Alan Pardew yesterday wondered whether there were extra tickets for Newcastle fans to travel to Wigan for the vital game at the DW Stadium on Saturday.
In the local press yesterday, this is what Alan Pardew said about the game coming up on Saturday, and his hope that more tickets could be allocated:
“Wigan’s going to be massive for us. I don’t know how many tickets we’ve sold, but I hope we get some more tickets and fill the place up.”
“They could probably do with the money.” “It would be nice to see 8-9,000 Geordies somehow get in there, because it would feel like a home game.”
Wigan’s DW Stadium can hold 25,138, which is its official capacity, but the average home gate is around 18000, if that, so the Wigan fans themselves will not fill the stadium on Saturday.
It seems Alan was hoping that Wigan would give Newcastle extra tickets, but no such luck on that score, as the Wigan club issued this rather terse statement on their web-site today:
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CLUB STATEMENT REGARDING NEWCASTLE MATCH
Posted today – Wednesday 25th April 2012
Ticketless fans should not travel – Latics CEO Jonathan Jackson
Wigan Athletic have moved quickly to deny any truth in the rumors circulating in the media that Newcastle United supporters travelling to this Saturday’s Barclays Premier League match at the DW Stadium will be given any more than their current allocation.
The stories have arisen following comments by Newcastle manager Alan Pardew this afternoon and Jonathan Jackson, Latics’ Chief Executive said:
“The crowd will be a near sell out if sales carry on at the present rate and to suggest that any more tickets could be available, or that ticketless fans should travel, is both wrong and potentially dangerous.”
“We strongly urge any fans without tickets not to travel because they will not be able to purchase tickets and therefore not gain entry into the ground.”
“Moreover any Newcastle supporters found to be in any of the Home Stands will on Police advice be ejected to minimise the risk of public order and to ensure the safety of all supporters within the Stadium.”
“We have contacted Newcastle United over the issue and have urged them to put out a similar message via their official communication channels.”
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That’s a rather stern and seemingly inappropriate and out-of-place statement by Jonathan Jackson.
But of course Wigan are in relegation trouble again, and the last thing they want is to have more Newcastle fans at their home game, than their own fans.
Stoke City use a very small pitch when they play at The Britannia Stadium, simply because it’s to their advantage, and they were forced to make the pitch bigger when they played in the Europa League.
So we suppose Wigan have every right to refuse to allocate more tickets to Newcastle fans, because that would not be to their advantage.
It will be interesting is to see what the attendance is on Saturday – because Wigan’s highest attendance this season is is only 21,379 against West Brom – and there’s only one other time that it has been over 20,000 – for the Aston Villa game.
So their highest attendance is still 4,000 short of capacity and the stadium was only 85% full.
Very unlike Newcastle’s support – when we had the fourth highest attendance in England – and that’s when we were in the second division.
We can understand the Wigan club not wanting too many Newcastle fans at the game on Saturday – we understand the reasons for that from a Wigan viewpoint - but that statement by Jonathan Jackson is simply out of place, uncalled for, and even crass.
It does not portray Wigan in a positive light, and Wigan is a very good club.
And they have also done very well indeed in their last six games – beating Liverpool, Stoke, Manchester United and Arsenal, and they were so unlucky against Chelsea, who scored two goals that were shown to be offside by TV replays.
We are expecting a tough game at Wigan on Saturday.
Comments welcome.
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81 responses so far ↓
1 Gateshead-Mag // Apr 25, 2012 at 6:17 PM
now where is the love!!!!!! haway man jonothan free up the tickets n the toon will put on a show
will be the biggest n best game the DW will ever see man
turn wigan into little newcastle for the day
2 toonLYF // Apr 25, 2012 at 6:28 PM
IF we did make CL football next year, i would absolutely love to see this team:
————————Krul———————
Santon——Coloccini——Taylor—–M’Bengue
—————–Tiote —–Capoue————–
———————Cabaye———————
Ben Arfa————Cisse——————–Ba
top 4 status would be going nowhere!
3 hainesy // Apr 25, 2012 at 6:32 PM
Any info on Wesley Said?
4 munch27 // Apr 25, 2012 at 6:35 PM
2 days 20 hrs 24 mins
5 bambams // Apr 25, 2012 at 6:39 PM
I can understand why Wigan are doing this, mini St James’ park is NOT what they want when still fighting relegation.
Its just typical, the one season we do so well and could possibly get CL place, could be snatched away by Chelsea who would be below us.
