This website iz dedecated to the Newcastle United groundhoppers who follow the fortunes of the team aroond the world (and beyond!) The ground totals include competitive and friendly forst team, resorve team, junior team and Newcastle United X1 games that 'the mad-sad groundhopper' has attended, aall for Newcastle United games only, in the last SEVEN decades*** cheers!***'Fink' (the mad-sad groundhopper!)***last count 379 (380 inc Motspur Park outside)
Sunday, 30 October 2016
GEORDIE TIMES FLASH-BACK *** HALLOWEEN 2 YEARS AGO! *** "WHO'S BEEN SLEEPIN' IN MY BED!?"
Friday, 28 October 2016
PRESTON DEAD END v THE TOON *** TOMORROW AFTERNOOOON!
Posted 'high noon bells' Friday 28th October 2016
The nevaa endin' fixture list gans on (and on!) in deepest Lancashire tomorrow, when we take on Preston for the 2nd time in a few days! (wor 18th leegue or cup game of the season so far!---and we havvent even had Halloween yet! )
They wont relish the prospect after wor 6-0 demolition of them on Tuesday neet @ SJP
We can anly hope for a similar result doon there, but this IZ NUFC and anything can happen???? (a 1-0 win will de me!)
We will have the backin' of 5,600 on The Bill Shankly Kop (the ex Liverpool manager played for them!) az we gan for SEVEN wins in a row!
A full Geordie Times match report will appear here on Sunday provided mee domain provider 'GoDaddy' hasn't 'pulled the plug' on this blog by then!? (see article below!)
The nevaa endin' fixture list gans on (and on!) in deepest Lancashire tomorrow, when we take on Preston for the 2nd time in a few days! (wor 18th leegue or cup game of the season so far!---and we havvent even had Halloween yet! )
They wont relish the prospect after wor 6-0 demolition of them on Tuesday neet @ SJP
We can anly hope for a similar result doon there, but this IZ NUFC and anything can happen???? (a 1-0 win will de me!)
We will have the backin' of 5,600 on The Bill Shankly Kop (the ex Liverpool manager played for them!) az we gan for SEVEN wins in a row!
A full Geordie Times match report will appear here on Sunday provided mee domain provider 'GoDaddy' hasn't 'pulled the plug' on this blog by then!? (see article below!)
Wednesday, 26 October 2016
NEW WEB ADDRESS FOR GEORDIE TIMES COMIN' SOON
Av had massive problems tryin' to renew 'The Geordie Times' domain name off 'GoDaddy' so av decided to host a new one at the end of this month az the old one might 'gan doon' at anytime!
Gan to: www.nufcgeordietimes.blogspot.com
THE TOON 6 (SIX!) PRESTON DEAD END 0 *** EFL CUP 4th ROOND
Posted '12:44pm bells' Wednesday 26th October 2016
"LAMBS TO THE SLAUGHTER!"
Wot can we say!---Rafa's rotation iz workin' a treat and Preston were the latest team to suffer az the huge crowd watched on! (We made 7 changes to the team that beat Ipswich 3-0 on Saturday!)
The goal sequences/incidents were az follows!
19th minute: 1-0: Mitrovic heeds home @ The Leazes End after a pin point free kick from Matt Richie
27th minute: Preston's Browne iz sent off for elbowin' Jack Colback in the face----Colback needed hospital treatment!
38th minute: 2-0: Diame drills in a low shot to double wor advantage
53rd minute: 3-0: Matt Richie fires in a penalty at The Gallowgate End (see top pic)
55th minute: 4-0: Mitrovic jinks through the visitors defence and slots the baall into the back of the net--takes hiz shirt off to celebrate and iz duly booked by the ref!
87th minute: 5-0: Diame hits a screamer past Lindergaard in the Preston goal
91st minute: 6-0: Perez completes the rout after a corner isn't cleared by their defenders!
