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On the back of that I've ended up getting myself a part season ticket at Heaton Stan. Covers the remaining 10 games and was a very reasonable £45 (it's £7 on the gate). Means I can still get to watch some live football with me more or less giving up on trying to get tickets at SJP and although Gateshead is still an option with the bairn getting a free ST and allowing him to bring an adult in with him, it's just not a great experience watching football at the GIS. Football at that level should be about being close to the pitch and the players not sitting at the other side of a running track.

Watched Heaton Stan (8th) v West Auckland (3rd) yesterday. Stan won 2-1 with a 94th minute penalty. Strange refereeing performance. West Auckland scored to make it 2-1 even though there was clearly a push on the defender in front of the linesman in the build up. Linesman rightly flagged for the foul but the referee gestured fo him to put his flag down. West Auckland score and the referee goes over to speak to the Linesman before disallowing the goal. West Auckland also had a man sent of in the aftermath of the penalty incident. A very decent game to watch.

Surely they could just reform as Schalke 05.

Remember seeing people falling over in the stampede when they opened the gates around 4am and being trampled on. Was pretty horrific looking back.

Was an awful afternoon. Pretty sure it was a Sunday. Always remember we were in the Bullens Stand where the away fans are still put today but we were also allocated a large part of the main stand opposite. Had well over 6k there. Ruel Fox missed a sitter at the end.

Aye they won the league that season so it was as tough as it could have been. I was at Goodison for the QF as well. We were terrible that day.

Was there. Ended up getting a lock in, in a pub in Haslingden after the match. Didn't get home till about 5am. What a night! Been to a few cup games at Ewood. Was at the one when Roy Wegerle scored in the last minute and we all had to queue overnight for tickets and was also at the one where Hottiger and Lee Clark scored. I got chucked out of that one for running on the pitch after Clarks goal. I was 17 at the time, it was a night time game and I'd been on the drink all day.

They'd have fucking loved him if they'd beaten us. Let's not pretend otherwise here.

It's standard pricing for the Conference tbf (some clubs charge more) but agree that when you're sat there it feels expensive for what it is. If it wasn't for the bairn playing for their Academy and getting agree season ticket through that, plus he can take a parent in with him, I doubt I'd pay £20 if I'm being honest even if they are playing some attractive football.

PSV 45 minutes away from from breaking the Eredivisie record of 17 consecutive wins at the start of a season. Currently 1-0 up at FC Utrecht at HT. Watching it now and Utrecht surprisingly been the slightly better team.

Aye I noticed that. A much higher pitch but sounded much louder amd sung at a far slower speed. Still sounds weird hearing our fans singing YNWA mind.

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The old way was much better. Those who wanted tickets the most got them. Last season I've seen myself take a day off work, hide in the bogs at work armed with 3 different phones, had my dad set up on 4 different devices trying for me and also been sat at home with 9 different browsers open to secure tickets when I'vebeen off. That gave my a 100% success rate as I was so desperate to get in I was basically doing everything possible to get one. Now I've got a couple of days window to enter a ballot the same as everyone else. They could be opposition fans, touts, daytrippers, casual fans, whatever. We all have the same chance of a ticket and that has not only totally diluted the atmosphere l, but worse still allowed easy access away fans into our end. Heard stories of Man City fans up in Level 7 and even seen a photo on twitter of 2 Man City fans in the Gallowgate End on Saturday! We had Chelsea fans sat along from us back in November (Level 7). All that before even mentioning that you're buing a ticket with no idea of whereabouts you'll be sitting, if you're lucky enough to get one! No I can't see a single positive step balloting tickets has made compared to the old system. All its done is alienated the more traditional fans and allowed easier access to daytrippers and the atmosphere has suffered dramatically compared to last season. However I think this is what they want. A daytripper will spend a lot more in the club shop than I will after all and they need to generate revenue.

Same. Sick of only being able to get Level 7, which I absolutely hate. I'd genuinely not bother than go there. Every time I go for Cat 2 I get a knock back. I just want to be able to go in the Gallowgate like I used to. Last match I applied for was Milan. Didn't apply for Fulham, Forest, Man City, Luton or Bournemouth, and that's after applying for every game prior to Fulham (except for Villa as I was away). So I've just sacked it off. Only thing is I've been watching live football for 40 years now and being an armchair supporter isn't really an option for me, so I've just started attending Non League games instead. Needless to say my membership isn't being renewed next season. This ballot has turned out exactly the bad idea I thought it would. Atmosphere seems to have suffered through it as well. Best of luck for the remaining games to all who are going to persevere with it.

This still saying Hammersmith and Fulham, and it's Labour. https://www.lbhf.gov.uk/councillors-and-democracy/about-hammersmith-fulham-council#:~:text=The council is currently controlled,Council is Councillor Stephen Cowan.

Fulham is a labour area.

Don't think North Shields have invested a penny of their own cash into the ground. Even the new clubhouse when it was build was funded though grants. Honestly the amount of money that's disappeared out of that club is criminal.

You might still get lucky. Sporting hardly ever sell out. Their stadium holds just over 50k and last season they pulled in 39,528 v Porto and 39,348 v Benfica, their 2 biggest games by a mile. Most of their other crowds were between 25/30k.

Got one there the other week with no ill effects and can report that my guts are fine this morning as well

Firstly one thing I would say as that Man City are leading experts in strangling the life out of a crowd! Also my train got back into the Central at 18.35 yesterday, so more or less as the 2nd half was getting ready to kick off. Was genuinely shocked at how loud the crowd sounded whilst walking through the town, up past the Gate amd along Percy Street. Being able to hear the roars of encouragement and different songs breaking out was fascinating. As I waited for my lift outside the Civic Centre I could hear a huge chant of "Newcastle, Newcastle, Newcastle....." break out. It must have only been a couple of minutes before they equalised and it sounded ridiculously loud. Strangely, standing in the same spot I couldn't hear the Man City fans celebrating their equaliser at all, but could clearly hear the tanny operator announcing it. So although I can't comment on what it was like inside the ground, it sounded bloody good from outside!

Bwrwick won 1-0. Canny game. They played the last 20 mins with 10 men after the right back was sent off for 2 bookings. Paid £7.50 to get in. For that I got entry into the ground, a pint of Estrella Galacia and a Scotch Pie. Can't grumble. Crowd 407

Off to watch Berwick Rangers v Civil Service Strollers today. Went to their last game and got a voucher for half price admission for today so thought we might as well since I've fucked the NUFC ballot off. Probably watch our game in a pub up there before heading home.

I'm the same. Don't trust cash machines. My brother got scammed at the one at Tescos at Billy Mill to the tune of £600 a few years ago and it's made me very cautious. Morrisons at Tynemouth still do cashback but no doubt that'll stop soon. Shields ask fans for ideas and input but if someone mentions a card reader at the gate they are just ignored.

Not until they install a card machine at the gate. My mate was there on Wednesday. Says it's all the same faces on the committee. Until they allow me to pay by card so that I know my money isn't going straight onto someone's back pocket instead of the clubs bank account they aren't getting a penny. I'm not funding their end of season beano to Benidorm.

9k Hartlepool there that day. No issues with season ticket holders being shifted for that one. Anyone would think they are only kicking off because it was us they needed to move for. Aside from that if you take their last 20 or so home cup ties, the stand where we were put in wasn't even opened up for for over 50% of them and season ticket holders in there had to move to the East Stand so it's hardly like it's unprecedented. It happens more often than not.