Happy Face Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Along with the letters it's another hey look we're communicating exercise. So fuck? I don't think it is. I think it's a pain in the arse forced on them by uefa and they do it as quietly and as obstinately as they can. They don't email out the minutes or publicise it in any way other than if you go to the website and seek it out. They say as little as possible and with increasing frequency just say "Already answered, look at the minutes from last time". They don't have to it though do they? How well they do it is neither here nor there. Yes they do. Uefa rules. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Along with the letters it's another hey look we're communicating exercise. So f***? I don't think it is. I think it's a pain in the arse forced on them by uefa and they do it as quietly and as obstinately as they can. They don't email out the minutes or publicise it in any way other than if you go to the website and seek it out. They say as little as possible and with increasing frequency just say "Already answered, look at the minutes from last time". They don't have to it though do they? How well they do it is neither here nor there. Yes they do. Uefa rules. Then penalty of which would be.. a ban from Europe? :pardsgrin: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Darth Crooks Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Ah fair enough. Didn't realise that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 The one question I would like to ask is "Since Mike Ashley took control of the club in 2007 it has lost around 10,000 (or 25%) of it's season ticket holders. Why do you think that is and what can you do to try to attract them back or even bring in new ones?" No doubt they'd refuse to answer it. Some bullshit comment about how season tickets continue to sell in high volume and SJP is full to capacity at home games so no need to worry, nothing needs to change. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 The one question I would like to ask is "Since Mike Ashley took control of the club in 2007 it has lost around 10,000 (or 25%) of it's season ticket holders. Why do you think that is and what can you do to try to attract them back or even bring in new ones?" No doubt they'd refuse to answer it. Some bullshit comment about how season tickets continue to sell in high volume and SJP is full to capacity at home games so no need to worry, nothing needs to change. Chatting to Marshall earlier he mentioned "50,000 every game" and caught my reaction so corrected himself to say "well not last week" then realised and said "or the game before" Apparently I'll be talking to Steve Tickle next Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 The one question I would like to ask is "Since Mike Ashley took control of the club in 2007 it has lost around 10,000 (or 25%) of it's season ticket holders. Why do you think that is and what can you do to try to attract them back or even bring in new ones?" No doubt they'd refuse to answer it. Some bullshit comment about how season tickets continue to sell in high volume and SJP is full to capacity at home games so no need to worry, nothing needs to change. Chatting to Marshall earlier he mentioned "50,000 every game" and caught my reaction so corrected himself to say "well not last week" then realised and said "or the game before" Apparently I'll be talking to Steve Tickle next They messed up with their season ticket pricing. A standard 1 year season ticket in the Gallowgate is £600. To put that into perspective an equivalent seat at Sunderland (our nearest PL club) is £390. You're talking £710 if you want to sit in the East Stand. Put simply it's too much to pay for most people in this part of the country and the football and general match day experience doesn't warrant that sort of outlay anyway. The thing is I believe the club realise they have priced their season tickets far too high which is why we're probably the only club in the country where it's cheaper to pay match by match rather than buy a season ticket (usually I'd say buying a season ticket would equate to 3/4 games a season worth of savings as a rule). They've tried to justify this by increasing match day prices slightly but this, coupled with a big drop in season ticket sales (regardless of them trying to tell us otherwise) is the main reason crowds are down and will continue to fall further. Not sure how they can reverse this downward spiral. An obvious way would be to slash season ticket prices across the board which, if we stayed up, wouldn't be an issue with the huge increase in TV revenue but with people on all sorts of different fixed deals it may not be possible to do it. Either way they've created this mess so it's down to them to sort out the problem of ever increasing empty seats at home games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ElCid Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 The one question I would like to ask is "Since Mike Ashley took control of the club in 2007 it has lost around 10,000 (or 25%) of it's season ticket holders. Why do you think that is and what can you do to try to attract them back or even bring in new ones?" No doubt they'd refuse to answer it. Some bullshit comment about how season tickets continue to sell in high volume and SJP is full to capacity at home games so no need to worry, nothing needs to change. Chatting to Marshall earlier he mentioned "50,000 every game" and caught my reaction so corrected himself to say "well not last week" then realised and said "or the game before" Apparently I'll be talking to Steve Tickle next They messed up with their season ticket pricing. A standard 1 year season ticket in the Gallowgate is £600. To put that into perspective an equivalent seat at Sunderland (our nearest PL club) is £390. You're talking £710 if you want to sit in the East Stand. Put simply it's too much to pay for most people in this part of the country and the football and general match day experience doesn't warrant that sort of outlay anyway. The thing is I believe the club realise they have priced their season tickets far too high which is why we're probably the only club in the country where it's cheaper to pay match by match rather than buy a season ticket (usually I'd say buying a season ticket would equate to 3/4 games a season worth of savings as a rule). They've tried to justify this by increasing match day prices slightly but this, coupled with a big drop in season ticket sales (regardless of them trying to tell us otherwise) is the main reason crowds are down and will continue to fall further. Not sure how they can reverse this downward spiral. An obvious way would be to slash season ticket prices across the board which, if we stayed up, wouldn't be an issue with the huge increase in TV revenue but with people on all sorts of different fixed deals it may not be possible to do it. Either way they've created this mess so it's down to them to sort out the problem of ever increasing empty seats at home games. Nah sorry the main reason sales are down is the