stevegrant Posted 8 April, 2014 Share Posted 8 April, 2014 Newcastle charged us considerably more than home fans sat in similar seating for our game before Christmas, which Saints complained about to the Premier League. They have found in our favour and ordered Newcastle to refund the club accordingly. As a result, those who went will receive a partial refund as follows: Adults - £10 back Seniors - £11 back Juniors - £9 back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View From The Top Posted 8 April, 2014 Share Posted 8 April, 2014 £19 back for me via Northern Saints. Said at the time that we were getting royally ripped off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrant Posted 8 April, 2014 Author Share Posted 8 April, 2014 I think what happened is that Newcastle agreed a load of reciprocal pricing deals with other clubs so if the other club would charge travelling Newcastle fans a knock-down price, they'd reciprocate at St James' Park. We wouldn't agree to it, so Newcastle decided to charge us the same amount that we would charge them at St Mary's, i.e. £37. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huffton Posted 8 April, 2014 Share Posted 8 April, 2014 Better than a poke in the eye... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 8 April, 2014 Share Posted 8 April, 2014 Hoorah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 8 April, 2014 Share Posted 8 April, 2014 A parting gift from Cortese....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted 8 April, 2014 Share Posted 8 April, 2014 Brilliant news. First Swansea and now this, I'm liking this fan friendly saints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 8 April, 2014 Share Posted 8 April, 2014 Out of interest, how much would the tickets have been if we agreed the reciprocal deal in the first place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrant Posted 8 April, 2014 Author Share Posted 8 April, 2014 Out of interest' date=' how much would the tickets have been if we agreed the reciprocal deal in the first place?[/quote'] No idea. I think Swansea are the only club who agreed a reciprocal deal with them at £20 for away fans, but there's nothing to suggest that's what we'd have gone with as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Fan CaM Posted 8 April, 2014 Share Posted 8 April, 2014 Cynical gesture by the club to help justify next seasons ticket prices. Glasgow told me this so it must be true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 8 April, 2014 Share Posted 8 April, 2014 No idea. I think Swansea are the only club who agreed a reciprocal deal with them at £20 for away fans, but there's nothing to suggest that's what we'd have gone with as well. I'm not sure it has anything to do with reciprocity but a league rule that you can't charge away supporters more for the equivalent seats than you charge home fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrant Posted 8 April, 2014 Author Share Posted 8 April, 2014 I'm not sure it has anything to do with reciprocity but a league rule that you can't charge away supporters more for the equivalent seats than you charge home fans. Correct, but the idea of these reciprocal deals was to increase away attendances by charging them less than home fans, which apparently the rules allow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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