NUFC MAD-SAD GROUNDHOPPERS NEWS

 Posted ‘1:31pm bells’ 🔔 Friday 25th Septembaa 2026

QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM, ENFIELD FC, LONDON

“NEW GROOND!—-NEW GROOND!”

News reaches The Geordie Times that yet another new groond to watch wor U21s haz been confirmed!

We will played Luton Town at Enfield Town’s Queen Elizabeth Stadium in north London on Munday 7th Decembaa at ‘7 🔔s’

This iz alang with 4 other groonds where we have never played before!

They are at Zeeco Stadium, Stamford v Peterborough, Alexander Stadium, Birmingham v West Brom U21s, KingsMeadow, Kingston Upon Thames, west London v Chelsea U21s and Elite Football Performance Centre, Lancingv Brighton U21s

We will dee a list of aall the stadiums for U21s games for new Toonhoppers!

Aaltogether there are 16 venues, with 2 groond shares

Gold means we have been before

Pink means we haven’t 

Solihull Moors, Damson Park, Solihull + Birmingham City, Damson Park, Solihull

Victoria Park, Hartlepool United

Rotherham United, New York Stadium, Rotherham

Reading, Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading

Peterborough United, Zeeco Stadium, Stamford FC

Nottingham Forest, Loughborough University Complex

Luton Town, Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Enfield Town FC, north London

Arsenal U21s, BorehamWood FC, London

Aston Villa U21s, Bodymoor Heath Training Ground, Tamworth

Wolves U21s, Aggborough, Kiddiminster

Crystal Palace U21s, Ganders Green Lane, Sutton

Chelsea U21s, KingsMeadow, Kingston Upon Thames, west London

West Brom U21s, Alexander Stadium, Birmingham

York City, LNER Stadium, York. + Leeds United U21s, LNER Stadium, York

Bradford City, Valley Parade, Bradford

Brighton& Hove Albion, Elite Football Training Centre, Lancing

*We might not be able to dee them aall this season if the U21 games clash with forst team games

EVERTON ALLOCATION 7,732

 Posted ‘high 🕛 noon🛎️ bells’ Tuezday 22nd Septembaa 2026

EVERTON’S NEW HOME, BESIDE THE RIVER MERSEY, WITH THE IRISH SEA IN THE DISTANCE!

NUFC fans have been allocated a huge number of tickets for wor 4th roond Leegue Cup tie at The Dickhead Stadium (or whatever it’s caalled?) on Thorzday Octobaa 29th! It looks like we’ve been given most of one end of the stadium!

The 7,732 tickets will gan on sale on Munday 28th Septembaa to season ticket holders —-and seats picks are from the following Wedinzday!

Update from Tuezday neet!

Wor U21s were in action at Valley Parade when we lost 2-1 to Bradfaad City in the EFL Trophy!

NUFC took the lead in the 42nd minute, when Matheus Ferreira struck a fine shot from the edge of the box!

Bradfaad hit back in the 2nd half, when Powell heeded home twice in the space of 10 minutes (60th & 70th minutes) to win the match!

Attendance: 2,132 inc 51 ‘NUFC mad-sad groundhoppers’ (Not ‘us’, coz we’ve been here a few times before and have got the T shirt!)

We do however have THREE new groonds to visit to watch wor U21s later in the season!— v Peterborough at Stamford—v West Brom at Alexandra Palace Athletic Stadium in Bormingham and v Chelsea at Kingston Upon Thames!

THE TOON 2 THE TIGERS 1. *** PREMYAA LEEGUE 2026-2027’

 Posted ‘high noon 🛎️ bells’ Sunday 20th Septembaa 2026  

(*250th competitive game in a row attended, since the Covid restrictions ended)

“ HAVE WE GOT A LUCKY CHARM?”

Hull had nevaa lost in the Premyaa Leegue at SJP and they were unbeaten in the 3 Leegue games they had played!—-But not anymore! (2 wins and a draw!)

With 7 players unavailable through various injuries, it woz a depleated squad up which lined up at the very unusual’3:00 bells 🔔’ Saturday kick off time! (9 of wor forst 10 games were/are on the telly! 📺)

It started off SO well and NUFC were 2 goals to the good, with just 6 minutes on the clock!

Forstly, in the 3rd minute, Harvey Barnes threaded a through baall to Joe Willock, who raced forward and fired a great shot just inside the near post at The Leazes End to give us an orly lead! 1-0 to us!

