Interesting one from billymerlin as he reflects on NUFC membership ballots and the first day of the Sela Cup after (eventually) getting into St James' Park NUFC
I knew St James’ Park entry via Villa ballot was tricky but Sela Cup via digital ticketing was an ordeal…I knew St James’ Park entry via Villa ballot was tricky but Sela Cup via digital ticketing was an ordeal…I have been asked to write an article about my experience of the day but a bit of background before I go into it.
However, with the farce that was the announcement around the Villa sale dates, it wasn’t until I made it to Newcastle that I discovered that I wouldn’t be getting a seat for the opening game of the season. Talking of it being tough getting into St James’, how about that new paperless digital ticketing system? Like many others, I didn’t bother with the first game of the day’s Sela Cup festivities. I turned up at the stadium about forty-five minutes before our match and moseyed about. There were thousands of fans still outside.
I got to my seat just before kick off. It was a shame to see the upper tier empty and patches of empty seats around the stands. The Sela Cup wasn’t a big seller! The pricing was probably wrong on this one. If you were really interested to watch all five games, then £55 probably doesn’t sound too bad. I’d like to know how many actually bothered to turn up for Nice vs Villareal though.
We all expect a midfield three of Tonali, Bruno and Joelinton but just remember how Howe likes to ease players in. I know Tonali has had a few games in pre-season but that doesn’t mean he’ll be an instant starter. I remember suggesting last season that Botman might be eased in and got a lot of stick for the suggestion, due to the pre-season Botman had had. However, Eddie resisted the urge to chuck him straight in and he only made his debut as a 93rd minute substitute against Forest.
I went down for a beer at half time and queued for most of the break, only to find out that new singing-and-dancing-electronic-only St James’ Park, wasn’t selling their goods electronically. It was only after the game that I’d heard that a message had gone out that they’d be cash only. So much for my planned festival of food and beer.
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