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F3 Derby Away Support Coaches – NOW ON SALE

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Bookings are now open for the Round 16 F3 Derby fixture against Central Coast Mariners at Bleutongue Stadium on Saturday 25th January 2014. Kick-off is scheduled for 7:30pm. 

You can purchase your tickets by calling Sid Foggs on 4928 1088 Mon – Fri 9am – 5pm and Sat 9am – 12pm. You can also purchase in person at Sid Foggs Travel, Gallery Level at Stockland Jesmond.

Coaches will depart from Sid Foggs Coaches Depot at Fullerton Cove at 4:30pm. The coaches will then pick up at Hunter Stadium car park at 5:15pm, Charlestown at 5:25pm, Belmont at 5:35pm and Swansea at 5:45pm.

Please confirm pickup address with Sid Foggs when purchasing your tickets, and be at pickup points 20 minutes before scheduled departure time. Coaches will depart 20 minutes after fulltime for the return trip to Newcastle.

This service is for all Jets supporters and especially for families and younger supporters who want to attend an away game but don’t wish to travel by public transport and want a direct service to the stadium.We have tried to make the costs as cheap as possible for this game in order to get as many supporters as we can to pack out the away bays.

Prices for this trip will be $18 per seat or a special family price of $70 (two adults and two children or one adult and three children). Those paying by credit card will attract a 2% non-refundable fee.

These prices are for return coach travel only and do not include a match ticket. All patrons are strongly advised to purchase their match tickets prior to booking on the coach. Please be advised that smoking and alcohol will not be permitted on board Sid Foggs coaches.

A minimum number of bookings are required to ensure each service goes ahead. Those wishing to use this coach service are urged to purchase their tickets as soon as possible. A decision will be made by 12pm Tuesday January 21st as to whether the minimum number of seats have been sold. If the service is cancelled, customers will be notified and purchases will be refunded (except credit card fees).

The coach service is booked by The Squadron on behalf of all Newcastle Jets supporters with Sid Foggs Coaches. Hunter Sports Group/Newcastle Jets FC have no involvement aside from promoting the service to its Members. Any enquiries for these coach services need to be directed to Sid Foggs Coaches on the above number.

Sid Foggs Brochure – F3 Derby Coach Service 25/1/14

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2014 Squadron Memberships AVAILABLE NOW

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Memberships are now available at our prematch venue Broadmeadow District Tennis Club. These memberships are valid 1st January 2014 to 31st December 2014 and are priced at $10. These will be available for purchase in the restaurant area of the Tennis Club from Squadron FSC Committee members.

Your Squadron FSC membership will also include a membership to the Tennis Club and will give you access to discounts on beverages as well as access to the Tennis Club during some games where membership is a requirement for entry.

Squadron FSC Membership fees will go towards tifo production costs (large scale displays, flags and poles, banners, drums and megaphones, etc), merchandise production costs (scarves/shirts/etc) and also newcastlefootball.net running costs (domain name, site hosting fees, upgrades, etc).

At this stage, a Squadron Membership is a financial way to support The Squadron FSC in the above activities, it does not give you access to the active support bays inside Hunter Stadium. A Bay 2 membership or gameday ticket is still required to access this area.

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Squadron Statement re: vs Western Sydney Wanderers 14/12/13

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The following statement is in regards to the events that transpired on Saturday evening in the closing minutes of Newcastle United Jets v Western Sydney Wanderers at Hunter Stadium.

The Squadron Football Supporters Club (Inc) Committee is under no illusions that the events that occurred on Saturday night could have been avoided had 3 Wanderers fans (who were obviously identified by the jerseys they were wearing) not been allowed to enter Bay 2 in the 90th minute of the match.

The Squadron FSC had made it clearly known to the stakeholders involved in the weeks prior to the match that there should be a strong security/police presence at the entrances of and in close proximity to Bays 1 & 2. This advice was based on previous incidents where away fans have entered the bay with the intent to incite violence and harass the home fans in similar circumstances. It was extremely disappointing for us to see that this advice was not heeded.
On top of this, every person who enters Bays 1 & 2 (and other bays around the ground) is normally required to have their ticket or membership checked prior to entering the bay. Despite being labelled a ‘high risk’ game, this did not happen on Saturday night. We are yet to be made aware as to why this was not the case and will find out in due course.

Also in the discussions during the leadup to this game, we had requested that Western Sydney supporters be exited via Northern gates at full-time. Unfortunately due to logistical issues this wasn’t possible, however until the 90th minute everything else had been fine.

The Squadron FSC condemns all violence involving police, security, opposition supporters and other Jets fans. We will not be speculating in the public domain in regards to the reported brutality by the Riot Police/Security and will leave that to the correct authorities and the people involved as it is under legal investigation. We believe that violence has no place in football, just as it has no place in wider society.

We will be requesting to attend briefings for all future high risk games to ensure supporter views are considered. We will continue to take all the appropriate measures that are necessary to ensure the safety of our members and fellow Jets supporters.

In closing, The Squadron FSC has built a strong relationship with Hunter Sports Group, Stadium management, Newcastle Police and E-Group Security this season. We will be utilising these strong ties to ensure that the correct measures are put in place for all high risk games in the future so events like these never transpire again.

While we thank media outlets for giving us the opportunity to produce our view point, we will be making no further comments until we have met with all stakeholders involved to review the incident.