A HORSE WITH NO NAME!---AND A COACH WITH NO BRAIN!

 Posted '2:15pm bells' Friday 15th January 2021

'Broken Nose Bruce' haz come oot with some ridiculous nonsensical statements, that make nee sense at aall!

He 'talks the cr*p talk', just like some of the lyrics in bygone hits songs!

Mark Bolan and T Rex: Children of the revolution

"I've got a Rolls Royce, coz it's good for my voice!"

Broken Nose Bruce

"It is what it is!"

America: A horse with no name

"In the desert you can remember your name, coz there ain't no one to give you no pain!"

Broken Nose Bruce

"We are where we are!"

Roger Whitaker: Durham town

"Standing on the banks on the river TYNE!" ? "Watching all the ships going down the line!"

Broken Nose Bruce

"I can see progress!" (After 7 winless games?)(NOT includin' the disastrous Sheff U defeat)

The Pioneers: Let your yeah be yeah

"Let yours yeah be yeah and your no be no!"

Broken Nose Bruce

"We've got to 2 quarter finals!" (Progress indeed, by beatin' Rochdale, Oxfaad, Morecambe and Newport!--in a penalty shoot out--then losin to Brentfaad resorves!)

George Harrison: Any road

"If you don't know where your going, any road will take you there!"

Broken Nose Bruce: "I have to accept what's coming my way.        I don't think it's fair, but I can understand it because if I was a supporter I'd look at it and go, you know what it is? I agree! Simply not good enough!"                                                               (In other words: "I Don't think it's fair, but I agree"!) ???

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE?

PS: For those of yoo who are not from the north east region, Durham (in the Roger Whitaker song) iz on the banks of the river wear!

The River Tyne iz some 15 miles north of Durham town!

SIMPLY AN INSULT TO WOR CLUB CREST!

 Posted '12:50am bells' Thorsday 14th January 2021 

We havvint commented much on the shambolic display at Sheffeeeld United!---we divvint need tee---The back page of  'The Ronny Gill' sez aall that needs to be said!

THE BLADE RUNNERS V THE TOON *** THIS EVENIN!

 Posted 11:11am bells' Tuesday 12th January 2021 and will be updated aroond aboot '9:00pm bells' when the match has finished!

NICE SMELLY AEROSOL AT THE READY!

Wor manager/excuse spokesman, haz said that he will 'freshen up' the team for the vital clash with relegation bound Sheff U at Bramall Lane today at '6 bells' (Wotevaa that meeenz?)

He's said that they will be a tough team to beat and that it will be a very hard game to win!? (They havint won aall season in the Leegue with 2 draws and 15 defeats!)

In othaa words Broken Nose Bruce iz gettin hiz excuses in, even before the game has kicked off! (With nee wins in 7, he's got the post match "We played well, even though we lost!" interviews, off 'to a tee'!)

If we carnt beat the worst team (by far!) in the leegue,  them who the hell can we beat!???

Make nee misstayk, the result of this game will define wor season!

I will be drivin mee truck to Redditch once again in an hours time and will have listen to the live commentary on the radio, on the way back up the M1 instead of watchin on mee laptop (Am I lucky or wot?)

I will try and watch a bit of the game on mee mobile phone, but the last time the picture froze, so it is likely to be a radio commentary!

Az I carnt dee live updates while a'm drivin, the match report wont be forthcoming til aa stop at Woolley Edge sorvices truck park on the way back! (Brief report!)

Let's hope that it isn't a 'sheepish' report from 'Woolley' Edge!? 🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑

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NEE DEFENCE FOR THAT!

LOST 1-0 WITH 10 MEN BUT WE GOT WOT WE DESORVED FOR PLAYIN A DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE AGAINST THE WORST TOP FIGHT TEAM IN HISTORY!

THE PEN MIGHT HAVE BEEN DODGY BUT WE WERE TERRIBLE!  EVEN ON THE RADIO!

COMMENTATORS 'WILLED' SHEFFEEELD TO WIN!

TOTALLY BIASED COMMENTRY FROM RADIO 5 LIVE!

WE ARE IN A RELEGATION BATTLE NOW FOR CERTAIN!

Even though we played with 10 men in the entire 2nd half the possession stats make very sorry readin against the worst team in the Premyaa Leegue!

