Sales are up an incredible 350 per cent on the same stage last year as the side seek to beat the record 23,500 who bought season tickets in 1997/98 when John Gregory was promising much. Villa, of course, responded with a brilliant start to the campaign. The side want to attract an average gate of 39,000 next year - 2,000 up on 1998/99 record and 3,000 up on the current figure. To do this they believe they must attract 24,000-25,000 season ticket holders and so pegged prices back two years. Only relegated sides Wigan and