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I know it's not great for those further down the points ladder but I think it's great we've got a smaller allocation and I'm looking forward to being in that newer stand.

It'll be by 4 weeks before and definitely won't be Saturday 3pm.

20 points 🤣

There's loads left for it. Interesting that we took a smaller allocation, probably right to be fair as we wouldn't have sold the full one.

Plymouth?

Newcastle Sunderland to be bubbled. I'd say that ruins any chance of us getting rid of it for next season.

@St Louis can you share anything on the proposed new ticket priority system? The club originally said in the summer it'd be announced before this season started but didn't happen and I saw it mentioned in the FAB minutes.

Funny how that game with 16 arrests and problems on St Mary's Street was described as fairly peaceful but the 2019 game has been described as 'major disorder'. Never mind those of us who went who know for a fact it wasn't major disorder. That's the line they've given and we apparently have to accept it.

Probably is cheaper but they still get the horses, helicopter, riot gear etc out. They just mostly have a big jelly instead of doing anything.

I'm not pretending it doesn't do anything. You specified an incident which involved missile throwing and getting at fences saying it stops that behaviour when both of those things have literally happened in 2026. It definitely does the job in terms of its aims of keeping fans apart outside the ground, don't think anyone disputes that. The point is whether that's a proportionate (or even fair) thing to do relative to the amount of trouble there is without it. I and many others say it's not.

Well it doesn't stop that behaviour. People tried pulling fences down on Sunday and at Fratton in January there were loads of missiles being lobbed back and forth.

Agree with your general point but the St Mary's game in 2012 was a bubble as that was the first season of it.

Goal music should definitely be binned off. It's fucking dreadful. Not a fan of the post match music either. Don't get me wrong I enjoyed freed from desire but it'd be much better if they just let the crowd do their thing. Could have at least played Amarillo if they insist on playing something.

It works well in the big games (eg yesterday, Arsenal) and the games with a tiny away support midweek. Still don't think it's great in normal games where there's a loud away support though.

And in today's episode of things which didn't happen.