We just have to remember…….WE ARE IN EUROPE and we would have ALL taken this if offered at the beginning of the season.
6 Rodney Cisse // Apr 25, 2012 at 6:39 PM
you think they would want the money.
7 Ben3arfa // Apr 25, 2012 at 6:44 PM
what a bunch of loosers , best thing to do is for the lads to give their team a hiding on Saturday .. will give a little justice back to the fans that were denied attending the game
8 Shearer.Milburn // Apr 25, 2012 at 6:45 PM
He left the toon to join the scouse… CARROLL CARROLL
He lived in Kevin Nolans house… CARROLL CARROLL
He used to have a proper job but now he goes out on the rob.
Andy Carroll, liverpool in decline!!!!
9 GeordieDan // Apr 25, 2012 at 6:48 PM
Hmm…
Dave (I hate Mike Ashley more than NUFC supporters) Whelan’s team, Wigan refuse to accomodate selling more tickets to Geordies !?!
Who’d have thought that? He’d rather give up thousands of pounds than do anything for us the little cretin.
10 Big Pappa Cisse // Apr 25, 2012 at 6:50 PM
IMO the wigan team deserves a better fanbase, they play decent stuff but there crowds are abysmal, we had 3 times as many fans in the championship season
11 GeordieTwo // Apr 25, 2012 at 7:00 PM
They will give us a good go whether the ground is full or not. A strange team Wigan, impossible to predict. I’m hoping for a win for us to keep the pressure on Spurs and Chelsea (and Arsenal). Their counter-attack is very dangerous at times. If Colo plays well we should win. Goals from Ba and Cisse.
12 Rodney Cisse // Apr 25, 2012 at 7:01 PM
obviously not many people live in Wigan which is understandable.
13 JDdubai // Apr 25, 2012 at 7:03 PM
I personally dont blame Wigan one bit. The way Pardew’s comment was worded wasnt the best, made it sound like little wigan should take a few quid as they wont be used to it, whether its right or wrong its very arrogant to say that about a team and belittle them.
And to be fair they will gain a lot more money if they win the game and stay up than simply taking a few grand on saturday and give us a better support to win the game and they end up relegated.
14 Indian Magpie // Apr 25, 2012 at 7:05 PM
can any 1 not buy tickets from the counter on the matchday??????????, if any NUFC fan wants
15 obatoyou // Apr 25, 2012 at 7:07 PM
haha i think pardew was right though
interesting to see how many people show up
wont be me as I live in Perth in Australia
hello
16 Spuggy // Apr 25, 2012 at 7:11 PM
Whether we win at Wigan or not we’ve had a fantastic season and we’re guaranteed 6th position – incredible.
No matter what happened with CL it’s been a great season and we’re in Europa.
In dreamland haunted by the ghost of managers past Chelsea would lose to RM in the final, and we’d finish in 3-4 place. But second prize is still phenomenal.
17 Tsunki // Apr 25, 2012 at 7:13 PM
OOoooohhh! Touchy touchyyy!!!
Alan, you scoundrel! Did you get your ‘they could probably do with the money’ off Mike? Did he dare you to say that? Ha ha you rascal. Now wonder they are tetchy and would rather listen to their echoing voices, people coughing, babies crying, dog yapping than have a full house and full coffers at the expense of having their own crowd outgunned while their team are getting stuffed alive. You have to admit, who would want their last memory of premiership footy being that awful scenario?
18 Offkey // Apr 25, 2012 at 7:24 PM
Hainsey – Is this the Wesley Said we are supposed to have on trial?
http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/wesley-said/videoanzeigen/spieler_182916.html
19 Tsunki // Apr 25, 2012 at 7:24 PM
Just veering slightly off topic, has anyone mentioned in the past that Santon’s pic in the header banner makes him look like a young Wolverine? How good would that be?
20 Big Pappa Cisse // Apr 25, 2012 at 7:28 PM
@Tsunki
Yeah he does lol ,its a shame his knee isn’t made from adamantium ha, although it seems to be holding up fine at the mo
21 Spuggy // Apr 25, 2012 at 7:31 PM
Arga not roy keane, 2nd only to Shearer in the Charisma stakes!
22 munch27 // Apr 25, 2012 at 7:32 PM
ITV scraping the barrell the dog w@nker and horses heed i mean cmon.
