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SQUADRON: Active Support Ticketing Feedback

The Squadron FSC Committee will be meeting with Newcastle Jets club officials this Thursday 10th November.

We will be discussing issues around active support: the new area on the Southern Hill, ticketing arrangements, security and policing, and any other relevant topics.

To ensure we canvass opinion from a wide a range of supporters as possible, we would like to ask anyone to send us feedback either via email squadronfsc@gmail.com or on social media via reply to this article.

If you have had a positive or negative experience or you have any suggestions or feedback on how to improve the new active support arrangements implemented this season, please email/FB post/tweet them through.

The Squadron FSC Inc, Committee

SQUADRON: Tifo Crew Wanted

With the move to a new active area, people’s changing circumstances and the continuing refresh of The Squadron operations we find the need to put the call out for expressions of interest in joining Newcastle’s tifo crew.

Tifo is an essential part of visually supporting your football team across the world, and it covers everything including flags of all sizes, fence banners, two-stick handheld banners, pullovers, choreographies and any other number of ways to create a visually striking active support area at the stadium.

The Squadron has been responsible over the years for a large number of tifo displays at Newcastle Jets games (both home and away). The giant gold banner at the 2008 Grand Final and the NEWCASTLE drop down display against Victory in 2011 are still 2 out of the 3 largest tifos ever deployed in the A-League even today. A lot of volunteer time, effort and expense goes into creating these displays and it takes a committed group of supporters to ensure a quality display is designed and produced. The gameday flags and fence banners also require repairs or replacement as time goes on and they become damaged through use.

So, if you are an artist or designer, handy with photoshop (or similar programs), have access to a projector, are handy with a sewing machine, able to trace and/or paint or have some great ideas that could be used as a tifo display or on a banner or flag, then let us know by emailing us.

We are also after a large space (preferably undercover) where we can produce these tifos,  we used to use the Tennis Club which has unfortunately closed down so we are on the lookout for somewhere else to be able to sew, trace and paint, some on a fairly large scale. Please email us if you have a space or know where one may be available for us to use.

If you are keen to become involved in any way, please email us squadronfsc@gmail.com with subject line “Tifo Crew”. We have a number of projects we are looking to get designed and produced this season, so we really appreciate any time and help that people can spare.

Never Tear Us Apart

The Squadron FSC, Committee

SQUADRON: Active Support Ticketing Update

The Squadron FSC has been liaising with the club after some issues were experienced with regards to ticketing for the new active area on the Southern Hill in Round 1.

There was some confusion about ticketing requirements to be able to access the active support area, unfortunately it wasn’t properly communicated that an unreserved General Admission ticket or membership wasn’t suitable (unlike the trial at the end of last season).

As the new Squadron bay now has a specific capacity, only a Squadron ticket or membership (which is a reserved GA ticket) will gain access to the active support area.
There are a number of ways to participate in active support for the 2016/17 season.

Membership

You can purchase a full season or 3 game Squadron membership. A membership represents a significant cost saving to purchasing tickets game to game. You can purchase your membership via this link https://membership.newcastlejets.com.au/
If you currently hold a Jets membership NOT in the Squadron bay, you can swap your membership for a gameday Squadron ticket. Simply visit the Members Services window on the left side of  the Western Stand Entrance.

Online

You can pre-purchase an adult Squadron ticket by visiting this link http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/Newcastle-Jets-FC-tickets/artist/1055546?tm_link=tm_homeA_b_10004_4 and select the fixture you wish to purchase tickets for. Click “South General Admission” to bring up Southern Hill categories. Select “Home Active Support Area” to purchase a Squadron ticket.
If purchasing via the Ticketmaster mobile app select “Newcastle Jets Supporter Area”
Unfortunately Junior and Concession Squadron tickets can only be purchased at the stadium.

Stadium

Squadron tickets can also be purchased at the dedicated ticket window at the Southern Entry gates. If you purchase a non Squadron ticket and wish to swap it, you can swap it for a Squadron ticket at this window also.

If you experience any issues with regards to ticketing or entry into the Squadron bay, please let us know either during the game or send us an email squadronfsc@gmail.com so we can raise it with the Jets.

Never Tear Us Apart