On top of this the woodwork waz hit on numerous occasions ----at least 5 or 6 times (aa lost coont!) (Atsu hit the woodwork twice!)
Preston's badge features a lamb with a flag (of surrender--perhaps!?---OR! 'lambs to the slaughter!?))
Toon team: Sels, Yedlin, Mbemba, Hadley, Dummett (Anita 57), Colback (Shelvey 31), Atsu, Diame, Mitrovic
Attendance: 49, 042 (1,500 'sheepish' Preston fans in Level 7)
(That meenz that ower 101,000 fans have been in attendance @ SJP in the last 3 days!)
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| MATT RICHIE (centre of pic) FIRES HIZ PENALTY HOME TO THE DELIGHT OF THE CROWD! |
"LAMBS TO THE SLAUGHTER!"
Wot can we say!---Rafa's rotation iz workin' a treat and Preston were the latest team to suffer az the huge crowd watched on! (We made 7 changes to the team that beat Ipswich 3-0 on Saturday!)
The goal sequences/incidents were az follows!
19th minute: 1-0: Mitrovic heeds home @ The Leazes End after a pin point free kick from Matt Richie
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| THE TOON ATTACK THE LEAZES GOAL (1st half) |
27th minute: Preston's Browne iz sent off for elbowin' Jack Colback in the face----Colback needed hospital treatment!
38th minute: 2-0: Diame drills in a low shot to double wor advantage
53rd minute: 3-0: Matt Richie fires in a penalty at The Gallowgate End (see top pic)
55th minute: 4-0: Mitrovic jinks through the visitors defence and slots the baall into the back of the net--takes hiz shirt off to celebrate and iz duly booked by the ref!
87th minute: 5-0: Diame hits a screamer past Lindergaard in the Preston goal
91st minute: 6-0: Perez completes the rout after a corner isn't cleared by their defenders!
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| GRANDSON JAMIE ENJOYS THE GAME! |
On top of this the woodwork waz hit on numerous occasions ----at least 5 or 6 times (aa lost coont!) (Atsu hit the woodwork twice!)
Preston's badge features a lamb with a flag (of surrender--perhaps!?---OR! 'lambs to the slaughter!?))
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| THE PP STANDS FOR 'PUMMELLED PRESTON'! |
Toon team: Sels, Yedlin, Mbemba, Hadley, Dummett (Anita 57), Colback (Shelvey 31), Atsu, Diame, Mitrovic
Attendance: 49, 042 (1,500 'sheepish' Preston fans in Level 7)
(That meenz that ower 101,000 fans have been in attendance @ SJP in the last 3 days!)
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Tuesday, 25 October 2016
THE TOON v PRESTON DEAD END *** EFL CUP 4th ROOND *** TOONEET!
Posted '2:33pm bells' Tuesday 25th October 2016
At least 44,000 will be in attendance @ SJP tooneet (inc 1,250 Lancastrians) az that's how many tickets had been sold by last neet!
@ £10 for big kids and a fiver for sprogs and zimmerframeites the ticket office phone/e mail numbers were jammed and many couldn't get through!
Tooneet if yoo want a ticket it's 'double bubble' payments @ the ticket office! (ne cash tornstiles tooneet!)
If we win we will be in the last 8 and anothaa home draw would de nicely (if that happens!?)
A full Geordie Times match report will appear here tomorrow provided mee blog doesnt get the chop by then (see articles below)
I'm busy workin' on anotha domain name and nufcgeordietimes.blogspot.com iz one of them---a bit of a mouthful, but I intend to 'keep on gannin' ne matter what!
Will keep yoo informed!
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| THE DARK NIGHTS ARE UPON US! |
At least 44,000 will be in attendance @ SJP tooneet (inc 1,250 Lancastrians) az that's how many tickets had been sold by last neet!
@ £10 for big kids and a fiver for sprogs and zimmerframeites the ticket office phone/e mail numbers were jammed and many couldn't get through!