23 obatoyou // Apr 25, 2012 at 7:41 PM
not happy with our season yet,
we better finish 3rd or ill be pissed
24 obatoyou // Apr 25, 2012 at 7:43 PM
love it when u call me big poppa
25 check the toastie // Apr 25, 2012 at 7:46 PM
Gotta say everyone is copying our 4231 formation now, even Mourinho must have looked thru Pardiolas special tactics book. love it. We have even cottoned on to playing a proper footballing formation before most of the dinosaur premier league. class. Our club is the best.
26 check the toastie // Apr 25, 2012 at 7:47 PM
Hope Real Madrid win, as fancy Chelski against Bayern.
27 munch27 // Apr 25, 2012 at 7:50 PM
Real penalty
28 munch27 // Apr 25, 2012 at 7:51 PM
Ronaldo just proved he’s best player in the world
29 pizzicatochan // Apr 25, 2012 at 7:54 PM
Wesley Said
http://www.uefa.com/under17/season=2012/teams/player=250047034/profile/index.html
30 munch27 // Apr 25, 2012 at 8:02 PM
Written in the stars between the lines Real beat Chelski we finish 3rd – Pards takes England to the European Cup – Mourinho Honors his Promise to “Wor Bobby” and takes over the Toon!
31 NEWEXPATMAGPIE // Apr 25, 2012 at 8:06 PM
What we need to do is just hammer them in their own ground !
We are due a win by a big margin! Both to put them in their place and to improve our Goal-Difference!
Wigan could be a potential Banana skin though and we will be need to be on our game!
And Ronaldo is one of the best players in the world and Not The Best ! And his attitude has always sucked!
32 munch27 // Apr 25, 2012 at 8:15 PM
Ed why am i getting sent to shit sites when i refresh? sort it oot man
33 NEWEXPATMAGPIE // Apr 25, 2012 at 8:20 PM
@32:
What ya doing having a go at Ed?
If you got problems with yer computer! Sort it oot yerself mon!
34 munch27 // Apr 25, 2012 at 8:25 PM
@33 ppl had this problem all day so wind yer kneck in eh?
35 Toon Tang // Apr 25, 2012 at 8:26 PM
we should all bumrush the DW. that would really put the willies up ‘em believe me.
36 NorseToon // Apr 25, 2012 at 8:27 PM
Off topic! I have a twitter-friend in Holland, a mad PSV fan who follows the Premier League closely as well. I asked him about Pieters and how he rated him and he said;
“I’ve seen him right now for over 3 years, and he’s nothing special compared to the best backs of the PL, 7 out of 10 I give him. He’s better attacking wise than defending also, which is rare.”
This lad goes to every home game and is, like us, a huge supporter of his club.
I’m not to sure about Pieters. I’d rather have M’benge Two Cheicks, Two Dembas, Two Taylors
37 hainesy // Apr 25, 2012 at 8:30 PM
Aye that’s him. Young French lad. Came the other day, seems we’re looking to move for the youngen’s now. CF he’s down as there. 1.70m so not the tallest either, potentially Bellamy type player, we’ll have
To see over the next two weeks. We could have 3deals potentially done by the Everton game. (Amalfitano, Good, Said).
38 hainesy // Apr 25, 2012 at 8:33 PM
Also off topic but Yohan Benalouane’s Cesena side has just been relegated. If interest ever was held and it wasn’t paper talk he may very well be on the radar! Knock down price of course.
39 pizzicatochan // Apr 25, 2012 at 8:45 PM
Can you imagine the following squad for 4-4-3:
FW: Said, JJ Hooper, Adam Campbell (Sub: Dan Taylor, Sammi Ameobi)
MF: Amalfitano, Abeid, Inman (Sub: Miele, Richardson, Moyo)
DF: Shane Ferguson, Good, Streete, Gosling (Sub: Dummett)
GK: Krul (Captain) (Sub: Jak Alnwick)
Would this work in a few years?
40 pizzicatochan // Apr 25, 2012 at 8:47 PM
@NorseToon, Three Taylors that is! (Dan Taylor)
41 GeordieMeerkat // Apr 25, 2012 at 8:48 PM
Here’s a little link with info on Wesley Said.
http://www.sofoot.com/perles-et-flops-124874.html
They appear to compare him to Loic Remy.
42 Tsunki // Apr 25, 2012 at 8:49 PM
munch27 – newexpatmag is just pointing out something you may have missed being talked about – you need adblock plus addin for your browser to block the popups and ads. If Ed has to fund the blog by allowing ads then that’s the way he has to do it, but in the end, you should be able to protect yourself from being bombarded.
