article_snippet.sent: Thousands of fans stayed away from Sunday's Barclays Premier League defeat by Tottenham at St James' Park in protest at the way the sportswear Tycoon is running the club, with the official attendance of 47,427 - the capacity of the stadium is in excess of 52,000 - understood to include many season ticket holders who did not attend.
article_snippet.sent: Thousands of Newcastle fans boycotted the club's last game, a 3-1 defeat at home to Spurs on Sunday .
article_snippet.sent: Unofficial estimates have put the actual attendance for the 3-1 defeat by Spurs at significantly lower than 47,000, although some have seemed wildly optimistic.
highlights_snippet.sent: Thousands of supporters boycotted the last defeat by Spurs on Sunday .