Tooneet if yoo want a ticket it's 'double bubble' payments @ the ticket office! (ne cash tornstiles tooneet!)
If we win we will be in the last 8 and anothaa home draw would de nicely (if that happens!?)
A full Geordie Times match report will appear here tomorrow provided mee blog doesnt get the chop by then (see articles below)
I'm busy workin' on anotha domain name and nufcgeordietimes.blogspot.com iz one of them---a bit of a mouthful, but I intend to 'keep on gannin' ne matter what!
Will keep yoo informed!
Sunday, 23 October 2016
THE TOON 3 'BENT NOSE McCARTHY'S IPSWICH 0 *** EFL 2016-2017
Posted 'high noon bells' Sunday 23rd October 2016
"GRANDAD---I WANT THE TEAM IN BLUE TO WIN!
"OH NO YOO DONT!!!!
Mee day started off at 'Soccer World' in the 'west end' of the Toon where grandson Jamie waz celebratin' hiz 7th birthday with a party and 'kickaroond' on one of the '5 a side' pitches in the complex before the game with hiz little friends.
Zac, one of mee othaa grandsons waz aalso there and aa waz takin' him to watch the Ipswich game with Jamie (and Jamie's dad).
Zac had been before with hiz daddy and hiz forst ever game waz last season in the 6-2 thrashin' of Norwich----a lucky mascot if ever there waz one!
"IT ANLY TAKES A MINIT TO WIN IT!"
The game kicked off and Zac aged 5, who waz dressed from heed to toe in black n white garb (hat, top, shorts and socks!) said to me: "Grandad---I want the team in BLUE to win!"
I looked incredulously at him and replied: "OH NO YOO DONT!!!"---and just az those words left my mouth, Paul Dummett crossed from the left az we bore doon on The Leazes goal and hiz cross waz flicked on by Goffran to the feet of Perez and he made ne misteak from a few yards oot, with just ONE minute on the clock! (see top pic)
Despite dominatin' the half we couldn't add to the scoreline, despite the fact that a blatant penalty appeal failed when Gayle waz brought doon by Ipswich's keeper!? <(me 'finks' the ref shud heed for Specsavers---like!)
The 2nd half started of drably and it took until the 72nd minute to double wor advantage when Perez fired home from a Richie cross @ The Gallowgate End!
The final nail in 'Bent Nose McCarthy's coffin waz delt in the 78th minute when Perez returned the compliment and supplied Richie, who wellied the baall home to seal the victory!
After the game 'former SMB manager 'Bent Nose McCarthy' said that we were by far and away the best team in the division!
Toon team: Darlow, Yedlin, Lascelles, Clark, Dummett, Richie, Shelvey (Hayden 83), Colback, Gouffran (Atsu 75), Perez, Gayle (Mitrovic 79)
Attendance: 51, 963 (approx. 3,000 tractor boys (and gorls!)
*PS: Aa said yesterday that this blog could 'gan doon' az aa couldn't find a way to renew the domain!---az yoo can see we are still 'up and runnin' ---for the 'mo' at least!
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| PEREZ (extreme right in black n white) SCORES THE QUICKEST GOAL IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP THIS SEASON! |
"GRANDAD---I WANT THE TEAM IN BLUE TO WIN!
"OH NO YOO DONT!!!!
Mee day started off at 'Soccer World' in the 'west end' of the Toon where grandson Jamie waz celebratin' hiz 7th birthday with a party and 'kickaroond' on one of the '5 a side' pitches in the complex before the game with hiz little friends.
Zac, one of mee othaa grandsons waz aalso there and aa waz takin' him to watch the Ipswich game with Jamie (and Jamie's dad).
Zac had been before with hiz daddy and hiz forst ever game waz last season in the 6-2 thrashin' of Norwich----a lucky mascot if ever there waz one!
"IT ANLY TAKES A MINIT TO WIN IT!"
The game kicked off and Zac aged 5, who waz dressed from heed to toe in black n white garb (hat, top, shorts and socks!) said to me: "Grandad---I want the team in BLUE to win!"
