GREEN IZ THE COLOUR!

 Posted just before 'high noon bells' Friday 30th Joon 2023

NUFC have launched wor new away green kit today and these are nuw on sale at the club shop in Strawberry Place underneath The Gallowgate Stand!

PS: A warnin for NUFC fans travellin to the Rangers friendly in Glasgow next month!

Divvint wear the green top unless yoo want a bit bovver! 

"LETS RAISE A 'GLASS' TO NEW TECHNOLOGY!"

 Posted '5:05 pm bells' Sunday 25th Joon 2023

LA'S INGENIOUS GLASS WALLED STADIUM

News that NUFC want to increase wor groond capacity to 62,000, NOT by puttin another tier on The Gallowgate End az expected, but by rebuilding The East Stand with glassware at the back with gaps between the tiers to let the light get through to Leazes Terrace!

They could anly build The East Stand so high and have an upward sloppin roof from the rear so it let the light shine onto Leazes Terrace!---This woz one of the conditions we had to adhere to when the Stand woz built in 1972!

Technology haz moved on in massive leaps since then and one American Futbaal stadium in LA haz lightweight but very strong glass rear waalls and ingeniously, gaps between the 4 tiers to let the light through (see photo below)

GAPS IN THE TIERS TO LET THE SUNLIGHT THROUGH!

This we 'fink' iz wot wor owners plan to dee to increase the capacity by 9 or 10,000!

Then of course they can then make The Gallowgate End a mirror image of The Leazes End to forthaa increase capacity to 70,000ish!

Let it happen-- and happen soon!🙏

SANDRO SET TO SIGN!

 Posted just before 'high noon bells' Thorzday 22nd Joon 2023

News that NUFC are on the verge of signin AC Milan's Italian international midfielder Sandro Tonali haz reached The Geordie Times! 

A fee of £50M haz been mentioned and he will be a fantastic addition to the squad, shud the deal gan through!

He iz 23 years old and haz played in The Champions Leegue for the last 3 seasons!  He will earn €8M a year!

We will of course let yoo naa wot happens!  Az per usual

"Watch this space!"

Update 1:44pm bells'

NUFC TICKET PRICES DIVVINT MAKE SENSE?

 Posted '1:30pm bells' Tuezday 20th Joon 2023

The ticket prices for kids next season divvint make any sense!

NUFC say they have frozen kids ticket at £86 for the 19 Premyaa Leegue games in The Miburn Stand Family Enclosure and then gan on to tell us that it will cost kids families a whoppin' £90 for the 3 Champions Leegue group stage games!?????

Thats reet! £86 for 19 games and £90 for 3 games!????

NUFC U21s V CARLISLE UNITED *** AT GATESHEEED STADIUM!

 Posted 'high noon bells' Saturday 17th Joon 2023

*Anothaa game haz been added to wor U21s pre season fixtures!

FULL U21s LIST (so far!): Sat 15th July v Hebburn Toon (1:00pm bells') and Spennymoor Toon (1:45pm bells') at The Brewery Field, Spennymoor! (30 minute matches only)

Sat 22nd July v Carlisle United at Gatesheeed Stadium at '2:00 bells'

Sat 29th July v Barrow at Holker Street, Barrow at '3:00' bells'

PS: Congratulations to Callum Wilson for scorin Ing-er-land's 4th goal from the penalty spot in their 4-0 win ower Malta in a European Championships qualifier last neet! (See above) 

This woz hiz 1st competitive goal for the national side! (He aalso scored in a friendly v USA in 2018)  (Keiron Trippier aalso played)

Updated Sunday:

Congratulations az well to Joelinton who scored on hiz debut for Brazil v Guinea in Barcelona on Saturday.  Brazil won 4-1!

Joelinton (in black near the post) scores for Brazil

PPS: Miggy Almiron aalso scored for Paraguay

Congrats to him az well!

