TheGuv Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Re boycotting matches I remember when not many people went to the Spurs match in the League Cup (not long after that Hull match) and apparently a good few stayed away in protest. I thought the attendance was tiny but just looked it up and it was about 20k, which isn't even that bad really. If you had a ST you got home cup matches free. That's probably why that many turned up tbf Nah, I had a ST for that season and didn't get a free ticket. The only people who got them were bond holders and those who got moved during the stadium expansion for a few years. Sorry it was if you signed up to the 3 year deal iirc Ahh, makes sense. First i've heard of that from the first season of the newly developed gallowgate. 10year bond to guarantee your ticket. £500 paid over three years and you got 3 years home cup tickets free and your name under your seat. Nope it wasn't that. Started in 2007 under Ashley. Not that it worked much... 2 home cup games over 3 years I know what it was. If you paid for it all upfront (3 years), you got free cup tickets and a discount on the ST price. I've done the three years up front the last 6 years and have never been told i have free cup games is it absolutely true? It's stopped now. Defo started in 2007 though. I think it stopped after the first 3 years; so 2010. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
quayside Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 The sad thing in all of this for me, is that the man that as been at the controls over some of the most suicidal, unambitious and disrespectful decisions in our history will also ultimately be the person that makes a decision on who to sell to. Don't think he created the situation which led to KK leaving the first time mind, or appointed Gullit or Souness or Fat Sam or sacked SBR in the way it was done, or refused to talk about hiring Mourhino because he'd never heard of him or got caught in a brothel, or refused to pay £135K for Steve Bruce (when Norwich did) or sold Gazza/Waddle etc etc etc etc NUFC is an unrelenting story of suicidal decisions. His post did include the words "some of" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The_Optimistic Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Just read this from the chronicle: http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/mike-ashley-protest-how-newcastle-5845812 Reading this p*ssed me off. I was actually looking forward to going to the leeds game. Can't see what this is going to prove, boycotting a game which you need to buy a separate ticket for? They probably weren't even going to go anyway which is fine by me as its extra £££. When are they going to realize that boycotting games are never going to work because proper fans like me+others will go and support the team no matter what. If you don't want to go and see the lads no more then f*ck off, i don't care, don't sing and dance about it and expect a medal because your boycotting a league cup match. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 No-one can be completely happy with the way things have been run - there have been a number of mistakes, the latest one being Kinnear. But this current outburst feels a bit reactive. I suspect if we'd signed Gomis, most people would have been generally content with the transfer window and we wouldn't be hearing all this. It was made quite clear in January that the glut of signings then was the summer spending brought forward. Remy has been a good addition so lets just see how the current squad gels before manning the barricades. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxfree Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 No-one can be completely happy with the way things have been run - there have been a number of mistakes, the latest one being Kinnear. But this current outburst feels a bit reactive. I suspect if we'd signed Gomis, most people would have been generally content with the transfer window and we wouldn't be hearing all this. It was made quite clear in January that the glut of signings then was the summer spending brought forward. Remy has been a good addition so lets just see how the current squad gels before manning the barricades. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Lets all turn a blind eye to nufc being turned into sports direct fc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 No-one can be completely happy with the way things have been run - there have been a number of mistakes, the latest one being Kinnear. But this current outburst feels a bit reactive. I suspect if we'd signed Gomis, most people would have been generally content with the transfer window and we wouldn't be hearing all this. It was made quite clear in January that the glut of signings then was the summer spending brought forward. Remy has been a good addition so lets just see how the current squad gels before manning the barricades. It's been building up since the Kinnear appointment and the gaps in the squad are plain to see. People have every right to be annoyed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 No-one can be completely happy with the way things have been run - there have been a number of mistakes, the latest one being Kinnear. But this current outburst feels a bit reactive. I suspect if we'd signed Gomis, most people would have been generally content with the transfer window and we wouldn't be hearing all this. It was made quite clear in January that the glut of signings then was the summer spending brought forward. Remy has been a good addition so lets just see how the current squad gels before manning the barricades. It's not like we haven't complained about Ashley before, have we..? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 So what exactly is it going to take for some fans to start complaining? League two football every season? Some corroboration of the accusations made in the last few pages would do it for me. Siphoning off profits from the club to SD would be a despicable act from an owner as rich as he is, but if SD is doing so well, quite why he needs the football club to subsidise it is beyond me. I'll wait until I hear a third party opinion before accepting it as gospel though. It's a serious accusation and deserves a thorough inspection to see if there's more to it than fan speculation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest H09 Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Lets all turn a blind eye to nufc being turned into sports direct fc Ok then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 It was made quite clear in January that the glut of signings then was the summer spending brought forward. They can say that every day until the heat death of the universe, but it still remains that the signings in January should have been made the summer before, not the summer after. