WallisFrizz Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 1 minute ago, S-Platt said: When I voted it only asked for a fan ID nothing else other than age group. This in theory only allows adults to vote as it starts at 18 to something. So if you have a fan ID you can vote but not if you are under 18 it seems. Yes, I was wondering this because my 11 year old son voted using his fan ID, there was no option for his age so he ticked 18-25 but I’m sure that page came after he had cast his vote anyway. We were left a bit confused by that bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHY Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Out of interest why would have you given up on Villa years ago if it wasn’t for the emotional attachment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted November 6, 2022 Moderator Share Posted November 6, 2022 I think they've done their best and there are always going to people that unfortunately fall into gaps. They've asked all the season ticket holders and all of the members - that's more than 60,000 people. They are required by regulation (I think by law) to consult on this - that regulation was brought in after that mad bloke bought Cardiff, the Bluebirds, and changed their shirt colour from its traditional blue to red because it was a lucky colour in his home country - I like that regulation - if Wes and Nassif had decided that our badge should a mix of the Milwaukee stag and the Egyptian national flag without asking, we'd be rightly furious. Not asking fans wasn't an option. @JunxsThere can't be many people with your history that aren't either a season ticket holder or a member, and I'm guessing that for one reason or another, you no longer attend games, but it's difficult for clubs to separate you from someone who isn't a Villa fan using just fan ID's - for example, I have a Charlton Athletic fan ID, I have it because we played them in the Papa John's Trophy last season and I signed up for their TV package so I could watch it - I shouldn't be voting on issues around Charlton's future. They've drawn a line in a place that for me seems sensible - they've got meaningful consultation from a regulatory point of view from 60,000+ fans, that means they'll be prevented from doing anything that fans hate - that doesn't make you not a fan, but it does make you both unusual and unlucky in a way. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted November 6, 2022 Moderator Share Posted November 6, 2022 1 hour ago, S-Platt said: When I voted it only asked for a fan ID nothing else other than age group. This in theory only allows adults to vote as it starts at 18 to something. So if you have a fan ID you can vote but not if you are under 18 it seems. They're checking the fan ID against a list supplied by the club I believe. The Under 18 thing is weird, I'll feed that back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerryBarrPet Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Out of interest what consultation was there over our current badge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted November 6, 2022 Moderator Share Posted November 6, 2022 I'm going to lock this one for now and try to put this debate into the main crest thread - any more crest comments should be in there please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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