THE TOON RESORVES 1---'NE WHERE NEAR BOLTON', WANDERERS RESORVES 1

Posted '11:45 pm bells' Tuesday 133th December 2011

More than eight hours! afta the event 'The Geordie Times' can tell yoo that wor 'second string' drew  'one's a piece' with NWNB Wanderers ('see header') this afternoon @ Darsley Park in the behind closed doors Premier Resorve League game.

The game was played in a gale force wind with sleet and rain comin' doon incessantleee, so it's just az well that we wernt there!---like!

However!-- wor faithful carrier pigeon WAS THERE!---and he haz flown us in this 'special' match report he compiled, az he flew above the action! (whilst gettin' 'knocked off course' on several occasions due to the gales!) 

 MATCH REPORT SPECIAL!

The Toon took the lead in the nineth  minute when Dan Taylor heeded in from a few yards oot aafta fine work from Sam Adjei who crossed a great baall to him.

Halfway through the forst half the skies blackened and the sleet came doon, accompanied by a bitin' wind which made the conditions very difficult indeed (especially for wor pigeon!)

We tried to double wor lead in the second half, but to ne avail, and this was punished just six minutes from the end when Wanderers levelled things through O'Halloran who fired in from close range and the match ended 'aall square'

Divvint forget!---'The Geordie Times' will bring yoo the latest NUFC scores---second hand--first!

FA CUP TICKET and RESORVE NEWS

Posted '7:00 am bells' Tuesday 13th December 2011

Ticket news for wor forthcomin' game against The Tandoori Takeaway Rovers of Blackburn has been brought to us by 'pigeon post'.
Level 7 will NOT be open and fans in theeze section (includin' 'us'!) will have to move somewhere else in the groond as a low crowd is (obviously) antisipated by NUFC.

The lower sections haad 36,000 and az the visitors are expected to bring a 'motorcycle and sidecar load' of fans to the game, they will aalso have to be accommodated somewhere else az well! (probably the away dugoots!)

Ticket prices are a reasonable twenty quid for most sections and twenty five quid for the 'executive areas' like 'The Platinum Club', etc. Zimmerframeites, meeenwhile, are to be charged fifteen quid and sprogs 'a Lady Godiva' to get in!

Season ticket holders have until Thorsday neet to claim their tickets.

In otha news, the resorves play Bolton at Benton this afternoon and as seems to be the norm theeze days, NO fans will be allowed in---so divvint botha tornin' up coz yi WONT GET IN!

'Match report' from 'The Geordie Times' faithful 'carrier pigeon' will follow later toneet (he's gannih fly ower the groond at regular intervals!)

NIGHTMARE IN NORFOLK!

Updated '11:25 pm bells' Sunday 11th December 2011

THE CANARY CUSTARDS 4 
THE MAGPIES  2

"FORTY FIVE QUID!?---YI HAVIN' A LAFF!"

Anythin' that could have gone wrang, DID gan wrang in this trip to deepest Norfolk.
To cut a very lang story short we lost 4-2---had a nightmare THREE HOUR retorn bus jorney from Norwich to Peterborough, (where we were stuck in traffic for more than an hour in Norwich!) ---and finally to top it aall!-- some drunken idiot fell off the platform in front of the train at Durham Station at midneet, delayin' the train, (which JUST managed to stop before hittin' him!), meenin' that aa missed mee booked taxi yem at 'The Central' and aa finally got yem at 'ONE FIFTEEN bells' this mornin'!

MATCH REPORT

Both 'Fab' Coloccini and Steven Taylor were injured of course, which meant that James Perch and Danny Simpson had to take ower at the centre of wor defence and Davide Santon and Ryan Taylor played at full backs and this proved to be wor undooin'!
Perch defenatllee ISNT a centre half and 'Delias Rhubarb and Custards' took advantage of this and we were on the back foot from the word 'go'!

In the 39th minute the home side took the lead in dubious circumstances when the linesman on wor side of the pitch gave a corner when Toon keeper Tim Krul had definatly kept the baall in.
From the resultin' corner they scored (of course!) to angry protest from the Toon players and fans, who had a clear view of the linesmans mistake as we were dead in line with the goal line in the visitors enclosure.
However!---Demba Ba levelled things bang on half time when he fired home from a Cabaye pass to send the 1,400 Toon fans in the 'expensive end' wild with delight!
Chants of: "FORTY FIVE QUID!---YI HAVIN' A LAFF!", then reverbirated aroond the away end, in reference to the fact that we'd been charged that ridiculous amoont to get in (It's Xmas yi naa, Delia!)

'The Custards' retook the lead in the 59th minute through Holt and just 5 mins later it was 3-1 with an effort from Morrison.
Gosling was then sent off in the 66th minute for a bad tackle and aall looked lost unil Ba pulled another one back for us just 5 mins later  when he stroked the baall home from a Ameobi pass.
Any hope of salvagin' a point were dashed  when Holt got his 2nd for 'The Custards' in the 82nd minute to send us doon to 7th in the table.

And then of course we had the dreaded retorn jorney yem to face! (see above!)

That's just ONE point oot of a possible TWELVE in the last fower games----That unbeaten run looks a distant memory aalready!

Attendance: 26,816 (an aall seater record for Carrow Road) (1,400 Toon fans)

Az so many things went 't*ts up'!, I intend to de a 'Disaster Day Special' aboot the above trip for 'The Mad-Sad Groundhoppers Archive' and hope to have it on line by the end of the week!?---watch this space!

