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It would a different approach for sure but as we all know football is a journey you get invested in. Maybe do a small proportion of them that way alongside the match to match allocation. Wouldn’t work well for the full 10k.

Am I right in thinking you would only have the ticket for one year? So a ballot takes place each season?

It’s a very easy justification. Someone has owned something and gave it up compared to someone who has never owned something and therefore has not given something up or had in the first place ? Club decides we’ve something to sell to our customer base. So they go to their past customer base. Your second paragraph is silly. You will get a fair opportunity to get a hold of one with others who’ve never had one before if you’ve read what I’ve said so an equal opportunity. Just from a smaller pool. And if you are unlucky you’ll have an equally fair opportunity to get tickets match by match.

How far you go back is up to the club to decide as they have all the figures and dates but it can be narrowed down fairly easily or they could put it to a vote via NUST. Without too much research and being someone who has boycotted 99% home games for 14 years approx whilst still having a season ticket I’d say the significant ST drop out was when Rafa wasn’t kept on and ties in with when new owners showed an interest in the club. IIRC it was around 8-10K. Almost 20% which was massive and probably the final straw also indicated to MA it was time to go hence engaging in the protracted sale finally when COVID began. No perfect solution but that’s about as close as you are going to get. There will be a few who’ve left then who have realised that watching in the pub or at home suites them better. Gauge interest from the summer of end of Rafa to start of Bruce period and then take it from then. The important thing is the tickets go to genuine NUFC fans. The less scalping and bots the better.

No but you can still fairly give them priority? It’s not as if the people who replaced them are getting their STs removed. Any sensible business would look to do something similar to get old customers/fans to return. Otherwise you are basically saying past ST holders are not more important as people who’ve never bothered to have a ST at any point and don’t hold one now ? They could probably offer them all back to those who quit (8-10k) and still have some left over for general sale for those showing interest for the first time since the takeover etc.

In fairness we had a chance of finishing 4th at the time. Lasted about 45mins ?

Basically Sky/BT know football fans will tune into something rather than nothing. COVID showed that. They’ll spend loads on the the 4 games (2xTitle 2xRelegation) so less other games shown that time slot the better for them.

It’s fine. You are all kind of avoiding the point I’m making anyway ?

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But if they weren’t showing the Newcastle pre season friendly you watch… ?

I find that a very odd and a bit of a sad outlook. I dare say it’s because I’ve always thought of myself as a football fan first and NUFC fan second, hence why I’m balanced with refereeing decisions when other wear B&W specs. Surprised you don’t watch the KO stuff and finals of Cup competitions etc or big match ups in various leagues.

A - a little thing called curiosity as I wouldn’t be surprised if many were tempted to give a dead rubber a swerve. B - that would explain TV companies decisions not to do it as they don’t want to dilute advertising revenue and have extra expense of full TV crews and commentators etc

I was at Goodison wishing I was in a pub watching Man City v QPR ?

Not really how TV and advertising works nor an answer to my question ?

Out of interest would you watch a dead rubber involving your own team or a game that decides the title/relegation which coverages involves another team chasing the title/relegation?

Not great. It’s what has held him back at international level.

Never been impressed with him the handful of times I’ve seen him play for SU against us and when he got a run in MU’s first team. If he’s coming as 2nd choice to replace Darlow on a 12 month no obligation loan but a low agreed fee if we decide to keep him then fair enough. If we are thinking of paying £40m for him then I’d concerned, especially as that is 1/3 of what I think we’ll spend in the summer. For those figures I’d want a massive upgrade on Dubs not someone who looks inferior albeit from a handful of games.

Not how I remembered him…

Southampton fans singing the National Anthem. Love some proper football terrace humour ?

Not sure but would imagine that would apply to most U.K. clubs sadly.

Blues win it 21-18. Hot day for football but was canny game.

What was the date of the very first donations to that scheme?

Yeah I heard it was something around £25m. Might need agent Bruno to do his magic if he is as good as people say. Not seen much of him. Not a fan of DCL. Think he’s lost a bit of his football focus and increasing regularity of injuries not a good sign either. Never looked good 1v1.

First time as a red. Is it me are is there a complete lack of defensive responsible players on either team this year? ?