43 pizzicatochan // Apr 25, 2012 at 8:50 PM
Shoot, I forget James Tavernier!!!!
44 NorseToon // Apr 25, 2012 at 8:50 PM
pizzicatochan OMG, we’re loaded!
45 NorseToon // Apr 25, 2012 at 8:54 PM
Anyone remberer the lad who scored a creeper from a distance against ManU 4-5 years ago? Was it Edgar? Just popped up in my head that one
46 Wor Shearer // Apr 25, 2012 at 8:55 PM
Benalouane’s not good enough. He was jeered by his own fans recently.
47 Novocastrian66 // Apr 25, 2012 at 9:01 PM
Toon tang. Don’t know what a bumrush is. I hope everyone who goes to Wigan gets behind the team and does not do anything that would bring shame on us. NUFC should petition the Premier League authorities to release more tickets in the interest of public safety. The last thing the Wigan police would want is 4000 Geordies milling around outside the DW when there are empty seats inside. I believe Wigan are being completely irresponsible on this matter.
48 carlton nufc // Apr 25, 2012 at 9:15 PM
Pizzicatochan. Wt about vukic / tavernere
49 Wor Shearer // Apr 25, 2012 at 9:17 PM
Vukic can’t get himself fit enough to get in the squad, never mind put any run of games together.
50 mickg108 // Apr 25, 2012 at 9:21 PM
More Jimmy Jack-Off Than Jackson,,Hope they appreciate away Support in the Leccy League..
51 Vask // Apr 25, 2012 at 9:28 PM
Norsetoon aye it was David Edgar to equalise. I think he was Canadian.
52 catchy in norway // Apr 25, 2012 at 9:34 PM
been dissapointed with madrid,
BM have been the better team over 2 legs,
53 Novocastrian66 // Apr 25, 2012 at 9:37 PM
Extra time. Looks like I’m going to be late for work tonight!
54 PureGeordie // Apr 25, 2012 at 9:50 PM
how do people know about this wesley said up here for trial, i cant find anything about it!!!
55 londontoon1 // Apr 25, 2012 at 9:58 PM
http://allaboutthetoon.blogspot.co.uk
56 cupiddstunt // Apr 25, 2012 at 10:00 PM
I think over the piece we need RM to go through to the final as BM are losing several first teamers for the final just like Chelski.
So going of odds and possibilities we need the strongest team to contest Chelski in the final so RM’s getting my support here.
57 hainesy // Apr 25, 2012 at 10:13 PM
PureGeordie – A few of the lads around the golf club mentioned Curtis Good being up after having read it on Twatter, and another group of them mentioned this lad ‘Wesley Said’ as arriving this weekend for 2weeks. It’s just talk from a few golf buddies at the minute but I trust that they’ve heard something.
58 davis_toons // Apr 25, 2012 at 10:29 PM
Bayern is a better team. They will trouble Chelsea.
59 davis_toons // Apr 25, 2012 at 10:30 PM
Esp their old player Robben
60 toonking // Apr 25, 2012 at 10:30 PM
well after what has just happened in the CL i have got to ask myself should we just forget about CL now by 4th spot and just hope and prey that arsenal will do poor in atleast one of there games so we can attempt to reach 3rd plus hope for a favour from manure to beat city so once we play them, they might not put in as much of a fight to win the game as they would of if they beat manure.
61 toonking // Apr 25, 2012 at 10:35 PM
btw with the final at munich could you see a home advantage for bayern in the final
62 pizzicatochan // Apr 25, 2012 at 10:35 PM
Vuckic, if healthy, should be able to challenge Benny. If healthy… For some reason, I want to see more of Inman. If he couldn’t come through, then Vuckic.
Even without Said, Good and Amalfitano, our 2nd string team (or future first team) is still decent. With the consideration of Jonas and Colo getting old and will pass their peaks in a few years, the only spot that needs to be enhance, again, is the CB.
63 Vask // Apr 25, 2012 at 10:44 PM
As long as we continue taking it one game at a time and perform to our best I still think we can win them all. I won’t be devestated if we don’t. Even if we finish fourth and and end up in Europa I will continue to be immensely proud of the team. We have been mint and I can’t wait to see if we can smash our record on Saturday and beyond.
Howay The Lads!
