Success comes at a price for Newcastle United fans – This is the reality | OneFootball

Two of my friends are a young couple who purchased their first home in 2023, they had worked and saved hard to be able to do so and I was pleased for them.

Amy and Sean also happen to be Newcastle United fans and season ticket holders at St James’ Park.

Around about the time they moved into their new property, I told them that they would have to keep being sensible with their pennies, because within five years United were going to become a giant, not only in the EPL but also in Europe.

That from then on, they along with all the other matchday loving Newcastle United fans, would be paying a canny bit more for the privilege of watching top players and bloody good football.

Before I go any further, I admit that this financial burden isn’t going to impact me in the slightest. I am on the outside as it were, looking in, all I’m interested in nowadays is getting to see my team at Gallowgate maybe once or twice a season if I’m lucky.

I know we now live in a digital age and feel a bit sorry for older fans who struggle to keep up with modern technology and devices. I also understand it can be very frustrating being banded/categorised for tickets etc.

But surely everyone knew this was coming. Football has changed so much from when I slung my season ticket in 2008.

The Premier League is a bastion of greed set up with rules in place to protect the Septic Six, preventing ambitious clubs like Newcastle United from challenging the cartel.

But we can compete if we get the commercial aspect of our club spot on. Lucrative sponsorships will be attained as long as United are associated with success on the pitch.

Corporate packages are essential to increase revenue and hard working supporters are going to have to get used to paying a considerable amount more to keep attending matches.

When I left school I could get a pint for something like 50p and get in the Gallowgate for about £3.

Times have moved on and you cannot even get a pint for under £3 in most working men’s clubs, never mind paying well northwards of five quid in some of the bars.

Watching Liverpool celebrate their Premier League success gave me a sense of satisfaction. This was because only six weeks beforehand, we had comprehensively beaten the red scousers (who are the best team in the land) in a Wembley Final.

There are going to be more glory days ahead because the Toon juggernaut is just slipping into about third gear.

The Americans have invested in some of our main rivals and quite frankly they seem as if they have their hapless puppet Richard Masters by his Henry Halls.

So forgive the pun, if I say that if you all want to watch a top team from now on, you’re going to have pay ‘top dollar’.

For anyone lamenting ten year deals at 2010 prices under an unambitious and greedy parasite of an owner, I say that now is the best time for you to stop going to watch Newcastle United.

We now have owners who are the envy of most Premier League clubs (also a Championship one not a million miles away).

Don’t be fooled otherwise. Manchester United fans are still crying inside because the Saudi Arabia PIF didn’t buy them. Liverpool, Spurs and Arsenal are also jealous.

Amanda Staveley tearfully said this back on 31st July 2020, to the delight of our detractors. They aren’t laughing now.