Heron

Tit.

You can't have any 'fun' because you are a season ticket older/ member? Sorry I should have been a bit clearer. It's not that you can't have fun as a ST holder or member, it's just that it's something that they can and will ultimately use against you so that you behave in the manner they choose. For example, I've almost been chucked out of the ground on a few occassions as a yongster for purely singing Newcastle songs in an area where no-one else was. They'll have us all like that evenually. It's s*** man. I'm a member and have great craic at away matches and sing plenty. Most away games are decent and within the rules. If people are chucked out for what you suggest there, then that is too draconian. I don't think this move will impact on the atmosphere at away games though. the whole sanitisation of football crowds is a bigger debate though. I agree, and I have a good laugh too on away days. I just see this as another way of controlling the fans and their behaviour, by threatening them with the larger consequence of being banned. I'll save that debate for another time though.

You don't hate paedophiles or terrorists? Colocho, whilst I agree with you on a number of things, you're making a slight arse of this whole debate...

You can't have any 'fun' because you are a season ticket older/ member? Sorry I should have been a bit clearer. It's not that you can't have fun as a ST holder or member, it's just that it's something that they can and will ultimately use against you so that you behave in the manner they choose. For example, I've almost been chucked out of the ground on a few occassions as a yongster for purely singing Newcastle songs in an area where no-one else was. They'll have us all like that evenually. It's shit man.

Don't get me wrong, as long as it is affordable I'll still go, but the principal behind it is shit. From a slightly different perspective, I'd rather have 50% members/season ticket holders and 50% general sale, than everyone going and being shit scared of doing owt. More and more clubs will start running this sort of scheme eventually, and all 'fun' will be taken from the game.

I don't personally. Most of my friends, family and colleagues at work don't either (that I know of). As a Newcastle fan do you hate Sunderland?

Levels of hatred will obviously vary, but everyone has a group of people they hate.

Tribes have fought one another since the dawn of time, regardless of the tribes' size/location. It's animal instincts you spunk splats.

Exactly. If that's the case, the Darlington thing is a masterstroke of luck/an insane coincidence What I was getting at is that the Darlington events have merely brought this whole idea forward, as opposed to it being an out of the blue idea like they seem to be suggesting.

They won't make that much money out of it this year, but i bet next year they do. For those of us who have paid for the 10year deal thing i bet next year a new away membership comes out that we have to pay for. It's all a big con.

I could be way off the mark here - but could it not have been that the reserves were setting off before the first team, so the first team players were kept back to keep them training with the first team for as long as possible?

I thought you were joking at first, then as it went on it started to sound like you were being serious? They can easily make money off non-members, and it clearly works against the (non-financial) support of the club. They blatantly would have done this sooner or later.

Ameobi.

It's obvious this was Ashley's next big money making plan. Think it's been brought forward a year though now that the Darlington fiasco occurred. They're just using it as an excuse, clearly - to think otherwise would be totally naive in my opinion. Ashley and co. don't give a fuck about us, they care about them making a quick quid. Total and utter cunts.

I've read up the thread now. Get it fixed admin', I have renewed faith in you, don't lose it.

Good luck in getting a response from these ignorant *people. *by people I could potentially mean a far more offensive word (in a jokey manner) but due to having one life left I cannot use this term in case one takes offense to it.

Maybe they are planning a Truman show scenario for him where they make him believe they were never promoted and he's still playing in the C'ship, and instead of - say - Manchester City, he is playing against Coventry. Maybe you really are a f***ing idiot.

Maybe they are planning a Truman show scenario for him where they make him believe they were never promoted and he's still playing in the C'ship, and instead of - say - Manchester City, he is playing against Coventry. Maybe you really are a fucking idiot.

I doubt it's even really enforced that well to be honest. Even the above sounds liek a fairly shite attempt at stopping hooligans.

Loving this guys Facebook. It's blatantly him, and he adds like everyone. Then you get updated pictures of the team like every single day - it's mint. It seems like he's genuinely happy at the toon with his pictures on Northumberland Street, etc.

:lol:

Don't disagree with it as such but I think people don't tend to look at this sort of scenario with a level head due to their age. I.e. Old people have been there, done it and seen the violence. Young people haven't and think it's all a laugh. People in between sway one way or another depending on their level of soberness and/or personality.

He seems canny hilarious to me tbf. He's probably no different from people that a lot of us know. I'm sure we all have one nutter in our group of friends.

Looking at footage and images, he doesn't appear to have a leg to stand on (because the other one is in mid-air kicking someone). However, he shouldn't have been banned just yet in my opinion. Shit crack.