A lot of Newcastle United fans are fuming that their club have said that their home fixture against Everton has sold out.
This is, of course, not true because they have given away 10,000 tickets for free to current season ticket holders – so to say the match is sold out is not true.
Will this new ticketing scheme Newcastle are using work?
Yes
No
The term sold out has irritated a lot of Toon fans.
? Tickets for #NUFC's final home fixture of 2019 against Everton on Saturday, 28th December are now SOLD OUT.
Tickets remain on sale to members for the visit of Leicester City to St. James' Park on New Year's Day.
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) December 18, 2019
dont lie to me
— Jay (@Nufcjay1892) December 18, 2019
Sold out is a bit misleading dont you think, seeing as how you had to give thousands away to achieve it. Bit like calling bruce a coach.
— vic bates (@victorbates) December 18, 2019
Given away, joke of a club #nufc
— Stephen (@BLOOD202) December 18, 2019
“Sold out” pic.twitter.com/6szizX7Rlg
— Callum Butler (@cal239) December 18, 2019
How embarrassing when there’s still barely 35,000 there after this statement ??!!
— Joe (@Chebs4377) December 18, 2019
Lies
— Paul Smith (@Smithy_Lonestar) December 18, 2019
Sold out?
SOLD?
You gave them away.
Not to me obviously, I paid £500 for mine last March (for the last time).
I feel like @nufc and the Tories are gaslighting me on a daily basis. IT DOESN’T FEEL GOOD.— Spiros (@loveallthe) December 19, 2019
only sold out because 10.000 freebies were handed out, why couldnt the spare tickets be giving to under privileged children who would be accompanied by parents or family
— jimmy kelly (@xskye69x) December 18, 2019
What do we think?
This new ticket scheme embarked on by the board will make St James’ Park look full again, but they will not be making as much money due to the 10,000 free tickets.
The boycott of many season ticket holders has caused Mike Ashley to do this, and many fans who had dedicated countless years of their lives to going have stopped because of Ashley.
Even Newcastle’s brilliant home record has not managed to bring the fans back.
The Toon have only lost one match at St James’ all season, but attendances have remained low, and in their last game against Southampton, only 42,303 fans were there to watch the match.
The boycott is working, and it has forced Ashley to release those free tickets. St James’ Park will be full on the 28th when Everton visit but around 20% of those fans will be watching for free.