TheGuv

Pots 4, 5 and 6 are ballots as opposed to guaranteed seat selection. Perhaps there is 33,000 St holders but only 25,000 in Pots 1,2 and 3?

Good job Alex isn’t on the board anymore. Howveer, I have a sneaky suspicion Charlotte will still get a ticket.

Ditto - and it was shite Pubs near Piccadilly were bouncing anyway . Better than drinking cans in the cold

I just could NOT believe some of the people I bumped into at Wembley 2 years ago. People I know with a fair whack of cash who’ve never ever been bothered about football, let alone Newcastle United.

Aye….but we had Blackpool before that! Only joking - that’s a rank run Not sure how strong City were in 55 and 76? But still

I assume that’s the angle they’ve gone for though? Any Americans care to explain? I assume it’s something to do with the city’s heritage? Thats why I was suggesting something in keeping with Grainger town.

Battered them!

You’re joking?

Just saw a ‘fan’ with a half and half scarf in on the tele there. Great… I can’t even win a fucking ballot

Great to see you post again! With them having a large away section that will encroach into the usual Level 7, I reckon you could easily walk straight past a useless Steward tbh. But you would probably be predominantly in the family enclosure.

I love how different that stadium is. That’s the sort of thing they should aim for. If we are rebuilding I would love a nod to the city’s wonderful cultural past. Perhaps a John Dobson - Grainger town-esque sandstone sort of vibe. Considering it would be opposite Leazes Terrace I think that would look amazing.

Glad that it’s seared in your memory Heron ❤️

I’ve seen a fair few on X bemoaning it and hating the new tourist element. But I suppose it does depend on any given mood on X. Probably doesn’t help they’ve been absolute dogshit this season.

And yet a lot of Spurs fans hate their new home, despite their wonderful standing section and it’s taken Arsenal nigh on 20 years to create any semblance of an ‘end’. I’ll be watching the new Everton stadium and how their fans find it with great interest. Perhaps they’re the real litmus test on this to compare to - moving from an incredibly historic ground with a great supporter base.

I think the original would have sufficed

A lot of the atmosphere argument is dependent on what the Club does. I’m locked out and I’m sure many can attest on here that I love to chant and try and sing wherever I am. But there’s no guarantee even with a larger stadium that I and thousands of others who like to create an atmosphere will get in regularly. If on the other hand we were all corporate fans I’m sure we’d have no problem getting in… If a 70,000 seater stadium with fantastic acoustics just means we have an extra 20,000 there who don’t want to make a noise but will improve PSR then I’m really not sure I can be arsed anymore. The club have made zero attempt to improve atmosphere or embrace ‘legacy’ fans since 2022. For those thinking a stadium increase will increase their chances of a ST I think it’s very unlikely. And if they did, imagine if it was done the way the ballot currently is performed? Good luck with that! The release of 1000 STs in 2022 felt incredibly unfair at the time by doing it online. Even then I made the point that it should be done in person. Do you REALLY want a season ticket? Take 2 days off work then and queue up. I and many others will have undoubtedly done that. It would be interesting to see what the opinions of current season ticket holders would be if the club said - the new stadium is a fresh slate - so there’s no season tickets and you’re all on the ballot. Would so many be banging the PSR drum then? I think not. Or an even more likely outcome could be, this brand spanking new stadium needs to generate significant income - your ST is now £2000 a pop. I can probably afford that but can thousands of others? I’m just rambling as usual - but there’s far too many questions at this stage and I don’t trust the FAB to actually stick up for the normal match going fan and it’ll be pushed through without significant foresight into what people want. We’ve had 3 years of PIF and off the pitch matters have left a lot to be desired in my opinion. Every forum they’ve held they’ve basically taken nothing on board. I don’t see why a new stadium will be any different.

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Always makes me laugh when people will stand for 15 minutes at HT but then have to sit down immediately again when the match kicks off again.

This literally happened last season against Bournemouth to me though. I posted about it at the time. I was on the front row and stood up and received the most ridiculous abuse for 20 minutes - eventually I just sat down as I couldn’t focus on the game. Maybe that’s why plenty on here like to call others out about it?

Eurrrrrrghhhhaaaaaasaargh!!!!!!!

I reckon me and Heron would have fun singing that in a pub again. Maybe some others would join in! Quite a few years ago since we sang it in the Cummy Arms in Byker!

Was he not just flexing his arms and saying “to the beach” and pointing, as he may have worked out? That’s the only thing I can think of

Slightly off topic but I was at Arsenal away last week. Great day and night. I had no voice after the game. I moved behind the goal in the second half as it was a bit flat to the side and all the noise was being generated from there. Me and another random lad kept singing the Blaydon Races and not many were joining in. But we kept doing it and it eventually went around the away support before fizzling out at a high speed. I then start the second verse on my own, the other lad joins in for the chorus (at the correct and much slower speed) and it begins moving around again at this wonderful speed. Only for it to be accelerated to fuck as the whole stand joins in. It was so glorious yet frustrating. So I do the third verse and it happens again. It was great to know that many actually do want to sing it at a slower speed but the nature of our support just accelerates it (mainly because many don’t know the chorus and want the song to finish quickly. It’s the same with “who’s that team we call United”. Sing the words they know loudly and then just accelerate the bit they don’t know. And hey Presto - we can’t even sing that anymore). However, my point is two fold. 1 - you just have to have to get likeminded fans together (easier said than done in the present climate). But how many times do we have to say it? I’d love a singing section in a part of the ground people generally don’t want to be. Leazes Level 4/and or 7 is a perfect example. You want to sing? Move there. I guarantee plenty of those in the SC wouldn’t dare move. They love the easy access to the corner and their view. Call their bluff. 2 - our fans genuinely need educating on our songs and how to sing them. It’s painful. But there’s too many “soopa fans” that would be disgusted at the notion that they don’t know the correct words, speed or action to actually create and SUSTAIN an atmosphere. My wrist actually had a small cut and was bleeding for my incessant clapping in between every “United” instead of shouting Toon. Yes, I’ll blow on my own trumpet - It actually had an effect for a small portion of fans surrounding me. They also started doing it after a while. It just shows how mentality can shift over a small amount of time. Imagine a longer and sustained amount of time with a larger group? Perhaps it needs those like minded fans to drive this home in a new section. (How does the section happen? It has to be sustained pressure via the correct channels. I have tried before but it fell on deaf ears). Maybe bring the butcher coats back for all I know and have specific known groups of chanters dotted all around the area to make sure it’s done right. And you do it game after game after game after game. Until the osmosis actually seeps in. However it needs to be a concerted effort and those leaders/chanters need to be in agreement. I know BNWA attempted this but it quickly fizzled out after one or two ground marches. Fundamentally it needs to happen in the ground. Maybe I’m just of a bygone era (I’m 31 😂) - but I do genuinely think it can change. But the Club needs to listen and action it. I’m a broken record on this and I can’t even get in the ground anymore myself. 1 game all season courtesy of the ballot 👍🏻 Unfortunately, the only people perhaps able to pressurise the club into implementing this change are Wor Flags but they do enough as it is. And would the club even listen? Probably not. Ah well, sorry for the rant as usual

Ducking boo