for the cost of one champions league game for us
5 of my favourite Villa fans :) Great pod folks looking forward to the future ones! Put me in the Digne fan club as well. I still pinch myself how great our team is! UTV!
“The 12th man gets you points”
Absolutely this. The board are risking a points deduction without a breach of PSR.
Great chat as expected, the best of the best for villa content!
Realistically I've been priced out of the game for years, not really helped by living away from the midlands but it is what it is.
When drawn against Juve at home, i was delighted. The 95/96 champions league final was my introduction to the champions league and ive loved Juventus since with del piero and Peruzzi being amongst my favourite players.
But with the ticket cost as well as no booking history, I've given up hope of getting a ticket. Realistically I'd be taking financial risks to pay for a ticket and i can't justify that, no matter the romance.
Love this! Well done boys!! Got to love the banter!!
Smashed it! Top blokes, UTV! Great to hear some honest views about all things Villa 🔥
Top lineup here. Next vid, group pedicure while discussing where Kamara fits in when he comes back from injury 🤣
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Upper Trinity concourse and toilets have been awful for a while. Urinals have always been over flowing. Gave up buying food 2 seasons ago due to the cost and wait.
Really enjoyed watching that first episode of this new series! 💯 Plenty of funny moments shared between the group, despite the main topic of discussion! I was glad to hear all of your thoughts on this particular issue so thank you for raising this to a wider audience from a Villa fans perspective! 👏🏾 I look forward to the next edition when it comes out in October! UTV!
Don't you think the board have put Unai in a awkward position now because he is gonna be asked over n over again about the prices...Unai has all been about mentioning the fans and support, how does he handle this?
He can't win
Yeah we did discuss this
@ClaretBluePod I hadn't got that far when I messaged lol, great pod by the way
Enjoyed this guys. I’m in such a minority but if I get any chance of a CL game it would have to be Celtic, the atmosphere will be incredible
The only fair thing for the fans to do is not spend any money inside the ground
The ground is going to get full every game with tourists who dont give a shit if we win, lose or draw.
I was in R2 since 2016 booted out now due to hospitality im in R3 and at the Arsenal game were fans and i use the word fans loosely taking photos and selfies DURING the game ...The Instagram Generation !!!!
Rubbish. It’s Birmingham, ain’t no tourists
Not every fan is lucky enough to live next to Villa Park. I don't get over often, from N.Ireland, but when I do this 'tourist certainly does give a shit ! UTV
So like when we play Arsenal and Man U ?
@@ulstervillan1307that’s not what they mean by tourist… ‘tourist’ fans are neutrals who want a day out at a premier league ground. international villa fans always welcome. 🙏
All of the OG's on one podcast?! 🙌🙌
A new stadium surely fixes most of these issues. If we create a state of the art stadium and it becomes the goto for all artists and performers in the birmingham area. Similar to tottenhams. Feel villa park structure is holding us back. Cant let birmingham city build a stadium that becomes the best one in the area.
Season ticket holder, but I’ve been priced out of the European games.Sadly feet up in front of the television😢
Do you go to Fa cup games or planning? There not going to be much less so eat or drink less for a week and that 20 quid saved will help, that’s what I’ve had to do as I’m not rich.
Great first episode like this 👌
Thank you!
Great pod guys. One thing you didnt cover is:
1) what do we reckon the attendance for the Celtic game will be if it is a dead rubber?
2) what do we think the prices will be if we progress?
Celtic will easily sell out. If its not Villa fans it'll be Glasgow tourists.
@PatrickJScahill I don't disagree that there will be Celtic fans after tickets. Not sure how many will meet criteria.
From a Villa fan point of view, if we've already qualified, fans may just save their money for whatever the exorbitant cost will be for the next game.
Great broadcast! More of these please. Sending you all love and kindness from Thailand. UTV
See you in October!
@@ClaretBluePod You are very welcome to come by, I'm located in Phang Nga province just north of Phuket.
Loved it..... Like was mentioned, such a shame that it was dominated by UCL Ticket Prices, but as you guys have the platforms, it was a fantastic opportunity to discuss it.