I looked incredulously at him and replied: "OH NO YOO DONT!!!"---and just az those words left my mouth, Paul Dummett crossed from the left az we bore doon on The Leazes goal and hiz cross waz flicked on by Goffran to the feet of Perez and he made ne misteak from a few yards oot, with just ONE minute on the clock! (see top pic)
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| LUCKY MASCOTS ZAC (left) and BIRTHDAY BOY, JAMIE |
Despite dominatin' the half we couldn't add to the scoreline, despite the fact that a blatant penalty appeal failed when Gayle waz brought doon by Ipswich's keeper!? <(me 'finks' the ref shud heed for Specsavers---like!)
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| THE TOON ON THE ATTACK (1st half) |
The 2nd half started of drably and it took until the 72nd minute to double wor advantage when Perez fired home from a Richie cross @ The Gallowgate End!
The final nail in 'Bent Nose McCarthy's coffin waz delt in the 78th minute when Perez returned the compliment and supplied Richie, who wellied the baall home to seal the victory!
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| ACTION IN THE 2nd HALF AZ WE ATTACK THE GALLOWGATE END |
After the game 'former SMB manager 'Bent Nose McCarthy' said that we were by far and away the best team in the division!
Toon team: Darlow, Yedlin, Lascelles, Clark, Dummett, Richie, Shelvey (Hayden 83), Colback, Gouffran (Atsu 75), Perez, Gayle (Mitrovic 79)
Attendance: 51, 963 (approx. 3,000 tractor boys (and gorls!)
*PS: Aa said yesterday that this blog could 'gan doon' az aa couldn't find a way to renew the domain!---az yoo can see we are still 'up and runnin' ---for the 'mo' at least!
Saturday, 22 October 2016
GEORDIE TIMES MIGHT CRASH!
Posted '10:00am bells' Saturday 21st October 2016
I am havin' massive problems tryin' to renew The Geordie Times domain name which runs oot tomorrow!
This may result in mee website crashin' sometime tomorrow az well!
If yoo cant visit this site after then---then yoo know the reason why? ---hope aa can get the problem fixed ASAP! (hopefully!)
Watch this space!---or NOT az the case may be!!!!!!
I am havin' massive problems tryin' to renew The Geordie Times domain name which runs oot tomorrow!
This may result in mee website crashin' sometime tomorrow az well!
If yoo cant visit this site after then---then yoo know the reason why? ---hope aa can get the problem fixed ASAP! (hopefully!)
Watch this space!---or NOT az the case may be!!!!!!
Friday, 21 October 2016
THE TOON v BENT NOSE McCARTHY'S IPSWICH *** TOMORROW AFTERNOOON!
Posted 'bells' Friday 21st October 2016
Game number 16 of this frantic season takes place @ SJP tomorrow afternoon when 'Bent Nose McCarthy' brings hiz Ipswich side here!
Anothaa 50,000 plus crowd iz predicted by us az we sit proudly on top of the pile in wor quest to get back to 'the holy grail' ASAP!
With 'Rafa's Rotation' its anybodys guess az to which startin' X1 he will pick az we gan for wor
Anothaa 50,000 plus crowd iz predicted by us az we sit proudly on top of the pile in wor quest to get back to 'the holy grail' ASAP!
With 'Rafa's Rotation' its anybodys guess az to which startin' X1 he will pick az we gan for wor
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
BARNSLEEE 0 THE TOON 2 *** EFL 2016-2017
Posted '1:46pm bells' Wednesday 19th October 2016
"THE LONG AND GRINDING ROAD!"
The short trip to sooth Yorkshire took less than 2 hours but 'Big Al' who waz drivin' (NOT the sheet metal workers son!) got lost in Barnsleee toon centre az we tried to find 'The East Dene Workin' Mens Club' where he'd been on a previous visit!
