THE TOON 1 THE LIVERBIRDS 1 *** PREMYAA LEEGUE 2017-2018

Posted 'high noon bells' Munday 2nd October 2017

RICHIE PREPARES TO TAKE A FREE KICK AZ WE ATTACK

THE GALLOWGATE GOAL

A minutes applause for former chairman Freddy Shepherd who died last week woz held before kick off and Toon player wore black armbands
We said before the game that many Toon fans would be very happy with a point from this game and that's exactleee wot we got!

A bit fortuitous we admit, az The Liverbirds missed quite a few chances before they scored---in particular when 'old boy' Wijnaldum hit the bar in the forst half at the Gallowgate End and an incredible 3 misses after the baall had richoshaded back into play, but somehow we survived!

However there woz nothin' that Toon goalie could de in the 29th minute when Coutinho hit an unstoppable shot from ootside the box into the top corner of the net, to give wor visitors the lead!

How many would they now get?--we thought?---but we are made of sterner stuff theeze days and just 6 minutes later Joselu scored when a superb Shelvey through baall to him came of a Liverbirds defender onto Josolu's shin and the baall trickled into the corner of the goal at The Leazes End!---a bit lucky perhaps, but they aall coont!

Just 5 minutes into the 2nd half Ceiron Clark made a hash of a clearance and this nearly cost us, but the resultin shot by a Liverbirds player (cant remember who?) went (thankfully) ower the bar!

'We' did have a few of chances at The Gallowgate End but couldn't find the net again! 

Then--when the baall looked to have crossed the goal line (for a goal kick to us) the linesman signalled 'play on' and Chamberlain's resultin shot went narrowly ower the bar, with Elliot beaten!
(If WE could see it woz a goal kick from 'high up in the gods' of The Milburn Stand, how come the ref and linesman couldn't at pitch level???)

AZ YOO CAN CLEARLY SEE--(BUT NOT BY THE LINESMAN OR REF!)

THE BAALL IZ OWER THE GOAL LINE

BEFORE IT IZ CROSSED

It would have been a great injustice had he scored, but we were thankful for a precious point against one of the 'so caalled' 'big six' which leaves us in ninth place before anothaa international break next weekend!

The banner reads (Geordie translation): "We will follow you everywhere--we'll aalways have yoo back--in spite of the lies they tell us--we'll nevaa doubt yoo--we are with yoo!"

Footnote: Amongst the 52,000 crowd woz Amanda Staveley (pictured above---NOT the one in the cap!) who brokered the deal with the sheikh who bought Man City.
Rumours are abound aboot a possible takeower of NUFC! 

Toon team: Elliot, Yedlin, Lascelles, Clark, Manquillo, Shelvey, Marino (Hayden 74), Richie, Perez (Diame 90), Atsu, Joselu (Gayle 79)

Attendance: 52,303 (3,200 'Mickey Mousers')

Highest crowd of the season

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The pre and post match 'gargels' took place here!

'DOORMAN' GRANDSON JAMIE IN THE LEAZES END CLUB!

THE TOWN MOUSE (NEW BAR!) IN ST MARY'S PLACE!

A PINT OF FROTH IN TILLEY'S BAR

"HAVE YOO GOT A 99 FLAKE PLEEEZE?"

THE TOON v THE LIVERBIRDS *** SUNDAY AFTERNOOON!

Posted 'high noon bells' Friday 29th September 2017
Updated Sunday 1st October

Yet anothaa Sunday game for live telly---this time 'a home one' with a '4:30 bells' kick off!
Mitro iz available aftaa suspension and we would expect him to play some part az a goalscorer iz desperately needed aftaa Josalu's 4 easy misses in wor last 2 games!---(At least he iz getting in the positions to score--but-- he must take the chances offered to him 'on a plate' or else he will be dropped!)
Flo Lejeune iz aalso available aftaa bein' sidelined with injury

The Liverbirds arnt playin well and rumour haz it that Klopp iz off to Bayern Munich at the forst opportunity, shud they want him!
Many Scousers wouldn't be too upset at this, az their team hasn't improved since he came! (ie: they have ne chance of the leegue title)

IF we can score orly on then this will put wor visitors on the back foot, but a draw would be the most likely outcome me 'finkx'

The game iz a complete selloot with the 'Mickey Mousers' takin up their full 3,200 allocation az per usual--but they arnt 'happy chappies' az their game away to Arsenal on December 23 iz pencilled in for live telly on---XMAS EVE!--no transport to get them yem eethaa!---lets hope it doesn't happen or else this will set a 'bench mark' for the future! (SKY have asked Arsenal if they can play the game then and get stewards to work--and if the London 'dibble' can police it!)

