The Newcastle United Supporters Trust (NUST) have sent a letter to Toon CEO Darren Eales over their concerns regarding the price of attending football.
They believe it’s ‘vital to protect our long-serving and loyal supporter base’ from the ever-increasing prices of Premier League football matches, feeling this is beginning to have a negative impact for those attending Newcastle games home and away.
Here’s the letter in full, sent to Eales on Tuesday 9th April:
‘Dear Darren. We write to you today as passionate supporters of Newcastle United and our local community. Football is a huge driving force in uniting communities, but it can only do this by being accessible to all. Across the league we are seeing unprecedented costs for fans to support their clubs. This coinciding with record broadcast deals and revenues across the league, has not gone unnoticed by supporters.
Newcastle United has a rich history and a devoted fanbase that stretches far and wide. We are aware that our fanbase is growing around the world and this is something to be incredibly proud of. We commend both yourself and all at the club right now, that it is currently being run in such a way that there are football fans from all four corners of the globe who want to support our club -especially as this is a far cry from the state of our club merely two and a half years ago. We must however not overlook that both our game and our club are rooted in the working class communities of our city which has made and continues to make us what we are today as a one club city.
This is exemplified as at the time of the takeover Amanda Staveley said: “We looked at a number of big clubs around Europe. And we got the chance to look at Newcastle, while looking at Liverpool. We went there and fell madly in love with the fans, the team and the passion. St James’ is a really unique place.”
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Author : Olly Hawkins
Publish date : 2024-04-09 15:15:19
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