64 rich_toonfan // Apr 25, 2012 at 10:47 PM
Not a chance Vukic will ever challenege benny…totally different players for one and Vukic cannot get fit
65 Beattie25 // Apr 25, 2012 at 11:12 PM
If we finish 4th on the 13th May do you think there will be a surgs in the purchases of bayern Munich tops?
I’d buy one for sure!
66 Beattie25 // Apr 25, 2012 at 11:13 PM
The champions league will be won by a team that wasn’t even a champion of their own league!
So is the frailty of cup competition!
67 Geordie-Jake // Apr 25, 2012 at 11:15 PM
http://www.football-italia.net/18069/inter-exit-likely-castaignos Wudnt mind gettin castaignos, wen i’ve watched him hes looked decent, been compared to thierry henry
68 Vask // Apr 25, 2012 at 11:17 PM
I’d let you buy me one Beattie, we’re in a double dip recession? I think it’ll be a good final I expect Bayern to edge it. If Chelsea win i’m not going to be that bothered because we’re going to finish 3rd. Even if we don’t it’ll be good to finish above Spurs, it’s about time they took their place below us in the league, we’re back and we’ll take our revenge at Whitehart next season.
69 soundoid // Apr 26, 2012 at 1:09 AM
Chelsea is looking the more winable of all our games at the moment they are not going to show up in force. I think they may field a reserve side and save themselves for the FA cup. They are favourites to win the FA cup and have a good chance of winning the CL.
Wigan is the banana skin.
70 magpiebop // Apr 26, 2012 at 2:01 AM
Be great to hear Ashleys name chanted at the home of his hated rival!
71 Novocastrian66 // Apr 26, 2012 at 2:09 AM
I reckon we will need 7 points from our last 4 matches to finish in the top 4. Tough ask. I cannot see us getting two wins and a draw with fixtures we have. We have cracking games to look forward to I hope we finish the season off in the same manner we started it.
72 Indian Magpie // Apr 26, 2012 at 7:31 AM
any 1 know why tottenham stole our black kit for their match against QPR, bloody thieves
73 cyprus // Apr 26, 2012 at 7:47 AM
Was AP looking for that response, because what did he expect?? If someone tells you, “you look real poor, here’s a fiver”? would you take it? Unless you are really desperate and have no pride, you wouldn’t. He’s usually media savvy, but that cost us because we could’ve had thousands more in the stadium, now we won’t.
74 CODARM (The poster formely known as Ibizatoon) // Apr 26, 2012 at 8:16 AM
Good morning,
Saw this and thought I’d get our day of statistics started…
…If you live to be 100 you have cracked it. Statistics show that very few people die after that age.
Not football related, but hey
75 Toon_Tom // Apr 26, 2012 at 8:18 AM
Ibiza – “very few people die after that age”
So once you hit 100 you become imortal???
76 CODARM (The poster formely known as Ibizatoon) // Apr 26, 2012 at 8:26 AM
Toon_tom…The stats would indicate this and the stats just do not lie and paint the whole picture always.
77 Toon_Tom // Apr 26, 2012 at 8:30 AM
Indeed – I best stop smoking and drinking and push on for that 100 mark so that I can live forever
(and hopefully see the Toon get some silverwear) haha
78 CODARM (The poster formely known as Ibizatoon) // Apr 26, 2012 at 8:34 AM
Lol….Well if we can keep playing like we are now then I’d happily live another 100 years to continue watching the toon…although hopefully some silverware will come our way before then
What’s people’s thoughts on Bayern Vs Chelsea for the CL final then? Do we need 3rd? Can we get it? Can my mind take the waiting until the end of the season or will it implode?
79 Solaidback // Apr 26, 2012 at 10:15 AM
Personally living in Cyprus, I won’t be there but I think the PL shoud put a fixed allocation on the away fans tickets, because some of these smaller ground like Wigan, Stoke etc etc cut their away allocation to their advantage, so the PL should say, any club playing in the PL should allow 4000 away fans to every game, that way clubs like us & the other big fan based clubs know already at seasons start how many tickets they’re gonna get for away games…
80 karasu // Apr 26, 2012 at 10:54 AM
Well, it is THEIR home game after all. It will not be good for THEIR team to feel like they are playing away because of the screaming Magpies while they are at home.
Soory, Magpies. Fair, next.
81 theleckworthbird // Apr 26, 2012 at 1:41 PM
Toon Tom at77
It’s a joke, you obviously don’t get it.
The number of people who die after a hundred are very few because not too many live that long
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