Villa fans threatened with bans over ticket reselling

English Premier League club Aston Villa has reiterated its warning to fans over reselling tickets, threatening season-long bans for those in breach of rules. Villa’s match programme for the home game against West Ham advised supporters of a series of punishments should they be caught selling tickets on, transferring season tickets, abusing concessions and profiting …

Everton not ready to scrap ticketing cards

English Premier League football club Everton is not ready to dispense with established ticketing methods despite the broader shift towards mobile access across the industry.  Georgia Bekyra, Everton’s senior manager of ticketing, told TheTicketingBusiness.com that the club had not seen persuasive evidence that fans are ready for physical cards to be scrapped, even though the …

Everton tickets to reflect financial ‘reality’ says CEO

English Premier League club Everton has told supporters they may have to pay more for their tickets to reflect the financial reality of the club.  In an open letter to Everton fans, chief executive Professor Denise Barrett-Baxendale discussed the progress of the new stadium at the Bramley-Moore Dock in Liverpool and said that “Our dream …