Toon now hot ticket

NEWCASTLE are facing an incredible surge in season ticket demand after 30,000 fans logged in chasing 1000 new season tickets.

The club announced the release of the new tickets for the new campaign yesterday. Briefs will be sold from 10am next Tuesday but 30,000 club members queued up virtually online to discover if they were eligible.

Eddie Howe’s men return to pre-season training next month having won 12 of their final 18 league games last season to finish 11th.