NWMag Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Couldn’t give 2 shits to be honest. Absolutely no interest in international football outside of England and our owners being from Saudi won’t change that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSG Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 15 minutes ago, patrone said: Only tickets available are in the east stand? Or is the website broken again ? Gets it looking full for the cameras doesn’t it? Surprised we didn’t play a Saudi team in pre season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Website seems banjoed n all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 This going to a ballot? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 11 minutes ago, jack j said: Seen quite a few saudis in their traditional clothing and with flags at the villa game mind. Only seen that once last season was about 5 blokes Was 2 separate groups of about 20 this time Must be doing trips for em Be interesting to see if they get many over for this Yeah - was quite a few in the area near where Staveley sits at the weekend. All getting photos etc pre-match. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 2 minutes ago, Disco said: Website seems banjoed n all. Aye - seems it. I've been trying to speak with the box office this morning and they're basically saying they're shut and to call back, Monday - Friday between 10am and 5pm. I called at 10:30am. What a clusterfuck this is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegans Export Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 I'm absolutely shocked and appalled at this brand new information that our club is in some way aligned with Saudi Arabia of all places... This is no different to the green away kits, the sponsors, the "warm weather training". We're owned by their sovereign wealth fund. We are owned by Saudi Arabia and we have to take the rough with the smooth on this one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big River Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 wait, people are actually going to this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Clever in terms of finances. It'll all get lumped into to an overall pot in terms of stadium revenue so we'll never know exactly how much they're charging the Saudi's for it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloydianMag Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 23 minutes ago, The Butcher said: Couldn't give a flying fuck. Hope we earn some decent coon from it. It’s worth it to watch the piss boiling of other clubs fans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Big River said: wait, people are actually going to this? Think I'll go along. Should be a couple of decent games and it's a struggle for mere members such as myself to get inside SJP these days for NUFC games. Edited. It'll depend on the ticket prices of course. Edited August 16, 2023 by Wallsendmag Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrone Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 At £5 a ticket they are hardly going to be rolling in it ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big River Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 2 minutes ago, Wallsendmag said: Think I'll go along. Should be a couple of decent games and it's a struggle for mere members such as myself to get inside SJP these days for NUFC games. Edited. It'll depend on the ticket prices of course. tickets have been confirmed as £5 for adults and £3 for concessions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 1 minute ago, Big River said: tickets have been confirmed as £5 for adults and £3 for concessions. Brilliant. 8 quid for me and the bairn to watch a game of International Football! I'll definitely be going. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Doesn't bother me but I'm sure all the human rights experts since October 2021 will be out in force on this one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Prontonise Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Doesn't bother people but they still make a comment about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Can't really see more than 10-15k for either game, but those are very reasonable prices so maybe I'll be surprised. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Prontonise Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Just now, ponsaelius said: Can't really see more than 10-15k for either game, but those are very reasonable prices so maybe I'll be surprised. I could see 30-35k tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoForJoy Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Six pages on RTG already!! https://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/saudi-arabia-v-costa-rica-japan-in-newcastle.1613454/page-6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleBuzzcocks Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 I’m going just to spite those sad fuckers in that cesspit of a town down the road . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 7 minutes ago, TwoForJoy said: Six pages on RTG already!! https://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/saudi-arabia-v-costa-rica-japan-in-newcastle.1613454/page-6 It's all they've got bless them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 31 minutes ago, Keegans Export said: I'm absolutely shocked and appalled at this brand new information that our club is in some way aligned with Saudi Arabia of all places... This is no different to the green away kits, the sponsors, the "warm weather training". We're owned by their sovereign wealth fund. We are owned by Saudi Arabia and we have to take the rough with the smooth on this one. 16 minutes ago, Scoot said: Doesn't bother me but I'm sure all the human rights experts since October 2021 will be out in force on this one. It’s like Keegans Export says. Nothing’s changed. People who are OK with the whole thing will be OK, people who are not OK won’t. Oppo fans who just want an excuse to jab will use it an an excuse to jab. I guess the only real issue is that it might give people who are very conflicted a bit of a nudge. No point worrying too much about optics at this stage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 1 hour ago, r0cafella said: Does anyone care? I'm not going to watch it, but neither do I have any problem with them playing at St James. You can't have your cake and eat it. They are investing a lot of money in improving the club so not really a surprise that they expect some form of exposure for it. So the answer is no, I don't care. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 17 minutes ago, El Prontonise said: Doesn't bother people but they still make a comment about it. That's right. You can not be bothered about something and pass conment on said subject at the same time. Honestly, you can! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edgar Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 48 minutes ago, Doctor Zaius said: Its fairly embarrassing like. Just feels very on the nose. Sportswashing has been around long before us but has it ever been as blatant? Very much this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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