Some Newcastle United fans are bashing the club’s latest tweet about some ticket information that they have released ahead of their FA Cup Third Round game against Rochdale.
The Magpies have been drawn with League One Rochdale for the upcoming Third Round clash. And the club recently released some ticket information about their trip to the Greater Manchester side.
The game takes place on the 4th of January, with the club having allocated a total of 3,200 tickets for the clash at Spotland. The tickets for adults are priced at £27, with the tickets for young people set at £21.
Newcastle United fans: Is the Rochdale game worth £27?
Absolutely, its ridiculous!
Nothing new, pretty used to it
But some Magpies fans are fuming about the prices and the arrangements for the game at Crown Oil Arena.
@officiallydale Charging us £27!! What a joke, I bet Boston werent charged even half as much
— Dayle Barron (@DayleBarron) December 17, 2019
£27 for a team we almost matched for 2 games
— Will Ostler (@Will_Ostler) December 17, 2019
£27 is ridiculous, also to have less than half allocation for an FA Cup game is also just as ridiculous.
— Liam Moorhouse (@MoorhouseLiam) December 17, 2019
£27 to watch us play Rochdale from league one??? Wow, ripping fans off as usual.
— JAMES (@JPCAJC) December 17, 2019
The whole game is a rip off these days…our Club negotiated the price with United for our 2nd round Cup tie at Old Trafford, Dale fans had to pay £37, no doubt because our greedy CEO and Directors insisted on a higher price. The game has gone…safe trip down
— David Reed (@TalkingSutty) December 18, 2019
£27!? You’re being well mugged off there!
— Dr Andy Pickwell (@AndyPickwell) December 17, 2019
Tickets prices are a joke. Jumped up £12 for #NUFC . Surely this needs addressing!? @EmiratesFACup #robbed #FACup
— Kris Connolly (@KrisConnolly) December 18, 2019
The Magpies are currently at the 11th position in the Premier League and got knocked out of the Carabao Cup at the hands of second-placed Premier League side Leicester in the third round of the competition.
In the FA Cup last season, Newcastle United couldn’t go beyond the fourth round of the competition. They had drawn 1-1 against Blackburn Rovers in the third round but managed to beat them by a 4-2 scoreline in the replay about ten days later. But would-be finalists Watford ousted them in the fourth round, beating them 2-0 in the competition.
Rochdale had beaten Wrexham in the first round of this season’s edition. The second-round saw them beat Boston United. They were held a draw in the first game but beat them in a replay yesterday.
What do we think?
It is fair to say that the prices are indeed high, but Rochdale’s own ticket prices stand at £25 plus £2 for adults. That is very similar to how much Newcastle United fans would have to pay for the FA Cup game. That is something that comes with supporting a Premier League club.