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Tom_NUFC

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  1. i personally think there is definitly a market out there for a decent non-league outfit in newcastle. and kingston park is a good ground aswell. There's still Benfield. But this is a crying shame to see one of area's well known non league sides go under.
  2. In general, I thought it went well, although I was a bit disappointed about that particular banner, which is not an NUSC one.
  3. best thing the toon ultras can do is to join the NUSC, get the best of both worlds, the extra clout and influence that NUSC can only be good in spreading the message that the toon ultras are trying to portray. Heza don't believe most of this thread as its based on blinkered opinions and not showing a true reflection on the NUSC from the 3 meetings i have been to. Aye, I agree, I am just uncertain as to whether they would be open to this idea and I wonder how it would work... I have a sneaking suspicion that they would see it as them doing us a massive favour rather than it being reciprocal, but that's just an assumption. It would be best for a few lads from Toon Ultras to go to the next meeting though.... We have tried to invite people from the Toon Ultras along to have a chat with the committee on several occassions. I know that Malcolm has tried phoning or e-mailing Ultras people but has had no response. Several of us have posted on the Ultras forum, but unfortunately the responses have been insulting and negative. There's no hidden agenda about it, no thought about NUSC doing the Ultras a favour, or vice versa. In fact we'd be doing each other a favour, because both groups want what's best for the club. Believe me, we are VERY much open to the idea.
  4. I just want to clarify a few things. There IS definitely a Rally at the Mounment on sunday starting at around 2.30pm. Unfortunately the website is having an overhaul at the minute. But there will be further publicity in the next few days. There is NO march to the ground organised by NUSC. It is NOT an 'Ashley Out!' rally. It is focussing on the need for Change. For the club to be run properly and for those in ownership and the running of the club to respect the club, it's place in the community, the fans, city and players. It has been organised before the game so that people can then go to the game and support the team 100%. For the same reason this is why we opted for a protest away from the ground. NUSC has always been 100% behind the team out on the pitch, and part of the rally on Sunday will reflect this. On NUSC itself. We always quite happy to listen to people's questions and concerns about us, and have held open meetings so that people can do exactly that. We appreciate that not everyone has been able to attend, but we are now in the process of arranging outreach meetings where a few of us will actually go out and meet people across the region. Possible outreach meetings in the near future may well be taking place in Prudhoe, Blakelaw, Heaton, Forest Hall and Monkseaton. This is out of dialogue with both NUSC members and people interested in hearing what we have to say (some of whom are sceptical). If you feel you could get enough interest near you, by all means contact us via the e-mail address on our website and we'll get in touch (or at least those who looking at the outreach meetings will) and try an organise something. So we are trying to give people the chance to communicate with us. You can contact us by e-mail to ask stuff as well - again in the same way. If you really want, you can PM me. I may not know the answer, and it might mean going off and having to speak with someone else on the committee who might have better info on certain subjects, but I will find out and get back to you, even if it's just to say I/we don't know.
  5. Just a few things to point out regarding NUSC. Firstly neither the Chronicle or Journal article came about through us. I think the interviews came about because there is a general frustration amongst NUFC fans about the lack of communication, which is something NUSC has been saying, but plenty other people have as well. Having said that Luke Edwards from the Journal was at the meeting last Wednesday and did ask for questions which he would put to Llambias. Llambias says that there is dialogue with us and that we have monthly meetings. To date, the only dialogue NUSC has had with anyone at NUFC was when we went up to the supporters panel meeting about 3 weeks ago. We talked about the stewarding issues and NUFC's representative was Simon Esland. It was agreed that 2 or 3 NUFC committee members would go along to supporters panel meetings from now on. But there has been no contact with Llambias, Ashley or Wise, let alone monthly meetings, If they want to talk on a monthly basis we'd be happy. I find it strange that he finds it strange that our members pay subs. It's pretty much the norm amongst the majority of supporters clubs, and the FSF itself, and plenty of clubs and societies outside of football. Considering we have around 800 members and are processing 6,000 enquiries when we've only been going since mid September, I don't think that's bad going. Whether we get more credence than we deserve is for others to decide. No doubt some people will believe that's the case, and others won't. All I can say to that is that those of us who've set NUSC up are just regular NUFC supporters who have given up our spare time, and are concerned about how the club is being run and the direction in which it is being taken. It breaks our hearts to watch this happen, and we set NUSC up and have been doing what we've been doing because we love the club. There's no ulterior motives or wanting to get ourselves known on TV and radio. We want there to be a good relationship between the club and its fans.
  6. Great article. Can I just remind everyone that the meeting he mentions is at the Irish Club tomorrow night. 7 for 7.30, everyone welcome. I think its very important that we get some sort of action going and tomorrow gives us the opportunity to do that. Even if you're critical of NUSC, please come along and voice your opinions. It's not the time for us as Newcastle fans to be divided. It's time to stand together and make ourselves heard.
