When it got here to Southampton v Newcastle tickets, I did not even trouble making an attempt to get them on the different finish.

We had an allocation of three,300, however regardless that they (broadcasters, Premier League, golf equipment and many others and many others) did their finest to make it tough (2pm begin Sunday.

Similar to final season, I received them from the native finish (Southampton) as quickly as they went on sale.

That recreation by Bruno G (and Wooden!) was wonderful, each victory at this finish of the nation is particularly celebrated.

Like many different Newcastle United followers, I’m in exile on the different (mistaken!) finish of the nation.

So it is all about attending to as many video games right here, in addition to getting as much as St James’ Park as typically as potential.

It invariably means I am sitting on the house wing at video games in London and the south normally, which is often…fascinating.

Though this time plainly I will likely be in good firm. Having lived right here for fairly a while, I naturally know a number of different Toon followers who reside within the South. There have been a number of us within the dwelling sections for that Bruno/Wooden 2-1 match midweek final season, but it surely seems like there will likely be much more of the individuals I’ve spoken to and/or heard of this time round. secondhand.

I’ve additionally simply been to the official Southampton ticketing web site and so they nonetheless have loads of tickets left for Friday afternoon.

The graph above exhibits the supply of Southampton v Newcastle tickets in the meanwhile, with the pink areas the place tickets are nonetheless on sale.

It is a disgrace they have not given Newcastle United followers an away part bigger than the official 3,300 away space.

I’ve had a have a look at what the Southampton followers are saying and so they do not appear too shocked by the truth that they have not bought out, nor by the truth that the Newcastle followers will likely be within the dwelling sections/finals.

“The worst factor about this recreation would be the vanity of its followers. I hope they by no means win something.

“They’re extremely smug in the meanwhile, we nonetheless owe them one for final season’s soiled methods taking part in the covid card once they had a number of accidents earlier than the switch window opened.

To be honest to them they bought 3300 by Sunday at 2pm I believe there may be practice strike/engineering work happening once more this weekend so good effort. Loads of seats on the dwelling finish are nonetheless out there, which isn’t any shock, though I believed it would entice a bit extra with it being our final dwelling league recreation for 7 weeks.

‘Geordies with tickets within the dwelling finish…’

‘Not a giant shock, given how straightforward it’s to get tickets at ATMs. There isn’t a mistaking the comparatively poor type. Ticket costs for video games and the price of residing disaster are affecting dwelling attendance this season.

They’re on prime. If you’re in that scenario, you make sacrifices elsewhere to have the ability to go, honest recreation for them. He is been actually spectacular with Howe, approach higher than I ever thought he’d be.

I am wanting ahead to Sunday, if we play one thing like this in opposition to Villa within the second half it could possibly be some afternoon. In that case, I hope the locals do not get too upset with me and the opposite (not a lot!) undercover mags…