Looking forward to Octobers episode where hopefully the discussion can be around 2 fantastic victories over Bayern Munich and Man Utd!!! UTV
Nice to see a variety of opinions. Raised a few really good issues. looking forward to the next edition.
A good start. Will be interesting to see how the dynamic of this forum will change when we are not in the middle of an international break but if you have 5 on the panel you need all 5 to have a chance to contribute almost equally. Would like to have heard more from James Rushton but feel the others were more forthcoming and stronger personalities.
That’s probably on me, I can’t say I noticed during filming but I’ll try and make sure everyone is having a fair say
Loved the format hope ya get commissioned to do more, well done lads 👏👏
Great episode. Looking 4ward to the October episode, when we're sitting in the top 3.
Great podcast guys! Will definitely listen again
Thank you very much, catch us again in October!!
Did he say Newcastle doesn’t have PSR issues? Did you see their summer business?? You guys live in a bubble
Great first episode. You can’t shy away from the difficult subjects. I think you successfully navigated between being overly negative and whitewashing over the cracks. Well done. As for the Blackjack forfeit I suggest the old Lineker one of doing an episode in your boxers.
Absolutely no chance am I sitting there in my boxers (not that I’ll lose, obviously)
cheers lads... great show with a bit of honesty !! got my Bayern tickets but feel that if villa charged £150 each, we would still sell out !!
Yeah, on talk sport it mentioned that some clubs were charging up to €350 for the really big matches while discussing this. You have to think that Heck could probably have charged anything he wanted for Munich/Juve and still sold out. Bolongia could have been a bit cheaper and Celtic depending on importance a little bit more expensive/cheaper etc based on demand. In all likelihood that is the way its heading.
Prices for these games are ridiculous, but I'm telling you ALL NOW, if someone a few hours before these big games phones you and says "I can get a couple of tickets for Bayern Munich at home for £250... you're snapping their hands off, this club has the fans by the knackers
I don’t have £250 lying around! 😂
Tramp.. 😃, what a superb podcast of OG's
@@WolfAndersonIII what do you mean
Facts^ I get that this is a lot of money, but cmon the sport is evolving. In America, for a high quality game with stakes, this is chump change. I’m stateside and I certainly would be snapping hands for an opportunity to go for 250. I paid 250 last year to watch man united play wrexham in San Diego, and I didn’t even see a single starting prem player, just the u21s!
The point is, we shouldn't have to pay it.
Great first show lads
Statto 🤝
Makes it worth getting a job as a steward and getting paid to watch the game !
This will be an unpopular view. Referencing clubs like Liverpool, Man City, Arsenal, and the respective champions league ticket prices is not comparing apples to apples. All three of those clubs, and Chelsea, have income that dwarfs Villa. They are able to offer discounted ticket prices. My hope is when Villa truly does become an international brand and has a river of income compared to the trickle it is now, the ticket prices will be reduced. Now, the food and urinal issues at Villa Park should be resolved. Those problems need to be taken care of yesterday. Yet, with the ticket prices, it seems a little disingenuous to compare Villa's income with clubs like Man U. People now expect to drive a Ferrari but continue to make payments on a Fiat.
I have been going to Villa Park for 54 years. I am very lucky to have seen Villa win the league and European Cup etc. I am thankful to have a season ticket at this time (paying £43 a game). I feel the latest UCL prices are not surprising. My wife and son are club members being asked to pay £72 (£63 last season)for a prem cat A game, hence why they are now going to a limited amount of games. This UCL pricing is big news because it’s now affecting the majority. NOBODY has been shouting this till now.
I think UCL pricing is too high and I feel sad to see the direction football is going.
Unai Emery has produced football on the pitch I have only seen a few times over my time. Somehow enjoy it best we can for now. UTV
I might be wrong, but I saw the Juventus game in 1983 from the Holte End. I think it cost 40p. Would love someone to correct me if my memory is wrong. In context I was a university student and the annual living grant was £2000.
Sorry not sure of prices back then, good ole dad paid. Sweets were my only concern
I went to Juventus game, still feel the shock when they scored in the first few minutes.
