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Exactly its the stupidest excuse i have ever heard for not going to a game. If the L7 is so important then its a bargain to get one, these wankers running our club give them the cheapest tickets then give them a further discount and get complaints still. My 3 year ticket in the Gallowgate runs out this year and i honestly have no idea if i can afford another when the huge price hike kicks in, i may have to give it up. I hope this L7 bargain continues into the next year as i have no problem saving money if it means i can watch us live every week. Why should I, and many more like me who have taken the stance of not attending buy a membership just so we can go in a certain part of the ground? I've been attending matches at St James' since the early 1980's and have spent a large proportion of that time as a season ticket holder until 2008 and in all that time I have never known the club come to such a ridiculous decision as to only allow certain people into certain parts of the ground. Have they ever given a reason for it? Well me, and a couple of thousand others apparently have stuck 2 fingers up at them and won't go back and I have to be honest and say so far I haven't missed it as i've seen every match on TV (and the atmosphere has certainly sounded poorer for having a Leazes Corner about one third full) and also have a bit more cash in my pocket. As a side issue I believe people who signed up for these membership packs at the start of the season still haven't recieved them yet which just about sums things up. The worrying thing for the club is that people who have stopped going will get out of the habit and even if they relax the rules might struggle to get the fans back.

Exactly, my ST is in the East Stand and i wouldn't change it for anywhere else, its pretty much dead centre of the pitch & the ticket has been past down from my grandad who's had it since the early 80's. I dont want to be sitting at the top of L7 watching subutteo like players where the majority of kids & chavs probably sit. like I said self acclaimed elite. I actually find L7 claim to be holier than thou. Yes they make some good songs & make some noise but some of the stuff they sing is so cringeworth e.g the here we go song then f*** off at the end.. very cringeworthy. Also some people who sit in L7 feel that they are better because they sing/chat etc and will slate other stands which imo is pathetic You will find tossers in every stand. You will also find more decent people in every stand.

Exactly, my ST is in the East Stand and i wouldn't change it for anywhere else, the ticket has been past down from my grandad who's had it since the early 80's. I dont want to be sitting at the top of L7 watching subutteo like players where the majority of kids & chavs probably sit. Speaking of generalisations.........I think this is what one of the previous posters was talking about when describing some of the people in the East Stand.

Exactly mate and that's the point he's making. Great view in the East Stand and i'm sure there are some very decent people in there who have been supporting NUFC for Decades but it's personally not for me. I liked Leazes Corner. They don't sell tickets for there anymore on General sale so i've stopped going. For the record I should add I had a season ticket from 1991 until 2008.

So you're saying you'll only go to a game if you can sit in a certain part o the ground? That's mental. Probably because the atmosphere is good there, as it isn't anywhere else as proved on sunday. I will never ever go into the East Stand, can't stand the fuckers in that stand. Spot on. Don't like the idea of either sitting in silence or singing on my own whilst people give you strange looks as is the case in other parts of the ground. Might as well save the admission fee and watch it in the pub with some of my mates who have taken the same stance as me. Don't know what the atmosphere was like inside the stadium on Sunday but it came across awful on TV.

As soon as they reverse the ridiculous decision to only allow members or season ticket holders into Leazes Corner will be the day myself and approximately 2,000 others return. Until then i'll stick to watching on the foreign tv channels.

Wonder if the new Level 7 rule has had an affect too. See my post on the bottom of the previous page.

I had a season ticket in Leazes Corner for last season but couldn't renew it this year for financial reasons (was buying a new house). I was planning on getting to games this season on a match by match basis and was just going to get tickets next to my mates in Leazes Corner. Then they decide that you can't buy a ticket up there unless you become a member so I haven't been back this season and doubt that I will.

Although the official attendance was given as 15,033 the smoggies who were there are saying the true figure was around 10,000 on FMTTM. However as they have 13,000 s/t holders they counted all them despite the fact that a fair percentage of them didn't bother going tonight.

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My mate went and bought tickets for us yesterday and he was told that level7 is going to be 'turnstiles only' on Saturday. He didn't elaborate but I guess that means it's empty and people will be able to go and pay at cash turnstiles to sit up there? Milburn Stand Level 7 is sold out. It is mainly st holders up there so there aren't many tickets available for general sale match by match. However Leazes Corner still has around 2,000 of its 3,500 seats for sale due to the ridiculous decision of the clubs to make it st holders/members only so maybe they will have cash turnstiles in operation for there.

Can't really see past Blackpool, West Brom and Wigan tbh.

Increasing ST prices would be financial suicide for the club considering many on the 3 year ticket scheme may not renew (I know of several) so they'll need to offer some incentives to keep as many of them as possible as well as trying to attract new season ticket holders because currently the club has roughly 14,000 unsold season tickets. A price freeze and the facility to pay in interest free installments like many clubs are doing now would make sure I personally would commit for another year (wouldn't do another 3 year one though).

Quick heads up here lads and lasses. The Stoke City game status says members only but i've just been on and bought 2 tickets online for Leazes Corner despite not being a member. The transaction has gone through and i've had a confirmation e-mail confirming £40 has been debited from my account. Get in quick!

Looked the emptiest i've seen it since it became the singing section from my seat in the Gallowgate today. Shame really.

I'll go for an optimistic 1-1 draw and an optimistic 47,500 as the attendance.

I think the crowd was around 13,000 when we played them in pre season 2 years ago and i'd expect a similar number this time. Strangely enough, as low as the crowd was last time we played them the atmosphere was really good, especially in the Strawberry Corner.

Think it will be 6-0 at half time but we'll take it easy on them in the 2nd half and Lindisfarne will play a set before kick off in the Leazes End. Mike Ashley will give a rendition of "We are the Champions" into Mick Lowes microphone after the match as well. Hope Ipswich bring a good following since they asked for 2,800 tickets because it will be annoying if there's loads of empty spaces in the away end when 1000's of home fans haven't been able to get a ticket.

Looks like they've started coming back already. Only single seats remaining for the Ipswich game according to .com when I was on before.

Aye 48,750. That will probably be similar to next seasons average I would have thought.

Don't really care to be honest. The going got tough and they bailed out and they haven't been missed. They have shown themselves to be Premier League fans as opposed to Newcastle fans. The 43,000 average who have stuck by the club this season are the important ones and i'm sure will all be back next season.

I haven't read any of this thread except for the last page so no doubt he has already been mentioned but Morten Gamst Pederson is available on a free as his contract has expired and Blackburn can't afford his £25,000 a week wage demands. I think he'd be a good addition to the squad as a free transfer when our budget is only going to be £15-20 million.

I sit, well stand, in Leazes Corner and thought they were the noisiest set of fans to visit SJP this season. Suprised to see so many empty seats in Leazes Corner yesterday but the fact that a lot of people up there aren't S/T holders and they stuck an extra fiver on the price of a ticket for there but kept prices for other parts of the ground the same for the Sheff Utd, Blackpool & Ipswich games probably explains that.

I've developed a real hatred for Aston Villa since the way they celebrated our relegation last season as if they had won the Champions League. A more fickle set of fans you won't find and I took great delight in watching them lose yesterday as did most people in the pub I was in judging by the cheers when Chelsea scored.

Just tried and got on no problem mate. Only single seats available now in all but the Platinum Club/Bar 1892 areas and a tiny section of Leazes Corner nearest the Milburn Stand.