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Aye pretty sure our whole end will be standing tbf, especially in the lower tiers

Yup I'll be on my own, where I live I don't even have any mates that support Newcastle so I generally go to the matches on my own. Live slightly closer than you mind so it'll just be an hour and a half on the train but still, staying in a hotel on the Saturday night on me tod too

So exciting man seeing people able to get tickets, buzzing/petrified for Wednesday when it's my turn - thankfully going out drinking tomorrow night or there's no chance I'd have been able to sleep haha. Nervous now about the quality of tickets that will be available, ideally don't want to be in the gods but tbf I've sat about as high as you can before there as got a mate who's a Spurs fan and the view is fine, just want to feel a part of it. Ticket anywhere will be unreal mind.

Yeah it did seem odd, this is where it was shared https://www.themag.co.uk/2022/03/club-meets-newcastle-united-fans-with-info-on-loyalty-points-and-season-ticket-sales-shared/ Must be loads of fans with historic points that don't go to many aways anymore I guess?

Yeah I did think that, but going off what the trust released last year about how many season ticket holders had points it went :- 100+ - 2000 fans 50-99 - 3000 30+ -8000 So that's 13k there and would imagine quite a few more have 25 plus so there is quite a lot of people eligible there today. Obviously they won't all go but probably a fair chunk will want to

There'll only be about 15000 maximum that can buy in period 1 and 2 altogether, so there'll definitely be at least some left for p3 on Wednesday, but yeah looks like it's guaranteed anyway, fingers crossed

We're not finishing in the top 4 like, absolutely no chance. We've had a phenomenal season whatever happens, no doubt (unless we lose no end of games between now and end of season and end up finishing 10th or something) but we're nowhere near good enough to finish in the top 4. We had a chance but our squad is so wafer thin, and the back ups we have so poor that we're going to slip up. Top 6 would be fantastic, but that in itself brings more pressure for next season, we can't go backwards from that and the likes of Liverpool and Chelsea will be a lot better, it's a great conversation to be in but pressure on Howe and the team are going to be significantly different next season.

Only team that's going to stop Arsenal winning the league this season is Arsenal themselves. This City side aren't up to it, no chance they're going on any sort of run and have no faith in them winning difficult away games, they're in a proper transition period, genuinely think they won't win a title for the next 2-3 years at least, maybe more with the likes of Man Utd, Arsenal and even us looking to improve massively.

Nailed on 0-0 this

It's one of them though, I completely understand your point and accept it, however it's relative and context that make people feel how we feel. At the start of the season, out of context if someone had said we'd be where we are now and with the cup fun, we'd be fucking dancing from the ceiling and it'd be unbelievable, but the fact is we've got/had a genuine chance at the top 4 and we're fucking it up, its so frustrating, there's no way that next season spurs, Chelsea and Liverpool will be as bad as they are so it's such a great chance to get ahead of them. Performances like the last few weeks are so frustrating and the main annoyance for me is that we didn't properly strengthen in January when we could've done and it would have solidified our spot.

Shite this like, not strengthening in January is going to cost us top 4, we're only missing Bruno and look fucking hopeless, never looked like scoring since they equalised. We're massively overacheiving in the position we're in and nights like tonight highlight that, we can't cope against teams that set up to nullify us because we're not good enough yet, 4 draws from the last 5 and the one we didn't draw we should've lost. I know this will seem negative, and we're obviously having a great season, but there's a long long way to go before we can class ourselves as a top team, it's so frustrating. I appreciate we're ahead of where we thought we wouod be, but why the fuck did we not strengthen properly in January, we could've basically assured top 4, instead we'll miss out and it'll be a shit end to the season

Thing is there if he doesn't dive and just continues on, the leg comes out so he would have been fouled, bloody muppet diving before

Was my first ever game at SJP that one, the 4 nil. Great memories, my dad had took me up a few weeks earlier for the Barcelona friendly, not expecting it to sell out he hadn't sorted tickets, we got there and there was none left. I was devastated, tears, tantrum the lot...and that was just my dad! We were just about to head back home then had the idea of checking if there was any tickets left for the first home game and thankfully got some in level 7 for the West Ham match. Turned out to be the perfect first home game, was 0-0 at half time as well! Repeat that tomorrow would be just fine.

Going to drag so much to Wednesday man, I'm an anxiety ridden wreck at the minute, know I probably should be ok in period 3, but I think it'll be touch and go and its making me nervous as fuck. Can't imagine the euphoria on Wednesday if I get one, think it'll match us actually getting to the bloody final haha

I'm the same and initially I thought so. But thinking about it now I'm not sure, we've got a good chance but I'm pretty sure it will sell out in period 3 so could be iffy. There's about 13000 fans with 25 points and above and then couple that with period 2 which might take a few hundred more, I'm anticipating there'll be about 14000 sold in them sale periods. So when you discount corporate I would imagine that leaves around 12000 tickets left for period 3 and I would safely assume more than 12000 fit the criteria so it'll be touch and go

I can't even see it getting past period 3 let alone 4

So there'll be about 15000 in period 1, if they all went to one cup game, an additional 2000 in period 2 potentially for thr tranmere allocation, though some of them will be in period 1 also. So there should be a good 10/12000 for period 3....the fact it doesn't mention a ballot for that makes me think they have enough for period 3 to all get one but we'll see

Heart skipped a beat reading that haha. I'm in period 3 and they mention ballots from period 4 onwards so I would imagine period 1 2 and 3 are pretty much guaranteed a ticket...

Can't wait for then just to release the ticket news and then I can look forward to the final one way or another. At the minute I'm in constant anxiety over whether I'll get a ticket or not  Least will soon know either way if its possible and can sort stuff/get over it from there and focus on the actual thing itself . Been to all 4 of the home games and got 8 points on my current ST since getting it back so should be alright all being well but still!

We'll batter these in this like, honestly think it'll be at least 3/4 nil, we're off to Wembley lads

Quite relaxed for this one to be fair. I don't see a situation where we're out of the tie after tonight, even a 2 nil defeat I'd be confident we could give that a good go to turn around next week. I think because it's not all or nothing on this game it's made me just look forward to it, but more with an eye to next week.

Lack of goals is becoming a real issue now, if its not addressed it's going to cost us

Arsenal could/probably will be 11 points clear after Sunday. At the halfway stage. No chance City are pulling that back like

Fancy Man Utd to win this, City have started better mind

Haven't been able to sleep most the night panicking about not being able to get a final ticket  I know we're not there yet and need to calm the fuck down, but it's just so exciting man. I've got 8 points on my ST and have been to all the home ties and will go Southampton home so I would hope that puts me in fairly decent steady however they do it but still Thankfully we know Eddie will make sure the staff and players haven't shit the bed like me and a few of us thinking we're already there, still a job to do but what a chance we have.