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The turnstiles looked like they were from the 60’s with a bit of modern kit strapped on to scan the tickets. Tbh the whole away end isn’t really up to what you would expect of a modern-day PL club. I went for a piss on the stroke of half-time and didn’t get back until 2 mins into the second half. I heard a lad ask a copper what was going on and his response was ‘this ground isn’t equipped for allocations this big’. Yes, you get a few dickheads doing stuff that doesn’t help, like smoking in the bogs or whatever, but facilities these older grounds do need looked at. The concourses at Burnley, for example, are just laughable. Unfortunately I think the only significant action that would ever be taken is to reduce allocations, and that’s not really what anyone wants.

Long and short of it appears to be that they’ve only got a limited number of away turnstiles any and then one of them bust, thus exacerbating what was already a pretty congested and chaotic situation. I saw numerous people getting turned away with what appeared to be valid tickets, being told they needed to go to the box office and sort it out. In the end I think they just opened a side gate about 3:15 otherwise folk would have still been queuing there now.

Tbh mate, it’s a bit of a myth that you can’t get away tickets with zero points. Obviously you’re not going to get to the high-demand games like Leeds or Brentford, and yes demand has increased with the takeover, but there will still be games that go down to zero points. It’s just a case of probably having to pick one of the less ‘glamorous’ games.

https://twitter.com/nufctrust/status/1485012408171221004?s=21 Appreciate many on here have reservations about the activities of the Trust and the personalities involved, however this is absolutely the kind of thing we need them to be getting involved with. What happened at the away turnstiles yesterday needs highlighting at every level. I was fortunate enough to get in before things got really hairy, however even at that point to describe the whole process as ‘shambolic’ would be a massive understatement. Hopefully they can get to speak to the relevant people so there’s a proper investigation in to what went on.

Don’t think we’ve ever had a more consistent player. Defensively rock solid without being superb. Passing more than questionable once attempting further than 10 yards. Been like this for 5+ years. Hasn’t improved/declined.

Anyone else read this in the style of Jeff Stelling on Soccer Saturday?

You can generally watch Ligue 1 games on the larger betting apps if you’ve got a funded account

That article says £33m becoming active in the summer, but you’d have to pay a bit more to get him now. Actually the more you read it, the more it sounds pretty spurious.

The 80m line is a load of bollocks really as they’ve just lumped supposed wages of £160k p/w in to get to that. Sounds like the actual fee would be ~£40m

Don’t think Aguero had 10 last season did he?

We don’t know that they didn’t? Seems like they certainly did for Trippier

Tbf those two will be liking it because they’ll be mates with Trippier. Botman liking it whilst having (presumably) zero connection with him or us, is at least a cause to suggest he’s keeping an eye on what we’re doing, which can only be a good thing.

Seems everything points to him really wanting to come. Usually when that’s the case the player gets what he wants…

I suspect what’s more likely is rehashing of something like the Ritchie Magic Hat one…

Yeah he will, wasn’t really owt wrong with him.

Possibly to do with segregation in the foyer. They’re not going to want both sets mixing. Maybe they could just put a line of stewards in between like they do at the seats, but could depend on the layout of the bogs, bars etc.

That sounds dangerously like the club were actively pursuing targets before the transfer window opened…??

Yeah, it’s all gone

Irrelevant

Think it’s probably to do with making it easier for people to get seats together. If they open them all up together, one person buys some in one block, then the next person in a different block, increasing the likelihood of having the odd seat or two left on their own.

Or the power of dirt cheap ticket prices…

Kraft ??

Better than Nick De Marco this lad…

“We’re not moaning about it” Sounds like you are mate…

Club will be offering refunds in due course. Or you can keep hold of it and it’ll be valid for the rearrangement, albeit that’ll likely be midweek now.