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Who’s bought the retro shirt? How does it fit? Usually a medium but reading on the reviews are few people are saying order one or two sizes up ?

Juve wore their pink away strip whilst we wore black and white in the reverse fixture. No idea why!

It'll raise over time. Probably don't want to rock the boat too much right now, but once your right back is on £100k, it's less of a gap to bring in a forward on £150k. Then further increases over time. I think this policy will save us from some of the overpaid dross agents will be seeing us as an easy target for.

Need to sort out how shit the badge transfer is on the training kit. Looks even worse when the castore emblem is embroidered and the badge is a faded out iron on job!

Yeah, I got that stadium jacket, the quality was shocking for £70. Bought online and took it to the club shop to return, said I couldn’t return to store despite that appearing nowhere when I ordered. Rubbish all round.

The retro shirt would be amazing with thinner stripes.

The Vic in Low Fell is giving 2 for 1 drinks if you turn up tomorrow for the match with a tea towel on your head

I quit after Rafa left. Records of my season ticket and loyalty points are still on the system. Really hope this works in our favour.

When Steve Watson did that throw in at Ayresome Park

So many people in toon tops in town tonight. It’s like being back in the 90s!

I actually just feel numb. I can’t quite get my head around what this means for us!

Shiiiit. Give me my season ticket back please ?

It drives me crazy that journalists don’t grasp (or would rather ignore) that Rafa left because the club could not realise it’s potential being run the way it was. Fast forward three years and he’s been proven right. Bruce’s focus year in year out is to try to match the level Rafa was never satisfied with, just so he can make some pointed remarks at the end of the season. And we’re all meant to happy achieving these ‘realistic’ heights!

I honestly thought it was rusting!

Could be the case that they delay it well into the transfer window. It means the immediate impact of our takeover would be less. Give people chance to get used to it before we start really splashing out!

From a business point of view, the club would be foolish not to offer the free season ticket holders chance to renew their seats. Not good for the rest of us!

This thread ?, it's brightened up my day

If we assume 25k fans are the 'I will go regardless, nobody will stop me going' type, 3k for away fans. I think we're seeing a very good proportion of those who can be reasoned with cancelling. A half empty stadium, loss of interest from fans to watch on sky, no decent players wanting to come to a club with no direction, Bruce and Charnley leading the way...things are going to unravel really quickly. Ashley will be lucky to get half of his current asking price when all is said and done.

I wonder if this includes cancelled direct debits on the 10 year deal? I cancelled my DD at the end of June but my block (block f) is showing as sold out.

It was worth a shot trying to get a refund for direct debit payments that I'd already made. Unfortunately I recieved this reply from first direct: 'As a Newcastle fan myself I feel your anguish, however we are unable to process a refund for a direct debit for what is a trade dispute. We have set criteria which we follow for putting through a request for a refund which are restricted to the following - Amount or date taken differs from advance notice given customer cancelled direct debit with originator Customer never agreed to direct debit. Customer never notified direct debit payments would be taken. Please contact the club directly to obtain a refund.'

I finally cancelled my direct debit yesterday, just can't keep justifying support for Mike Ashley. Family and friends that I go with are also not renewing which made it a much easier call. I'm gutted, not relieved as I thought I would be.

If you're on the 10 year deal with monthly payments can you just stop the direct debit to cancel your season ticket? Or will the club come back demanding payments?

I heard that. He said it wasn't a problem, i.e. he's happy with his current level of control over transfers. It's the budgets and other issues he is concerned with.

Yep. Also prevents Ashley from blaming fan negativity should a takeover not materialise. People responding to TMG with vitriol doesn't bode well for the future, mind. Correct. It was going to be a pathetic attempt at a boycott, calling off is the best approach. Need to strike while the iron is hot with these things and in the end it all petered out. If another disaster of a window goes by, which it will, form drops and Ashley remains, the appetite will be there again in February. Not calling it in the first place would have been the best option imo. It being called off doesn't look good after its been announced, but it's a good excuse for a face-saving cancellation of it. It's more their integrity that's the worry now because they've essentially pissed off both sides of the boycott debate now. Once there's a genuine appetite for it I'm sure it'll be forgotten though. The Magpie Group needs disbanding now IMO. Their hearts are in the right place but cancelling protests after announcing them means they have lost their credibility. I wouldn't blindly throw my support behind them like I have done in the past.