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Was just reading about that on the chronicle site. Great to see that screens are being put up. I really hope most behave to show that the Belgians had nothing to worry about. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/evening-chronicle-news//tm_headline=die-hard-newcastle-united-fans-set-sail-for-bruges%26method=full%26objectid=32182963%26siteid=72703-name_page.html

Went on the DFDS ferry to Amsterdam when it was full of Man U fans going to Ajax. I had my bag searched, but not everyone did. All a bit of a gamble.

A surprise 2-1 win for Rayo Vallecano at Malaga. A local suggested that the Malaga players didn't give their all because of the wages situation you mention. We enjoyed the game and you were right VI. It was very open. I started off wanting Malaga to win, as the "local" team to my holiday stay, but would have felt sorry for Rayo had they lost. They played really well. A player called Piti scored a couple of well taken goals.

Worryingly, yes but not 'til 10pm. A long day awaits. Really looking forward to it now, but keep getting a bit panicky in case i forget something vital for the adventure, a passport or the likes.

Waiting for a flight back from Malaga this morning and Ugo Ehiogu wandered past us. It was doing my head in trying to think of who he was. Luckily my mother in law barged straight up to him and asked, at which point he looked a little nervous.

And they're worried about our behavior? Done nowt for their reputation there. Just seemed hell bent on annoying everyone.

They're digging themselves into a hole almost as big as the one they live in.

just purchased 2 tickets for Malaga v Rayo Vallecano next Sat'. Half price through ticketmaster. 20 euros each. Not bad for a side in the champions league. Prices seem much better value abroad.

From what i can gather, the ground is outside of the city centre anyway. They haven't said you can't enter the city without a ticket. If we just want to party in the centre and watch in a pub there shouldn't be a problem.

It was a blonde kid, think he had glasses. Probably only about 16. The milky bar kid?

They were a single goal down v 10 men in their biggest game of the season. They should have been roaring their side onto a comeback, and the best they could come up with is "stand up if you hate the mags."

E mailed our applications with enough points. Still no signs of acceptance. I just know that after keeping me in suspense for this amount of time, they are going to say there was some problem with the applications. If it were any other organization, i'd trust them to get in touch if that was the case, not NUFC however.

See what i mean? Even now it's still confusing. I'm certainly not assuming that all those who've chosen TC haven't got enough loyalty points, but it just seems unclear as to wether or not points was an issue. I chose to travel independently personally, but you can't blame anybody who booked the Thomas Cook trip. We all had the option to do likewise.

Like how someone asks what that nugget was charged with when he ran onto the pitch and attacked Harper. Probs wasn't charged. It seems pitch invasions are acceptable down there. They do it every time they score against us. Celebrating like they've won the champions league.

This Thomas Cook thing has been confusing throughout. I know people who booked with them and then cancelled on the understanding that they had insufficient loyalty points to qualify for a ticket. If loyalty points wasn't part of the TC criteria, i don't understand why they have lost custom by not making this clear.

Just checked the ticket section on nufc.co.uk and public sale started last Friday 12th Oct' for West Brom, so using that as a guide, approximately 2 weeks before.

Aye, newly built, replacement stadia are truly awful. I'm pleased too.

Im staying in Jacobs hotel. I've heard nothing. Is this a fact? Just checked my emails. They have cancelled my reservation. Is Belgium a country full of c***s? Beyond p*ssed off That's disgracefull. Did you book directly with the hotel? If not and you booked through a travel company, shouldn't they offer you alternative accommodation? We booked through late rooms. Luckily we haven't lost out financially because we've managed to book up at another hotel at a similar price. I'm very tempted to go along to Jacobs hotel when I get there and see if its really closed. However there are very few hotels left with rooms available so if any other hotels decide to cancel reservations it could become tricky for a lot of people. Pleased you're sorted elsewhere. I thought businesses around europe were were supposed to be finding it hard financially. Strange that they can afford to close during a period of being virtually gauranteed to be full to capacity.

Im staying in Jacobs hotel. I've heard nothing. Is this a fact? Just checked my emails. They have cancelled my reservation. Is Belgium a country full of c***s? Beyond p*ssed off That's disgracefull. Did you book directly with the hotel? If not and you booked through a travel company, shouldn't they offer you alternative accommodation?

Dismissed it in an earlier post, but tbh i haven't been, nor had the inclination to go to Sunderland city centre for years. Unless an NUFC side are playing there, i don't set foot in the city as a rule. The only exception is rarely visiting my wifes' relations in Washington.

No. It hasn't.

Man U fans. Can honestly say i've more respect for Sunderland fans than that lot. Passing their buses on the way to the game yesterday, they were from the likes of Yeovil, Brum, Glasgow. Then there are the flags inside the ground, "Hartlepool reds, Durham reds". They're actually boasting that they follow a club from another town/city. Sorry, far from impressed. Not everyone following Newcastle is a local, i know, but toon fans can't be attracted by our success. That's for sure. There are other successful clubs visit SJP and can be annoying, but for the most part they support their team throughout the game. Man u are just antagonistic. Song after song about Shearer, where's your famous atmosphere etc. Then i go to work today to put up with bile spouted from such red strongholds as Amble and Seaton Delaval. Not one of them went to the game. AAARGH!!!

As long as they dish out the tickets in the post to home addresses it should be fine, hopefully. As for travel checks, i don't see how they can check how people are travelling. They've surely just got to take your word for it. You could say you are travelling with a group of nuns. What do they know?

Anyone know how detailed the declaration of travel arrangements you have to submit to NUFC has to be for a Brugge ticket? Think someone above said they were after specific train times etc. What if you hadn't booked anything because you were waiting for the outcome of your ticket application? A bit of a catch 22.

As I said earlier this is what they did when we played Waregem in Ghent. Few of my mates went over in hope of buying on the door and got turned away/threatened to be arrested if they didn't f*** off. We went to Ghent without tickets, and had heard rumours the day before leaving that we might get turned away. Eurostar pulled into Brussels and we got off the train to be faced by a line of Belgian coppers. Here we go, we thought. Gonna get turned back. We nervously approached the ticket barriers, only to be handed a leaflet saying "Welcome to Belgium". It had loads of info, maps etc. Had a great time and got into the home end, although we did prearrange tickets with a Waragem fan, via their forum IIRC. Exclusion zones? Can they even do that? Are we not supposed to have freedom of movement around Europe? Are they going to turn away non football related tourists too? Although turning up half cut with a toon top on might blow your cover.