Looking at the Ronnie on-line, I noticed the section about our opener at Old Trafford, and Alan Oliver's reference to:

------------------------------

>>>>>>Newcastle United will start their new campaign in front of a staggering 67,500 fans - the biggest crowd ever for a Premiership match, that's the full house Manchester United will attract at Old Trafford for the opening fixture of the season with United on August 19.

And it's over 12,000 more than the crowd when Newcastle were trounced 5-1 by the Reds last August.

But United's allocation of 3,000 tickets is likely to stay the same for the opening day visit to Old Trafford<<<<<<

---------------------------------------------------------

How come if there are 12,000 more places, why do the visiting team not get an increase in their allocation. It can't be ALL down to season tickets surely, or are there really going to be another 6,000 empty houses in South London next season

-- Anonymous, June 25, 2000

Answers

Hey Softie......

Don't you just love the line:

>>>>>>>>>>that's the full house Manchester United will attract at Old Trafford for the opening fixture of the season with United on August 19<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

and I DIDN'T change it!

-- Anonymous, June 25, 2000

My understanding is that 10% of the capacity needs to be offered to visiting teams - AT THEIR REQUEST - unless they home Club have a specific exemption, due to contruction work etc.
One hopes NUFC would 'request' their full allocation for this game, although there are many recent examples where there have not.

-- Anonymous, June 25, 2000

ITK, yep, read it and grinned!

I think the rule is 3,000 or 10% of your capacity, whichever is lower, except for Cup games.

-- Anonymous, June 25, 2000

I just reckon that for a game like that, particularly as the opening game of the season, we should get at least 5,000 tickets if not the full ten per cent.

-- Anonymous, June 25, 2000

I'd settle for the radio and 3 points!

-- Anonymous, June 25, 2000

What......and miss out on the meet with Lanky!

-- Anonymous, June 25, 2000

I thnk we're on shaky groud if we complain about allocations to away fans, NUFC has used every excuse under the sun to allow more home fans at SJP.

-- Anonymous, June 25, 2000

Only because the visitors can't sell their bloody tickets:

Where'd you park your minibus?

-- Anonymous, June 25, 2000

Stop moaning ya bunch of jesse-ballereinas. What the feck do you wanna come for anyway.....yer only gonna get feckin' whacked all over the park by You'll never play for England Cole y'know.

-- Anonymous, June 26, 2000

Ah another reasoned and structured argument from our North West correspondant.

-- Anonymous, June 26, 2000

If this was a half decent thread mate then I'd've "structured" a worthy reply but it was a moan....a normal "Man U fans are from London ABU moan. .....nothing more.

-- Anonymous, June 26, 2000

And the ball is going to roll harmlessly out of play...oh no! What was Barthez thinking?!?!

-- Anonymous, June 26, 2000

LR once again splurts out his verbal diahorrea without reading the thread. No moans about London fans. No ABU.

Well done son. no go back and cry somewhere else.

-- Anonymous, June 26, 2000

Awwww come on Softie. It was gonna be a corner which could have led to a goal. It was a class A dive mind..... bliddy funny apart from my wager on Spain scoring only 1. At least my mate Raul did the honorable thing.... I'll have to split my #1.30 winnings with him

-- Anonymous, June 26, 2000

ABU? Always Been United by any chance? :-)

-- Anonymous, June 26, 2000

Geordie..yer too easy......I'm toying with ya.

"10,000 in 91...10,00 in 91"

ABU

-- Anonymous, June 26, 2000

Make yer mind up 10,000 or 1,000?

-- Anonymous, June 26, 2000

Had it not been for KK somehow turning you lot around the 1,000 wouldn't have been far away :-)

-- Anonymous, June 26, 2000

And if it wasn't for Chief Inspector Taggart, Newton Heath would have won fork all. Fortunately for both our clubs the afore mentioned manager shave improved the fortunes of the club.

-- Anonymous, June 26, 2000

And if it wasn't for Chief Inspector Taggart, Newton Heath would have won fork all. Fortunately for both our clubs the afore mentioned managers have improved the fortunes of the club.

-- Anonymous, June 26, 2000