Chicken Dancer

As ever with the Trust, they will protect their own interests over everything else. Whatever suits them best.

Wouldn’t be so sure. I’m sure there’s plenty who will disagree, as is ever the case with ticketing, but this competition is (sort of) irrelevant to having a season ticket for league games. So if you’ve attended cup games, you should really be near the top of the pile imo. Thankfully for many, my opinion means shit.

Probably all I have access to a ST so I’m sorted regardless (if we get there….) , but I do think members who’ve attended all cup games deserve just as equal a chance.

Is it though? I'm lucky in the sense that I have access to a ST so if that's the case, it suits me down to the ground. However I'd argue that a purchase history in this competition should also come into it. As others have said, impossible to please everybody. The demand would be off the scale, that's for sure.

A good way to do it would be those with a purchase history of the cup games so far, but there will always be a way to piss off someone else.

What do you mean by this? Some people gave up their Season Tickets in protest, some over the years due to cost (losing jobs etc), some due to relocation. Just because somebody doesn't have a season ticket doesn't mean they don't put any money into the club. I understand your perspective on it though. It's a tough one.

Yeah I think Man City over 2 legs is naturally the one you want to avoid, but anything can happen. Remaining positive either way. We can beat anyone on our day, especially at home. Bring it on.

Yeah, this isn't about getting a Season Ticket back - it's about going through with what they said regarding points. They launched a scheme about protecting points and then ditched it when we got taken over. Nobody deserves their ticket back, including me. But points I will always argue - even if I still had mine - should be permanent due to the cost/effort involved. Either way, the points scheme needs reviewed to open it up to more people - specifically youngsters. I've had my day really, but my son certainly hasn't.

Not sure mate.

So the Trust launched this scheme in 2019 when it became evident many were going to jack their tickets when Benitez was leaving - it's actually still on their website now; www.nufctrust.co.uk/loyalty-points (not sure how to hyperlink as I'm a fool). They promised to lobby on behalf of those cancelling when we had new owners. Myself and @bowlingcroftycontacted board members, with crofty actually attending a zoom meeting where it was brought up. The consensus was that there wasn't enough people who submitted their points to the Trust in order for them to go through with it, which I think is bollocks. Whether it was 1 person or 10,000, you go ahead with your promise. By the way, I completely understand that I knew what I was doing when I cancelled - risks and all - but I 100% wouldn't have cancelled without the Trust posting this, and bought a lifetime membership on the back of it, which I obviously regret. I followed their instructions, sent them the screenshots of my points back in July 2019 and for us to be taken over and them to tell me nah, we aren't going to bother, is absolute bullshit. If the club made the decision and said no, I would absolutely accept it. But the way they done this hoodwinked me and many others into purchasing memberships and I can't help but think there was an agenda to boost numbers, despite them saying the take-up was low.

Nail on the head. I still to this day feel completely hoodwinked by their scheme and maintain I wouldn’t have packed in my Season Ticket if I didn’t think they’d at least lobby for me and let the club decide. Gutted to this day and pardon the pun, wouldn’t trust the Trust with anything. Jobs for the boys. No doubt that Charlotte will be next on the board.

Apologies if mentioned but did anyone see the floating tenner in the gallowgate

Willock and Botman unreal. This is basically why I had little problem with the way Leeds played on Saturday. Sometimes you have to shithouse your way to points. Also, never seen a better Newcastle defensively - ever. Unreal.

He most definitely does not Love Miggy and he's been unreal this season, but I honestly think the he has an allergy to even controlling with his right.

Also a Football Manager legend. I do wonder if we will target players from countries that have commercial/marketing value, would make sense. Obviously not just completely shit players.

Either way, someone finishing 7th and getting in Europe's top competition because of how well they've done in the past is ridiculous, like.

So 6 in total? Or top 2 in the league + 2 historical?

I thought in future seasons Champions League places were going to be awarded on historical performance rather than current merit? Not sure the ins and outs but I'm sure something was mentioned. Ridiculous if it is.

Be wounded if we play them horrible bastards early again. The game in April was flat as out, as is the case with early kick offs (except derby day). would give my left bollock for a 17:30 and to watch Klopp squirm all game.

Yeah you're right. But it would be a positive change I think, if they can work out a way to do it. Loyalty points are the fairest way to allocate away tickets, but people who don't attend shouldn't get a point.

Good idea and will allow others to be able to build up their points too, rather than people hoarding.

Really want to do them bastards, and a 17:30 Saturday gives us the best chance. Will be devastated if it’s 12:30.

Maybe this particular member is linked to the TF lot. I'm not so sure, but he definitely gets a handful of tickets by hook or crook!

So I really don't want to get into slander territory here as I may be wrong, but chances are pretty slim. Basically, a lad I've known well for years through other mates then got to know myself - used to sit with him in fact - started going to more or less every away game last season. With my bitter, jealous head on 'eh how you wangled all these tickets!?'. He told me that he had got to know XXX this season, who on the board of NUFC trust who sorts him tickets as he gets them from being on the board. Now again, I could be well off here - maybe the lad himself has it wrong - but on the final day of the season at Burnley, I had it pretty much confirmed the night before (we stayed over) that this person gets a bunch of tickets for away games. This person happens to be on the board of the trust (or at least was, I'm not 100% now). For all I know, he could get them from work or something, but that would be pretty odd given the demand. Maybe this person just is well connected to a bunch of fans who have a load of points and don't use them, hence getting all the tickets, but the lad I know barely knows the board member, so would be strange dishing out tickets to people you barely know given the demand. I retract my previous FACT post, but it seems more likely than not.

No idea mate, I found this out towards the back end of last season.