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What the North Stand Closure Means for Aston Villa Match Day Tickets in 2026/27
How Many Aston Villa Home Tickets Are Available Next Season?If you do not hold a season ticket and want to attend a home Premier League game at Villa Park next season, this is what you are dealing with.The club's formal response to the Fan Advisory Board in May, published this week, puts it plainly: "Average availability for Premier League fixtures is expected to be approximately...
The Aston Villa Ticket Price Myth: Does Paying More Really Improve the Team?
How a 5% Rise Became 46%While basking in the glory of the best Aston Villa season in a generation, the issue of Aston Villa ticket prices and increases is back, like a Premier League Groundhog Day.5% seems to be the magic number for Villa, as season tickets, match-by-match tickets, and Champions League tickets are all increasing by this amount. This is far from good...
Aston Villa’s £38.4m Hidden Transfer Cost
The Hidden Cost of Squad Building - Aston Villa's Increasing Agent Fee SpendTransfer net spend of the season is often quoted for shaping narratives...
Concerning Spike in Aston Villa Fan Arrests
Concern Over Aston Villa Fan Arrest StatsAs we gear up for a new season, MOMS will be covering a few things that have happened...
Why the £30 Away Ticket Cap Still Matters – its Positive Effect
Premier League Away Ticket £30 Cap RenewedAs we gear up for a new season, MOMS will be covering a few things that have happened...
Aston Villa Fan Advisory Board Ticketing Consultation Meeting Minutes
Fan Advisory Board – Final Ticketing Consultation MinutesPrefaceThe Aston Villa Fan Advisory Board (FAB) held three ticket consultation meetings between February and May, covering...
Why Villa vs Spurs Fixture Switch Highlights an Unfair Ticket Resale System
Villa vs Spurs Fixture Change FalloutAston Villa’s final home game of the 2024/25 Premier League season against Tottenham Hotspur being moved to Friday, May 16,...
Premier League Digital Ticketing Evolution and Villa Fan Ticket Survey
Mandatory Premier League Digital Ticketing by 2026/27Aston Villa's switch over to digital ticketing this season was triggered by the Premier League’s Annual General Meeting...
New Aston Villa Fan Advisory Board Website and Refocus for 2025
Aston Villa Fan Advisory Board 2025The Aston Villa Fan Advisory Board (FAB) has launched a new website as part of its 2025 refocus to...
Aston Villa Fan Advisory Board Notes – Champions League Pricing, Opening Home Game Fan Frustrations and more.
Aston Villa Fan Advisory Board (FAB) - 11th September 2024 Location - Villa Park FAB representativesJoanne McKibbens Aston Villa Disabled Supporters Association John Gillett ...
End of 2023/24 Season Villa FAB Notes Catch-up
With the latest FAB meeting notes are due out this week, here we look back at the previous meeting's note from the May 2024...
Aston Villa’s Champions League Dream Soured: Fans Being Priced Out
Souring a Champions League Season Villa Fans Have Eagerly AwaitedWhile Unai Emery talks in his post-match interviews about connecting with Aston Villa fans, the...
Aston Villa Away Ticket Categories Get a Revamp
Away points system for the 2024/25 SeasonAfter originally contemplating a change half-way through last season, Aston Villa have switched to a new points based...
Villa Fan Advisory Board Notes – Club’s Stance on Crest, FFP Logistics, North Stand and more
Below are the summarised 'official' notes from the club of the latest Fan Advisory Board meeting that took place this week. A wide range...