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The Trust and other supporter groups met with Villa CEO Christian Purslow on Tuesday 27th October. This meeting was somewhat overdue with our previous meeting being pre-lockdown in December of last year. With Premier League survival confirmed at the end of ‘Project Re-Start’ Christan Purslow summarised the key events and decisions that were made post-lockdown.Read more

Last month, the Trust and other supporter groups met with the Club’s retail operations, Kappa and Fanatics. After the much-publicised issues with the Season 2019/20 kit, it was an opportunity for them to address our concerns, share their plans and get our feedback to help improve the relationship with fans. As you know the KappaRead more

The Trust and other supporter groups met with Villa CEO Christian Purslow on Tuesday 10th December for our twice a season meeting. Here is an overview of the matters that were discussed. Fan Representatives Joe Costello, Heroes & Villans; Jon Knibb, Lions Clubs; Scott Jones, Villa Talk; Ian Stokes, Vital Villa; Nick Sanders, avillafan.com; PeterRead more

The Trust and other supporter groups met with club officials earlier this week. Here are the matters that were discussed and details of the attendees. Fan Representatives John Insley, Villa View; John Gillett, Lions Clubs; Scott Jones, Villa Talk; Jonathan Fear, Vital Villa; Nick Sanders,          avillafan.com; Peter Warrilow, AVST; David Michael, My Old Man Said. Club RepresentativesRead more

The Trust and other supporter groups met with club officials earlier this week. Though this was an “operational meeting” we thought it was pertinent that the issue of the club’s finances was raised after the release of the annual accounts. We also requested reassurance from the club to their commitment to maintaining this forum inRead more

Following on from the last FCG meeting, the Trust with other supporter groups met with the club again, this time to discuss operational issues with the respective department heads. Here is a summary of the matters that were discussed on 6th December. Fan Representatives Jonathan Fear            Vital Villa John Gillett           Read more

AVST attended a meeting of the Fans’ Consultation Group on Tuesday 13th November. It was our first opportunity to meet new CEO Christian Purslow and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Paul Tyrrell. The FCG will be meeting the club again next month to discuss some of the operational issues with the respective department heads. Here is a summary ofRead more

AVST will be attending the Fans’ Consultation Group next week on Wednesday 28th June.  Below is the provisional agenda. Catering With the promised Capital investment from Compass, what is planned to improve the infrastructure to ensure staffing is more efficient, in-order to avoid pinch points on match day? The club announced Heineken as their newRead more