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It's possible I suppose but would be surprised if they lumped people from 4 different categories into the same ballot. As you say, the date for being told whether successful or not is the same but the way I understand it is there'll be a ballot for the P4 applicants then should tickets be left afterwards it'll go to a further ballot for P5 and so on.

When you say you have to wait for friends in lower ranked pots, I assume that's only if you want to sit together? Can apply individually as soon as your turn comes round otherwise?

I have seen £2.10 postage fee mentioned so maybe that suggests paper tickets.

I can see why people didn't want season tickets/gave up theirs pre takeover because we had become a pointless club, one that merely existed. Personally I briefly gave up mine after 29 years then took a gamble by getting another pre-takeover. I agree with you though and have said the same myself. Season tickets and associated benefits were indeed readily available.

Aye, true. Just quite surprised that there seems to be less emphasis on pts and more on cup games attended.

I'm amazed to think that being in pot 4 (zero pts now. Lost my old stash when I temporarily gave it up) gives me more chance than someone with 100s of points who hasn't been to any of the cup ties., if I understand it correctly of course.

I saw that advert too. As well as having a charter train on, they are saying they are also using LNER trains and worryingly it states police will not allow alcohol on board trains or coaches. Oh well, might do me a favour cos will have had a good 10 hours in London. Charter train leaves at 8 and gets there at 2 both ways. Didn't know the Flying Scotsman had came out of retirement.

Might be different with Chelsea but was there in 98 and 99 v Arsenal then Man U and was fine. Unless I was too pissed to remember it clearly.

1st train down on the day, one of the later trains back (20.47) ticket or no ticket. Geordies here, Geordies there, Geordies every f***king where!

London for me personally. Maybe start a poll on here. Toon or London?

The Globe?

Not completely a football podcast but one I stumbled across and enjoyed while looking on the BBC football site was Gabby Logans' desert island discs. Spoke very affectionately about her time in Newcastle working at Metro radio and how she was almost in tears as she left for London for a new job with the Tyne bridge and SJP behind her. Chose the local hero song at that point and said anyone who knows Newcastle will tell you NUFC means everything to that city. Spoke about escaping the 1985 Bradford fire. Her dad Terry Yorath was working for Bradford at the time. Also spoke about losing her brother when he was only 15.

Anyway, as for the game I've definitely got a nervous excitement today. Howay the lads.

That quick? They must have been gone by 11.15. After the initial ST period it became a lottery as we've discussed elsewhere. If you don't hold a ST it's one thing asking someone with sufficient points to help you for an away game when they have a decent period of time to claim it, but another thing to ask someone to take time out of their lives to be online at 10am on a certain day to sit in an online queue where demand hugely outstrips supply. The majority will have secured their own seat initially.

On the chairman's bucket list?

Not long back from Benidorm and seen an American/Canadian sounding comedian called Pablo Bloom. Some of you may have seen him. He tried to involve many areas of the UK in his show and we arrived mid show one night when he was asking some mackem where they were from and in the reply it somehow came up that it was on the river Wear (We-a). Pablo must have annoyed them greatly by telling them he'd heard of the Wear but always thought is was Tyne and Wear but the pronunciation was wear (as in to wear clothes). He followed that by singing fog on the Tyne followed by Blaydon Races while they no doubt sat there fuming.

Where did you see this LFEE? Can only see away leg tickets mentioned on the official site. Away on holiday this week so worried I miss it.

He didn't see much of the ball in his brief appearance with St Mirren pressing strongly for a leveler up the other end but showed good vision to set up that sitter his team mate thankfully missed. Unlucky not to have an assist.

It's not live Gh but I've read that the whole game is repeated on BBC Alba at 10pm (UK time). Think it's quite easily accessible through the BBC around the UK.

Nah, rearranged after being postponed when the queen died. Had a soft spot for St Mirren for years after a visit in the 80s. I'm really hoping he doesn't play tomorrow night. After that I wish him well of course.

I'm up there in the St Mirren end tomorrow night. Paid £27. Anyone know how long it's likely to take for him to get his international clearance?

This is possibly where some arseholes I know give me the "told you so" for not holding onto my ST and subsequently losing my points. I have it back but minus the points.

When Bournemouth went down, was that the season Villa (god I hate them) would have went down if it wasn't for a incredibly rare Hawkeye goal line decision failure v Sheffield United too?

The Rochdale squad in Spoons on the quayside Saturday night. Must have just arrived for their Xmas night out cos they were still in their padded club coats.