We eventually foond it, but it waz heavin' with Toon fans singin' a mackem peedo song (yi naa the one!) and slaggin' the place off with renditions of: "Barnsleee's a sh**hole a wonaa go home!", az they banged the tables and waalls!
(Bitin' the hand that feeds yoo iz not very nice, lads!)
After just one 'liquid lubrication' we decided to 'move on' to 'The Dove' boozer just alang the road and within sight of the groond!
It waz less noisy here (and more friendly!) so we stopped there til 'lowse' <(ie: time to gan to the match!)
Yi walk doon a steep hill to the groond which winds around newly built hooses like a snake and heeded for the away end.
"DEEPDALE!--DEEPDALE!--HERE I COME!"
News filtered through that 'Blondie Alan the Morris Dancer' couldn't find the turnstiles entrance on hiz ticket which had 'BILL SHANKLY KOP' written on the front? ---The legendary Liverpool manager never played for Barnsleee so why waz there a stand named after him, Blondie' thought?---and then the 'penny dropped'--he'd brought hiz PRESTON away ticket instead and left hiz Barnsleee ticket at yem! (Shankly HAD played for Preston and Preston iz wor next away game!)
We leave yoo to draw your own conclusions! (the tickets wernt even the same colour!) Luckily for him, Toon fan 'International Russcue' came to hiz 'rescue' and foond him a spare ticket!
The forst half waz dominated by 'us' az we attacked the far end from the near 6,000 away section followers, but we couldn't make the breaktrough in this half!
That soon changed not lang after the restart when Dwight Gayle scrambled the baall into the back of the net to break the deadlock and lift the roof off (wait for it!) 'The Palmer Cons. Ltd North Stand'!
We were grindin' oot a result in the long grind to the top of the leegue az we hord that Norwich were 2-2 at Fulham, havin' blown a 2 goal lead---'WE' were top!--for the mo at least!
And then 'the clincher'!----Matt Richie played the baall through to Gayle and he expertly lobbed their keeper az the baall heeded for the net in wot seemed like 'slow motion'!---2-0 up---there waz nee way back for 'The Tykes' now!
The lang 'grind' continues on Saturday with a home game against 'Bent Nose McCarthy's' Ipswich side and then its a home game v Preston in the Leegue Cup next Tuesday, before heedin' for Preston for a Leegue game the followin' Saturday!---I wonder if 'Blondie Alan' will take hiz 'spare' BARNSLEEE ticket to that one!????
Toon team: Darlow, Anita, Lascelles, Clark, Dummett, Shelvey, Hayden, Richie (Atsu 82), Diame (Colback 92), Gouffran, Gayle
Attendance: 18, 597 (Barnsleee'z highest of the season by far!) (nearly 6,000 Toon fans)
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| TOON PLAYERS CELEBRATE WOR 2nd GOAL IN FRONT OF THE AWAY END! |
"THE LONG AND GRINDING ROAD!"
The short trip to sooth Yorkshire took less than 2 hours but 'Big Al' who waz drivin' (NOT the sheet metal workers son!) got lost in Barnsleee toon centre az we tried to find 'The East Dene Workin' Mens Club' where he'd been on a previous visit!
We eventually foond it, but it waz heavin' with Toon fans singin' a mackem peedo song (yi naa the one!) and slaggin' the place off with renditions of: "Barnsleee's a sh**hole a wonaa go home!", az they banged the tables and waalls!
(Bitin' the hand that feeds yoo iz not very nice, lads!)
After just one 'liquid lubrication' we decided to 'move on' to 'The Dove' boozer just alang the road and within sight of the groond!
It waz less noisy here (and more friendly!) so we stopped there til 'lowse' <(ie: time to gan to the match!)
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| VIEW OF GROOND FROM 'THE DOVE INN' BEER GARDEN "A VIEW TO DIE FOR!" (IF YOU'RE A BARNSLEEE FAN!) |
Yi walk doon a steep hill to the groond which winds around newly built hooses like a snake and heeded for the away end.