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FUTBAALL WITHOOT FANS IZ FARCICAL

Posted '10:50am bells' Munday 11th January 2021

We've said it before and we'll say it again, that watchin futbaall in empty stadiums from wor livin rooms and pubs (when they are open!) iz a absolutely cr*p!

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Az the lockdown is due to carry on til at least the end of March, it will meen that we will have gone a whole year withoot wor NUFC 'fix'---sommik we could never have believed 12 months ago!

On Saturday we played at The Emirates Stadium in front of 60,000 empty seats with loads of Arsenal flags and banners scattered aroond the groond!

The away end even had a solitary NUFC banner draped ower a waall. 

A nice touch by The Arse!

We shall continue to watch games from soulless stadium for the rest of this season at least on wor tellys and laptops and sometimes radio commentaries!

Like I will have to do tomorrow when we play Sheff U at Bramall Lane, as I will be drivin back up the M1 in mee truck at that time from Redditch in deepest Worcestershire!---

Ironically, I will probably pass Sheffeeld sometime durin the 2nd half as I crane mee neck to the left for a glimpse of the floodlights in the distance!

Whoever would have believed THAT scenario 12 months ago???

BRUCE'S EXCRUCIATING EXCUSES!

 Posted '6:09pm bells' Sunday 10th January 2021

"THE PUNISHMENT JUST GANS ON!--AND ON!---AND ON!"

Below are 'Broken Nose Bruce's 'excuses' for the last 7 winless games! Won 0   Drawn 2    Lost 5

The Arse lost 2-0

"We've got to dust ourselves down and go again!" (the umpteenth time he's said this!)

"In 18 months we've been to 2 quarter finals!" (WOW!)

"I thought Andy Carroll was fantastic!" (he missed 2 sitters!) 

"We've got to roll our sleeves up!" (the umpteenth time he's said this!)

Lestaa lost 2-1

"We gave the ball away cheaply!" (VERY cheaply!)

"I can't fault the players effort!" (2 shots on target!)

"We have been punished!" 

"You have to stay with it!" (stay with WOT?)

The Liverbirds drew 0-0

"We gave the ball away cheaply!" (see above)

"They put in a hell of a shift!" (27% possession at home, 2 shots on target!)

"It was a great performance!" (0-0?)

Man City lost 2-0

"We are where we are!" (near the bottom of the table) 

"It is what it is!"---"The fans have got to accept it!" (that we will remain a mediocre team!) 

"There was mass hysteria and histrionics after the Brentford game and the criticism in my opinion was unjust!" (Oh no it wasn't!)

"It was a decent performance!" (lost 2-0) (Man City had 88% possession in the 2nd half!) (2 shots on target)

"They rolled their sleeves up!" (see above)

Brentford lost 1-0 

"We've got to dust ourselves down!" (see above)

"I am not one to make excuses!" (EH!)

"Progress was there for everyone to see!---we got to a quarter final!" (By beating Morecambe and Newport--after a penalty shootout!)

Fulham drew 1-1

"I cant fault the players effort!" (see above) (Despite playin against 10 men for most of the 2nd half, Fulham STILL had more possession!)

"We can perform better than we didn't!" (Whatever thats supposed to mean?)

"We'll dust ourselves down (see above) and get ready for Tuesday!" (Brentford away)

Leeedz lost 5-2

"Up til the 75th minute I thought we were comfortable!" (The game actually lasts for 90 minutes, Steve!)

"We cant make those mistakes we made here!" (But we DID!)

"We gave the ball away cheaply!" (see above) 

"I'll leave it for other people to judge!" (👎)

THE ARSE V THE TOON *** FA CUP LIVE UPDATES!

 Posted from '4:30pm bells' onwards, Saturday 9th January 2021

*Live goal updates az they happen! Plus any incidents, possession rates, shots on goal etc

Geordie Times predictions

25% possession and 4 efforts on target for NUFC

But we wont predict the score!🙏

Halfway through 1st half and amazingly NUFC have had 53% possession but nee shots on goal!  The Arse have had 3 good chances but Dubravka in the Toon goal has come to the rescue!

Clark takes a throw in az the broon ale flows!(View from mee livin room!)

*HT 0-0  possession doon to 35%   still nee shots on target   nee corners to us but The Arse have had 5

Hooray 52nd minute   shot on goal from Carroll!

