Posted 'high noon bells' Wedinzday 22nd January 2025
"MY GARDEN SHED IZ LOUDER THAN THIS!" (???)
The Toon U21s had to win this to have any chance of progressin to the knockoot stage of the competition and az expected there woz a very low crowd to witness the forst ever competitive Tyne Bridge derby!
Before the game aa heeded to Gatesheed toon centre to sample the delights of 'The Tilley Stone', 'The Met' and 'The Nags Heed' boozers!
Not one Gatesheed (or Toon) fan woz in any of them? which gave me a very good indication of the likely tornoot at The Gatesheed International Stadium!
Aa got there in good time and met up with 'Glennn from Ashington' and 'Biffa the Beer'----Aa tried to get into the Gatesheed clubhoose underneath the main stand but a lassie securuty guard stopped me and asked if aa had a wristband! Aa didn't and woz refused admission!!!!---aa tried to buy a pint on the concourse but woz told it woz a 'non alcoholic game'!!! (Memo: Won't be back here again for a very!—very! lang time!)
Anyway!-- the game kicked off in front of my estimated 300 to 400 fans and the centre section of the stand woz resorved for 'guests' and the rest of us 'plebs' were forced to sit in one smaall section of the stand to the far right of the pitch, with the rest of the groond’s 11,000 red seats completly empty!
One brain-dead teenage Gatesheed fan behind me started singin at the top of hiz voice, "My garden shed iz louder than this!"---which made absolutleee nee sense at aall!???? (I then decided to move to a seat az far away from him az possible at the back of the stand, az I couldn't put up with that kind of 'crap 💩 nonsense' ringin in mee right lug, for 90 minutes!)🥶 (Nee wonder we caall them 'The Heedbangers'!)
The Toon U21s took the lead through Alfie Harrison who fired home after 8 minutes! That woz soon cancelled oot by The Heedbangers who equalised 6 minutes later through Jovan Malcolm who raced through wor defence to hit a fine shot into the net!
We regained the lead 6 minutes later through Josh Donaldson who hit a sweet shot home from a Johnny Emerson cross!
Things were level again just 5 minutes later when an error from Toon keeper James Taylor let in Callum Trip to score! 2-2 at Half Time!
There woz nee more scorin til the 75th minute when Garang Kuol woz fouled in the box!---Penalty!--Kuol took it himself and easily beat the Heedbangers keeper! 3-2 to NUFC👇
To make absolutleee sure of the 3 points Kuol crossed to Darren Palmer, who heeded past The Heed keeper with 7 minutes left on the clock!
That result meant wor U21s finished top of the group aheed of Boston (who drew) and Leeedz (who lost) to qualify for the knockoot stage of the competition!
Attendance: 470 (Heed and Toon fans mixed in, probably 150 Toon fans!
This (believe it or not!) woz the HIGHEST attendance in wor 4 away games in the competition!
292 v Halifax (a record low crowd for them!), 387 v Tamworth and 386 v Boston, a total of just 1,535 for the 4 games, givin an average of 383 per game!---National Leegue fans said they would boycott this competition and they have been true to their word!
The pre match pub crawl took place in Gatesheed toon centre!👇
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