60 acre site acquired near the current stadium:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68768084
The off-field plans seem to be in marked contrast with what’s currently going on on the pitch!
It’s been a while since I sold tickets on there but I did for the Arsenal game. I noticed that the admin fee is now a whopping 10%, so for two tickets and parking that’s £13.50! I’m sure it just used to be £1 per ticket, it must have changed without me noticing.
I know there are bigger issues...
RIP
In the 80s and 90s loads of the great players seemed to use a Duncan Fearnley bat. I had one myself, but never quite reached to those heights, did score a few 50s in Sussex League cricket with it though!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/68512709
Eye watering, spending their way to the top 4 it seems and getting away with it. They have rich owners to cover it, but sounds like they are on the edge of FFP etc:
https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/aston-villa/2024/03/04/aston-villa-post-near-120million-loss-for-2022-23-season/
We have 2 tickets for this on Sunday March 3rd but probably can’t go following my missus breaking her arm and having it put in a cast. Doesn’t need an operation, luckily, but we are having to cancel a few things at the moment.
Please let me know if interested - they are circle row A, cost £56...
https://football-observatory.com/WeeklyPost448
Far too many English clubs on there - interesting to see that Villa are 7th, Everton 8th and Palace 11th on the list (which is global), and Villa were in the Championship for some of those years too! It makes you wonder how some of these clubs get...
Just watching his last innings, the commentators are making him sound like Mother Theresa.
I would have expected that from Kerry O’Keefe but even Isa Guha is salivating about him ‘he’s a great character, we need more characters in the game’! Hmm, that’s one word for him I suppose.
What gets...
I was always a big fan of the Smiths, and took the opportunity recently to visit the site of one of their most iconic locations. What other iconic locations connected to a band have you been to?
I was in Manchester today and saw these 2 very impressive murals. Apart from the Albion ones, have you seen any better than these? The Guardiola one is particularly well done I thought (I hope the home owner is a Citeh fan!)
The reason for asking is that I see from January 9 you can buy a hospitality package for the final starting at €690.
https://uelf.hospitality.uefa.com/official-hospitality-flyers/theclub/
Of course there’s a long way to go yet and it might end up being something like Liverpool v Bayer...
Currently showing as a 3pm ko on Saturday, February 3. Is that likely to change or have all TV selections etc been made already? Just asking ahead of Albion+ ticket sale on Tuesday. Thanks.