It didn’t take lang to double wor lead, for in the 6th minute Harvey Barnes again threaded a through baall, this time to Lewis Hall, who lashed the baall into the far corner of the goal, with Konstantious Tzolakis (hope av sppelt that reet?) in the Hull goal, nee chance! 2-0 to us!

We were on fire az we laid seige to the visitors goal and in the dying embers of the forst half we had a chance to treble wor lead when Thomas tripped Jacob Murphy in the box and the ref pointed straight to the spot!

Yoane Wissa took the penalty, but the keeper with the unpronounceable name guessed the reet way and dived to hiz right to parry the baall to safety!  HT 2-0 to us!

The 2nd half woz a different story, az Hull went on the offensive to try and get back into the game—and after sustained pressure they foond a way through in thec66th minute, when Cho hit a sweet shot that went in off the post, with Horny Hornicek in The Toon goal, well beaten! 2-1 to us!

It woz then like ‘Custer’s last stand’ az the east Yorkshiremen went for the jugular!

They had tons of corners and near misses and looked certain to get an equaliser az the clock ticked doon the seconds!

To say wor goal had a ‘charmed life’ would be the understatement of the year!

The Toon somehow hung on and after 6 minutes of stoppage time, the ref blew for full time, to the relief of the vast majority of the record crowd! (see below)

Attendance:52,647 a new SJP Premyaa Leegue record attendance by 4, az the club endeavours to add new seats every game!

(3,100 Tigers)

The win lifts us up to 8th in the table (For the time being at least!)

Wor record so far in Leegue and cup iz Played 6, won 3, drawn 2 and lost 1

Not bad for an injury depleated squad!

PS: This woz NUFCs 250 competitive game since the Covid restrictions were lifted in 2021

And The GeordieTimes haz been to each and every one of them, from Bournemooth to Brussels to Baku to Barca!

“HOWAY THE LADS!”🤪👍🏁

This photo woz taken a while ago at a night game! It’s a 2 minute walk to the nearest turnstiles in The East Stand!

We are happy to say that The Leazes End Companions boozer behind SJP on Leazes Park Road woz rammed doonstairs and upstairs in the consert room!⬇️

Havin been shut for ower a year coz of damage to the roof, we put messages and videos on Twitter, Tik Tok, Facebook and of course in The GeordieTimes to tell fans that it’s reopened—-and it seems to have worked a treat!

They will open on every matchday—and it’s the cheapest ‘drinkin den’ near SJP!

“USE IT OR LOSE IT!”

“SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BOOZER!—-IT’S YOUR DUTY!”🤪👍🍺

THE TOON V THE TIGERS *** THIS AFTERNOOON!

 PPosted ‘high noon 🔔 bells’ Saturday 19th Septembaa 2026

This will be NUFCs 250th competitive game since covid restrictions were lifted 5 years ago, when fans were allowed to attend games again!  

And The Geordie Times haz been to each and every one of them, from Baku in Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 to Barcelona in Spain 🇪🇸 

The Toon have a horrendous injury list with SEVEN players unavailable for various reasons!⬇️

Resorve goalie Ewan Jaouen iz aalso doubtful!

Hull are unbeaten so far this season and have never lost a Premyaa Leegue game at SJP in 3 visits! (2 wins and a draw!)

So—and with aall the injuries, it will be a tough game, believe you me!

Wor 4-1 capitulation at Leeedz on Munday neet woz a horror show that we dare not repeat today, or else the 3 points will be gannin back to Humberside!

Let’s hope that doesn’t happen and that we can somehow win wor forst Premyaa Leegue game at the 3rd attempt, after 2 draws v The Liverbirds and Bournemoooth!

A full Geordie Times match report will appear here sometime on Sunday!

Az per usual: “Watch this space!”

THE LEAZES END IZ BACK!

 Posted ‘12:27pm 🛎️s Wedinzday 16th Septembaa 2026

Will be reposted on Friday at ‘6:00am bells 🔔’

Great news that The Leazes End Companions boozer on Leazes Park Road, behind the East Stand iz now fully open after bein closed for ower a year due to damage to the roof! (A 2 minute walk to the nearest turnstiles)⬇️

Draught beer iz now back on after the ‘lines’ have been thougherleee cleaned and prices are much lower than surrounding boozers!

The large concert room upstairs will be open from 11:00am bells’ 🔔 for the match v Hull City on Saturday and there 2 smaller rooms doonstairs az well!

