This.
let’s rewind to pre COVID. Forget that fans have been locked out of stadiums and this won’t happen.
You’re a season ticket holder so you’re attending all home games. You have your subscription to sky/BT so can watch away games from home subject to broadcasting schedule. We acknowledge that not every game will be shown on tv, as it always has been.
now you have been presented with this option. Watch any Villa game but pay extra when it’s on. Essentially instead of paying for an away ticket + travel + food which could be £60-100. You have the choice to pay £15 to watch it in the comfort of your own home. Understand the experience is different, but you get to see the game at a much lower cost.
I think the fact we’ve managed to see extra games for free and are now being told if we want to continue t’s going to cost us, maybe sky shouldn’t have bothered to do so and just kept the status quo
btw this isn’t me defending the decision. I, like most of you think the £15 cost is a lot, especially as it’s not ALL games being given the option which means that some fans pay more than others.
If it were up to me.
1. maintain current format. Sat evening games, super Sunday, MNF etc. This is a given with a sky/BT subscription.
2. All other games made available through box office for 7.50-£10 max.
3. Rotate who is available through standard format and ppv to ensure fairness.
How much from ppv games are allocated I’m still unsure.