Here we go!! A few mates and I are venturing into the podcast scene. Embracing the label “we live in the past” to an extent that we discuss things before we were even born. Just a bunch of 30 somethings analysing Villa’s greatest achievements. Enjoy! UTV
https://t.co/F9D2yxc5MI
I love the angle taken by @kenearlys on the Champions League final.
He’s absolutely right to dedicate so much time to how Arsenal waste time 🗑️
The drinking water and human life lines 🤣
@danbardell@The1874Podcast Hypothetically do you think a Matty Cash terrace chant to the tune of Flash Gordon has potential? Been giving it air time in L5 but think it needs some high profile social media traction. Would mean a lot seeing as I’ve had to remortgage my house for a season ticket. UTV
When I see people like @danbardell fighting the good fight about ticket prices, knowing how much he loves #avfc, it breaks my heart a little to see how many have drunk the PSR Kool-Aid.
#lfc fans mobilised and achieved a compromise. It can be done. These hikes aren’t inevitable
Increasing 30,000 season tickets by ~£50 nets the club an additional £1.5m
The excuse used is to “support ongoing investment in the playing squad”
Achieving UCL and winning Europa will earn villa ~£85m
Harvey Elliott’s wages for the duration of his loan cost ~£3.4m
Jadon Sancho’s wages for the duration of his loan cost ~£7.2m
Abraham and Alysson signings cost £30m+ in fees alone only to barely play
Aston Villa spent £38.4m on agent fees between Feb 2025 and Feb 2026
Price hikes exist to help the commercial teams achieve arbitrary year-on-year internal target increases rather than having any material impact on “supporting ongoing investment in the playing squad”.
If it had a meaningful impact - why is our manager dealing with the same core of a squad he took over 4 years ago despite hikes every year?
You don’t NEED to increase ticket prices. You WANT to.
Stop meaninglessly punishing match-going fans and get your act together commercially. And stop lying to us about why.
Pocket pinching loyal fans WILL NOT help Aston Villa compete.
#AVFC