TheGuv

Seeing as we’re increasingly viewed as consumers these days, I think it’s only reasonable that a consumer be allowed to select what they would like before paying. EVEN, if I was happy paying the price beforehand and given only one seat left in the ground; there may be no doubt I would have purchased it anyway. But that’s not the point. It’s principle more than anything. Anyway, a moot point. They’ve changed the system now, ONLY after plenty of supporters did raise their views consistently over the course of the season; instead of rolling over happy to have their tummies tickled.

They’ve listened to overwhelming feedback. Last season may have worked for you, but for me and many others I didn’t want to pay for a seat I had no choice in selecting. If you can’t select a seat or find someone to help you find a seat in your price bracket within a 48 hour window then I don’t think that’s the Club’s fault.

If you don’t want the £60 tickets you don’t have to pick the seats and you won’t be charged. Whereas last season, you could be lumped with absolute shite tickets in Level 7 and not find out until the money has left your account.

I wonder if that will be the line come 2025-26 when season ticket prices are jacked up to over £1k a seat… (which they will be…)

So assuming £47 is the lowest price of ticket this season. £47 x 19 = £893 +£37 membership = £930 What are the season ticket prices? Nice to see members being screwed over again.

I wonder if you can still buy tickets for friends and family? Say you enter the ballot as a single person, as does your friend. And you’re both successful - could you select/buy their seat for them?

Much better. next season we can push for a loyalty point system…😂

Quite shocked by this. But not surprised at the same time. Sad news though.

Can’t believe people weren’t bothered about it being changed I remember posting on here back in 2011 when I was in the ground, then working at the Club as a coach, when they were in the process of changing it. We all went fucking mental Very very happy to see this back. Bizarrely, it’s going to take some getting used to.

Pretty gutted about this tbh

Yep. I asked for a return to the old system but if had to have ballot it would be 70% (lowest choice given) and 30% stick man

Is it a load of bollocks if it’s a draw at full time and Manure still lose they get EL?

I turned on at 3-0. Must be me ?

Here’s the problem. 54% want Safe standing but wouldn’t move to allow it to happen

It’s illegal

Good. Glad you got to stand ??

One of the lads put this together for our group: Here’s your NUFC membership wrapped for 23/24 season ?? ⚫️⚪️ Ballots won: 4 (Burnley, Palace, Milan (only two tickets), Bournemouth) Ballots entered (assuming we did all PL and UCL games) = 22 That means success rate of 18% ? ? Last year for refefence we attended 22 games, which I think is all. Maybe one carabao missed. Membership fee 23/24 = £37 - up from £35 Ticket fees paid for 4 games 23/24 = £196 Our Average cost per ticket = £49 (up 40% from last year, from £35.10 - yes I looked at how much we paid for every ticket last year) Membership fee as average per game successful 23/24 = £9.25 Total average cost per ticket 23/24 = £58.25 Membership fee as average per game successful 22/23 = £1.59 Total average cost per ticket 22/23 = £36.69 Choice of seat 23/24 = 0% Choice of seat 22/23 = 100%

Seen that given so many times with VAR

He currently rents the one in front, so would make sense… Gordon just bought one for £3m on Moor Lane as well.

The elites have won. Fucking joke that. How many clubs survived because of cup replays? There’s probably a few in the PL right now (Luton, Brighton, Bournemouth?)

I can foresee plans coming out to transform SJP like. I don’t think long term it will end up as basic as just whacking L7 on the Gallowgate. I still think the best case scenario would be a temporary stadium built on Exhibition Park (Qatar anyone?) and SJP being flattened and rebuilt from scratch.

Stay. Stay. Stay. And I say this as a member who can rarely get in these days. We should exhaust all options before even considering thinking about leaving. There’s a lot to be said about ‘place’ these days. In many ways as a society, it’s all we have left. I don’t want to remove a distinct ‘place’ for me, and thousands of others. Yes, moving it to the Arena site might sound amazing on paper, but you cannot replace the aura of place. Spurs are the only Club who’ve managed to keep that running thread of place with the way they changed their stadium. Highbury to the Emirates is only 0.3 miles walk - and I am sure the aura of Highbury’s place is is long gone. SJP to the Arena is 0.9 miles. I think of the ever increasing size of the Etihad and the way they have to flog tickets to students to fill the capacity. This too would one day be our fate in a ground anything over 65,000. To be honest, I think within a decade of success, we’d sometimes struggle to fill 55,000 against a Bournemouth or Burnley without gifting tickets away. Sometimes in business, demand can be more beneficial than supply. Build where we are, increase the Gallowgate, tart up the concourses and Corporate areas and we can keep our soul. The good news is, we will be doing that.

Ah well.

Here’s your 24/25 membership package- YOU SPOKE, WE LISTENED! coming soon! Price increase for membership ✅ Price Increase on tickets ✅ Less choice of seats ✅ Unlimited cap on new members ✅ Priority to abroad fans ✅ SJP to be demolished and moved to Longframlington ✅

Great article and photos of the Town Moor racecourse (until 1881) and grandstand. There was also the Newcastle Exhibition (on Exhibition Park in 1927). It would be interesting if the Exhibition Park/Jesmond end could ever be used and a green land transfer is given back for Leazes Terrace. Surely there’s be plenty of the Moor still left (it is massive like!) https://www.northeastheritagelibrary.co.uk/sports-archive/4022/town-moor-racecourse