A derby to be proud of

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The reason it's in Newcastle this time round is it's before the SJP derby. If all goes well there'll be a return leg in Sunderland in April 2015.

This time 12 months ago we were really close to a "bubble" match being pushed through against fans' wishes - it was SAFC & NUFC fans' groups working together in meetings like this who helped stop that happening.

Thankfully, the bubble was narrowly-avoided but given there's been more cooperation between both sides of the divide than ever before in the past year, it seems a good time to strike while the iron's hot and prove to the authorities that fans can work together on initiatives which seek to oppose violence. We hope this event will help prove that point to those powers and the local media.

Fans are rightly quick to cry foul when the media portray us in an unfair light, or the police treat everyone as criminals thanks to a few numpties, but unless we do things to combat those perceptions, they won't change. We appreciate the event won't appeal to everyone, but it's been set-up with the aim of improving things for both sets of fans, particularly away fans, on derby day.
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Thing is, youd be better off just having a word with the Newcastle fans, its usually them.

Just a few pointers - leave the horses alone, leave the phone boxes alone, probably best not to set light to bins or throw things into the journying away fans.

Few things like that would go a long way ;)
 
Send the no marks like Jardine and timsafc along as they are morally superior to the rest of us
 
I really worry about the potential of idiots from our side using the MH17 disaster to be utter cocks
 
Nah, sorry but this is bollocks. Can you imagine walking in the escort, you arrive at the corner of St. James where they're all waiting for us... Then instead of smoke bombs or whatever flying about they start throwing roses and glitter at us.
 
That list was drafted by Northumbria Police for a fans’ engagement meeting a week or two back. A couple of FSF reps were there along with 30 or so supporters from various NUFC/SAFC groups.

Supporters at the meeting told the police that some of the ideas were not realistic but these meetings are a decent idea in terms of keeping police/fans on the same page.

The meeting on the 9th December was the result of NUFC and SAFC fans approaching the FSF, and asking us to help organise a joint event, which we thought was a good idea.
 
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That list was drafted by Northumbria Police for a fans’ engagement meeting a week or two back. A couple of FSF reps were there along with 30 or so supporters from various NUFC/SAFC groups.

Supporters at the meeting told the police that some of the ideas were too ambitious but these meetings are a decent idea in terms of keeping police/fans on the same page.

The meeting on the 9th December was the result of NUFC and SAFC fans approaching the FSF, and asking us to help organise a joint event, which we thought was a good idea.
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You can mention that £47 a ticket is a bit OTT at christmas if you like ? ...getting anywhere with capping ticket prices at various premier league grounds ? ....
 
TAFKAHM said:
You can mention that £47 a ticket is a bit OTT at christmas if you like ? ...getting anywhere with capping ticket prices at various premier league grounds ? ....
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Twenty's Plenty (the away ticket cap we proposed) saved almost 32,000 fans 342,000 last season, and it's on course to beat that this year. The campaign also helped put pressure on PL clubs, creating a situation where they saw fit to introduce the £12m Away Fans Initiative which brought down costs for 10,000s of travelling fans, including those from Sunderland.
 
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