NUFC SEASON TICKET PRICES 2023-2024

 Posted '1:20pm bells' Friday 16th Joon 2023

*Season ticket prices have now been released, plus news that Toon fans  can buy aall home cup tickets in advance, rather than havin to apply for every time by phone or e mail!

NUFC 2023-2024 PREMYAA LEEGUE FIXTURES!

 Posted just after 'high noon bells' onwards, Thorzday 15th Joon 2023

 

Aalready, wor forst home game against 'The Hazbeenz and Villains' haz been moved to a '5:30 bells' kick off!

*Key dates: 

RANGERS V NUFC *** 8,000 TICKETS *** SOLD OOT! **** HEEDBANGERS GAME ANNOONCED!

 Posted '1:15pm bells' Tuezday 13th Joon 2023

Updated Wedinzday 'high noon bells'

Aall 8,000 tickets for wor away pre season friendly at Ibrox v Rangers have sold oot!----It went doon to ONE loyalty point in the end!

The game takes place on Tuezday July 18th at '7:45pm bells'

Updated Wedinzday

Wor forst team will aalso play a game at Gatesheed on Saturday 15th July for a '12:30 bells' kick off----Tickets on sale from the Gatesheed ticket office! (Nee loyalty points needed!)

(Nee sales from NUFC)

HAPPY BORTHDAY TO ME!---"IT'S WOR CUP!!!"

Posted 'high noon bells' Munday 12th Joon 2023


FRANKIE CLARK & BOBBY MONCUR PARADE THE CUP IN
FRONT OF THE WEST STAND & CENTRE PADDOCK
-----I'M IN THE CENTRE PADDOCK (SOMEWHERE!?)
(Even 'The Dibble' were clappin'!)
"NEE 'SOCIAL DISTANCIN' IN THOSE DAYS!"

The Fairs Cup celebrations continued from the previous day (see below) when we paraded the coverted silverware aroond St James' Park.

One home made banner made oot of a tatty bed sheet and hand written in black paint summed it up: "IT'S WOR CUP!", the banner proclaimed!

Aa was somewhere in the Centre Paddock that day and it was a very special day for me for it was aalso mee 15th borthday!

It is STILL to this day the best borthday 'present' that a'v ever had!
("Er!"---"It shouldn't be tooo hard to work oot how old I am today!? <("quick!---pass mee zimmerframe!")
Clue: It iz mee 'treble 21st plus 6'!

Fink (the mad-sad groundhopper!)

"HAPPY BORTHDAY TO ME!"

FAIRS CUP WINNERS!---54th ANNIVORSARY!---TODAY!

Posted 'high noon bells' Sunday 11th Joon 2023

On this day 54 ago 'The Toon' won the old Inter Cities Fairs Cup in the Hungarian capital of Budapest by beatin' Ujpest Dozsa 3-2 on the day and 6-2 on aggregate, after wor 
3-0 forst leg win a fortneet orlier .

I was still a schoolkid at the time and me and mee mate 'Billy the Skin' listened to the final on a crackly old valve radio in his bedroom of his muthaaz hoose as the game wasn't televised live.

It didn't look 'ower clever' by half time as we were two-nowt doon, but as the 2nd half started, Bobby Moncur vollied in to pull one back and Ujpest just collapsed after that.

Benny Arentoft got wor equaliser soon after  and then Alan Foggon got the winner from a rebounded shot off himsel? as the radio commentator screamed his heed off:"IT'S A GOAL!--IT'S A GOAL!", he shouted at the top of his voice, above the 'crattles' of the radio, and it was 'game ower' as the ref blew the final whistle soon after! 

The bedroom floor nearly collapsed as we jumped up and doon on the creakin' floorboards in jubulation, as, (just like the radio commentator) WE shouted at the top of WOR VOICES as well!