Sunday iz aalso 'Rafa Day' az both Toon and Liverbirds fans have great affection for him! (He actually won 'little things' with them!---Like 'The Champions Leegue'!)

"CAN 'WE' HAVE 'ONE OF THEEEZE' PLEEEZE!"

We hear through the grapevine that a massive Rafa banner will be unveiled by 'Gallowgate Flags' in er! 'The Gallowgate End'!

Az we write this (10 am bells) it iz p*ssin doon ootside, but hopefully it will clear up by the '4 30 bells' kick off time!

Havin beat the 'Mickey Mousers' on their last 2 visits here, we are gannin for the 'hat-trick' of victoryzzz, but many Toon fans would be happy with a draw against one of the 'so caalled' 'big six'!

A full Geordie Times match report and pix will appear here sometime this evenin OR tomorrow!
Az per usual 'watch this space'!

JUSTICE IZ DONE!

Posted 6 33pm bells Wednesday 27th September 2017 at Trowell truck park M1

Brighton's Tommer Hemed haz been banned for 3 games for hiz stamp on Yedlin on Sunday!
Despite Match of the Day NOT highlitin hiz stamp the FA have foond him guilty of violent conduct az charged!
Justice haz been done!

R I P FREDDY!

Posted 6 30pm bells Tuesday 26th September 2017 at Trowell truck park M1

News reaches us of the death of former NUFC chairman Freddy Shepherd
Freddy woz instrumental in signin Alan Shearer for a then world record fee of £15 million!
He aalso oversaw the groond capacity rise from 36,000 to 52,000 plus in 2000

He aalso woz determined to sign Michael Owen and he 'got hiz man' even though 'the man' didnt reely want us (we were hiz 5th choice club and hiz body language spoke volumes--"I really dont want to be here, but 'mega money talks"--and he reluctantly signed az ne one else wanted him! -'-Addin a 'Relegation CV' to hiz portfollio in 2009!

While Shearer woz one of wor best ever signings scorin a club record 206 goals
Owen woz one of wor worst az he milked the club of aroond aboot £30 MILLION before disappearin into oblivion!

"NE WHERE NEAR" BRIGHTON 1 THE TOON 0 *** PREMYAA LEEGUE 2017-2018

Posted from 'high noon bells' onwards Munday 25th September 2017

NICE STADIUM!---PITY ITS IN THE WRANG PLACE, MILES FROM BRIGHTON!

WE were brought back doon to orth with a bump at The AMEX on Sunday in a game we didn't deserve to lose!

When yoo are watchin' the match from behind the goal, yoo miss incidents that are picked up on the telly and 2 of those things were that there woz a clear foul before their goal and that their goalscorer Tomer Hemed should have been sent off az he stamped on Yedlin in the dyin embers of the game (missed by the officials AND 'us')

WE did have chances to score but couldn't take them, with Joselu gannin close and super sub Shelvey hittin the post from a corner near the end! There were aalso chances for anothaa sub Dwight Gayle but he couldn't put them away!

That's 3 wins and 3 defeats from wor forst 6 games back in 'The Premyaa', and we drop 5 places in the table to 9th position!

More worryinglee 2 of those defeats are against fellow 'weaker' promoted sides ('uddersfield iz the othaa one)

The jorney back to Tyneside woz horrendous, havin to endure the the ride back to Brighton station shoehorned into one of the train carriages like sardines from Falmer and then the train back to London Bridge which woz packed to the rafters az well!

DIVVINT DRINK HERE!----UNLESS YOO ARE VERY RICH!

It woz then 2 tube rides back to King's Cross before catchin a quick 'lubrication' at £5.50 a pint in The Fellow bar near the station, before boardin the '10 bells' train back to The Toon---which didn't arrive back til '2 bells' in the mornin'!

And we've got to de the same in a fortneets time---when we heed for Sooothampton for yet anothaa Sunday away day (wor 4th in 4 away games so far!)

Who would be a Toon fan?

PS: Aa dragged me lifeless body oot of bed at '11 15am bells' this mornin' and told wor lass that aa woz 'knackered'!
I didn't get any sympathy and she said: "Yoo divvint have to gan--do yoo?"  She's WRANG of course---"Oh yes I DO!" 

Toon team: Elliot, Yedlin, Lascelles, Clark, Mbemba (Gamez 83) Hayden (Shelvey 68), Merino, Richie, Perez, Atsu, Josalu (Gayle 71)

Attendance: 30,468 (including 2,500 'weary' Toon fans!)

A record crowd for The Amex!

*PPS: We have  since hord that the FA have charged Hemed ower the incident!

"NE WHERE NEAR' BRIGHTON v THE TOON ***** THIS AFTERNOOON

Posted from 10am bells onwards Sunday 24th September 2017

1st stop HAYWARDS HEATH and then LEWES az this iz nearer to Brighton's groond than Brighton toon centre!