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Just read this from the chronicle: http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/mike-ashley-protest-how-newcastle-5845812 Reading this p*ssed me off. I was actually looking forward to going to the leeds game. Can't see what this is going to prove, boycotting a game which you need to buy a separate ticket for? They probably weren't even going to go anyway which is fine by me as its extra £££. When are they going to realize that boycotting games are never going to work because proper fans like me+others will go and support the team no matter what. If you don't want to go and see the lads no more then f*ck off, i don't care, don't sing and dance about it and expect a medal because your boycotting a league cup match. Whether not going to matches makes you more or less of a fan is down to everyone's own personal interpretation at the moment, imo. Personally, I think it should be up to everyone what they do, and if some want to support the team through Ashley's bullshit then that's fine, but it's not fine for everyone. Ashley benefits from supporting the team being seen as the right thing to do, regardless of the way he persistently shits on us and this club from a great height. For some, hitting Ashley where it hurts and compromising the support for directly the team is a compromise that's worth making. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 They also said they made a mistake last summer, this year we've gone 1 better by not signing a single player permanently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Just read this from the chronicle: http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/mike-ashley-protest-how-newcastle-5845812 Reading this p*ssed me off. I was actually looking forward to going to the leeds game. Can't see what this is going to prove, boycotting a game which you need to buy a separate ticket for? They probably weren't even going to go anyway which is fine by me as its extra £££. When are they going to realize that boycotting games are never going to work because proper fans like me+others will go and support the team no matter what. If you don't want to go and see the lads no more then f*ck off, i don't care, don't sing and dance about it and expect a medal because your boycotting a league cup match. Go you SUPER FAN! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 They also said they made a mistake last summer, this year we've gone 1 better by not signing a single player permanently. Guess they would argue based on the January dudes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 They also said they made a mistake last summer, this year we've gone 1 better by not signing a single player permanently. Guess they would argue based on the January dudes. Again this is connected to last summer's inactivity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The_Optimistic Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Just read this from the chronicle: http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/mike-ashley-protest-how-newcastle-5845812 Reading this p*ssed me off. I was actually looking forward to going to the leeds game. Can't see what this is going to prove, boycotting a game which you need to buy a separate ticket for? They probably weren't even going to go anyway which is fine by me as its extra £££. When are they going to realize that boycotting games are never going to work because proper fans like me+others will go and support the team no matter what. If you don't want to go and see the lads no more then f*ck off, i don't care, don't sing and dance about it and expect a medal because your boycotting a league cup match. Go you SUPER FAN! So do you think they are making a big statement by not going to a 3rd round capital cup game? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Why does it have to be a big statement? Why can't it just be a statement? You seldom win the war with the first battle, things burn slowly but start somewhere. Doing nothing is worse than doing something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Lets all turn a blind eye to nufc being turned into sports direct fc most will want to see it proven before being accused of turning a blind eye to it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Lets all turn a blind eye to nufc being turned into sports direct fc most will want to see it proven before being accused of turning a blind eye to it. Much is already proven, the free advertising for example. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Lets all turn a blind eye to nufc being turned into sports direct fc most will want to see it proven before being accused of turning a blind eye to it. Much is already proven, the free advertising for example. i was meaning the possibly illegal siphoning off from the tills. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 They also said they made a mistake last summer, this year we've gone 1 better by not signing a single player permanently. Guess they would argue based on the January dudes. Again this is connected to last summer's inactivity. Sure, I don't even know how much weight I give to it. I do think it deserves some credit, but obviously it doesn't entirely make up for the two quiet summers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 It was made quite clear in January that the glut of signings then was the summer spending brought forward. They can say that every day until the heat death of the universe, but it still remains that the signings in January should have been made the summer before, not the summer after. Also, it's complete rubbish as we also got plenty of statements that there was money to spend, learning from earlier mistakes and looking to bring a few players in. There is no way that anyone can seriously suggest we were made abundantly clear there would be no summer signings before or during the transfer window. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Lets all turn a blind eye to nufc being turned into sports direct fc most will want to see it proven before being accused of turning a blind eye to it. Much is already proven, the free advertising for example. i was meaning the possibly illegal siphoning off from the tills. Illegal? Do you mean to suggest it would be fine by you if the merchandising/retail revenue no longer went to the club as long as it was fucking legal? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 It was made quite clear in January that the glut of signings then was the summer spending brought forward. They can say that every day until the heat death of the universe, but it still remains that the signings in January should have been made the summer before, not the summer after. Also, it's complete rubbish as we also got plenty of statements that there was money to spend, learning from earlier mistakes and looking to bring a few players in. There is no way that anyone can seriously suggest we were made abundantly clear there would be no summer signings before or during the transfer window. I wonder whether the intention was lies, or whether they were just incompetent. I suspect the latter TBH. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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