THE TOON 2. THE SPORZYs 0 *** LEEGUE CUP 4th ROOND

 Posted ‘high noon 🕛 bells’ 🔔 Thorzday 30th Octobaa 2025

A minutes silence!—We will 

🌺 remember them! 🌺 

“HEEDS YOU WIN!” 

NUFC went into this game aiming for a ‘hat-trick’ of home wins in the space of 8 days!

And we weren’t to be disappointed!

8 changes were made by ‘us’ from the startin line up on Saturday, when we beat Fulim 2-1 (Sporz made 4 changes)

Orly on az we attacked the Leazes goal, both Jacob Ramsey and Harvey Barnes had chances that went close, az we dominated the possession!

The breakthrough came in the 24th minute, when a Sandro Tonali corner foond the heed of Fab Schar—-and he sent a powerful heeder past Kinsky in the visitors goal—-az the Sporz players protested that one of their number woz tyin hiz boot laces, which they said, should have delayed the corner!

The ref woz havin ‘non of this nonsense’ and pointed to the centre spot! 1-0 to us!

Sporz then had a couple of really good chances to equalise at the other end, but their ‘star man’? Richarlison could’nt get onto the end of crosses into the box!

Harvey Barnes then had a spectacular owerheed kick, which rebounded off the crossbar to safety!

HT 1-0 to us!

Az we attacked The Gallowgate goal in the 2nd half, Joe Willock missed a great chance orly on, sendin hiz close range heeder wide of the mark!

He made up for that however in the 50th minute, when he crossed the baall and ‘The 2 Metre Messi’ Nick Waltemade rose above their goalie to send a looping heeder into the net, in what looked like slow motion!         2-0 to us!

The near 5,000 Spurz fans in the top deck of The Leazes End had sung “No noise from the Saudi Boys!” orlier on—and the Toon fans replied “2-nil to the Saudi Boys!”

Aaron Ramsey who deputised for The Pope in goal, made 2 fantastic saves to keep wor visitors at bay!

4 minutes stoppage time woz added at the end, but we held on for wor 4th victory in a row ower Sporz at SJP!  AND  Sporz forst away defeat in any competition!

This woz aalso wor 11th home win in a row in the Leegue Cup! (This includes the 0-0 draw v Palace when we won on penalties in the 1st game of this sequence!)

We watched the draw for the qwaataa finals in The Bodega on Westgate Road and it woz very kind to us, giving us a home tie v Fulim, which will be played in mid Decembaa!

Attendance:51,216 (4,900 from ‘norf Landan’)

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