@@simonforde9452 the Juventus programme was 40p I have it in front of me now, so it would’ve cost more than that to go in even for me as I was 15 at the time
Amazing memories to have. UTV
Great to listen and spot on about UCL ticket pricing. The news that Executive members get full away booking points was the first I have heard this. Is this rumour or official?
I remember winning away at Reading in the Championship, our first away win in over 400 days…..this policy makes a mockery of loyalty over the years.
Everything in this world is expensive it’s sad that fans are being priced out , but this has happened over the years. There will always be disenchanted fans but that’s life.
I really enjoyed this. I know you all have your own channel but this could be at least bi-weekly. Look forward to the next one, UTV
If we tried to do more we'd inevitably be too busy and have to cancel shows, once per month is 10% achievable.
Villa of all teams shouldn't worry about sending on an untried keeper in against Bayern in a big European game.
Haha touche!
Wish id thought of this 😂
North stand is worse, new seat seem tighter and very sharp at the top, can't wear shorts again.
You know I actually don't mind a club charging high prices if the premise is 'it takes money to make everything nice for everyone' but charging this amount of money with the pitiful state of the stadium is nonsense. How about invest some of this money so fans don't have to risk getting human waste on themselves to take a piss at the game
Like a lot of Villa i bleed Claret and Blue, went all conference aways, yes went Rotherham, Barnsley and was at Blackpool 75. I am extremely Anti Heck. My concern is that the club will be using all of this as a reason to up sticks and move us to a souless bowl. The worst of everything is how they are treading the disabled fans . Who is going to pick up the slack when Heck leaves/pushed
Four games in the Champions League that might not be replicated for years due to financial limitations. Top three Premier League spots are usually Man City, Arsenal, Liverpool. 4-5 teams fighting for 1 or 2 remaining spots.
This was great. A very refreshing change with most of villas best content creators. Utv
Heck is more than happy to use his personal social media page to share in the reflected glory of Unai and the team. Yet he never, ever faces up to decisions he has taken on the badge, cancelling redevelopment, ticket prices etc.
I have met his type in my industry. He is a chancer.
This is very true
Great video with the big boys from Villa social.
Criticism of Watkins is ridiculous …he’ll get 20 plus goals ..Also been a couple of great keeper saves..He’s a credit to the club..Like having an extra player ..Digne has been excellent ..Cash also, plays anywhere down that side and has a goal .. Internation , been picked by Dean/Gerrard and Unai who all know more than us
Our owners are brilliant, wouldn’t want anybody else UTFV..
Love this content
Really good listening lads UTV 👍
Love that Dan had his child and has adopted the compulsory Dad bod. Respect ✊🏼
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@@ClaretBluePodno shame in it. The same has happened to me 😂
It looks good on you though
Loser, has to buy an Olsen Shirt... and wear it to the earliest possible home game after the game is over. Also, i dont want to see any protests at the games, no red cards, no turning of backs. Do a protest walk if they want to do something but leave it at that. Its a bit embarrassing, after how well they have done for us on the pitch, disrespectful tot he players, emery, damian, monchi etc. Weve made enough noise online, they have heard it, doing something at the games wont make a difference and it wont sit right with the players or manager and could be detrimental to our on pitch performances, lets suck it up now whatever happens. *EDIT* also big shout out to dan bardell for bringing up the fact us none season ticket holders having to pay £78 just for normal prem games (left a comment on one of his videos).... which isnt really spoken about and i find that annoying as it then feels like there is only noise just because STH have to pay high prices, when the rest of us pay high prices week in week out :(
Spot on as ever lads... I honestly think the main thing is... Yeahhh charge abit more whatever... But look at our matchday "experience" other than on the pitch... Has it got any better off it in 30 years.. p.s Dans a prawn sarnie merchant... All jokes aside... Your all good lads and speak for most us Villa fans UTV
listening to ty bracey bout transfers makes you think do you actually follow villa?? Our transfer window was governed by psr SCR especially dan and james should be rectifying that it’s published why felix and gertruda didn’t happen and we know villa have to increase revenue as next season they have to comply with the 70% SCR and currently at 80%
We spoke about PSR and the restrictions
great work, really enjoyed the chat, ❤
Really enjoyed watching this video.
