WOLFSBURG 1 THE TOON 3 FRIENDLY

Posted '6 55pm bells' Wednesday 2nd August 2017

NUFC won their penultimate friendly in Jawmany with a much better display than Saurdays Mainz
Goals from Mitrovic and Richie put us 2-0 up against Wolfsburg at the break

The Wolves of Jawmany pulled 1 back but Atsu sealed wor victory  from a Shelvey through baall

The Geordie Times'z intrepid reporter 'Blondie Alan the Morris Dancer' haz sent us some exclusive pix from the game which woz witnessed by 3,011 spectators inc 250 Toon fans
In all we used 20 players

More pix from Blondie!

THE PIT YAAKERS OF ASHINGTON 2 THE TOON U23s 4

Posted 'high noon bells' Wednesday 2nd August 2017

                               Action from last neet at Woodhorn Lane---The Toon are in blue

Wor U23s were in action again last neet, this time at Woodhorn Lane, Ashington where we won 4-2 with 2 goals from Owen Bailey and 1 apiece from Adam Wilson and Lewis McNall
690 watched on az The Toon took a 4 goal lead before The Pit Yaakers hit back with 2 late goals

Tooneet wor 1st team (consistin of 22 players!) take on Wolfsburg in Jawmany at '4 bells' this afternooon
Wor intrepid reporter 'Blondie Alan the Morris Dancer' haz promised to send us a report and pix viz carrier pigeon and they shud be online by tooneet! (wor pigeon iz deed fast now!)

Carnt gan meesel---see eřxplanation below!

THE 'RONNY GILL' GETS IT WRANG AGAIN!

Posted  '11 40 pm bells' Tuesday 1st August 2017

THE INSIDE BACK PAGE OF TODAYS CHRONICLE
WOLFSBURG MAIN STADIUM
BUT NUFC ARE NOT PLAYIN HERE!

Accordin to wor local 'rag' we are playin in Wolfsburg's main 30,000 capacity stadium tomorrow neet
We ARNT!  We are playin in their resorve, junior and womens groond next door which haz the same capacity az Blyth Spartans!

Unfotunately I wont be there az I would have needed nearly a weeks holiday from work to de both games in Jawmany and would have run oot of holidays before the end of the year (I DID  gan to Mainz last Saturday)
1st team competitve games are my main priority and I will need aall mee hols to de them!

Aa havent missed a competitive 1st team game so far this century and dont intend to miss any next season
(800 + games!)

Last season woz a nightmare az we had more than 20 midweek games in The Championship and aa had to take 5 days unpaid leave az I ran out of holidays, which in effect woz a weeks wages lost!
Luckily for me my gaffers are Toon fans az well and they were ok aboot givin me the extra time off!

With daft kick off times to come at the likes of Swanzee (4 bells on a Sunday)  and Brighton (aalso 4 bells on a  Sunday) it meenz aa have take extra time off graft to de the games!

Az mentioned previousleee its NOT EASY bein a Toon fan!

PIT YAAKERS AND WOLFSBUG UP NEXT!

Posted 1:20pm bells' Tuesday 1st August 2017

Tooneet at 7:30 bells' wor U23s are in action again when they travel to Northern Leegue Ashington aftertheir success in The Whitby Challenge Cup (see below)

Meenwhile wor forst team are in action in Jawmany again where they travel to Wolfsurg tomorrow in a '4 bells' kick off

Unfortunatleee I wont be at eetha coz of work commitments but we have some of wor 'mad-sad groundhoppers' there to send us match reports from both games
Az per usual watch this space!

326 opel arena mainz germany

Posted '6 50 bells'Jawman time 27th July 2017
Updated Sunday and Munday!

Ground number 326
Date of First Visit 29th July 2017
Opel Arena, Mainz, Germany

FSV Mainz 2
Newcastle United 1 (Gamez)

Friendly
Attendance 6,470 (400 Toon fans)

"THE HEAT IZ ON!'

A totally forgettable performance woz witnessed in the 30% heat and it woz more like a trainin session az the players sauntered aroond the pitch!

With hardly an effort on goal in the forst half we actually went behind after just 4 mins with a terrible defensive mix up!
It woz SO hot the players took a 'water break' after 25 minutes play!

We equalised in the  65th minute when Jesus scored!
(Jesus Gamez!) with a scrambled effort fron 1 yard oot! in front of the 400 Toon faithful present behind that goal!