The friendly bar staff will sorve you your ale and there are plenty of seats upstairs to rest your tired limbs, while you drink til you drop!🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺

“SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BOOZER, IT’S YOUR DUTY!”🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺

YORK CITY 1. THE TOON U21s 3 *** EFL TROPHY

 Posted ‘5:00 pm 🔔s Thorzday 17th Septembaa 2026

On Tuezday neet wor U21s beat York at the LNER Stadium and The Geordie Times Tellyhoppers watched it at yem!

(The NUFC mad-sad groundhoppers had been here before to watch wor 1st team lose 1-0 to York when the covid restrictions let 2,000 attend and we managed to get tickets in 2021) Hence wor non appearance this time az we’ve got the T shirt!

The game on Tuezday in telly pictures below!

THE ABOVE STATS CONFIRM THAT YORK WERE WELL ON TOP, BUT IT WOZ NUFC U21s WHO SEALED THE VICTORY WITH JUST 3 SHOTS AND 3 GOALS!

CA SCORES THE 3rd GOAL AND CELEBRATES WITH TEAM MATES BELOW

LEEGUE CUP 4th ROOND DRAW TOONEET!

 Posted ‘4:44pm 🛎️ bells’ Wedinzday 16th Septembaa 2026

“COME IN NUMBER NINE!”

At aroond aboot 10:00–‘10:30pm 🔔s after the Moan U v Brightin game, the draw for the 4th roond of the Leegue Cup takes place— 8 days after we beat Millwaall 1-0 at The New Den!

The anly team left who’s groond ‘The NUFC mad-sad groundhoppers’ have never been tee, iz Fleetwood Toon, who play Sheff U at their Highbury groond later on! ⬇️

“Come on Fleetwood!”

That iz wor forst wish!  If not— a home draw pleeeze!

Updated ‘10:34pm 🛎️s

THE TOFFEE NOSES AWAY

LEEEDZ 4. THE TOON 1 *** PREMYAA LEEGUE 2025-2026

 Posted. ‘2:18pm 🛎️ bells Tuezday 15th Septembaa 2026

“A BOB GELDOF MOMENT!”⬆️

TOON IN DARK BLUE STRIP

Last neet woz a reality check for certain az NUFC put in a forst half performance that absolutely 💩 for want of a better emoji!

We were SO disjointed and disorganised, while Leeedz were on fire! 🔥 

Lost possession , misplaced passes and completely outpaced by a dominant Leeedz side, produced wor worst 45 minutes for a very lang time and we were lucky to be just 3-0 doon az the holes in wor midfield and defence let the home sides run riot!— While wor powder puff attack produced nee shot on target in the forst period!

We dreaded the 2nd half az a cricket score woz on the cards, but thankfully they anly added one more, while we got a consulation goal in the 90th minute through sub Toure!

(4 shots on target this half includin the goal)

Of course the Leeedz fans ‘stuck the knife 🔪 in! “All that money are you’re fcuckin 💩!” they gleefully sang az the pointed towards us!

How right they were,unfortunately!

It woz just like watchin ‘Bruceball’ aall ower again, 5 years after he departed!

And heed coach Matty Jaissle’s 5 game unbeaten run had well and truly come to an end!

Attendance: 36,693 (2,960 thourilleee p*ssed off Toon fans)

AND wor next away game iz on a Munday neet az well, at winless Coventry! (So far!)

Wor misery wozzint ower however!

We’d parked the ‘canny tranny’ in a car park not far from the groond, where the cars were parked bumper to bumper!

A 4 by 4 in front us blocked wor way az the owner still hadn’t come back some 45 minutes after the game had ended!

We managed to get oot eventually az the car next to us departed! It woz a very tight squeeze, but we were oot!

‘Sarnie Steve’ said we should turn left at the end of the road, away from the city centre to avoid the inevitable traffic jam!

However the road woz bumper to bumper the other way az well and it took a further 30 minutes to get to the M62!  

We were flyin—but wait! — a sign said the M1 was closed between junction 46 to 48 and that the A1M woz aalso shut near Selby Fork—We opted for the M1

It took another 30 minutes to get through the jam and diversion on the Leeedz ring road and we joined the A1M at Wetherby—and we were flyin again!—But wait!

We had to drop ‘Jimmy the Riddler’ off at Houghton le Shit-hole on the way back BUT the Durham junction woz closed, so we had to drive on to Chester-le-Street and double back— an extra 20 minutes and 10 miles added to the jorney!