DELIAS (EXPENSIVE!) RHUBARB & CUSTARD CRUMBLES v THE TOON---TOMORROW!

Updated '5:45 am bells' Saturday 10th December 2011

"HIC!"--"LETS BE 'AVIN' YER MONEY!---
YER DAFT GULLIBLE GEORDIE B*****DS!"--"HIC!"

Today we travel to Norwich to take on 'Delias Custard Crumbles' @ 3 bells in the Premya Leegue.
News that 'Fab' Coloccini wont make it, is bad news to gan alang with Steven Taylor's injury.
This means that Davide Santon will probably fill in at full back and James Perch will start at centre back in a depleted defence.


The £45 admission iz scandalous for a club the size of Norwich and iz more than we were charged at both Manc clubs last month! (The Toon charged Chelsea fans £36 to get in last week!) 
Where will it aall end???

'The Geordie Times' iz on the 'five to seven bells' train this mornin' to Peterborough and then we have to jump on a F*****' replacement bus sorvice to get us to wor Norfolk destination, whch teks TWO hours! (memo: must take plenty of cans!)

Match report to follow much later when we (eventually!) get back!---probably orly on Sunday mornin'!

GARY SPEED FUNERAL---TODAY

Updated '3:10 am bells' Friday 9th December 2011

"R.I.P. GARY!"

The Funeral of Gary Speed is takin' place this afternoon at St Deiniols village church in Flintshire, where he married Louise.

A 'very private' occasion which is restricted to only close family and friends has been requested by his wife.

A memorial service is to be arranged later. 

THE TOON U18's 3 DARLO U18's 0

Posted '10:00 am bells' Friday 9th December 2011

"ST JAMES' PARK SINCE 1880---AND AALWAYS WILL BE!"
(PHOTO SHOWS ACTION @ THE LEAZES END
JUST BEFORE REMIE STREETE'S GOAL)

On a freezin' caad and windy neet The 'U18's progressed to the 4th roond of the FA Youth Cup by defeatin' Darlo 3-0 @ St James' Park.

The bitin' wind had kept the crowd doon and they were housed mostly in The East Stand with the rest in the directors box opposite, with approximataly 100 Darlo fans hundled together at reet hand side of The East Stand.

The Toon took the lead in the 29th minute when a Brandon Miele corner foond centre back Remie Street's heed and he nodded in past two defenders and the keeper at The Leazes End.

The score remained the same until half time but
wor lead was finally doubled in the 70th minute, when Marcus Maddison fired home at The Gallowgate End, to aall but 'end' Darlo's chances on pullin' off a shock result. 
Marcus then ran the full length of the field to celebrate in front of the Darlo fans who had given him 'stick' for most of the game!  (He'd went doon for a soft challenge in front of them in the forst half and they booed him every time he touched the baall after that!)

The final nail in Darlo's coffin came 5 minutes later when Adam Campbell brilliantly lobbed the Darlo keeper from 20 yards oot, to send us intih the next roond.

A 'PRIZED' (BUT CRUMPLED!) TEAM SHEET---
ANLY 50 WERE PRINTED!?---
(AND THEY WENT LIKE 'HOT CAKES'!)

Footnote:
Attempts by the tannoy annooncer to caall 'St James' Park'  by a different name on at least fower occassions were met with total distain from the smaall crowd!


REMEMBER!--it's "ST JAMES' PARK---AND AALWAYS WILL BE!"


Attendance: 1,136 (100 or so Darlo fans)

FUTBAALL @ ST JAMES' PARK TONEET!

Updated '3:05 pm bells' Thorsday 8th December 2011

"ST JAMES' PARK SINCE 1880---AND AALWAYS WILL BE!"
(PHOTO FROM EAST STAND ENTRANCES ON LEAZES TERRACE)

Toneet The Toon Under 18's tek on Darlo Under 18's in the thord roond of the FA Youth Cup @ St James' Park, kick off '7 bells'
Get yorsel alang if yi not dein' owt else and bring the bairns with yoo!

Admission iz @ The East Stand tornstiles and it's anly THREE QUID to get in for 'big kids' and just ONE QUID for zimmerframeites and bairns!

We'll be in 'The Newcastle Arms' before the match if anybody fancy's joinin' us for a 'gargel'!

A severe weatha warnin' haz been issued for toneet with gale force winds and heavy rain forecast for Tyneside, so wrap up waam if you are gannin' to the match!

NO LIVE TELLY FOR TOON FA CUP TIE

Posted '2:30 pm bells' Wednesday 7th December 2011

"COMIN' TO ST JAMES' SOON!"

Az predicted by 'The Geordie Times', wor home FA Cup tie against 'The Tandoori Chickens of Blackburn' iz NOT scheduled for live TV transmission and therefore shud? kick off at the traditional time of '3 bells' on Saturday 7th January 2012

Ticket prices to be conformed later.

LIVERBIRDS LOCKOOT!

Posted '2:50 pm bells' Tuesday 6th December 2011

"LIVERBIRDS AWAY---IT'S A LOCKOOT!"

Wor forthcomin' game @ Anfield on Friday 30th December is a complete selloot, as is wor games against Norwich on Saturday and Bolton on Boxin' Day. Allocations to be conformed. 

'GEORDIE TIMES' LATEST WORLD TRAFFIC RANK 17,185,997!

Posted '11:30 am bells' Tuesday 6th December 2011

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