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Aye it was definitely 92/93. 91/92 season players ran out to "Simply the best". Ironic really as we were absolutely shite.

Not sure what their skin colour has to do with it all but aye ok. Got to say on the occasions I've been in there I've thought it was canny, certainly in comparison to anywhere else.

Tbf that's what I used to do but the last couple of times I've left it late I've had reminder emails off them telling me to put it in my wallet and with accounts being blocked/monitored for being suspected touts I got a bit jumpy and put it in straight away!

Cheers mate was actually going to tag you into my post cos you seem pretty clued up on this. Didn't want to pass the ticket on and for it to flash red and them to be denied entry. Obviously if you are going in with a ticket under a different name I suppose you've got to understand that there's that slight risk of an ID check which is fair enough. Still hopeful I can make the game anyway.

Ticketing question.... I've been forwarded a ticket for Man City at home off another member (I was unsuccessful in the ballot). I've already downloaded it into my Google wallet but there's now a chance that I might not make the game. I've still got the email so can I forward that email onto someone else and they can you it to download it onto their phone and use it instead? Obviously I'll remove it from my wallet but was wondering if it can only be downloaded once.

Safe standing would definitely help but I don't think it would provide any sort of quick fix. The problem is the people that go these days. Unless you're in the corner just take a look around you tonight and you'll see exactly what I mean. The demographic of the crowd has changed dramatically over the last 25 years. It's a very aged crowd these days. Average age must be around 50. With all due respect, and there's a few exceptions, these people aren't traditionally the type who'll be getting all radged up and singing their hearts out. There's very few young fans coming through. They just can't get in.

It's a Premier League problem. Watched a bit of Sunderland v Everton on Monday night. Sunderlands first season in the PL for years, chance to go 2nd, night time game....all the ingredients for an electric atmosphere and yet it was like a morgue. I'm not expecting much tonight tbh. Thought the Barca and Benfica atmospheres were both pretty average, although I was up in L7 v Barca and the atmosphere always sounds shite from up there.

You hope.

Tbf they struggled against a lad making his PL debut on Sunday and I remember Longstaff certainly getting the upper hand on them when we played Leeds so it's hardly beyond the realms of reality.

I do think they'd beat us if we were playing them next week at their place like. Not that they're any great shakes but I've got no confidence in us getting any sort of result away from home at the minute. They're a much better side than West Ham are and they beat us pretty comfortably.

Original mackems will beat the scouse variety I expect.

If he continues his Champions League and England form, and especially has a good World Cup he'll have plenty of suiters I reckon.

Beat these then even a draw in Marseille puts us on 10 points and not far from guaranteed a Play Off spot with 3 games still to play then we can ring the changes a bit v Leverkusen.

I never wanted him in the first place and now he appears to be turning out exactly how I expected him to. I mean don't get me wrong I was happy to eat large slices of humble pie a few months into his time here from my matchday crowd because I'd been dead against signing him as I was constantly reminded, and he looked like he'd be a good player for us but his attitude is rank, his play acting is embarrassing, and the refs have cottoned onto him anyway so it's also pointless, and his productivity, think someone above posted 19 league games, 0 goals, assists, 2 red cards, is pathetic. The one positive is that he deliberately seems to pick and choose when he turns up, namely for England and Champions League nights, which will ensure that there's interest in him and we should get a decent price so if we need a bit of a summer rebuild he's one to cash in on straight away.

He just wasn't really what we needed. We've got a so called speed mechant on the other wing and he's stunk the place out for a long time now, with the very rare good game thrown in. Where we've struggled most in an attacking sense, and everyone on here seen it so can only assume Howe has as well, is how to get past the low block. Ironically West Ham did it to us at SJP last season. That's when you need a more intricate player. Someone more technical and with the vision to unlock this type of tactic. Elanga is the polar opposite to that.

Still early days of course and I hope my opinion is completely different by the end of the season, but in this day and age of PSR and tight financial restrictions dropping £150m on him, Wissa and Ramsey isn't looking like great business. Still hopefully Ramsey can put his injury problems behind him and ease the workload on Joelinton but I'm still not sure Elanga was really the type of player we needed and we'll possibly not see Wissa until 2026 if he goes off to AFCON. Certainly not a fit and firing version of him anyway.

The 2nd half was a complete shambles. I haven't a clue what he was trying to do but playing our best player out of position at RB was simply bizarre. He has to find a solution to our terrible away form and he has to it quickly. It's not just the results that have been bad. The performances have also been terrible. It's not like we've been unlucky.

And still our best winger!

Bit of an overreaction here after his first poor performance of the season like

Any other PL keeper you'd expect to save that.

Every time one of them calls it a Mickey Mouse Cup I always remind them that earlier this year they had a huge 40th Anniversary celebration for their team of 1985 who NEARLY won it. You don't go to those lengths for a Mickey Mouse Cup, that you only made the final of.

What I'm saying is that on Pope's form this season there's no way Howe is dropping him. Ramsdale is our League Cup (and probably our FA Cup Keeper) and that's how it will stay unless Pope gets injured or has a major collapse in form.

Remember when he played for us in a pre season friendly (against Reading I think). He was absolutely sublime. Best player on the pitch by a mile!

The only way Ramsdale is getting in is if Pope gets another injury as things stand. Once Ramsdale does it in though I think he stays there. Can't drop Pope on this seasons form though.

Marc Nash confirmed as the new Blyth Spartans manager.