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| SCOTT BARROW PUT GATESHEED 2-1 UP! (Heed in white) (er! sorry aboot the blurred picture---a'd had a 'canny 'few' in The Nags!) |
Withoot a Toon boxin' Day game for 'many a year' we decided to heed for THE HEED and watch their derby game against The Monkey-Hangers of Hartlepool to get wor 'fix'
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GATESHEED SHIRTS ADORN THE WAALLS OF
'THE NAGS'
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We started off at Gatesheed High Street and 'The Heed-Bangers' HQ, which iz The Nags Heed boozer!
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| THE HARTLEPOOL 'MONKEY-HANGERS' IN FULL VOICE! |
It woz packed with both sets of fans who sang on the tables and seats az we tried to watch the live game on the box where Sporz slaughtered Sooothampton 5-2 at Wembley
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| SHIRTLESS 'HEED' FANS RESPOND 'IN KIND'! |
Aftaa a few 'gargels' it woz time to get some exercise and walk the crooked mile to The International Stadium on The Felling By Pass
The queue for the 2 tornstiles woz longer than the one yoo get at St James' Park az a good crowd woz anticipated
The game kicked off and the packed main stand woz full of Gatesheed supporters while the opposite side woz full of Pool fans
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| THE 2,100 'MONKEY-HANGERS' IN THE FAR STAND |
17th minute: Pool player Oates iz fouled in the box and the ref gives a penalty, much to the fury of the home fans!---Liam Donnelly convorts to put the visitors 1-0 up!
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| DONNELLY PENALTY |
41st minute: The Monkey-Hangers are reduced to 10 men when Adams pick up hiz 2nd yellow card!
Injury time 1st half: Scott Barrow hits an unstoppable shot from 25 yards to level things for The Heed-Bangers!
51st minute: Scott Barrow hits anothaa unstoppable shot, this time from 30 yards oot to put 'The Heed' aheed!
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| ACTION AT 'THE RIVER TYNE END' |
72nd minute: Despite playin against 10 men, the home side couldn't finish their visitors off and the inevitable happened when The Monkeys equalise through Michael Woods
Full time 2-2
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| THE PACKED MAIN STAND |
Attendance: A bumper crowd of 3,538 includin' 2,100 Monkey-Hangers---ie: they had more fans than The Heed-bangers!
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