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One of the things that shines through reading all those quotes about him was how loyal he was to his players, how players wanted to play for him and his philosophy of not worrying about the opposition and letting them worry about us instead. Basically the polar opposite to the fraud we've got in the dugout now.

Good luck to them tomorrow. Would probably have went down to support them but was put off by the ridiculous ticket prices. As far as I can remember I've only ever been to see them play once, against Barnet and Barry Fry was the Barnet manager then so that shows how long ago that was, but if they manage to get into the football league I'll make the effort to go and support them saying how I won't be darkening the doors at SJP in the foreseeable future.

The thing is that unless you've become attached to a specific seat or have to be at Sunderland away (which we'll lose anyway) you don't need a season ticket. It's not like it was from 1993-2000 when a season ticket was really the only way to get into St James' Park now you can pick up tickets on the day of the game more often than not. I'd had my season ticket from 1991 when Ardiles was manager and cancelled it in February last year so this was the first season for 23 years I didn't have it. I've been to 8 home games this season (Chelsea (£34), Norwich (£17.50), West Brom (£5), Arsenal (£34), Man City (£34), Mackems (£45), Man Utd (Free), Swansea (£5)). Works out at £21 a game which isn't bad considering I was at most of the big games and never had to drag my backside up there for midweek games either and it worked out much cheaper per match than if I had renewed my season ticket. Like I said when I log into the ticket office my loyalty points still show up even though i'm just "general sale" now. I go to the matches now when I want to go rather than feeling like I've got to go because i've already paid for it and as things stand i'm not planning on going to any games next season unless there's dramatic changes (even this reported £60m spending spree, not that it will ever happen mind wouldn't tempt me back if Pardew is still in the dugout). My spare money can be spent on other things, instead of being bored out of my skull for 90 minutes up there.

Who told you that? My points are still in my account from when I quit last year when I login online. Same here and I didn't buy a membership either. My profile just says general sale but my 109 loyalty points are still on. Obviously they're no good to me as i'm not allowed to buy away tickets but i'd imagine if Ashley & Pardew both left and I bought another season ticket they would come in quite handy.

Nonsense, what special about that game? Senseless walkout at 69th minute. Couldn't even do it properly I thought it was an embarrassment. The embarrassment was those who either didn't walk out or just sat in their seats until full time and beyond and did absolutely nowt. Fair play to all those who did walk out, those who brought banners in, and those who gave Pardew and Ashely dogs abuse. The spineless followers, ie those who Ashley wants to try and fill the ground with, could do with taking a leaf out of their book and that may help force a change of direction in the way the club is being run more quickly.

They put 7 past us last season. Wouldn't be surprised if they beat that tonight and to be honest I couldn't care less if they did.

Didn't see it myself but I've heard a few people say Jeff Stelling mentioned that over 16,000 people had cancelled their NUFC season tickets. Not sure where he gets that figure from but hopefully it's accurate as that would mean only 20k season ticket holders for next season and gates of around 30k or even less if/when we're down the bottom of the league. Not only does Ashley lose £millions but his tatty sports company will be advertised to a backdrop of empty seats which he won't be too keen on as one of the things he has tried to do is keep the ground as full as possible with various ticketing initiatives.

Let's get one thing straight even if we're getting beat 4-0 after half an hour the atmosphere still won't become poisonous. Apathy reigns and the crowd have been beaten into submission.

It's mam not mum for f*cks sake.

You shouldn't lose your loyalty points. I chucked my ST last season with 106 loyalty points but when I log onto my account on the online box office my profile now says general sale but the 106 points are still on.

There's only around 600 of them. The players wouldn't even be able to hear them in a stadium the size of Wembley. I'm sure their fans, players, manager and chairman would be delighted if 1000's of fans went down to support them in a one off game to get into the Football League.

Would be canny if they got to the Play Off final at Wembley and 50,000 Toon fans thought, f*ck it, we'll never see Newcastle there again and went down to cheer on the Heed. Think I'd probably go like as I did when Whitley Bay got there.

He's called Graham Laidler and unbelievably, given some of the content he's posted over the years on various forums, he is a school teacher which quite frankly beggars belief. Trying to arrange fights with total strangers and constant bullying of others, it's hard to believe he's a bloke in his mid 40's. I certainly wouldn't want him sharing a classroom with my bairn.

Adam Johnson & Wilfried Bony

Wasn;t that Robert? Nah it was Ginola.

He hasn't scored, he hasn't even looked like scoring. For a big bloke he's pushed off the ball far too easily and he doesn't seem particularly good in the air or very quick. Not even Pardew would be daft enough to sign him up, surely?

On the bus now. Walked out when they scored the 3rd goal. Just nothing there, no effort or anything. The crowd don't even seem to be bothered apart from De Jong getting ironic cheers when he went off. Sad times.

Sad to think how excited I used to be for this match from '93 up until the late '00s. Town was always buzzing beforehand, the atmosphere was always electric and hostile, as Alex Ferguson used to always comment on, and we used to go into it believing we would get something out of it. It always felt like a big occasion. Fast forward to 2014 under Ashley and the clown who picks the team and i'm sat here less than 4 hours to kick off and I can't even be bothered to start getting myself ready to go out. In fact i'm only going because i've got a free ticket with a Magpie Mover chucked in as well. I know we'll lose, I know we won't score again and I know we won't play very well and has always been the case under that clown will start on the back foot and invite them onto us. Basically just nothing to look forward to or get excited about, not just today but looking towards the future. I remember when football used to be about entertaining the supporters and less about balance sheets and financial results. 0-4.

Couldn't really care less how much we lose by.

They are not normal people. Sickening that we have to share a region with them.

I don't go to the games. When we win it's usually because we've played ok football with Remy in the side. And if we don't we get utterly dicked. Either way we're not boring for the neutral. We most certainly were last season, mind. Our last 2 home wins were Villa and Palace. They were both pretty boring games tbh.

Best case scenario this weekend would be Palace beating Cardiff and West Brom winning at Norwich I'm thinking?

I always do. It's cost me a fortune this season as well. I'm the most unlucky gambler you could meet, Chelsea let me down for £120 on Saturday, but I'll continue to back them til the end of the season. Let's face it 1 of 2 things will happen, either I'll win a few quid or they'll go down. Got £20 on them at 5/4 tonight which seems a bit tight considering their home record but I do think they'll beat West Ham.

How come there's no away fans there tonight? Haven't heard any anti NUFC songs and the usual away end has Liverpool fans in it.

I've stuck a fiver on Sundo at 18/1.