Was home and away the dreaded season
Me and my son travel from newport I'm an Erdington lad originally the prices are extortionate now. Something has to be done we love the villa always will but real fans simply can't afford this anymore
Do you sit in the holte upper?
Great vlog guys,this ticket fiasco and the americanisation of the Villa will bite then back big time,get heck out of villa park,if he stays,then the owners don't care about the loyal fan base,just how much they can fleece the corporate idiots for,up the Villa
Forfeit - buy the new blues home shirt and wear it for the entire podcast
Great podcast really enjoyed it. UTV
West Ham did terrible business. You cannot sign a player like Fullkrug and think that's in any way impressive. He is Hojlund, Weghourst, IE. He is so so basic. He will guarantee a 10-12th place finish for West Ham. Bravo
Away tickets. The allocation out today. To get an away game you need at least a season ticket and to have been to an away game so it is a pretty closed shop.
See talking about CL prices but for us who take the kids just think how much it’s costs for 1 game ? Paid £55 for 3 of us in Europe last season. £190 for a CL game.
Villa are taking the piss out of their fans and sadly they stand for it. Sold out!
I do hope they tickets get cheaper as the oposition get worse. As in the teams from lower groups are in affect rated as a tear two game.
I most point out that although my ticket is £79 my 17 yr old sons is £20. So the 2 of us is under £100 which i do not feel is that bad. My brother sits on the other side of the isle and gets no consessions so if he took his daughter would have to pay £158. Thats 6 seat to my right......
Respectful Suggestion. Can the stands for the mics be placed beside the chairs?
Possibly, but it's really tight in there. There looks more space on camera but it's tight
Great first episode,
Tremendous podcast Dan
Well done
Looking forward to the next
#CABA
Forfeit surely has to be a tattoo…
The players name who scores the last goal of the season? 👀
Absolutely no chance 😂
Gauci was excellent vs Bilbao with the ball at his feet.
Great podcast Listen and hearing all your opinions
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Love ittttt!!!
lads this is brilliant, love this style of discussion.
get Neil and paddy on for a discussion down the line.
but one thing dudes why are all of you "Manspreading" apart from Dan Rolinson??
In your face or whatt guys?? jeez keep it in your pants and not in your face or on camera lol
Max didnt get the black shirt memo then? 😂
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Had a season ticket from 02 - 07. £100 my ticket was as an under 16 for first few seasons in K3 in the Holte. Friends still have theirs and I go if one can't. Been to dozens of games on that principle. Other than tarting up the glass and the mosaic, oh and the now closed off part which makes up Terrace, absolutely nothing has changed in 22 years. That's bad. It's all the same. It was because my ticket was £100 that I went and became a fan ( family are all Wolves) and I still am a fan. Bet it isn't equivalent to £100 now.
Fact is I won't go this year. Even if offered a ticket by mates who can't go. Other than 90 mins of game the experience is horrid. Traffic, parking, inside ground, outside ground. Well over £100 when all said and done. I'd rather sit with my kids in the house get some good food in, some beer etc, watch games on TV, and be £50 + better off.
Club need to have a rethink about the match day experience
There has to be a boycott on food and drink inside the stadium
It’s crap and overpriced anyways and if there daft enough to buy it that’s there problem then bitch about 20 quid more on a CL ticket 🙄
Agree. Im not gonna cut my nose off to spite my face n miss the games. But i will sure as shit be buying apparel from dhgate and buying nothing from inside the stadium. Have to save money somewhere
Dan.... why are recording the sounds so low?
i am in the car and can hardly hear it over bluetooth?
No idea, levels are exactly as they always are when we film in the studio!
@@ClaretBluePod maybe it's my motor then 😂😂
Audio isn’t perfect granted but it’s definitely a standard that I’m happy with and the levels were as I’d expect on the day and in the edit. Hopefully other episodes sound better anyway 👍🏻
@@ClaretBluePod no worries mate. it's the same with Bardells podcast, whenever i play it in the car, i have to turn it right up and then i obviously hey that weird hissing interference. doesn't matter if i play it on spotify or you tube.