We celebrated wor win by runnin' doon nearby Whickham Highway wavin' an NUFC flag and a huge 'Rangers' 'William of Orange banner' depictin' a gadgie wearin' a funny lookin' hat, ridin' a white horse, (would you believe!) which Billy had 'half inched' as a souviner from the policehut at 'The Leazes End', after we'd played and beaten Rangers in the Fairs Cup semi final @ St James Park in May! 
(At the time we didn't have a clue aboot the 'significance ' of the sectarian nature of the banner---we were just schoolkids after aall!)

Some very puzzled motorists on the road nearly crashed their cars when they seen us!, but they 'didn't have a clue eetha' just wot we were dein', as we sang and danced and waved the huge banner! (which we could hardly lift as it was so heavy!)
"AAAHHH! BRILLIANT MEMORIES!"

"IT'S A 'SELA'S MARKET!"

 Posted 'high noon bells' Saturday 10th Joon 2023

*Az predicted by 'The Goerdie Times' wor new home kit and sponsors for 2023-24 woz annoonced yesterday and can be bought from the club shop from today! (The club shop at the groond opened at '8:00 bells' this mornin'!)

The top looks canny--like!

Updated Saturday afternooon

This woz the queue for the club shop alang Strawberry Place at '7:30 bells' this mornin'!

And in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia!

BLAYDON RACES 161st ANNIVORSARY---TODAY!

Updated 'midneet bells' Friday 9th Joon 2023


Geordie Ridley***'Geordie hero'!


Today iz an historic day for Geordies everywhere---for today iz the 161st annivorsary of 'The Blaydon Races' song, which of course iz the Geordie National Anthem, written by Geordie Ridley in 1862.

Aaltogether now!---'Geordie Times' version!

BLAYDON RACES

"Aaa went to Blaydon Races!
t'was on the ninth of Joon!
ayteen hundred and sixty two!
on a summers afternoon!
we took the bus from Balbra's!
she was heavy laden!
away we went alang Collingwood Street!
that's on the road to Blaydon!"--

Chorus!
"Oh! mee lads! yi shud'iv seen us gannin!
passin the folks alang the road!
just az they were stanin'!
aall the lads and lasses there!
aall wi smilin' faces!
gannin alang the Scotswood Road!
to see the Blaydon Races!"

SCOTSWOOD ROAD (100th ANNIVERSARY PARADE 1962)

"We flew past Armstrong's factory!
and up to The Robin Adair!
just gannin doon ti the railway bridge!
the bus wheel flew off there!
the lasses lost their crinolines off!
the veils that hide their faces!
an' aw got two black eyes!
an' a broken nose!
in gan ti Blaydon Races!"


THE ROBIN ADAIR 

Chorus!

"An' when we put the wheel back on!
away wi went agen!
but them that had their noses broke!
they cam back ower yem!
some went to the dispensary!
and some to Doctor Gibbs'ss!
and some to the infirmary!
to mend their broken ribs'ss!"

DOCTOR GIBBS

Chorus!

"Noo when we got to paradise!
thor wes bonny gern begun!
there wes four and twenty on the bus!
man!---who they danced and sung!
they caalled on me to sing a sang!
aw sung them Paddy Fagen!
aw danced a jig and swung me twig!
the day aw went to Blaydon!"

'PARADISE' BRIDGE

Chorus!

"We swung across the chain bridge!
and into Blaydon toon!
the bellman he was caallin' there!
they caall him Jackie Broon!
aw saw him talkin' to some cheps!
and them he was persuadin'!
to gan and see Geordie Ridley's show!
at the Mechanics Hall in Blaydon!"


THE 'CHAIN BRIDGE'


Chorus!

(last vorse!)
"The rain it poor'd aw the day!
and myed the ground quite muddy!
Coffee Johnny had a white hat on!
they were shootin', "Whe stole the cuddy?"
there wes spice stalls and munkey shows!
an' aud wifes sellin' cider!
an' a chep wiv a ha'penny roond-aboot!
shottin', "Aw me lads, for riders!"

'COFFEE JOHNNY'

Chorus!

A paintin' of THE BLAYDON RACES in 1862

  

NEW NUFC KIT LAUNCH TOMORROW!

