AvfcTheObsession Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Oh, also, from earlier in the day, the following was posted by the WMP Villa twitter The game against Wigan on the last day of the season has potentially massive implications for both teams. At present the allocation for away fans at the Wigan Fixture is 3000, as it was for the last game of the season 2011-2012 for Wolves. 3000 is a large allocation at any other club in the Country. Only on 2 previous occasions this season have Aston Villa taken more than 3000 fans to away games, 3095 to Swindon Town, and 3139 to Southampton. It is appreciated that this game would be well attended by Aston Villa fans keen to support their team and drive them onto Premiership safety. I am currently providing my Colleagues in Greater Manchester Police with regular updates in respect of all aspects of Aston Villa fans behaviour both at Home fixtures and away fixtures in order for them to gain an accurate picture around fans profile, and make informed decisions in respect of the Categorisation of the fixture and assist WAFC in deciding upon an appropriate allocation. This is no different to what is done for any Aston Villa away fixture throughout the season. These reports would include details of such issues as: Number of Arrests, Number of Ejections, Persistent Standing, Smoke bombs/flares incidents, Racist/Homophobic Incidents, Disorder and pitch encroachment. I have been asked why Tottenham have been given 4800 Tickets and Villa only have 3000? But when you look at the significance of the fixtures it does have an impact. Potentially the WAFC v AV fixture could mean Premiership survival for both clubs and as a result emotions will be high for both sets of supporters in respect of each scenario. Ticket allocation is a Club decision who may seek advice from the Host Police Force in respect of it but ultimately it’s their decision. source What annoyed me about this was it's quite simply wrong! 4350 at Bradford 4000 at Fulham - 2900 in away end + circa another 1000 in neutral end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 So they're going to leave 1200 seats in that stand empty? Seems a bit like cutting off your nose to spite your face. Our fans have no record of violence this year and I don't think we ever plan of having any. It's just Whelan being a word removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Away end holds 5400 so there will be 2400 empties m lord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted April 26, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted April 26, 2013 If it were the other way round I guess I'd want us to do the same thing so can't blame Wigan too much really. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisVillan Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 I think it'd be easy to empathise with them if it had just been Wigan saying "For this game, you must be kidding!" on the basis of some perceived sporting advantage. But it's not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Away end holds 5400 so there will be 2400 empties m lord Yeah can't see them selling those tickets. Ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamrob69 Posted April 26, 2013 Author Share Posted April 26, 2013 (edited) - Edited April 23, 2014 by adamrob69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 What the ****. Complete rocket polishers. Easy ways around that though. Any chance of rolling up on the day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avflife Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Purchasing an under 16 ticket for a fiver for the Wigan vs. Swansea game using my Uni address and hopefully name will just be of someone with the same name as me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 For those struggling , why dont you drive to Wigan and buy tickets in person for the villa game ? Simples Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 For those struggling , why dont you drive to Wigan and buy tickets in person for the villa game ? Simples Wigan isn't close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Any chance of rolling up on the day? I would think that's the best bet, but if they're going to the lengths of checking names and addresses against the Villa database, you can bet they'd be expecting this too. So ugh, I dunno, maybe they'll ask you who you support as you go in, so they get to hear your accent too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avflife Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Any chance of rolling up on the day? I would think that's the best bet, but if they're going to the lengths of checking names and addresses against the Villa database, you can bet they'd be expecting this too. So ugh, I dunno, maybe they'll ask you who you support as you go in, so they get to hear your accent too? Just say your a Baggies fan lol, can't not refuse entry on the basic of your accent lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parisvilla Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Have bought a ticket for Wigan v. Swansea to get what I thought was the necessary booking history to sort tickets for our game but their ticketing site still says I have insufficient privileges. Wonder if they've cottoned onto this strategy? BOOKING HISTORY ONLY COUNTS AFTER THE GAME HAS BEEN PLAYED Do you actually have to attend the game, i.e Will Wigan check if the barcode on the ticket has been scanned? Or will simply having paid for the ticket be enough if the other question. If they are clever, it will be the former. This is a focking nightmare. I called their ticket office and they said you needed 2 games booking history to get tickets for Villa. I said I'll buy one for the Spurs game please but wasn't allowed as that is also a booking history only fixture. Basically it's impossible to buy tickets in the home end too for May 19 as far as I can tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 For those struggling , why dont you drive to Wigan and buy tickets in person for the villa game ? Simples Wigan isn't close. It's a 1 hour drive from Lichfield Depends how eager you are to go I guess 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avflife Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 (edited) Have bought a ticket for Wigan v. Swansea to get what I thought was the necessary booking history to sort tickets for our game but their ticketing site still says I have insufficient privileges. Wonder if they've cottoned onto this strategy? BOOKING HISTORY ONLY COUNTS AFTER THE GAME HAS BEEN PLAYED Do you actually have to attend the game, i.e Will Wigan check if the barcode on the ticket has been scanned? Or will simply having paid for the ticket be enough if the other question. If they are clever, it will be the former. This is a focking nightmare. I called their ticket office and they said you needed 2 games booking history to get tickets for Villa. I said I'll buy one for the Spurs game please but wasn't allowed as that is also a booking history only fixture. Basically it's impossible to buy tickets in the home end too for May 19 as far as I can tell. According to the Wigan site, (http://www.wiganlatics.co.uk/news/article/13-04-25-ticket-details-aston-villa-h-791175.aspx) it only needs previous booking history to get tickets for the Villa game, 'tickets are only available to supporters with a previous purchasing history at the DW Stadium', doesn't state how many you need. Edited April 26, 2013 by Avflife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted April 26, 2013 Administrator Share Posted April 26, 2013 A friendly reminder of the posting guidelines. Do not offer to buy or sell tickets.for anything other than face values or you will be banned. Please read the posting guidelines (linked in the bottom right of every page) if you aren't sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Have bought a ticket for Wigan v. Swansea to get what I thought was the necessary booking history to sort tickets for our game but their ticketing site still says I have insufficient privileges. Wonder if they've cottoned onto this strategy? BOOKING HISTORY ONLY COUNTS AFTER THE GAME HAS BEEN PLAYED Do you actually have to attend the game, i.e Will Wigan check if the barcode on the ticket has been scanned? Or will simply having paid for the ticket be enough if the other question. If they are clever, it will be the former. This is a focking nightmare. I called their ticket office and they said you needed 2 games booking history to get tickets for Villa. I said I'll buy one for the Spurs game please but wasn't allowed as that is also a booking history only fixture. Basically it's impossible to buy tickets in the home end too for May 19 as far as I can tell. If it's not a sell-out, I'll be **** fuming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mammoth10 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Plenty of blame being thrown about here, but anyone that's consistently followed the club away this season coupled with a season ticket has already easily secured their tickets for this match, people need to stop feeling so hard done by, talk about jumping on a bandwagon or what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 (edited) I have my away booking history and I haven't been able to get one. EDIT: And an ST Edited April 26, 2013 by StefanAVFC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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