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How easy are Newport tickets to get hold of if you're not a season ticket holder?  I can't see this game (on Feb 16th) listed in the online ticket office.  Does that mean that there's a small allocation and plebs like me won't get a look in?


Thanks in advance.

Prob waiting to see how the 4th round of the cup goes.... if they get through it'll be postponed.

Thanks Reg.

Hope they lose then.  New ground, and you can't beat the thrill of international travel.

Boro away? Still think we'll be playing them on 16th. £19.80 return on the train, tempting.

I think the allocation is around 1000

The ground isn't exactly thrilling, but if like me you like to mix up an away day with something cultural....checking out the story of John Frost and Chartism in Newport, might thrill you. Apparently a new walking trail was opened in Nov 18, to commemorate the Newport Rising. Given the general dissatisfaction of the people with Parliamentary standards... it's worth reminding ourselves of some of how we got here.

They have a transporter bridge like Middlesbrough

The Tom Toya Lewis pub has reopened.  :)

Named after the hero of the 1909 Newport Dock Disaster.

http://historypoints.org/index.php?page=the-tom-toya-lewis-newport

Thanks for that.  Fascinating stuff.

Go in the home end

Nawty.

And there was me thinking , that they still played at Somerton Park.

"Something cultural" = getting a nosh of a big Venezuelan sort no doubt ;)

In Newport? I know the UK is culturally diverse but I don't know of a large Venezuelan community in Newport, Gwent. :)

While watching England v Columbia on a television in an Old Town pub last summer, two females walked in who looked Hispanic. When asked if they were Columbian they said: "Fuck off. We are from Venezuela. We have HATE Columbia. It's a bit like England / Scotland rivalry. We're routing for England".

Latinos have never been a thing for me.... I know there are some who swear by them, but the world wouldn't work if we all liked the same.  Corbyn seems to like them, as having switched his English missus, married a Chilean and now a Mexican.

Obviously a man of far ranging tastes though, having had a spell with Abbott.  I reckon someone really clever, should do a play about Jeremy and Diane's mbike holiday around the old East Germany.

You do get a few exotic ladies from S and C America in Swindon.... but the ones I've met have either been mad or miserable

Ever thought it might be you?  ;)

Newport is a funny old place, found myself there a couple of times last year....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx8CZyFM4b4

funny old place=shithole.

The fact that Pulis is a Newport boy, chucks in an imponderable, he may well stick out the reserves, which would help them out.... and justify it by the tightness of the Championship. A similar thing happened in the LC, when they lost at home to Burton in the quarter final.

Do you have any evidence to back this up?

If we play them, great. If it’s postponed, so be it. We haven’t had a spare weekend since July, so I’m sure Wellens could make use of it in one way or another.

The natives are getting restless at Middlesbrough and I’ll be surprised if Pulis decides to throw the game in an act of charity.

Well for the Burton game Pulis rested 5 who normally play.... Shotton, Ayala, Howson, Clayton and Savile.  To be fair though they do have a pretty strong squad....

Puel, did similar in the last round v Exiles and came unstuck.  He probably thought after getting Soton to the LC final and finishing 8th then getting sacked anyway, that the only way he'll keep the Leicester job is if he finishes 7th, and that's doubtful.

So nothing to suggest that Pulis (who incidentally supported Man U as a kid) would show any greater support to his place of birth than anyone else?

Do you have any evidence of this  :hmmm:   my understanding is that as a kid when he wasn't playing he used to go and watch Newport and sometimes Cardiff.

Need to see the ticket stubs before I take that as gospel :)

Don't hold your breath for evidence...  :D

It's well know that Pulis used to get into Somerton Park without paying.... of course, back then tickets weren't a thing anyway.

Cue a comfortably win for the Boro

Regardless of the background of Pulis, I really can't imagine that his style across 25 years of management links back in any way to a soft touch for the teams that he sometimes watched as a schoolboy.

Sure, Newport may well give Middlesbrough a good game, but this will not be on the basis that Pulis has told his players to go easy on them.

Not sure if it's any different to last season but we paid on the day,   no hassle and brilliant cider pub just opposite the station,  ground only a 10-15 minute walk/stagger away.

  No game now then...

Might as well resurrect this thread rather than start another.

Club announced that all 800 allocated for the game later this month sold out on first day and more tickets requested.