The final straw woz that The Redheugh Bridge roondaboot woz closed on the south side of the Tyne, so yet another diversion aroond Gatesheed toon centre, before we finally arrived at Geordie Times HQ, at ‘2am 🔔 bells’ some 4 hours and a bit after the match had ended!

A 90 miles jorney that actually clocked up 120 miles, which should have taken half the time!

It just wozzint wor day!—WOZ IT!🥶

THE PUB CRAWL consisted of 2 drinkin dens inside the groond. One in the fan park where booze woz dispensed from vending machines!—⬇️ 3 oot of 6 didn’t work!

And the other woz Howard’s Bar!⬇️

LEEEDZ V THE TOON *** TOONEET!

 Posted ‘high noon 🛎️ bells’ Munday 14th Septembaa 2026

THE LAST TIME WE WERE THERE! A 0-0 DRAW LAST SEASON

We heed for west Yorkshire in a couple of hours, for wor Premyaa Leegue game v Leeedz at Elland Road, which iz an ‘8 🛎️s’ kick off! (Sky telly 📺!)

6 or 7? 🤔(not sure how many) of us are travelling doon in mee 9 seater canny tranny, az we cannit get back by 🚂 

NUFC are unbeaten in wor last 3 visits here and hopefully we can extend that tooneet! 

We expect, more or less the startin line up we had in the 2-2 draw against Bournemoooth at SJP at the beginning of the month!

We are undefeated in 5 Leegue and cup games so far this season! (Lang may it continue! 🙏🏻)

A full Geordie Times match and booze report will appear here sometime tomorrow!

Az per usual: “Watch this space!”

THE MORPETH HIGHWAYMEN 0. THE DUNSTON BAD BLUE BOYS 1 *** FA TROPHY

    Posted ‘3:33pm bells’ 🛎️ Sunday 13th Septembaa 2026

“DUNSTON BAD BLUE BOYS ROB THE HIGHWAYMEN!”                                            😵‍💫🔫🥶

With The Toon not playin Leedz til  Munday, aa had a blank weekend to fill in—and wot better way to start it, with a X14 bus trip from The Haymarket in The Toon to Morpeth for the Morpeth v Dunston cup tie at Craik Park!

It woz time for some much needed liquid lubrications when the bus arrived, so aa heeded for the bizarrely named ‘Electrical Wizard’ for the first ‘gargels’!

It woz then onward to ‘The Tap and Spile’ in Manchester Street, where aa met up with Dunston diehards Davy the Silver Fox and hiz sidekick Barbara!

“TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED!”

And then an unexpected twist!— A lad who I naa very well (unfortunately!) caalled Russ, who iz a massive Toon fan like me, walked through the door!— He’s not from Morpeth and not a fan of eethaa club, so hiz sudden appearance woz totally bizarre az he’s from Heaton in the east end of The Toon!

Morpeth iz 15 miles north of there!

Why woz he here? Woz he stalking me, or wot?⬇️

Anyway, it turned oot that he woz meeting a mate from Morpeth and woz gannin to the match az well!

After a few ‘tonsil ticklers’ there, it woz time to heed for the groond, which iz aboot 2 miles away in the middle of neewhere!

So a taxi woz booked to take us there—- and back, after the match!  A couple more ‘lubrications’ in the Morpeth clubhoose and it woz time to heed for the ‘3 🛎️s start!

A’d been here a few times before to watch NUFC reserves and Dunston, so it wozzint a new groond for us groundhoppers!

Morpeth wore black and yellow stripes, while Dunston wore their aall blue strip!

There woz a canny crowd of aboot *600-700  and a fair few from Dunston, including’The Dunston Ultras’ who are aged between 12 and 17. Hence— The Bad BLUE Boys’!🥶⬇️

‘The boys in blue’ started off the much better team az they attacked the right hand goal!

The huge fir tree opposite us in a forest were swayin in the wind— The Morpeth Mexican wave, perhaps!? ⬇️

It woz nearly half time and still nil-nil, so aa decided to heed back for the clubhouse to beat the queues at the bar —and of course Dunston scored in stoppage time, meanin I missed it!—typical!

An own goal az it turned oot by an unfortunate Morpeth defender, from a Ramsey cross!

To be honest it wozzint a very good game, which woz spoiled by the wind, but Dunston managed to haad on in the 2nd half til the final whistle, to progress to the next roond of the FA Trophy!

“WE WOZ HERE!-THE PROOF!”⬆️⬇️

* The crowd woz later given at 371. Looked at least twice az many?