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Thought Keith lived in Durham? Got a very nice house iirc.

They had to claim an accurate attendance v Fulham in the FA Cup as the gate receipts are shared and it was 30k. Nowhere near that amount in tonight as it looked far emptier. 25k being generous. Not sure if it's just blatant lying or there's literally 10-15k ticket holders just not showing up.

Ah right. I think I'll be right in saying he'll divide opinion somewhat.

Until they have a logo which is grammatically correct I don't think they'll gain much credibility amongst the fanbase and beyond. Also I'd need to see who is behind this before I could say whether I could get behind this or not.

I sometimes go along to watch Carlisle when NUFC aren't playing and even they do E-Tickets. Buy your ticket online and your phone is scanned at the turnstile. Piece of piss. They also still offer a traditional paper ticket option. Surely we must be one of the last PL clubs to do give an E-Ticket option.

We were 1 block away from the Wolves fans in L7 and agree they were terrible. Brought decent numbers although not quite the full allocation as there was an extra block of home fans but they were virtually inaudible even in close proximity other than after they scored. Also heard them booing the ref at HT. Got to say yesterday gave me hope it certainly isn't a lost cause.

Very surprised with that yesterday. Thought the atmosphere was very good. We were in Level 7 (Row V so right at the back) up by the away fans and the noise up there was really good. Also got to sat that we could hear the Strawberry Corner loud and clear from up there. It sounded really good. Also noticed a lot more standing today. The front tier of the Gallowgate nearest to the corner seem to stand most of the time but one thing that you can also see from up there RE the Gallowgate is that there's a huge contrast in the 2 sides of it. If you basically drew a line right down the middle of it from front to back, the "East" side of it looks really vibrant whereas the "West" side of it looks completely dead.

I'm in Row V in Level 7 tomorrow right next to the away fans which I'm dreading but unfortunately that's all I could get. Not expecting much atmosphere from our lot up there.

I've always said the full Gallowgate. I think it's best when there's one main "home" area that generates the noise and the rest of the crowd can feed off. That's what the atmosphere at English grounds was built on whether it was the Kop, Stretford End, Holte End, Shed End North Bank or our very own Leazes End. You have your hard-core together. The problem with 4 separate areas in opposite corners of the ground is by the time 1 section starts up with something, by the time it's got round the others it's already fizzling out and with all due respect we struggle to sing in time at the best of times these days!

Agree that undoubtedly it looks fantastic on TV but the reality inside the ground is as soon as the flags go down and the referee blows for kick off the ground falls silent. It'll happen again on Sunday.

I was at West Brom and it was absolutely brilliant. One of the best away atmospheres I've been in!

Away fans seem to love visiting our city as it's friendly and also chocka block with pubs which they are all alowed in, but I'm not sure they rate our atmosphere as you can't really hear the home fans from where they sit. I was about 15 seats away from the Liverpool fans the other week and our crowd was deathly quiet from up there. There's a website called football ground guide where away fans rate their visits to various stadiums and whilst the overall experience of Newcastle City centre and of the stadium is far more positive than negative, the reviews of our atmosphere are more negative than positive.

If this is the case I think I'd rather start with him and give him an hour. We are desperate for a shake up at the top end of the pitch.

You literally said NUFC visiting is a bigger game for home fans than Southampton etc. That's what you moved the subject to Us and Southampton have basically been also rans for the past 15 years so I'm saying you're wrong. Maybe 15/20 years ago and possibly now and hopefully in the future but fornthe past decade and a half for your average Arsenal, Liverpool or Chelsea fan I doubt they were any more up for Newcastle at home than and other run of the mill PL team.

Newcastle were a complete irrelevance to most of us during most the Ashley years. Don't kid yourself in thinking fans got up for games more v us than against Southampton etc for example. That hasn't been the case since the Keegan/SBR days.

I'm a bit of a groundhopper. Last Saturday I was at Carlisle v Grimsby. Tuesday Chelsea v Dortmund and Sunday NUFC v Wolves. I've done loads of Bundesliga grounds over the years (already 3 this season) and can confirm Dortmund was incredible although I actually thought Schalke was even better but maybe that was because I was part of the huge standing section they have there.

Whereabouts do you sit out of curiosity?

Take a trip to Dortmund. It holds 81k. Then tell me that bigger stadiums = worse atmospheres. Acoustics obviously make a difference but it's who is inside the stadium that really matters.

That's all it is though. Reputation. As anyone knows a reputation, whether good or bad, is difficult to shake off. Anyone thinking our current atmosphere is good like these YouTuber's and Tiktok'ers do (although I doubt they're at SJP every other week like we are) is basing it on reputation. Any regular matchgoer knows that isn't the reality.

It's such a shame because the Leazes used to be really good. I moved my season ticket to there when it was built in 1993 and for the first few years was better than anything the Gallowgate offered. The West Side of it used to feed of the Milburn (The Milburn used to chant "Sing in the cheap seats!" and the East corner was brilliant as well. Was a really vibrant end. Then the lads from the Milburn Stand were shifted to make way for the Platinum Club which killed it a bit and to compound matters the noisy fans in the East corner were shifted to make way for the away fans once the Gallowgate was built up and the decline started. I stuck it out until 2006 when I applied for a move to the Gallowgate whuch was better but never hit the heights of the Leazes back when it was first built and never really has tbh.

That's your opinion. My experience is something different. Not sure if you are at the match on Sunday but if you are just take a minute to look around you when you are in your seat (unless you are in the corner) and you will see why our atmosphere is shite as you'll be mainly surrounded by miserable middle/age folk who have no interest whatsoever in creating an atmosphere.

It was me who was at Stamford Bridge this week and the atmosphere did really surprise me. It was absolutely jumping! Yes it was a big game although I'd argue that Southampton in the League Cup Semi Final was an even bigger game for us and let's be honest it was flat as a fart apart from the last 5 mins. If you can't get up for a game like that (and most of the crowd couldn't) I suggest there's a problem there and the lack of any noise at Wembley really hit home. I hated being outsung by those bastards! I've been to Anfield when it's been very loud and also pretty quiet. The extremes probably less so at Old Trafford. The atmosphere has been poor at SJP for a very long time now except for October onwards of last season but If people can't get up for it when we are challenging for a Champions League place and getting to a Cup Final I reckon we have real a problem there.

As I say it's a lazy narrative but it probably goes with the majority consensus on Social media (it's not trendy to say Man Utd or Arsenal have a good atmosphere) but speaking as someone who has visited 18/20 PL stadiums (most on numerous occasions) it's just plain wrong. Leeds is noisy fair enough, we aren't, and Palace is about 400 blokes calling themselves Ultras stuck out the way in a corner whilst the rest of the ground rarely contributes.

Wolves very underrated mate and totally agree with you. They turned that entire stand to the left of the away end into standing and it's very noisy there now. Definitely one of the most hostile grounds in the league but a terrible experience as an away fan, both the away end itself and not being allowed in any pubs!

It's just how it is. Man Utd = tourists Liverpool = sing YNWA then sit in silence Arsenal = library Argue differently and people will try to pull you apart. Leeds is very loud. We look good pre match with the flags, and Palace the only team to have an ultras group attached to them. It's an easy narrative to go along with.