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On my way into town now meeting family and mates. There's a ticket there for me if I want it transfered over but not sure if I can justify £55 for a dead rubber that I can stay in the pub and watch for nowt. Only thing tempting me is it's Trippiers last appearance at SJP. No doubt I'll end up taking it when I'm 6 or 7 pints deep.

We sort of did buy an entire team though. In the space of under 4 years since our takeover we spent £750m on a new team and after that expenditure the only remaining 1st team player was Joelinton.

Bigger picture. Nowt to play for and as shite as Spurs have been the last couple of years I'd rather be competing against West Ham than them next season. Plus I despise Spurs as they were the main agitators in getting our takeover blocked.

Not an assumption. When people were asking for alternatives to Howe any mention of Alonso was met with, "he's nailed on for Liverpool". Just scroll back though this thread if you don't believe me.

3 league starts in 22/23 and 10 league starts in 23/24. Down to interpretation if you think that's enough to establish yourself in the team I guess.

Strange that so many on here said he was nailed on for Liverpool next.

There's been 10 winners of the English top Division in the last 40 years. There's been 2 winners of the Scottish League in that same timescale. If you can't see the difference there then fair enough.

There's been more than 2 teams won it in the last 40 years.

Makes you wonder what the point of the SPL actually is? It's been won by 1 of the same 2 teams for the last 40 years and on the one occasion another club might win it the powers to be come together make sure it can't happen.

They got their massive show of appreciation last season when over 300,000 turned out for them and Eddie Howe was made a freeman of the city. I'm not one for dining out on the same successes again and again. Trippier deserves a unbelievable reception which I'm sure he'll get. I put him up there with Brian Kilcline as arguably our most important signing. The rest of them, well muted applause would suffice for the season we've had. Depending on other results we could end the day anywhere between 11th and 16th position. It's no cause real cause for showing appreciation. It's underperformance from the vast majority. Players and coaching staff alike.

Club legend. Deserves the best of send offs tomorrow.

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This.

They need to come forward quickly then cos the final is supposed to be in 8 days time. Wonder why they didn't mention it at the time though?

It would probably have been flagged up well before now if they had considering it's against the rules.

Not sure there's the money up here to be able to flog 10k+ Corporate spaces. If the amount of emails I've been receiving off them offering me hospitality are anything to go by it's been a fairly tough sell this season and in some cases, namely midweek games, they haven't even opened up some of the hospitality suites.

Again that would be impossible to prove. Southampton gained an unfair advantage, Middlesbrough lost. Only Hull came through the Play Offs unbeaten and should take their place in the Premier League. You're right though they would have been desperate for Boro to win thus saving them all this aggravation Whatever their decision, there's a legal challenge going in!

Exactly. So easier just to expel them and promote Hull.

It'll be £1,500 a Season ticket and £100 a game by then man

Difficult to prove mind.

Cos they didn't win either of the legs for starters.

Many PL clubs offer an away allocation to members. Chelsea for example go 60/40 ST holders/Members. The high demand games on a points basis (their members get the opportunity to accrue points) and lower demand is a free for all, log on at 10am and take your chances type of thing. This way would stop the current closed shop approach and would also allow youngsters, many who can't get on the ST ladder, a chance to watch NUFC on the road. Watching NUFC away in my teens and 20s was where I had my best experiences and now my most favourite memories. Sad that so many other youngsters are being denied the chance to do the same.

Probably fair if they just promote Hull. They're the only one of the four teams in the Play Offs who won a game fairly. Don't think it's right that Middlesbrough automatically get a bye to the final.

The only way you'd do that is to take away ST privileges for away games altogether. As season tickets are pretty much a closed shop and away tickets are only available to them, the age profile of your ST holders naturally rises, and by association so does the average age of your away supporter. You can already see that happening at away games. Far fewer young dafties at away games compared to pre 2021 and far more middle aged who don't get as excitable. That's why, if support to the team is the most important factor then the old way was the best way.

Watch quite a bit of the U21s due to just living down the track from Whitley Park and Park Seung-Soo is nowhere near good enough for the 1st team on what I've seen of him. I do think both Anderson and Minteh would have had good game time this season. It's the 1st season since Bruno arrived that he's had injury problems and a long spell out. Joelinton has had injury problems as well so this season the opportunities would have been there but he would have been a year behind as he wouldn't have got many minutes last season which is when he started to make his name. Suspect Minteh would have also played quite a bit this season as he would arguably have been our best winger if he'd still been here. Agree with your other points. We definitely do have to put more into the development of younger players. It's more important than ever.