Meenzer 16293 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 1 hour ago, Isegrim said: After all my contacts failed in providing a ticket last time I won’t bother unless someone offers me one. I might come up to Newcastle to spend a couple of days there though. At least you had a memorable day (and night). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 10275 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Meenzer said: At least you had a memorable day (and night). Aye, and now I know what a shit place Aylesbury is, brilliant staff at the train station though, answering my phone in the middle of the night. Edited February 10 by Isegrim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrokendoll 10154 Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 33 minutes ago, PaddockLad said: You pay for that privilege though… I think historically that’s viewed at loyalty to the club itself for which you’re rewarded with first dabs..it appears that’s still the case but not really. My mate didn’t take his ticket for one of the home ties and despite having been a season ticket holder since the 80s and having been to all Wembley games since the 90s he’s in a ballot in pot 4… he’s fuckin raging tonight… historically newcastle's most ardent support didn't have season tickets. the lads I travelled up and down the country with during late 70s/early 80s during the mccgary 2nd division wilderness years wrent sitting upstairs in the west stand. they were paying at the turnstile each week at the gallowgate. I doubt very much your mate has owt to worry about at all in pot 4, he's a shoe in. I acknowledge times have moved on since above, I also accept that a season ticket should afford you some privileges, but not exclusively. broke my heart having to buy a season ticket in the early 90s, more so then it did not renewing in 09 when ashley stomped all over the legacy of both keegan and shearer in the space of a few months. but hey, maybe that's another story. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 23421 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 33 minutes ago, thebrokendoll said: broke my heart having to buy a season ticket in the early 90s, Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 36086 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 2 minutes ago, Renton said: Why? Not speaking for TBD but the season ticket culture was the start of football in this country losing it's way a bit IMO, haves v have nots, a virtual static bunch of supporters in the same place growing old. Not as much shall/can I/we go to the game, I hated it even when I had one, obviously the all seater stadiums dovetailed with the ST culture. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrokendoll 10154 Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 Just now, Renton said: Why? because I'd managed perfectly well to attend games without one for the previous 17 years once me old man had stopped paying for me admission. because it tied in with the advent of all seater stadium and I was deeply suspicious of the motives behind them. I don't believe thatcher or the tories gave a flying fuck about supporter safety post hillborough, they were more interested in flagging each seat with an individual. because I'd moved away from the north east by then and although I was travelling up home anyway and was equally confident me old man would use me ticket if I couldn't make it, I still begrudged paying up front for something I wasn't guaranteed to be able to attend. lots of stuff really. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrokendoll 10154 Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 2 minutes ago, Howmanheyman said: Not speaking for TBD but the season ticket culture was the start of football in this country losing it's way a bit IMO, haves v have nots, a virtual static bunch of supporters in the same place growing old. Not as much shall/can I/we go to the game, I hated it even when I had one, obviously the all seater stadiums dovetailed with the ST culture. aye. quicker typing finger than me! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 36086 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 2 minutes ago, thebrokendoll said: aye. quicker typing finger than me! If I'm quicker at typing on a phone than you then your finger movements must be glacial. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrokendoll 10154 Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 Just now, Howmanheyman said: If I'm quicker at typing on a phone than you then your finger movements must be glacial. they're not even that fast mate. although they're almost billy whizz like compared to using two hands on a laptop, that's properly confusing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 23421 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Fair enough. Otoh, I'm fucking glad of my seat at my age and you could argue getting to know your seat neighbours is a benefit. I doubt there's any correct answers, always drawbacks whatever the system. From the club pov they can get more money selling tickets on a game by game basis I thought. To tourists. What fucks me off is the lack of transferability more than anything else. The club completely controls you. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrokendoll 10154 Posted Tuesday at 11:29 Author Share Posted Tuesday at 11:29 ballot's started for brighton cup game for anyone interested. attend a minimum 2 home ties. ✅ rack up a minimum 1200 miles in doing so. ✅ spend a minimum 22 sat in a car in doing so. ✅ endure the horrors of st. andrews, a restricted view, bordesley and the birmingham ring roads. ✅ can I have a sniff at an fa cup final ticket please? nah, fuck off to pot 6 yer cunt. think I'll watch it on the tele instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 32810 Posted Tuesday at 11:47 Share Posted Tuesday at 11:47 Fucking fairweather fan. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7539 Posted Tuesday at 13:07 Share Posted Tuesday at 13:07 Signed up for the membership. There's a few Forest tickets popping up at £47. Are these the cheapest tickets we sell now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrokendoll 10154 Posted Tuesday at 13:12 Author Share Posted Tuesday at 13:12 aye, for league games. cup games are cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrokendoll 10154 Posted 22 hours ago Author Share Posted 22 hours ago brighton fa cup game ballot failure. it'll be our 19th home game this season of which i've applied for 17..... 1 fucking success, ONE! not too disheartened though, i'm pretty confident that if there’s half a dozen or so wembley tickets make it to pot 6 out of the100,000 or so that apply i'll be one of the ones who comes up trumps! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 36086 Posted 22 hours ago Share Posted 22 hours ago Just now, thebrokendoll said: brighton fa cup game ballot failure. it'll be our 19th home game this season of which i've applied for 17..... 1 fucking success, ONE! not too disheartened though, i'm pretty confident that if there’s half a dozen or so wembley tickets make it to pot 6 out of the100,000 or so that apply i'll be one of the ones who comes up trumps! "If at the first 16 times you don't succeed, never try again." 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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