Tickets due mid next week

Bless

:D

Hopefully there will be a sizeable further allocation otherwise there will be some upset ST Holders seeing as these went straight on general sale!

For anyone who has attended before, is it walking distance from the train station?

Plymouth got 1050 tickets so I'd expect 250 more, tops.

And yes, it's walkable. Just over the river.

I doubt the locals will be as friendly as those in Nailsworth so the home end would be a brave move  :D

Plenty of trouble from the station to the CG when we played them at home.

Yep, in the absence of fixtures with the scummers and our friends down the M4 it does seem to be the fixture of choice for those looking for some off the pitch entertainment.

There's me thinking its  Millwall v Newport and Middlesbourgh v Tottenham 

Was that some sort of fuck up for them to go on general sale straight away?

What do those random FA Cup games this weekend have to do with anything?

On page one there is talk of us not playing Newport if they beat Boro the third round

Looks like it - someone has been very naive in thinking a match approx. 60 miles down the M4 when we are top of the league wouldn’t be an attraction. Even stranger when you consider Salford away only went on general sale on the Monday before the match  :doh:

Have a look at the dates of the posts on page 1.

Oops senior moment I am afraid

Don't worry, we've all been there :)

I’ll just chuck this here.

What’s the allocation usually for Walsall? Likely to be a scramble for tickets?

I am sure you will be fine, as well as the stand behind the goal they have also been known to give away fans part or all of one of the side stands - an allocation of up to 3400 all in I believe.

If anyone has a spare for Newport please let me know. Cheers.

Have you tried the club as they were getting tickets for the uncovered end, unless these have also gone?

The extra tickets haven't arrived yet. It's only going to be 200ish - Plymouth took 1040 so we won't get more than that.

Been told they go on sale to ST holders tomorrow. Unfortunately, I'm not a ST Holder.

I was told 9am on Weds.

Never seen an allocation go on general sale first!

I assume a bollock has been dropped?

Underestimated demand?

Half of our group have tickets, half don't and we don't have STs - if there are any spares doing the rounds would appreciate a shout.

Have the 2nd batch gone on sale yet ???.

209 tickets go on sale 9am tomorrow morning to ST holders.

Thanks.

No chance of getting one then!

'Twas my thoughts also!

Didn't want one anyway,   nuh nuh nun nunna.   (Bollocks I do really).

Now sold out :-(

How many did we get in total? Is it all ticket for home fans too? Not sure how big Rodney Parade is.

We got just over 1000. Ground holds around 9000 and I doubt the crowd will be half of that. I imagine pay on the day will be available.

Not very. It's not a great ground. I've been to our last 2 visits there but couldn't go this time around.

The stand behind the goal is open so hopefully it stays dry!

Wiki suggests its only 7,800 for football?? Also suggests that it has a hybrid grass pitch, I know these are commonly used by the big clubs but are there others in L2?

I saw that, but they had over 9000 for their FA Cup game against Man City last year. Unless they put up a temporary stand somewhere?

not been to Rodney Parade before- any decent pubs fro away fans?
thanks in advance

I understand away games can be watched through I follow from a UK address now? Any one know how as I can’t seem to find out information.

Managed to get one of the extra 200. Roll on.  :pint:

Talking of Newport, reading their forum loads of fans seem unhappy with their manager Michael Flynn and say if they dont beat us on Saturday they want him sacked!

I thought he was the best thing since sliced bread not that long ago.

The fickleness of the football fan.

Up until yesterday they hadn't won since about mid October, roughly around the time they turned us over.  I was quite surprised nobody further up the food chain came in for Flynn, after his earlier work.  Hopefully, yesterday was a blip and not the start of them going on a run. Sat is the middle of a nasty run of games v 5 of the 6 who've beaten us this season, so far so good, need to keep it going.

Not Saturday games, unless you can find a reliable VPN. Lots of info in the iFollow thread.

Was linked to the Rovers and Lincoln jobs and approached by Sunderland apparently but decided to stay.
Good on him and Ainsworth as well.
Hopefully Wellens will take a similar view and stick with the 'project' here as and when other clubs come calling.

With the weather forecast for this week and the fact there is a rugby match happening on the Rodney Parade pitch on Friday night we could be playing on a quagmire on Saturday.

That said I think I remember last season that we were able to play our football ok on it? a 0-0 draw IIRC.

giggidy

Bring back Dobbin, he loved that class of pitch.