TOP 20 NORTH EAST AVERAGE GATES 2010-2011

Posted 'high noon bells' Wednesday 15th June 2011

ST. JAMES' PARK---HOME OF THE NORTH EAST'S
BEST SUPPORTED CLUB

Below is a list of the top 20 supported clubs in the north east of England. The stats cover the forst ten levels of the pyramid system from The Premier League (level 1) to The Northern League Division 2 (level 10)

'The Toon' are (of course!) the 'top dogs' once again in the attendance league and have been the best supported north east club for every season in the entire twenty forst century! (from season 2000-2001 when the capacity was increased to ower 52,000) (11 years in a row!)

Wembley F.A. Trophy winners 'Darlo' are wor best supported non league club and Wembley F.A. Vase 'hat-trick heros' Whitley Bay are the best supported Northern League club 'by a country mile'!

Top 20 north east clubs

1 THE TOON----------47,720 (Premier League)
2 SMB----------40,011 (Premier League)
3 The Smoggies----------16,259 (Championship)
4 The Monkey Hangers----------2,933 (League 1)
5 Darlo----------1,886 (Conference Premier)
6 The Heed----------753 (Conference Premier)
7 Whitley Bay----------450 (Northern League 1)
8 Blyth----------449 (Conference North)
9 Berwick----------378 (Scottish League 3)
10 Spennymoor----------280 (Northern League 1)
11 Bishop Auckland-------255 (Northern League 1)
12 Newton Aycliffe--------222 (Northern League 2)
13 Sooth Shields-----------207 (Northern League 1)
14 Ashington----------197 (Northern League 1)
15 Shildon----------165 (Northern League 1)
16 Consett----------150 (Northern League 1)
17 Dunston----------128 (Northern League 1)
18 Marske----------127(.74!) (Northern League 2)
19 Billingham Town127(.33!) (Northern League 1)
20 Durham----------125 (Evostik League 1 North)

TWO MONTHS TO GAN!

Posted '3:45 pm bells' Monday 13th June 2011

It iz nuw exactlee two months to gan before the start of the new Premier League season on August 13th and mee hair iz nuw 'doon to the bare

scalp'! (severe withdrawal symptoms a'm afraid!)

The fixtures are oot this Friday!---watch this space!

"CALL ME A 'CAB"---"AYE!"

Post Updated '6:45 pm bells' Friday 10th June 2011

French central defender Yohan Cabaye  landed at Toon Airport this mornin' for a medical and I have to tell yiz that he has COMPLETED  his transfer from Lille within the last hour for a reported fee of £4.5 million quid, which is great news for aall Toon fans worldwide!

He actually played for France yesterday when they defeated Poland 1-0 in a friendly International in Warsaw.


Divvint forget 'The Geordie Times' motto!---
"We'll bring you!, wor loyal readers!, the latest NUFC & Tyneside news---second hand---first!"



Posted '2:45 pm bells' Friday 10th June 2011

"OH!---aa nearly forgot aboot last neets 5.9 mile 'Blaydon Race' (posted some 19 hours after the event!)
Edwin Kipkorir from somewhere in Africa won the lads race and Justina Heslop from somewhere in Clapham, London, won the lasses race!"
(There were fower thoosand runners in total) 

THE BLAYDON RACES by GEORDIE RIDLEY

Posted '5:15 pm bells Thorsday 9th Joon 2011
(Two hours to gan to start of  'The Blaydon Race' 2011)
Next year is the 150 annivosory of Geordie Ridleys classic song and there's a brilliant website dedicated to that historic event
Gan to: www.blaydonraces150.co.uk

THE BLAYDON RACES

Aw went to Blaydon Races--
t'was on the ninth of Joon!
eighteen hundred and sixty two--
on a summers afternoon!
we took the bus from Balmbra'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 as they were stanin'!
aall the lads an' lasses there!
aall wi smilin' faces!
gannin alang the Scotswood Road!
to see The Blaydon Races!

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

Chorus

And when we put the wheel back on--
away wi went agen!

DOCTOR GIBBS

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!

Chorus

Noo when we got to Paradise--
thor wes bonny gern begun!
there wes fower and twenty on the bus--
man--hoo they danced and sung!
they called on me to sing a sang--
aw sung them Paddy Fagen!
aw danced a jig an' swung me twig--
the day aw went to Blaydon!

Chorus

We swung across the chain bridge--
reet into Blaydon toon!
the bellman he was callin' there--
they call him Jackie Broon!
aw saw him talkin' to sum cheps--
an' them he was persuadin'!
to gan an' see Geordie Ridley's show--
in the Mechanics Hall at Blaydon!

