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Aston Villa Announce Members Premier League Ticket on-sale Dates
Aston Villa Ticket on-sale Dates 2026/27As you'll be more than aware now, there's a shortage of tickets next season for the three-stand Villa Park. Around 27,000 to 28,000 of the 37,000 temporary capacity are already allocated to season ticket holders. Add away supporters (typically around 3,000 per match), hospitality, commercial partners, press, and club operations, and the number of tickets entering any public or...
Aston Villa Membership: Is It Actually Worth It For Ticket Access?
Aston Villa Membership - Is it Worth it for Tickets?Last month Aston Villa announced three new initiatives to help members get to games this season. With the North Stand closed for the entire 2026-27 rebuild, working capacity drops to 37,000, and the club's own figure for average match-by-match availability this season is just 3,600 tickets a game. "An unavoidable consequence of the redevelopment works,"...
Holte Enders in the Sky Remembered on Last Regular Season Game at Villa Park
Villa Park will see its traditional end of season tribute to those Villans who have joined the Holte Enders in the Sky over the...
Aston Villa Fans Receive a Blow in Terms of Spreading Season Ticket Cost
Zebra Finance BoltsAston Villa have confirmed this afternoon, along with the likes of Leeds United and Scunthorpe United that Zebra Finance, the credit company...
Football Supporters Reach Out to UEFA Regarding the Choice to Stand
Europe Wants to StandLast year saw a significant re-igniting of the debate of having the choice to stand at football stadiums in English football....
March 2019 Villa Fan Consultation Group Notes – Club’s Finances, Commercial Issues and Security
ContextBelow are the notes from the Aston Villa Fan Consultation Group meeting of this week. MOMS and some other members of the FCG group...
Virgin Trains Announce a ‘Better’ Version of the Football Specials
You may remember that MOMS announced the Virgin Train 20% discount initiative for all Aston Villa Season Card Holders and Claret Members (it works...
Away Season Ticket Future, Allocations and Crowd Issues
Last week there was an Away Fan Consultation Group meeting at Villa Park. While it was a little odd that it was arranged when...
Further Change in Direction By New Aston Villa Owners From Tony Xia’s Plans
At the start of the year there were reports of proposed investment by Aston Villa in Danish side Lyngby Boldklub. It was seen by...
Aston Villa Resist TV Offer and Date Change for FA Cup Tie
Astonishing TrendOnly 10 of the scheduled 32 FA Cup third round ties have remained in their original and tradition 3pm Saturday slot. The other...
Villa Fan Consultation Group Meeting Notes: Operational Issues, AVTV, Half-time Queues etc
Operational FCG – Thursday 6.12.18Fan RepresentativesJonathan Fear Vital VillaJohn Gillett Lions ClubsKarl Bowater ...
Aston Villa Arrange Useful New Benefit for Villa Season Ticket Holders
Social Origins
You may recall a bit of silly social media 'banter' between staff at Aston Villa Football Club and Virgin Trains a couple of...
Villa Park Finally Slated For a Much Needed Improvement
Bleeding Ears
When it comes to visiting Villa Park, one bugbear of many Aston Villa supporters has been the terrible quality of the tannoy/PA system...
Villa Fan Consultation Group Meeting Notes with Villa CEO Christian Purslow
The below notes are taken form the recent Aston Villa Fan Consultation Group (FCG) meeting with Christian Purslow, which was the Villa CEO's first...