I have a question, (now that some of us appear a bit less gloomy)

What do you define as "prawn sarnie brigade / corporates " ?

Why I ask is My Dad and three of my Uncles have been season ticket holders for as long as I remember (twenty odd years!). Family holidays have been arranged to afford the least interruption to home games for as long as I remember. When Keegan signed as a player the family cut short a holiday in France .....not one of us thought this strange.

My Dad has had the same seat all this time, middle of the Milburn stand right next to the director's seats. This is now obviously part of the Platinum Club. I remember when my Dad got the letter saying either he signed up for the Platinum club or he would be moved elsewhere. I remember the protest meetings he attended etc. But in the end he decided to keep his seat (he was fortunate enough to be in the position to be able to do so ! ) Most of the people surrounding him did so too.

Does having a corporate ticket or a season ticket in one of the "clubs" mean you are any less a fan ????

-- Anonymous, June 20, 2001

Answers

No it doesn't.....

Fans can also be people who don't have high incomes but who love the club refusing to renew because their sick of this shite!

-- Anonymous, June 20, 2001

Course not. Personally, I'd rather be in the terraces / seats than in a corporate seat. But if offered and I could afford it, I don't see a problem. So long as you support the team I don't mind where fans are.

-- Anonymous, June 20, 2001

For me the definition of prawn brigade can be aimed squarely at the type of people who refuse a free ticket because it's on the telly, tas happened twice before I've been lumbered with a lurgy ticket.

-- Anonymous, June 20, 2001

I was in one of the corporate seats for the Leeds home game. The football was great so there seemed to be no problem with the atmosphere. Obvioulsy cost a bit more but as a one off it was great. Didn't stop me shouting either!

-- Anonymous, June 20, 2001

I think we are talking about the people who left their corporate boxes ten minutes before half time and come back ten minutes after because they don't want to miss a second of free drinks from their corporate hosts..

-- Anonymous, June 20, 2001

With the dirge on the pitch can you blame them for drinking away?

-- Anonymous, June 20, 2001

trouble is this season My Dad has renewed using OAP discount............that means I can't live it up on the rare occasions he can't make it !!

You get more than three choices of drink in there, and the bogs have real mirrors ;-))

-- Anonymous, June 20, 2001

You can still use his ticket even though it's OAP can't you? they never checked mine last year and I was using a womans :))

Or are the OAP's tickets a different colour?

-- Anonymous, June 20, 2001

It's gonna be a different colour......maybe I'll be alright though on a bad day ;-)

-- Anonymous, June 20, 2001

Surely the "Prawn Sarny" Brigade" are those using corporate hospitality tickets who are not regular fans of the Toon - usually a different face at each game?

-- Anonymous, June 20, 2001