And from a Toon fans telly in Maynoooth, Ireland!

Spot the headless chicken?

*Halfway through 2nd half

40% possession and 1 shot on goal and still nee corners for us! (We predicted 4 shots, not lookin good for that!)

88th minute  1st corner to us "WOW!"

Stoppage time  Carroll should have scored!--missed goal altogether! "Oh Carroll!"

FT 0-0   Extra time   Wot have we done to deserve 30 minutes more of this!?

                          Remember--2 metres apart lads!

*HT extra time  still 0-0 ( wor lass is gannin mad coz they've cancelled 'Casualty' az the futbaall haz overran!)

Still just 2 shots on goal from NUFC!--riveting stuff!

goal at last but it's for The Arse! 12 mins of extra time left!

1-0 doon!

goal 2-0 doon 117th minute and the season is dead already az far az trophies are concerned!

At least we cannit get drawn against Chorley in the next roond!

Full time!

After the match Broken Nose Bruce dug oot one of his tired old excuses after yet another defeat!

"We've got to dust ourselves down and go again!"

"ZZZZzzzz!"😴

THE ARSE v THE TOON *** FA CUP ***ON TEA TIME TELLY

 Posted 'high noon bells' Saturday 9th January 2021

THE MAYOR OF LONDON ISSUES A STARK WARNIN'!

LONDON IN LOCKDOON CRISIS---BUT IT'S OK FOR NUFC TO TRAVEL THERE!

One in thorty Londoners are infected by 'the bat out of hell' virus, yet elite futbaall in the capital city carries on?

NUFC play The Arse at The 'Em' in north London, which iz live on 'the BEEB' at '5:30 bells' this evenin'---and we hear that we are to play a virtual resorve side az a consequence of wor leegue position (ie: play a weakened team in the FA Cup and 'rest the 'best' for wor crucial leegue game away to Sheff U next Tuesday)

A full Geordie Times match report on the game will given via live updates from mee livin room's telly!

PS: Normally I would have dragged meesel oot of bed at '5 bells' this mornin to catch a train to King's Cross---and then onward via a London tube train to the groond!

Instead I got up at '5 bells' to drive mee truck to Redditch in Worcestershire, az I've been asked to gan to work at short notice!  

*I have scheduled this post to gan online at 'high noon bells'

I shud be back in good time for the kick off!

BRUCE DOES HAVE A PLAN 'B'!

 Posted '5:00pm bells' Friday 8th January 2021

News reaches The Geordie Times that wor manager is to change his tactics in an attempt to avoid the dreaded drop!

AND TOON FANS HAVE BEEN QUICK TO REPLY 

AND THE NORTHERN PREMYAA LEEGUE HAVE VOIDED THEIR SEASON FORTHWITH

THE CUP THAT DOESN'T CHEER ANYMORE!

 Posted '10:44am bells' Thorzsay 7th January 2021

The last time NUFC won the FA Cup----66 years ago in 1955!

News that up to 11 changes may be made for wor FA Cup thord roond tie haz reached The Geordie Times!

This doesn't reeely suprize us az staying in the Premyaa Leegue iz wor top priority now!The FA Cup iz a shadow of wot it used to be in the 1960s when aa started gannin to games!

It woz THE domestic trophy to win, even better that the Leegue title at the time!

For example, when we lost to little Carlisle at SJP in the late 1960s a crowd of 56,500 plus torned up to witness it!

Yet average leegue crowds at that time were aroond aboot 36,000---20,000 less than for that cup tie!

Now the exact opposite happens and crowds at FA Cup ties at SJP are usually 20,000 less than for Leegue games! (That's when they decide to let us back in, like!?)

We are now reduced to teams puttin oot a resorve X1 so az not to sustain injuries to their star players for Leegue games!

This is how far this once mighty cup compitition, haz fallen in the peckin order!

If it's TRUE that NUFC will play a virtual resorve side then a hidin' is likely to take place at The Emitates Stadium against The Arse on Saturday! (Live on the Beeb at '5:30 bells'

The cup that doesn't 'cheer' for certain now!

BROKEN NOSE BRUCE LOCKDOON STATEMENT!

 Posted '11:00am bells' Wedinzday 6th January 2021

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