However we couldnt hang on and a late winner from the home side sealed wor fate!
 Yet again we used 22 players!
Im in a bar near Mainz station writing this az we speeek!---- (6.30 bells)   Much more to follow later az I am in urgent need of some liquid refreshment!

Sunday update

The neet before we had been 'on the hoy" in Dusseldorf some 140 to the north of Mainz and had got the train from there the next mornin at '9 bells' which took 2 hour through the picturesque Rhine Valley where huge barges and pleasure cruisers past by on the river Rhine

It woz then an afternoon session in Mainz toon centre before heedin to some farmland on the ootskirts of Mainz where the 30,000 capacity brand new stadium woz located between fields of hay bails and crops of beetroot!

After watchin the match it woz then back to the toon centre to drown wor sorrows before catchin the train back to Dussedorf where wor hotel woz for somemore 'gargels' and finally 'beddy-byes'   "ZZZzzzz!!!"

It woz an orly 'get up' the next day to catch the mornin flight back to The Toon from Dusseldorf airport and I felt I'd been dragged backwards through a hedge 37 times after the previous days drinkin sessions!
Its 'aall go' when you're a Toon fan!!!

PUBCRAWL PIX FROM DUSSELDORF AND MAINZ

W

who put the lights oot?
"Chuckin oot time' in the orly hours of Sunday mornin!
BUT we DID manage to find anothaa bar open@

LIVE STREAM FROM DUSSELDORF, JAWMANY!

Posted midneet bells Saturday 28th July 2017

LIVE STREAM FROM MAINZ FROM HIGH NOON BELLS ONWARD!

325 turnbull ground, whitby (v celtic u23s)

Ground number 325
Date of First Visit: 27th July 2017
Turnbull Ground, Whitby

Celtic U23s 1
Newcastle United U23s 2 (Toney 2)

Whitby Town Challenge Cup

Attendance 820 (200 Toon fans, 300 Celtic fans)

"LUCKY MASCOT JAMIE!"

                      Jamie watches on az Ivan Toney
                       back heels the baall into the goal

This woz 7 year old grandson Jamie's 2nd new groond in less than a week, followin on from wor U23s success at Gatesheed the previous Saturday and he woz excited to be gannin aall the way to Whitby (80 miles) for 'a lang distance game' az Gatesheed Stadium iz a mere 5 miles roond trip from hiz hoose!

On arrival ootside the groond after a 2 hour drive from Tyneside, we parked up in a street near the groond and heeded for the seafront to find a 'chippy' az Whitby iz THE place to eat fish n chips, bein' a huge fishin port

We wornt disappointed az the fish shop in Silver Street sold excellent cod and it woz 'washed doon' up the road in 'The Granby' with a pint of 'Smiths' for me and a 'coke beer' for Jamie!

It woz then 'onward' back to the groond where the clubhoose woz packed with mainly Celtic fans and a few Toon

Jamie woz wearin a Toon top and a club official approached him and asked if he would like to be one of the mascots that came oot with the teams!
yoo can guess just wot hiz answer woz and he woz 'whisked away' towards the dressin rooms to meet the players!
(The 2nd time that he haz been a Toon mascot followin on from last season when he woz a mascot in wor home game against Burton Albion)
How lucky can yoo get!

Out he came from the players tunnel with wor number 4 Jack Hunter alang with 8 othaa mascots from both teams

We started off well and attacked the left hand goal from us   There woz a gadgie watchin the match from hiz bedroom window in a hoose behind the goal

Howevet, despite bein on top Celtic took the lead late on in the half

Jamie had predicted we would win 2-1 and he woz proved right az near the hour mark Ivan Toney back heeled the baall into the Celtic net to equalise
Before we had time to draw breath he scored again from a Roberts centre to win the game and put us into Saturdays final where we will play eethaa Whitby or AZ  Alkmaar of Holland
Unfortunatly I wont be there az I am off to Jawmany to watch the 1st team play Mainz at the same time az the final!

Toon fan Alex of St George had told Jamie that wolves prowelled the moor above Whitby at night and to make sure hiz window woz closed or they might 'get him'!
He did!

More pix to follow!

Update munday 31st July

AZ ALKMAAR U23S 1 THE TOON U23s 4

A superb hat trick from Ivan Toney clinched the Whitby Challenge Cup final against AZ Almaar of Holland!
Just a pity we couldnt witness it az we wete in Jawmany watchin the  1st team at the same time!
WELL DONE LADS--AND IVAN IN PARTICULAR!