Reading v Aston Villa information.

[Barry the bird boggler]

SUNDAY 7th March 2010, k.o. 1.45pm - live on (unfortunately) ITV1

Scunthorpe United v Reading on 6th March has now been postponed and will be rearranged for a later date

In addition our home game with Derby County will now take place on WEDNESDAY 10th March at 8pm

ST holders only will be allowed to purchase tickets for the cup game from midday on Thursday 25th February (today), prices are:

Adults = £20
17-21 = £15
65+ = £15
under 16 = £10

Once on general sale, tickets will be sold to Member Card holders only at the following rates

Adults = £25
17-21 = £20
65+ = £20
under 16 = £15

Selling details for member card holders will be confirmed later today.

[southbank1871]

Shouldn't this be in Club Policies?

[Nick Shorey my Lord!]

Any idea when general sales will start?

Yours Mr Plastic.

[AF2]

25 quid

lol, they can fuck right off

[Gordons Cumming]

We have a tough period coming in March starting with the Villa game.
4 matches in 10 days. Crucial...............

[Platypuss]

I'm a bit dissapointed they're not going to stagger the sales with member points.

I think accumulating a large number should offer some benefits over standard member card holders who may not attend games or attend the odd one or two.

They also want to allow enough time to sell them all though! If we'd finished the job at the first time of asking they probably would have staged the points.

[Barry the bird boggler]

Tickets go on sale to ALL Member card holders on Tuesday 2nd March and at that point all ST holder seats yet to be purchased will no longer be guaranteed

[Kingsley Junior]

Is there any specific reason why the ticket prices have gone up? Is it just for the "privilege" of seeing an FA Cup Quarter Final or is it the minimum price for the QF in the FA rules I saw someone post on here a while ago? Or something to do with Villa wanting to charge more if it goes to a replay? Or... something? Obviously for STs it is less than a league game but a fiver more than the previous cup games and for non-STs it is more than a league game.

[Platypuss]

Basic economics, surely - charge as much as you can reasonably get away with.

TBH it's a very fair price considering that Halley's comet comes round more often!

[Hugo Boss]

I'm a bit dissapointed they're not going to stagger the sales with member points.

I think accumulating a large number should offer some benefits over standard member card holders who may not attend games or attend the odd one or two.

I quite like it that it's going to be going on general sale sooner. Means people who pick and choose which games they attend are guaranteed a ticket.

[southbank1871]

I'm a bit dissapointed they're not going to stagger the sales with member points.

I think accumulating a large number should offer some benefits over standard member card holders who may not attend games or attend the odd one or two.

I quite like it that it's going to be going on general sale sooner. Means people who pick and choose which games they attend are guaranteed a ticket.

'greed

[SpaceCruiser]

I'm a bit dissapointed they're not going to stagger the sales with member points.

I think accumulating a large number should offer some benefits over standard member card holders who may not attend games or attend the odd one or two.

I quite like it that it's going to be going on general sale sooner. Means people who pick and choose which games they attend are guaranteed a ticket.

Still means that it's easy for an Aston Villa fan living in Reading to sign up to a member card and buy a ticket in the home stand.

Surely somebody who has never been a STH but still has managed to rack up 300-500 points should have priority over that fan.

[STAR Liaison]

Still means that it's easy for an Aston Villa fan living in Reading to sign up to a member card and buy a ticket in the home stand.

Surely somebody who has never been a STH but still has managed to rack up 300-500 points should have priority over that fan.

Unlikely as in the previous 2 cup games the TO would not issue new membercards IIRC.

Also even the Liverpool game went on general sale so 2 points would have got a ticket then.

[SpaceCruiser]

Still means that it's easy for an Aston Villa fan living in Reading to sign up to a member card and buy a ticket in the home stand.

Surely somebody who has never been a STH but still has managed to rack up 300-500 points should have priority over that fan.

Unlikely as in the previous 2 cup games the TO would not issue new membercards IIRC.

Also even the Liverpool game went on general sale so 2 points would have got a ticket then.

Thanks, that's reassuring.

[Hugo Boss]

Would it be a massive issue if some Villa fans did get tickets in the home end?? Revenue for the Club, potentially empty seats filled etc. I don't see what the issue is.

[RG30]

Will Villa even sell out with the Carling Cup Final just days away?

[Barry the bird boggler]

Would it be a massive issue if some Villa fans did get tickets in the home end?? Revenue for the Club, potentially empty seats filled etc. I don't see what the issue is.

You would do if one of them hit you or just started sputing off about wonderful Villa all game....

[SpaceCruiser]

Would it be a massive issue if some Villa fans did get tickets in the home end?? Revenue for the Club, potentially empty seats filled etc. I don't see what the issue is.

It does depend on the demand. A Reading fan should have priority over any Villa fan in this situation.

[voyager1]

I'm a bit dissapointed they're not going to stagger the sales with member points.

I think accumulating a large number should offer some benefits over standard member card holders who may not attend games or attend the odd one or two.

Season ticket holders need to be given sufficient time to claim their seats hence why they have until end of Monday. After that, there simply isn't enough time to stagger the ticket sales based on member points.

If they were to put tickets on general sale only at the last minute then this will significantly reduce the attendance and also create problems for the ticket office in the last minute rush.

[voyager1]

Would it be a massive issue if some Villa fans did get tickets in the home end?? Revenue for the Club, potentially empty seats filled etc. I don't see what the issue is.

At any match, there will always be away supporters in the home ends - usually accompanying friends/relatives who are home supporters. This doesn't normally create any problem but if there was any, then the home supporter who invited them would be held responsible. Also, you're only likely to have one or two people in this situation.

If away fans can openly purchase tickets into the home end then trouble could occur if a group of them got in and sat together.