Great pod.
I'm not going to any, don't want to but on principle,. Not buying anything at the ground either. Drink in Sutton before the game.
I agree with 90% of what you guys say on a regular basis but couple things I don’t. The UCL tickets are very high and I’ve seen a protest allegedly going to happen vs Everton which is just ridiculous. I have been on the waiting list for 5 seasons and crawling up the list every year. I had a season ticket for 10 years before moving away and when I moved back to Birmingham I joined the list. Some of the waiting list may not buy a season ticket but at least 10k of that 30k will. I considered buying a terrace view season ticket but I couldn’t justify double the price for what you get. You’re underestimating how many people would buy your season ticket off you if you didn’t renew - the club knows that.
On to the UCL, I’ll happily pay £95 for a ticket to see Villa in the UCL, it’s one of the only ways I get to see Villa play and we may never play in the UCL again. Even buying tickets with the membership is difficult cause so many people have that. Season ticket holders are lucky enough to get a discount, what do members get? After trying to buy a ticket every week and being in a queue the app crashing every week…
I believe there’s a lot of momentum behind a boycott of the food and drink stands in the ground. The ticket prices are not the players or managers decision. Go to the game, support them. No problem. Just do not buy food & drinks. Hopefully that will be a decent dent to give them cause to re-think.
Great show . Loser has to wear blues kit to all home games next season !!!
Ty Bracey
Scared of doing a protest pathetic
You can't complain about tickets prices if you won't do anything
Couldn’t get my head round that either. If you just want to sit there and “have banter” for an hour, that’s fine. I’ll give it a miss.
Im not scared to protest, I just said I wouldn’t turn my back on the players and Unai. If you wanna do that carry on, but I won’t.
@@tybracey6441 Talking will have zero impact
Top team.
But many will waste money on takeaways all week and then buying beer and stuff inside the ground but begrudge 20quid more for a ticket in the champions league that we’ve been out of 41 years? I’m 57 and had to retire through illness a few years ago and struggle on a pittance but will cut back on a few things to go to the games 100% and still got a ST as well, looking at how many pubs and restaurants are full people are spending stacks of spare going out weekly 🤷♂️
People should be able to have a live outside of football fucking he’ll so out of touch
Forfeit is go to a blues home game
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I think the loser should have to go to a blues home game and have some photo evidence as proof they sat through the whole game.
No thank you 😂
Geniune question, How many out of the 5 of you are going to pay the cost and go anyway?
They said, they all would. I (Dan) will pick and choose. I’ll do 2, maybe 3 I think
@ClaretBluePod thanks for responding Dan. That's a bit disappointing, voting with our wallets is the only way that message actually hits home. Makes all the social media criticism a bit disingenuous.
But each to their own!
@@ClaretBluePod its not great to have to pick and chose, but on the other hand, there are probably fans out there, happy about that, as it will likely enable them to be able to get hold of a ticket when they likely wouldn't have been able to, had tickets been dirt cheap. Swings and roundabouts really, there will be no win win solution.
Same won’t be going Bologna at those prices
Who's got the best man spread, Dan or Max?
Feel Max’s is a bit more relaxed, feel my stance is slightly stronger. Good debate though.
Whoever gets goes bust on blackjack has to have their chest and belly waxed. This is to be made into a timelapse video with it slowed down and sound turned on when each strip is pulled.
Pretty sure that will be hilarious
No thanks
@@ClaretBluePod wuss
5 people and no opposing view?
Find me a podcaster who agrees with the prices
Don't like the price but if you wanted to see a queen with Freddie Mercury and it's the only chance you would get to see them surely as a one off you would pay that we may never see bayern at villa Park here again or a champions league game at villa Park. They need to raise the revenue as quickly as possible to get to that 400 million
HECK OUT
Haha, what next the owners when they will have backed this. Let's all look for a scapegoat😂😂
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You look like a 5-a-side team, Max in nets.
Utv 😂 u lot iz crazy can't wait 😎 see all top 5 again
The club has a target of £400 million revenue to continue to compete