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Great display. Wish the PA system had just shut up for 5 mins to let the fans be heard better.

Does he have a song yet? It looked to me like he got 2 goals man of the match went to away fans at end and got hit with the Sandro ole song 🤣. Dude needs a good chant.

If you go on the club shop faqs they have a comment about delays in the winners shirt being sent out due to high demand

I have applied for most ballots this season (think I missed one or two) and had 4 successes which seems more than average. I have been to 12 home games this season and have tickets for the next 3 (Brentford, Man Utd, palace). I have the friends and family set up with 3 or 4 others who, like me, can usually make the 10am general sales. So we are usually able to buy tickets for each other. The site is confusing and not a smooth experience - my 70 year old dad says he doesn’t understand it and can’t do it. So clearly some accessibility issues the club have there, and I buy tickets for him. Most games we sit together. The site crashing stopped me getting arsenal home tickets in the cup, I didn’t get any Wembley ones and like other members have no chance at an away game. So clearly the ballot doesn’t work very well, whereas the sale sees me get to the majority of games. The 10am must be a frustration with some people but I don’t see an easy fix to that - if they set it at 7pm for example I’d struggle to get online then for various child care related reasons. Last season, when I don’t remember the general sale existing, I barely got to any games. If you are free at 10am on general sale days it is definitely possible to get tickets, including seats together, from my experience this season. The improvements I’d like to see are some kind of long term hope of away eligibility, even if that takes a lot of time and games to accrue.

I’m sure I saw a picture of the different entrances to the event at the moor - has anyone got it or know where to go? 7 year old desperate to be there early 🤣

Were wor flags not doing a display for him this season? I thought that, and him being at a game, was on the cards fairly soon (I had hoped Man Utd game)

That on one of the kids winners 25 shirts? Do they have them made up already or do you just pick up the normal shirt and go and get it all printed on with the carabao and fender badges etc? Was thinking of doing same thing for son

Does anyone know if there is much in Newcastle to see this weekend for kids that is cup final related? Like was that quayside flag display a one off or there for a few days? Trying to think of ways to get my 7 year old involved and if worth taking him anywhere in town

Is it hard to get tickets for something like that? Do you have to be like a psv member or know someone who is? Always think those away sections would be amazing to be in.

Wasn’t sure where to post this, but does anyone on here go to Stack before games? If so, how early would a group need to go on Sunday to get in without a giant queue? Never bothered before but got visitors coming for game so was looking at options. Any info appreciated.

With the old shirts, is there any where (in Newcastle ideally) that authenticates them? I have a home shirt and ball signed by the squad from the early 90s with the Mckewans lager sponsor. I don’t ever intend on selling it, but wondered if some kind of authentication would be worthwhile or not.

I looked at their advert about mags plus memberships - am I right that normal members can’t upgrade? Website seems to say that is only allowable for a season ticket holder. I’m not that bothered, but was just looking to see what it was about and seems a bit odd that the upgrade is not available.

Gallowgate is weird how it varies so much in different pockets. Sat in different blocks for the Chelsea, arsenal and Liverpool games. If you are near the back towards strawberry corner it’s really good and near constant singing. The middle section literally might as well be empty. There’s also pockets of blokes doing the look how hard I am standing up all game - in almost complete silence!

Question for those old enough to remember - did the pre expansion version of st James have better acoustics with it being level all around? I often think sound being lost from one end to the other is a negative for atmosphere and people joining in songs

Am I right in saying the display is at the Liverpool game?

Is Hope a Newcastle fan? I know he lives up here. The way he goes on is laughable, but then again what do you expect from that paper.

I got a successful email telling me to go into seat selection tomorrow. I had applied as a pair, but it isn’t clear to me whether I have one or two tickets/nothing on the website that I can see on my account. Just has that sign in thing. Am I right to assume I will have two? Sorry if a stupid question, not won any ballots before this one this season.

Who makes the decisions on the rigging/runs it? Aside from the obvious answer of the cartel themselves. Like is it the football league and Rick parry etc making these stupid decisions?

Was it just this round that was rigged? Or do the sinister six get to pick the time, location, opposition, referee for the further rounds as well?

Absolutely stinks of their chairman having us on and taking the mick

Excited to see how much Chelsea gazump us by.

Do we know if the English refs are scheduled to do any more games? Tempting to not even watch it when the clown show is in charge.

None of the trefoil stuff available yet then? Just a load of generic tops and the main kit it seems?

That trefoil stuff looks outrageous - only available at end or we thinking club shop as well? What time does end open in town tomorrow?

Is there much going on in town for the kit launch worth going to / taking kids to? Only thing I saw so far was the sela show late sat night