Champions League 24-25

[arbitro]

In their first ever Champions League foray Villa are being ridiculous with their pricing.

https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2024/september/04/champions-league-ticket-details/

There has already been a backlash. Hopefully lots of fans will just say enough is enough and Villa play in front of a half empty stadium.

 

[wilsdenrover]

35 minutes ago, arbitro said:

In their first ever Champions League foray Villa are being ridiculous with their pricing.

https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2024/september/04/champions-league-ticket-details/

There has already been a backlash. Hopefully lots of fans will just say enough is enough and Villa play in front of a half empty stadium.

 

That’s obscene.

[GHR]

It will pass then something else will happen, there will be outrage, it will pass and repeat until the end of all eternity.

Genuinely amuses me that people complain that it has lost its working class roots and events x, y and z are the straw to break the camel's back. 

'Elite' level football lost any premise of being for the working classes decades ago. Stop funding it or suck it up.

[Aqualung]

I read about the ticket prices 2 days ago. Obscene. 

The ordinary, everyday supporter and their families will no doubt be priced out only to be replaced by "tourist fans" who won't particularly care if Villa win or lose. 

[simongarnerisgod]

villa hierarchy are assuming the fans will still attend despite the over the top prices,it`s up to the ordinary fan to say enough,im`e not paying that,but will they,that is the question

don`t think there will be many "tourist fans" either  birmingham is a bleak place and certainly not a city you would want to stay for a few days

[Upside Down]

4 hours ago, arbitro said:

In their first ever Champions League foray Villa are being ridiculous with their pricing.

https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2024/september/04/champions-league-ticket-details/

There has already been a backlash. Hopefully lots of fans will just say enough is enough and Villa play in front of a half empty stadium.

 

This exemplifies the point myself and chaddy have been making in the other thread.

What are Aston Villa champions of exactly? I can't remember them winning a fucking thing in the last 30 years.

They just need to change the name of the competition to the 'big clubs cup'.

Champions League, bollocks.

[Waggy76]

Let's go back to the old format, sudden death European Cup over 2legs , far more enjoyable to watch.. 

[Upside Down]

2 minutes ago, Waggy76 said:

Let's go back to the old format, sudden death European Cup over 2legs , far more enjoyable to watch.. 

It also made games like Liverpool vs Real Madrid really special as they were a rare occasion.

[ABBEY]

imagine a 3rd Rd cup tie at Ewood 90 quid . Don't get any idea pashgott . 

[Mike E]

On 05/09/2024 at 21:52, Waggy76 said:

Let's go back to the old format, sudden death European Cup over 2legs , far more enjoyable to watch.. 

Completely agree. Seeing the world’s best players play each other as often as they do isn’t good for the sport. It should be a special event.

City vs Real Madrid shouldn’t be a potential group game, ever. It deserves knockout football, just as Mbappe vs Haaland does.

Edited September 7, 2024 by Mike E

[ABBEY]

brilliant by villa added gary shaw to the match day squad ..lump in throat that

Edited October 2, 2024 by ABBEY

[ABBEY]

leipzig charging bin dippers £13 .

fantastic that , meanwhile, villa charging £95

[Upside Down]

I can see why pep loves teams that play 'the right way'

[simongarnerisgod]

man city running on empty🤣 

[Upside Down]

Haha. Pep not as good as he thinks he is. City completely out of ideas. Pass pass pass.

Oh well, at least they can always count on a gift from the ref

[bazza]

Gyökeres gets two against City. What a good footballer he is. Stood out a mile at Coventry.

[Upside Down]

10 minutes ago, Upside Down said:

Haha. Pep not as good as he thinks he is. City completely out of ideas. Pass pass pass.

Oh well, at least they can always count on a gift from the ref

Like I said...

[Upside Down]

LOL

[simongarnerisgod]

pep to launch all out attack on the authorities for making city play away games

[Upside Down]

26 minutes ago, simongarnerisgod said:

pep to launch all out attack on the authorities for making city play away games

There's just too many games for our 57 man squad.

He's not as good as he thinks he is. Let's see him do it at a club where he doesn't have an unlimited budget and the refs on the payroll. We'll see how good he is then.

[Norbert Rassragr]

Hahahaha. Vinjay will be upset, but I love it. A plastic club made to look like mugs.

[Upside Down]

1 hour ago, Norbert Rassragr said:

Hahahaha. Vinjay will be upset, but I love it. A plastic club made to look like mugs.

In the last two games I've seen them they look shit. Absolutely no idea what to do other than pass pass pass pass pass.

Sporting obviously watched the Spurs game the other day and handled them in the exact same way.

[Norbert Rassragr]

It's like Man City or Pep's teams have to play intricate, passing football and a simple 'give it to a winger to cross to Haarland' plan is vulgar and uncouth. 

[roverandout]

What a brainless buffoon Tyrone mings is

[Upside Down]

Watch the penalty that Villa just conceded.

Pure comedy gold.

Hahaha come on you Bruges