limpid Posted May 19, 2017 Administrator Share Posted May 19, 2017 Watford and Aston Villa will play a friendly on July 29 in memory of Graham Taylor, who managed both clubs. Former England boss Taylor died at the age of 72 in January, and Vicarage Road will host the first in what is planned to be a series of Graham Taylor Trophy games against his other former clubs. Profits from the friendly will be split evenly between the National Memorial Arboretum and the Hornets' self-financing registered charity, the Watford FC Community Sports and Education Trust. Taylor, who started his career with Lincoln, led Watford through English football's lower divisions to a second-placed finish in the top flight and an FA Cup final appearance in 1984. He left Watford for the Villa job in 1987, winning promotion to the First Division a year later before going on to take charge of England in 1990. http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/10827661/watford-and-aston-villa-to-play-graham-taylor-memorial-match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dounavilla Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Living in Watford I shall be there !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andykeenan Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Confirmed now at Villa Park Saturday 29 July 3pm Tickets on sale week commencing 10 July Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted July 3, 2017 Author Administrator Share Posted July 3, 2017 Official site is still showing this as being at Watford https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2017/04/06/villa-domestic-friendlies-confirmed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andykeenan Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 1 hour ago, limpid said: Official site is still showing this as being at Watford https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2017/04/06/villa-domestic-friendlies-confirmed And this article was from! Bout 2-3 months ago not recent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted July 4, 2017 Author Administrator Share Posted July 4, 2017 It's what comes up when I googled avfc preseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nath182 Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2017/06/26/villa-park-to-host-graham-taylor-tribute-game Quote Villa Park to host Graham Taylor tribute match Suliman selected for Euro U19 Championship finalsNew 2017/18 kit launch and season tickets: The key dates Aston Villa Football Club will now host the Graham Taylor OBE tribute match on Saturday July 29. The game has been switched due to delays with Watford’s pitch renovation schedule. Relevant match details, such as ticket prices and sales arrangements for the 3pm kick-off, will be confirmed soon. Profits from the Graham Taylor OBE Tribute Matchday will be shared between the Taylor family’s nominated charities; Staffordshire-based National Memorial Arboretum and Watford’s Community Sports & Education Trust, as well as the AV Former Players’ Club and the Aston Villa Foundation. Please be aware, tickets won't be on sale until week commencing July 10. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 I've just read that we've sold under 6,000 tickets. That's pretty awful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andykeenan Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Only sold ,5.296 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyvilla Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 The planning for this has been terrible , it should have been advertised nationally , ive seen very little even locally. The pricing at £15 is so poor , it should have been about getting the ground full to celebrate the life of a man who done great things at this club. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 18 hours ago, Paddywhack said: I've just read that we've sold under 6,000 tickets. That's pretty awful! They moved it very late in the day and many people might be busy that weekend being pre season still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 We normally get 20-22k for friendly games. I think if there is 15k there that's all it will be. Having the games on YouTube doesn't help, although it's great for our fans who live on the other side of the world. £15 is a bit steep too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 26, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 26, 2017 On 7/25/2017 at 00:19, Paddywhack said: I've just read that we've sold under 6,000 tickets. That's pretty awful! I saw that too. Pretty disappointing. Unfortunately I'm in Amsterdam this weekend otherwise I'd be there for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Quote Aston Villa is pleased to announce that fans who travelled to Germany for the game with Arminia Bielefeld can claim a free ticket for the weekend Watford match. We face the Hornets in the Graham Taylor tribute match on Saturday, kick-off 3pm. As a gesture from the club, fans who can provide travel documents for their German trip – either flight boarding pass or embarkment documents from a ferry crossing from July 25 onwards - can take up the offer of a free ticket. Supporters wishing to take up this offer should present these, along with their passport, at the Villa Park ticket office before a 1pm deadline on Saturday to exchange for their complimentary ticket for the weekend game with the Hornets. We acknowledge the expense fans will have gone to in following the team to Germany and the disappointment from the match being cancelled due to a waterlogged pitch. Chief Executive Keith Wyness said: "We wanted to acknowledge our supporters who travelled to Germany and were planning on attending the match on Tuesday evening. "I'm aware many were either en route or preparing to travel and we wanted to say thanks for their unstinting support of the team.” https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2017/07/26/free-tickets-for-fans-affected-in-germany Nice move 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dn1982 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Moving this game late on will affect the attendance but can still see it getting 20k + Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sidcow Posted July 27, 2017 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2017 So does anyone know if we are parading the cup of traditions at this game? 2 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raver50032 Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Sadly I can't go either due to long standing arrangements I can't get out of. Hopefully the game will be covered in the spirit of how it is intended, as a moment to commemorate Graham, and not focus on the lack of tickets sold. When this friendly was first arranged, it was down at Watford initially... it has since been switched and is viewable on Youtube. The ticket price might or might not be seen as value for money By comparison, a full day of arrivals/rehearsals for the Royal International Air Tattoo (between 10 and 12 hours of constant action) for £15.00 is the best money spent on a day out ever... I know it's chalk and cheese, but shows just how expensive football is, even on a 'celebration day' where the club can sell itself to the community and maybe capture more support for the coming campaign. The club should be aiming to do all it can to fill the ground for such a game, top tier of the Trinity notwithstanding. Shame I can't make it as I would like to pay my respects for a great football man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This Could Be Rotterdam Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 With hindsight they should have made this free tickets to all season ticket holders and people could have made a donation if they wished. Majority would have and it would have been a great chance to honour him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 I think the team tomorrow will be close to the starting 11 vs hull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_avfc Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 12 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: I think the team tomorrow will be close to the starting 11 vs hull You'd like to think so. I'd hope Bruce will be taking it pretty seriously a week before the season starts and with a good testing opposition. Hopefully we see a pretty strong Watford team too to give us some indication as to where we're at. As an aside, I think the pricing on this is ridiculous. I reckon that even just knocking £5 off the adult price would have made a large difference. I don't know why but a tenner for a ticket seems a lot cheaper than £15 to me for some reason (might just be me!). I'm going anyway so yeah hopefully we see a decent game and a fitting tribute even if it is an empty Villa Park! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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