Newcastle are giving away season tickets free to help fill St James’ Park.
Boss Steve Bruce wants the stadium full and has worked with MD Lee Charnley to offer current season ticket holders the chance to get another for no charge for the rest of the campaign.
A fan boycott against owner Mike Ashley has hit attendances this season with the crowd of 42,303 against Southampton on Sunday the lowest in the top flight for nine years.
Bruce wants to “help fans who can’t afford to come”, and the free tickets includes games against Chelsea , Spurs and Liverpool .
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Bruce said: “We can’t ever take our support for granted, but the question to all of us at the club is can we pack the stadium to the rafters?
“It starts with results on the pitch, but I hope a gesture like this will help us to fill the place because St James’ Park in full voice is a force.
“It really does give the players an edge and when they work hard and play well, the atmosphere is like nowhere else.”
Lee Charnley said: “We want to encourage fans to come back and also to attract new fans, at this time we wanted to do something specifically for our existing season ticket holders to reward them for their loyalty and support of Steve and the players.”
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After a mixed start to the season Newcastle have now lost just twice in their last nine Premier League games, and their win against the Saints moved them up to 11th in the table, only two points off fifth place.
They next face a trip to Burnley on Saturday before hosting Crystal Palace , a game which everyone at the club will no doubt hope sees more supporters attend.
