Newcastle United’s Champions League encounter with Barcelona saw unprecedented demand for tickets at St James’ Park.
Over 110,000 supporters queued virtually for tickets to Thursday’s match which saw The Magpies lose 2-1 to the La Liga championsAhead of the match, there was also controversy when tickets appeared for sale on unauthorised re-sale sites while a high school in Dundee advertised that it had secured 45 tickets for its students to go and watch the game. These tickets were later cancelled, prompting an investigation that led to the cancelling of 103 season tickets linked to the re-selling of tickets through Scottish tour operators.Newcastle’s appointment of David Hopkinson as the club’s new chief executive officer is expected to accelerate plans regarding the future of St James’ Park and the potential of a new stadium.
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