 Posted 'high noon bells' Thorzday 8th Joon 2023

Wor new kit iz oot tomorrow and The Geordie Times haz seen leaked photos of it!---If this iz the reet one? then it looks great, az it haz the thinnish black 'n' white stripes and the sleeves are striped az well! (Photos deein the roonds last week showed a strip with thick stripes and white sleeves)

LIV AND LET LIV!

 Posted '12:24pm bells' Wedinzday 7th Joon 2023

For starters aa naa absolutleee nowt aboot golf, but the news that the PIF who own NUFC have merged LIV Golf with the PGA Tour, haz made eruptions aroond the world! 

This iz good news for NUFC fans and hopefully this will put the protests aboot wor takeover by the PIF onto the back burner, and let them focus on golf instead!

It will be interestin wot golf players Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods will dee, az they were 100% opposed to The Saudis in golf and torned doon eye waterin money, reported to be $140 MILLION to join LIV Golf!? 

Watch this space for forthaa news!

PS: The one and anly time av played golf woz on Whitley Bay's miniature golf course many moons ago! The miniature course woz near the top of a cliff and ah hit mee forst shot straight ower the cliff edge and into the North sea!---never to be seen again!--- and lost mee deposit on the golf baall! (ie: Ah woz a 'one hit wonder'!)

NUFC DATES FOR YOUR DIARY!

 Posted 'high noon bells' Sunday 4th Joon 2023

*August 31st iz the date that aall NUFC fans are most lookin forward tee!

For this iz the date that The Champions Leegue draw iz made!

We cannit draw a team from Pot 4 az that's the group we are in!

Aalso we cannit draw anothaa Premyaa Leegue team!

Real Madrid, Barcelona, both Milan clubs and Bayern Munich are aall possibilities!

DREAM ON!😴

*

"FOR THOSE OF YOO WHO HAVE LONG MEMORIES, LOOK AWAY NOW!"

 Posted 'bells' Thorzday 1st Joon 2023

"THE TIMES THEY ARE 'A' CHANGIN'!"

Tuezday October 20th 2009 iz a date that brought a low point in wor lang Futbaall Leegue history. For this iz the day we went to Scunthorpe United in The Championship and somehow managed to lose 2-1!

2,185 hardy souls had travelled doon from Tyneside in a sold oot away end and were part of Scunny's biggest ever crowd at Glanford Park of 8,921!

Kevin Nolan scored wor solitary goal, but 2 goals from Scunthorpe's Martyn Woolford 'pulled the wool ower wor eyes' (sic!) in a humiliatin defeat!   

A'd went to this game with Toon fan 'The Undertaker' in hiz 'jam jar' and in hiz effort to get a quick getaway aftter the game, he crashed hiz car into the back of anothaa car!---The driver got oot and we thought "Oh no there might be trouble here!", but it woz a Toon fan who we knew caalled 'Clarky' and az the damage woz nowt more than a slightly scrapped bumper he just laughed it off! 

(Tragically, 'The Undertaker' lost hiz life with Toon fan 'Liam from The Lamp' ,when the plane they woz travellin on to New Zealand to watch NUFC friendlies in 2014, woz shot doon ower Ukraine!)

Fast forward nearly 24 years (sorry 14 years-- thanx to Jimmy the Riddler for spottin my dilibritt mistayk!) and NUFC have qualified for The Champions Leegue, with the prospect of mouth waterin games v Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Barcelona to look forward tee! ---while Scunny have been relegated from the National Leegue and must play their futbaall in The National Leegue North next season, which iz 'level 6' in the pyramid system with the prospect of 'mouth waterin' games against Sooth Sheeelds, King's Lynn Toon and The Spartans from Blyth to look forward tee! 

ie: The 2 teams couldn't possibly be further apart now---could they!?

(PS: NUFC aalso lost 6-1 at Leyton Orient in a pre season friendly that year!!!---AYE! we were there az well!)