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I've done the camping out all night thing (Blackburn away in the cup in 1993) and I'm past that stage now! I'll try to get one the modern way online and if I can't get one then that's my hard lines. I knew the risk when I gave my ticket up that if a takeover ever came about it would be difficult to get it back.

Would agree with those numbers. Reckon there's probably 32/33k season ticket holders this season but tbh I could quite easily see 25k trying to get part season tickets should they go on sale. Literally every fan I know who hasn't currently got one is planning on getting one as soon as they can!

Season tickets are capped at 44k. This allows for 3.2k away fans and 5k tickets for match by match sale. The 44k figure was least reached in 2017/18 and for that season they were unable to offer part season tickets for sale.

Bought Brentford tickets a couple of weeks ago and got our Norwich tickets on Tuesday. Getting the use of a mates season ticket for Burnley. Noticed for the Norwich game there must be well over 10k seats available so season ticket sales must have been poor for this season. That won't be a problem for them anymore!

Not even close to 6,300 mackems there. They only opened up the East Stand which only holds 7,000 and it's, at best 2/3rds full. Looks around 4,500 home fans present going of Simon Birds photo, and that's assuming the upper sections are far more populated than the lower sections.

Never found him funny either but each to their own. It would be a boring place if everyone liked the same thing I suppose.

Not sure. Nobody loves King Kev more than me but last time he came back in 2008 we went 9 games before we won. I'd love KK back in some capacity, just not as manager. In saying that, I think that simply getting rid of Bruce would see a massive bounce in form just by him not being there stinking the place out.

Shambolic at the back. Need a manager in who can organise this lot.

Suppose it'll mean more to some than others. I used to hate them but nowadays they aren't really relevant to me. Had a little giggle to myself earlier mind. Had a look on Bet365 earlier tonsee if there was anything worth betting on tonight and seen they've got to play Man Utd's Academy team in the Pizza Cup

Cancelled the Athletic back in July when my first year's subscription had expired. Had loads of offers off them since then but haven't been tempted as I hardly read it when i had it.

I get that. Traditionally they were our rivals although I remember a 10 year spell from about 1993-2003 when hardly anyone up here really gave them a 2nd thought. Then our decline started and they became a but more relevant again. We've been separated by 2 leagues for quite a while now and by the time we play them again at least a Decade will have passed since our last meeting which is always going to dilute things. They're hardly a rival if you never play them! I'm certainly more interested in the results of teams like Leeds, Burnley, Watford, Southampton etc than Sunderland. I couldn't even tell you how they are doing this season. I'd guess they're in the top 2, but it would only be that, a guess.

Good question. After their next development taking capacity to 66k they'll have added 22k seats without having an affect on capacity.

It's a daft cartoon so I won't get too worked up over it. I've never thought he was funny anyway so you'll not find 1 positive comment about him on here from me!

Except FA Cup games which have seen crowds as low as 8k. I'll not have a pop at their pizza cup crowds as its a joke competition. I'm loving their new "moral high ground" mind. These people unanimously backed a paedophile because he scored against the mags just a few years ago.

Just had a look on their forum for the first time in about 18 months and oh my God this takeover has completely destroyed them They are all in an absolute state of rage and the bitterness levels even by their standards has gone through the roof. You can actually feel it. Just 100% utter fewm! I know they aren't really going to be our rivals anymore, other than by fate of Geography as we move into a completely different stratosphere to them but for the time being I finally feel I can bask in their complete misery. They are now an established 3rd division club and the nearest team to them is the richest in World football. This will finish a lot of them off. Young kids running around in Sunderland stronghold areas in their black and white strips will be hilarious

It's probably been answered but what happens to the circa £37k also sitting in their account through membership fees? Does it just sit there? Have they spent it?

A big % of those who did generate that atmosphere v Cardiff, where Pardew couldn't even leave his dugout, simply don't go to the match anymore.

Says a lot for Hendrick when Willock, with a broken toe, is still seen as a better bet.

Don't think so. I only paid a pound!

They sent me an email earlier (not sure why as I cancel my membership 2 years ago) regarding safe standing at SJP and that they'd already contacted the club; "NUST have already contacted the club to find out if they are willing to apply to be an ‘early adopter’ before the October 6th deadline, and hope they will meet with supporters as soon as possible to discuss this idea with those it will impact". Just read in the Chronicle that NUFC have refused to take part in safe standing trials so can only assume they didn't get very far with that one!

Jack Charlton.

People will most likely take their frustrations out on any Leeds fans in the home areas rather than Bruce or Ashley. Especially as most will be pissed due to the kick off time.

Cheers pal. SJP is an absolute disgrace, we all know that, but yesterday it really hit home when compared to a stadium of similar age. It's a crime what Ashley has been allowed to do here. Can't help thinking if he'd bought Chelsea instead of Abramovich he would have been chased out years ago.

Went to the England match at the weekend and yesterday we took the bairn on the Stamford Bridge stadium tour. Baring in mind Stamford Bridge, like SJP is an old stadium. Their East Stand was built in the 70s, same as our East Stand, and the rest of the stadium was totally redeveloped in the 90s and completed around 200, also the same as SJP, but that's where the similarities end. It is immaculate! It was a hive of activity yesterday. Maintenance men buzzing round all over the place and loads of people with cloths and buckets of water wiping down every seat. The place is literally spotless inside and out and it's clear they have so much pride in their stadium and no expense is spared on keeping in in tip top shape. The tour finished with a 2 course meal in Frankies Bar, obviously named in honour of Lampard, same as Shearer's was until Ashley renamed it. Now to be honest, I haven't been in Nine Bar for a good while now but from what I can remember if it compared to Chelsea's equivalent, there was no comparison. As with the rest if the stadium it was spotless. No ripped chairs, big screen TVs, lovely outside seating area, great waiter service and a nice outdoor space to sit and eat our meal. I couldn't have been more impressed with the set up, but came away feeling more depressed about the state of NUFC and our once proud stadium which is in a state of disrepair. Their season ticket prices aren't even that much different to ours. £750 behind either goal (£659 at SJP) and £950 for a top seat along the side (over £1k in parts of the Milburn and over £800 in the East Stand). They are watching some of the best players in the World and played of course European Champions and we can't (won't) even afford loan players. Ashley isn't just selling the matchgoing fans short, he's taking the piss out of you and having a good laugh at your expense.