standard of the team over a number of years - if we had a team consistently in the top half and an owner/board showing signs of ambition and without the total crass mismanagement we would have no problem with season ticket sales. I can afford season ticket and have for 40 year but I refuse to go to watch substandard football and a board openly and constantly taking the piss out of its supporters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 The one question I would like to ask is "Since Mike Ashley took control of the club in 2007 it has lost around 10,000 (or 25%) of it's season ticket holders. Why do you think that is and what can you do to try to attract them back or even bring in new ones?" No doubt they'd refuse to answer it. Some bullshit comment about how season tickets continue to sell in high volume and SJP is full to capacity at home games so no need to worry, nothing needs to change. Chatting to Marshall earlier he mentioned "50,000 every game" and caught my reaction so corrected himself to say "well not last week" then realised and said "or the game before" Apparently I'll be talking to Steve Tickle next They messed up with their season ticket pricing. A standard 1 year season ticket in the Gallowgate is £600. To put that into perspective an equivalent seat at Sunderland (our nearest PL club) is £390. You're talking £710 if you want to sit in the East Stand. Put simply it's too much to pay for most people in this part of the country and the football and general match day experience doesn't warrant that sort of outlay anyway. The thing is I believe the club realise they have priced their season tickets far too high which is why we're probably the only club in the country where it's cheaper to pay match by match rather than buy a season ticket (usually I'd say buying a season ticket would equate to 3/4 games a season worth of savings as a rule). They've tried to justify this by increasing match day prices slightly but this, coupled with a big drop in season ticket sales (regardless of them trying to tell us otherwise) is the main reason crowds are down and will continue to fall further. Not sure how they can reverse this downward spiral. An obvious way would be to slash season ticket prices across the board which, if we stayed up, wouldn't be an issue with the huge increase in TV revenue but with people on all sorts of different fixed deals it may not be possible to do it. Either way they've created this mess so it's down to them to sort out the problem of ever increasing empty seats at home games. Nah sorry the main reason sales are down is the standard of the team over a number of years - if we had a team consistently in the top half and an owner/board showing signs of ambition and without the total crass mismanagement we would have no problem with season ticket sales. I can afford season ticket and have for 40 year but I refuse to go to watch substandard football and a board openly and constantly taking the p*ss out of its supporters. Ticket prices are a huge factor and is the reason we couldn't even get 50,000 against Man Utd last season but had 52,000 against the likes of Leicester, QPR and Burnley because tickets are 15 or 20 quid cheaper. I had a season ticket for 24 years up until this season. I got an email off NUFC saying tickets were available for today priced from £30. Would I pay £30 to watch that team play? Well the fact I'm sitting in the house typing this gives you the answer. Would I have paid £15-£20? Aye I probably would because I think that represents reasonable value for money given the standard of our team and the league we play in. I agree with a lot of what you say and it isn't solely the ticket prices keeping me away, the way the club has been run for the best part is the main reason, other reasons include the fact I find the football, atmosphere and the PL in general boring as well. Another big reason is the amount of games that are totally ruined by the referee these days, not what you want when tickets are so expensive but cheaper tickets would certainly help sway people who are in 2 minds about whether to go along or not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Next one tonight allegedly - http://www.themag.co.uk/2016/02/newcastle-united-show-lack-of-respect-to-supporters-ahead-of-nufc-fans-forum-meeting/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 I wish the club wasn't so shit I don't have the words for the scandal of what's been done to us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Aye no doubt we will be crowing about how much we've spent and how we are backing the manager as he's the right man for job. Our lot will swallow it too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 I'll have a pop as to how this one's going to go tonight: Fans:"(any) criticism.." Club: "...well we have invested heavily so you can't complain." x50 Waste of fucking time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Nowt but a PR stunt, very little ever comes out of these. Perfect for NUFC to spin the "we consult with our fans" bollocks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Most pointless exercise in the world. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankles Bennett Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Watching a tv program where a character said every decision we make weakens our ability to make the next decision. Methinks the board of nufc watch the same tv programs ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikenewcastle Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 It'll be exactly the same as always (pointless). "There's no point dwelling on the season so far", "McClaren is the right man", "we've spent a lot of money", "new brand of toilet paper in the men's toilets". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrymac1966 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Wednesday wrote Mr Kipling and still no firkin minutes ... Sorry Mr Charmless we're just the mushrooms to be kept in the dark and fed **** too high expectations there for a moment apologies Next Christmas will do nicely Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 It's all about controlling the message, as far as NUFC are concerned. North Korean dictatorship. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Lee's been busy fixing the toilet in the Leazes this week tbf to him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrymac1966 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Still no information from Dynamo Toon ... maybe it has to be scoured by the kremlin first before release Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrymac1966 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 tum te tum te tum (twiddles fingers) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Why do you care so much? Its pointless Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrymac1966 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Be nice to know what was asked by the puppets to the muppets Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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