Burrell Arms

Haywards Heath

The Lamb of Lewes***Lewes!

The Volunteers*** Lewes

John Harvey Tavern

Lewes

HT 0  0

FT lost 1  0 😨

BRIEF MATCH REPORT

An unenspirin performance from NUFC az wor 3 match winnin streak came to an abrupt end on the sooth coast today!

We had chances to win it but were unable to convort them and 

 paid the ultimate price az a free kick to Brighton woz convorted  orly in the 2nd half and this torned oot to be the anly goal of the game!

We are on the lang jorney yem az I write this and are due back in The Toon at the ungodly time of 2 08am bells!

Full match report and pix to follow sometime tomorrow!

Gaanin to get some 'shuteye' now on 'The midnight train to Geordieland'!

"ZZZzzzzzz!!!!!"

  

"NE WHERE NEAR" BRIGHTON V THE TOON ***Saturday update! "LONDON 'CRAWL'ING!"

Posted from high noon bells, onwards, Saturday 23rd September 2017

PLATFORM 4 LOOKIN TOWARDS THE 'NEW'CASTLE!

Just jumped on the train at 'The Central' on way to King's Cross with a '4 pack' to keep me company!

"LONDON 'CRAWL'ING!"

Stoppin near KX (King's Cross, London) on wor way to Brighton tomorrow
Pub crawl updates az we do them! (Watch this space from '4 bells' onwards!)

King's Cross and environs 'drinkin dens'!

BAR + BLOCK

Divvint worry!   its ORANGE and white stripes!

O'NEILLS

The Rocket (NOT the 1 in Dunston!)

The Euston Tap

The Lord John Russell

Tavistock Square

Friend in Hand

"GEORDIE TIMES NEWSFLASH!"

Posted 3 26pm bells near Peterborough train station Saturday 23rd September 2017

It haz been reported that the new Crystal 'Balls Up' manager Woy Hodgson haz been on a secret spyin mission for Palace's forthcomin game at St James' Park!

"NE WHERE NEAR" BRIGHTON v THE TOON **** SUNDAY AFTERNOOON!

Posted 'high noon bells' Thorsday 21st September 2017
Updated at Woodall sorvices truck park on the M1
10 45pm bells, Friday

NOW YOO NAA WHY WE CAALL THEM
"NE WHERE NEAR" BRIGHTON!

Next up on wor travels iz the away game at Falmer in Sussex where Brighton play!---Their groond iz actually nearer to to the town of Lewes in the opposite direction to Brighton!

It's a nice stadium in the WRANG place, with ne car parkin' allowed whatsoever for fans and (more importantly!) ne pubs anywhere near the groond, which iz in the middle of "ne where"!

The train ride from central Brighton to the groond iz a nightmare and yoo have to queue for at least half an hour to get on one!---which will be packed to the rafters for the 6 mile jorney!

(It would be like NUFC playin at Tynemoooth, with just the Metro to rely on from St James' station!) <(it doesn't bear 'finkin' aboot!)

This iz wor 4th visit here, so we 'naa the score' and plan to get a 5 seater taxi to The Amex Stadium instead, this time!

Getting the train meenz yoo HAVE to leave the boozer yoo are drinkin in at least an hour an a qwaataa beforehand to make the kick off!---so a taxi will save us valuable 'drinkin time', az we will book one for aroond three qwaataaz of an hour before kick off!

Tim Krul, wor (now!) former keeper haz just signed a one year deal with Brighton and could well be between the posts when we play them on Sunday!---surely it would have been better to delay the transfor until AFTER we have played them!?---lets hope he doesn't have 'a blinder'!---"Eh!"

We have sold wor full allocation of 2,500 tickets----aalso sold oot iz wor next away game 'doon here' v Sooothampton--allocation 3,200 tickets!

Team news and more updates later!

AN OPPORTUNITY MISSED!

Posted 'high noon bells' Friday 22nd September 2017


Just foond oot that wor U18s are playin' at Moan Us former trainin groond tomorrow dinnertime!
'The Cliff' in Salford will be the venue for the game, but unfortunately aa wont be there az a'm booked on a dinnertime train to King's Cross in London tomorrow on mee way to Brighton for Sundays forst team encoontaa with er! ("Ne where near") Brighton!

Aa'v been to Moan Us current trainin' groond in Carrington to watch wor U18s before---but NOT 'The Cliff'!
The reason they are playin there iz because the pitches at Carrington are bein relayed!

If anly a'd knaan this a month ago before aa booked mee train tickets to London/Brighton!



PS: Ne doubt that some 'NUFC mad sad groundhoppers' WILL be there though! (1 or 2 !)