TRS-T Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 from the link: "The scheme is open to all primary schools with a Birmingham postcode." Does that include schools in West Bromwich? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacbuddies Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Already said last week. Do try to keep up! :winkold: No it wasn't. Something similar maybe but if you read the words it is different. Please try to read the words! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommy Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Already said last week. Do try to keep up! :winkold: No it wasn't. Something similar maybe but if you read the words it is different. Please try to read the words! Please explain any meaningful differences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Villa launch Schools detention scheme, Bad students will be made to spend 90 mins in detention on a weekend watching Alex McLeish's brand of football Fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holtelower Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 this is a good idea, but it depends on if you want to go on morals or business as to whether we are hitting the right market. Morally - its a great idea , giving tickets to inner city kids, trying to reward them for staying on straight and narrow etc... Could keep a lot of kids out of a life of crime Good idea Commercially - and unfortunately, in the real world. Are we hitting the right market. Surely the point is, give away about 1000 tickets in the hope that 200 return a few more times and 100 of them become future ST holders. If this is the case, then surely we should be hitting the commuter belt fans who have a bit of money. The places like Cannock , Rugeley, Lichfield etc.. Whereby the parents are afluent , unfortunately, they then spend their dough in buying a Man Utd shirt for their kids as thats who they support on the tele. They are the ones that can bring the money in. As I said, it depends on the reason we are doing it as to whether it is a good idea or a bad one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dundeevilla Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Great idea from the club, deserve to be commended for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holtelower Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 If you go to Newcastle, everyone supports Newcastle. It should be like that in Birmingham (with Villa obviously.) The problem is have you ever been to Newcastle, apart from the football team there is sod all else to do up there, and if you want to support another club, its probably closer to get to Reykyavic than anywhere else. Unfortunately, if you live in Brum you can get to London or Manchester within 90 mins and therefore we are always going to lose out to those clubs, until we have success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacbuddies Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Already said last week. Do try to keep up! :winkold: No it wasn't. Something similar maybe but if you read the words it is different. Please try to read the words! Please explain any meaningful differences. Never mind, it's obviously way over your head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommy Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Already said last week. Do try to keep up! :winkold: No it wasn't. Something similar maybe but if you read the words it is different. Please try to read the words! Please explain any meaningful differences. Never mind, it's obviously way over your head. If you can't explain any meaningful differences, how can you hope to even guess my abilities? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacbuddies Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Villa launch Schools detention scheme, Bad students will be made to spend 90 mins in detention on a weekend watching Alex McLeish's brand of football Fixed. Watch out, brommy will get you and tell you that this has already been said and when you state that it hasn't brommy will ask you to explain any meaningful differences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommy Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Watch out, brommy will get you and tell you that this has already been said and when you state that it hasn't brommy will ask you to explain any meaningful differences. You're like a stuck record so, rather than continue to wait for an interesting response, I'll move on to enjoy more original posts from others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harris21 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 this is a good idea, but it depends on if you want to go on morals or business as to whether we are hitting the right market. Morally - its a great idea , giving tickets to inner city kids, trying to reward them for staying on straight and narrow etc... Could keep a lot of kids out of a life of crime Good idea Commercially - and unfortunately, in the real world. Are we hitting the right market. Surely the point is, give away about 1000 tickets in the hope that 200 return a few more times and 100 of them become future ST holders. If this is the case, then surely we should be hitting the commuter belt fans who have a bit of money. The places like Cannock , Rugeley, Lichfield etc.. Whereby the parents are afluent , unfortunately, they then spend their dough in buying a Man Utd shirt for their kids as thats who they support on the tele. They are the ones that can bring the money in. As I said, it depends on the reason we are doing it as to whether it is a good idea or a bad one. Couldn't we target both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacbuddies Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Watch out, brommy will get you and tell you that this has already been said and when you state that it hasn't brommy will ask you to explain any meaningful differences. You're like a stuck record so, rather than continue to wait for an interesting response, I'll move on to enjoy more original posts from others. I note that you haven't informed anyone else that their post has been said before either in this thread or any other and I am sure the thread on McLeish has hundreds of the same or similar posts so if you are looking for originality then steer well clear of this thread. Perhaps you have a particular dislike of me, who knows? Whatever your reason for your original ridiculing post is I don't know but I guess you have met your match when it comes to ultimate sarcasm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRS-T Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 My brother-in-law, who has had absolutely **** all interest in football in the ten years I've known him, is taking my six year old niece (who also has shown **** all interest in football) to the Villa/Chelsea game this weekend because she was given a free ticket at school. He's had to pay for his. And now he's gone and bought two scarves, a flag and a fecking teddy bear for her. She was even singing "Veela, clap-clap-clap, Veela..." to me the other day I hope she fecking hates it and wants to leave after ten minutes. Which I'm convinced she will. Good work Villa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I love how Albrighton and Gardner go there without any hit of ego and a seemingly genuine desire to do something for the fans. Good lads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRS-T Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 62 primary schools signed up for this at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommybo Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 I signed the school I work in up to this and its been fantastic. They've also given us loads of old match day programs which I sometimes use with reluctant boy readers to motivate them. I would say most of the kids were more interested in gaining a ticket so they could watch Chelsea or Spurs than Villa at the end of the season though unfortunately. Having said that last season was utter shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 It's a fantastic ideal The Blues and baggies will have a field day though, start up the chants once again. I love it though, gets them chanting our name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 My kids have come home from school today with these tickets for school vouchers for the upcoming Liverpool game. Anyone have any idea how much the actual tickets cost? as the website tells you everything but the price. I might take them if its cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 There are many people living in the areas surrounding Villa Park that simply can't afford to spend money on football tickets. Schools in those areas are the ones that should be targeted, not just to 'gain new fans', but to give back to the local deprived communities. There are already similar kind of schemes in place, they often have an Aston Villa marquee at the Perry Barr BCU campus that offers £10 tickets, but these schemes should be offered locally first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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