I was sat next to a chap who'd moved from east stand. He said when he went to buy his tickets they asked him where he wanted to sit- he asked at ticket office where most had bought theirs and the person at the ticket office told him east stand


He saw where the band were and just asked the steward if he could walk across and they said yes.

yes they did this last year and it worked well but wasnt as organised this time round, mainly due to it being a new venue i would think.

were the side on and behind the posts tickets not the same price? £17.50 i paid side on unreserved.

we only paid £20 for weekend tickets behind sticks- that's with ST discount.

Point is we know we will not be the best supported numbers wise so we need to work harder to ensure our fans are congregated together as much as possible.

Enjoyed the weekend and the pro's generally outweighed the cons.
Sat in the Gallowgate end corner with the HKR fans for the Widnes v Salford game - good turnout by HKR and Widnes btw - but wanted to get into the unreserved East stand to be with my mates. HKR fans staged a mass-breakout over a wall and once this was stopped, many more went down the front, along and emerged back up in the East stand.
we followed suit.
This was a bit cramped and the facilities weren't brilliant.
However, the atmosphere was excellent and together with the large number of punters staying over (as opposed to Manchester), the great Pubs and the friendly reception we got from everyone especially the locals, Newcastle gets a big thumbs up from me.

I completely agree about the Giants fans being spread around and the club badly needs to endure that all are sat in two big clumps next season, ideally neither in the East stand.

All in all though, we are so lucky to be supporters of the greatest game