Chorus

Last vorse!
The rain it poor'd aw the day--
and myed the ground quite muddy!
Coffy Johnny had a white hat on--
they war shootin' "Whe stole the cuddy!"
there wes spice stalls and munkey shows---
an' aud wifes sellin' cider!
an' a chep wiv a hapenny roond aboot--
shootin' "Aw me lads, for riders!"

Geordie Ridley 1862

BLAYDON RACES 149th ANNIVORSARY TODAY!

Posted '12:30 pm bells' Thorsday 9th Joon 2011

"IT'S THE ONE AND ANLY GEORDIE RIDLEY!"-"HERO!---ICON!---LEGEND!"

Just who is wor 'mystery hero' who a'v been 'on aboot' for the last few days!?----WHEY!----IT'S!----NON OTHA THAN!----GEORDIE RIDLEY! the composer of the 'GEORDIE NATIONAL ANTHEM'----'THE BLAYDON RACES'  written by him on the 9th of Joon 1862, the day of the horse race

Geordie was born in 1835 in the street next to 'The William IV' boozer just off Gatesheed High Street 

'Doctor Gibbs' who I mentioned yesterday, mended 'the broken ribs's' of racegoers off to Blaydon, who'd been injured when the horse drawn bus they were in lost it's wheel and they aall fell oot!

DOCTOR GIBBS

Scotswood Road is the road where there used to be more than 50 drinkin' dens and is featured in the song---thus: "Gannin' alang the Scotswood Road to see The Blaydon Races!"

An annual road race teks place every year on this day and it starts at Balmbra's Music Haall (aalso mentioned in the song) toneet 
@ 'SEVEN FIFTEEN BELLS'!
From there it gans alang Collingwood Street towards Scotswood Road and then ower The Scotswood Bridge into Blaydon toon for the finish!----Give them a cheer if you are on route!

Words of the song and much more to follow later!

A THOOSAND 'YANK'YOOS!

Posted '10:10 pm bells' Wednesday 8th June 2011

BUFFALO BILL

We've just had wor 1,000th 'hit' from the U S of A and aa have to say that this is brilliant news!----Who says wor American cousins divvint like futbaall when so many have logged onto this site???

A'm asumin' that quite a few are in fact UK exiles but many many more will be Americans born and bred!--

BOB DYLAN

 Which begs the question?---If USA based readers can understand the 'written' Geordie lingo, then how come they cannit understand Cheryl 'wots hor name'?

WILD BILL HICKOK

THE BEACH BOYS

"Hello! Buffalo Bill!"----"Hello! Bob Dylan!"----"Hello! 
Wild Bill Hickok!"----"Hello! The Beach Boys!"

A MESSAGE TO THE JARROW CRUSADER'

Posted '3:30 pm bells' Wednesday 8th June 2011

"AAAAH!---IT'S'THE GEORDIE TIMES ONLINE'!"

 A message  to
'The Jarrow Crusader' and aall the utha loyal readers  who view this site on their mobile 'tellin bones'.

'The Geordie Times' is now (hopefully!?) 'mobile friendleee'! and yi can view it quite easily withoot havin' to scroll alang and doon aall the time! (fingers & toes crossed!)

A GEORDIE LEGEND!

Posted '9:30 am bells' Wednesday 8th June 2011



A GEORDIE LEGEND!----BUT WHO IS HE???

Clue: He wrote a very famous song which featured a road that once had ower 50 pubs alang it's route!
 One of the characters in his song is pictured below

DOCTOR GIBBS

"AALL WILL BE REVEALED TOMORROW!"



A GEORDIE ICON!

Posted '6:55 am bells' Tuesday 7th June 2011

A GEORDIE ICON!---BUT WHO IS HE??

Clue: He was born in the street next to   
this 'liquid lubrication location'!

"AALL WILL BE REVEALED ON THORSDAY!!"

THE LONE RANGER TO RIDE OFF INTO THE SUNSET?

Posted ' high noon bells' Monday 5th June 2011

"AND A HEARTY HI HO SILVER!"

News reaches 'The Geordie Times' that England 'U20' striker Nile 'Lone' Ranger has been telt by NUFC to find a new club despite (aledgedlee!) signin' a five year deal last December!

Kevin Nolan, meanwhile is reportedly feelin' 'let doon' by NUFC after new contract negotiations have (again aledgedlee!) been scrapped!

We'll let yi naa of any news on 'the transfer front'  and you can be sure that you will read it here 'second hand', first! (we de tend to be a bit behind sometimes!)