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I was at all those games. Crushed to within an inch of my life at Roker when O'Brien scored but I still wouldn't want them back up. I want them to suffer in the lower leagues for years to come, losing money year in, year out, having to beg bigger clubs to borrow their players. When we were down there and they were in the PL I never once heard a mackem say they wanted us promoted so that they could have the derby back. Clearly that match is more important to a lot of our fans than it is theirs, but for me I'd be happy never to play them again as a result of them never getting back into the PL again.

I said on here back in October that it was the worst Championship in years. I'd watched a few games by then and the standard was worse than I can ever remember. The 4 teams in it much of a muchness. There isn't one team you could say are better than the other 3. I'd actually put the mackems down as slight favourites, the reasons being they sneaked in on the last day which will give them a huge boost as they probably didn't expect to be there and secondly they are probably the in form team with the momentum behind them. Whoever comes up out for the 4 are going to be in for a torrid time next season unless they can dramatically overhaul their squad.

We'll have to agree to disagree on this one then. For me your season ticket guarantees your seat for the home league games, and usually they'll give you first refusal on it for home cup games. As an extra perk season ticket holders get their seat at a reduced price compared to someone paying match by match. A supporter who has been to every League Cup game, from round 2 onwards should always be ahead of a season ticket holder who wasn't interested until the Semi Final stage when it comes to dishing out Wembley tickets. In my opinion of course.

There should be a set amount of tickets set aside for public sale for every single match in my opinion. Make the game as inclusive as possible. When I say a set amount I'm talking under 5% of the overall allocation but tickets should be available to all. I know supporters who couldn't even buy a membership because they were all sold out. At present there are non members getting tickets for home and away games ahead of members, courtesy of ST holders getting tickets for them so it's not like it's not already happening. As I say, your season ticket guarantees 19 home games and nothing else. They also get it at a cheaper cost per game than supporters who are members or public sale.

Brentford not up for this at all.

What loads of season ticket holders keep forgetting is that all their ticket guarantees them is 19 home league games. Anything on top of that is an added bonus.

Stupid rule. Look at the away section at Barcelona, or Real Madrid, or Bayern Munich or umpteen other European venues where away fans have to watch from behind netting or a perspex screen. We'll be sampling that next season without a care in the world! Away fans don't know how lucky they've got it here, unless you are unlucky enough to be in the away end at Goodison.

Southampton was shite! Couldn't believe how bad it was. Leicester was better but not as good as your typical home PL game. Bournemouth and Crystal Palace both dead as well.

All the home League Cup games were flat tbf. Even the Semi Final was apart from the last 5 mins. Different mix of crowd in for them.

Definitely something the NUST should be taking up with the club I think. Tbf even the season ticket holders I know agree with this.

Just been talking about ticketing in general with a mate this morning after he was given queue number 27,000 odd for Leicester today. Surely the sensible thing to do now is to take membership privileges away from season ticket holders (ie allowing to buy extra home tickets) and reduce their season ticket price by the £30 or £35 the extra membership fee costs that's been added to it. They already have their seat. They don't need another one and members should be in front of them in the queue for home tickets.

Or in many cases those who just fancied a day out and sat there in silence, contributing nowt atmosphere wise and not all that arsed win, lose or draw. Most of us will know the type.

Don't think it was the same ballet but even if it was why should a season ticket holder who maybe jumped in the bandwagon 2 or 3 years ago be placed higher up than a former season ticket holder of 30+ years who wrapped it in when Bruce was appointed and is now a member? The reason I ask is that I know of people in both camps. As far as I'm aware all a season ticket guarantees is your seat at SJP for 19 League games and as a perk they usually allow you to purchase your own seat for Cup games unless you sit in Level 7. Nothing else.

How was it unfair though? Of the people I go to the match with more of thought it was fair than unfair.

In this country VAR exists to assist the so called bigger clubs so it's actually doing what they want it to do.

Could only find their next 2 fixtures on Bet365.

I've got a £20 double on them to beat Fulham and Brentford. Didn't even pay even money. Think it was 0.81/1 pr something like that!

Same as last season against them the crowd can play a massive part in helping us win this game. The magnitude of the game, plus the later kick off, bank holiday weekend, our form etc means the perfect storm is there for this one to go down on the list of all time memorable SJP atmospheres.

You're right I messed this up! We are 17/2 not to make top 4. Luckily my cash was still £20 so I've changed it! Cheers

Just stuck £20 on Liverpool to finish top 4 (11/2 Paddy Power) based on nothing more than this place giving me the fear!

For the prices being quoted for him I think we'd be better served looking elsewhere. Anything south of £40m I'd probably be temped to take a punt but I think Leicesters valuation is way OTT.

Still think Keegans debut goal v QPR for us is still the most mental goal celebration I've seen anywhere like.

Aye same for me. Haven't played them in over 10 years now but it was always just another game for me. Tbh I think playing Leeds or even West Ham was always considered a bigger game for NUFC fans than a game against Middlesbrough when I first started going back in the 80s. I think they suffer from not having a rival to call their own due to their Geographical position so have tried to hang onto the coat tails of us, the mackems and even Leeds in the past trying to work up a bit needle but the feeling is never reciprocated. Actually wouldn't mind them coming up. Got a Wallsend lad managing them and he's done a great job. They were either in, or very close to the relegation places when he came in.

It's on the Parsnip section (the NUFC topic) but you can only view it if you're registered on there. Maybe have to have a certain amount of posts as well to get in there.

4th one goes straight through him as well.