"DEEPDALE!--DEEPDALE!--HERE I COME!"
News filtered through that 'Blondie Alan the Morris Dancer' couldn't find the turnstiles entrance on hiz ticket which had 'BILL SHANKLY KOP' written on the front? ---The legendary Liverpool manager never played for Barnsleee so why waz there a stand named after him, Blondie' thought?---and then the 'penny dropped'--he'd brought hiz PRESTON away ticket instead and left hiz Barnsleee ticket at yem! (Shankly HAD played for Preston and Preston iz wor next away game!)
We leave yoo to draw your own conclusions! (the tickets wernt even the same colour!) Luckily for him, Toon fan 'International Russcue' came to hiz 'rescue' and foond him a spare ticket!
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| THE PLAYERS WAALK OOT IN FRONT BARNSLEE'Z ' BEAMISH MUSEUM STAND'! |
The forst half waz dominated by 'us' az we attacked the far end from the near 6,000 away section followers, but we couldn't make the breaktrough in this half!
That soon changed not lang after the restart when Dwight Gayle scrambled the baall into the back of the net to break the deadlock and lift the roof off (wait for it!) 'The Palmer Cons. Ltd North Stand'!
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| 1st HALF ACTION AZ THE TOON ATTACK THE FAR GOAL! |
We were grindin' oot a result in the long grind to the top of the leegue az we hord that Norwich were 2-2 at Fulham, havin' blown a 2 goal lead---'WE' were top!--for the mo at least!
And then 'the clincher'!----Matt Richie played the baall through to Gayle and he expertly lobbed their keeper az the baall heeded for the net in wot seemed like 'slow motion'!---2-0 up---there waz nee way back for 'The Tykes' now!
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| THE TOON ON THE *OFFENSIVE--- JUST BEFORE WOR 2nd GOAL! (*We naa aall the 'BIG' words!) |
The lang 'grind' continues on Saturday with a home game against 'Bent Nose McCarthy's' Ipswich side and then its a home game v Preston in the Leegue Cup next Tuesday, before heedin' for Preston for a Leegue game the followin' Saturday!---I wonder if 'Blondie Alan' will take hiz 'spare' BARNSLEEE ticket to that one!????
Toon team: Darlow, Anita, Lascelles, Clark, Dummett, Shelvey, Hayden, Richie (Atsu 82), Diame (Colback 92), Gouffran, Gayle
Attendance: 18, 597 (Barnsleee'z highest of the season by far!) (nearly 6,000 Toon fans)
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Tuesday, 18 October 2016
BARNSLEEE v THE TOON *** TOOONEET!
Posted '12:55pm bells' Tuesday 18th October 2016
The games are comin' up thick and fast and we are on wor travels again this afternooon @ '2:30 bells' and heed for the 'delights'? of Barnsleee in deepest Yorkshire for a EFL game at Oakwell tooneet.
The Toon have sold 5,900 tickets for this game and are lookin' for wor '4th win on the spin'!
'uddersfield lost at home on Sunday for the forst time this season which leaves us in 2nd place in the table, just behind 'The Canary Custards' of Norwich.
A win for us would propel us to top spot, provided Norwich, who aalso play tooneet, don't win away to Fulham! <(we shall see!!!)
Full match report to follow sometime tomorrow!
The games are comin' up thick and fast and we are on wor travels again this afternooon @ '2:30 bells' and heed for the 'delights'? of Barnsleee in deepest Yorkshire for a EFL game at Oakwell tooneet.
The Toon have sold 5,900 tickets for this game and are lookin' for wor '4th win on the spin'!
'uddersfield lost at home on Sunday for the forst time this season which leaves us in 2nd place in the table, just behind 'The Canary Custards' of Norwich.
A win for us would propel us to top spot, provided Norwich, who aalso play tooneet, don't win away to Fulham! <(we shall see!!!)
Full match report to follow sometime tomorrow!
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