  7. I always find it stupid when people do stuff like that. 'We're sh*t now, so that's me... turrah!" If you had a close relative who was ill with cancer you would go "No, sorry, you're ill, I can't deal with that, I'm off"? Yes it's tough and depressing and the club is in an absolute shambles, but I'm not going to f*ck off, because I can't.
  8. 'us' meaning the fans in general, not NUSC in particular
  9. Part of the reason for having this meeting is so if you've got a problem with some of the statements NUSC has come out with, you can tell us that. We want to iron things out, explain our position, reasons and we really do want to hear what people have to say, because I'm sure we all want a well run, successful club, but sadly we are a million miles away from that. It's a desperate time for the club, and a time for us as fans to be pulling together rather than bickering or swiping at each other. I'm not saying we haven't got a few things wrong since setting up NUSC, but in someways it's inevitable that we will make mistakes because we've set this thing up from scratch and it has been a big learning curve for a lot of us. We're not neccesarily saying 'join us now', more come and hear what we have to say, tell us what you think and let us hear what you have to say. This isn't so much about NUSC as about NUFC and where we all as fans go from here, because we can't just sit back and watch this happen. This is about getting a consensus of opinion from NUFC fans across the spectrum.
  10. Look, we've said all along that we want to talk, and that the fact that he won't tell us (and by that I mean all NUFC supporters, rather than just NUSC) a thing. He says he has a plan, but he won't say what. The club is an absolute shambles at the moment, so no, we're far from happy with the situation, or with him, no doubt you feel the same. We have had communications with the club, and discussed certain matters with them. For example, just on Monday night we took a raft of e-mails we'd received about the stewarding in the NW corner, and brought the matter to the club's attention. Obviously, that doesn't solve the running of the club, and it's not direct communication with the people at the top, but I think it is a positive sign that we have made direct contact with the club and can address some issues.
  11. I very much doubt it. We have had contact with the club via the official supporters' panel, which several committee members went to. I think we're a little way off speaking to anyone high up, but we've made contact, and talked mainly about the stewarding. You may know that we'd been asking for people to contact us about what they had experienced and/or witnessed from the new stewarding regime - particularly in the singing corner. We took up a load of e-mails, read some of them out and left the club with copies. So hopefully they'll keep their word and look into it. I'm not really sure how our dialogue with the club will progress, but we have at least made some contact.
  12. Just to let you all know that NUSC are arranging another meeting, open to everyone on Wednesday February 4, 7.30pm at the Irish Centre on Gallowgate. You all know the situation at the club is getting progressively worse/desperate/depressing, and we want to get supporters together to discuss what we -as fans generally, rather than just NUSC should do about it. We're aware that we have our critics, and we'd like people to come along and tell us (NUSC) what you think - where we're going right, where we're going wrong. It's a desperate time for the club, and a time in which we as fans should be pulling together, because ultimately we all want the same thing from that club. We're still arranging some of the details, but at this stage we're looking at possibly having a few speakers, and once we finalise what's happening in the meeting, I'll update you again. Just letting you know it will be taking place, as a couple of these have been organised and announced at quite short notice for a lot of people in the past. Download the meeting here: http://rapidshare.com/files/194022632/NUSC.mp3
  13. I was concerned -even frightened about our situation before the game yesterday. I'm still concerned - even frightened. The game itself was average, but that's all. The defence were poor ( marvel at how they stood still and watch West Ham score their second), and we're crying out for a central midfielder who can get the ball forward and create chances and options for the strikers. We're handicapped when we put Geremi or Butt in because they have no pace and stifle the momentum of the whole midfield - dare I say it, the whole team.And yet, we're stuck for options of who we can put in there. The Liverpool game showed what happens to the defence if we lose one or two players to injuries/suspension. In other words, it goes from passable to shit. As for the forwards well, they don't get the service due to midfield problems (better service would do wonders for Owen and Martins, we all know that). We also have a problem with injuries. Martins - injured, Viduka - injured (yet again), Ameobi - injured (and shite), and we all know Owen can get injured easily, which leaves us with Andy Carroll, who is inexperienced. So, we pretty much need to urgently strengthen in all areas apart from Goalkeepers (but if Given goes....?). Basically, we're NOT going to do that. As things stand, I can't see us bringing in any player(s) that we really need. I wouldn't be suprised if we didn't bring anyone in at all. After all, how many players are going to look at NUFC at the minute, at how it's being run, at all the chaos and turmoil and think 'hmm, yes, I really want to play there!'? If we do get players in, I think that they will be in the cheap/desperate/sub-standard/not really that good mould, that will not improve the team, and will probably end up bieng virtually invisible - ala Xisco/Nacho Gonzalez. As has already been said, we're currently 11th - purely because we've played more games than other people, and not because we're improving, but because other teams have f*cked up worse than us. The fact is we're not playing well, and could quite easily start being the one who f*cks up worse than others and going into freefall.
  14. This shows the shambolic nature of NUFC
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