A CATCH 21-22 SEASON, SITUATION***IT'S THERE IN BLACK N WHITE!

 Posted 'high noon🔔bells' Thorsday 3rd Joon 2021 

 Updated 'high noon 🔔bells' Sunday 13th Joon

Grimsby Toon have been relegated from the Futbaall League last month and Notts Coonty failed to win promotion from the Conference via the play offs yesterday, when they lost 4-2 at Torquay. 

This meeenz that history will be made, az this will be the forst time since NUFC joined the Futbaall Leegue in the 1893-1894 season that we will be the ANLY team oot of the 92 Leegue teams to wear the famous black n white stripes in the 2021-22 season!

We awaited with baited breath az we watched on from Rosie's Bar, to see if Notts Coonty could claim their place back in the '92club', (which they lost in the 2018-19 season) 

Notts Coonty were founder members in 1888 and 1st played in black n white stripes in 1890. Grimsby joined in 1892 in the newly formed 2nd Division, but didn't play in black n white stripes til 1910 (AYE! we have done wor homework!)

PS: When the final 92 are conformed 'The Geordie Times' will dee a list into aall the club colours. Not suprizingly red shirts and blue shirts are the most popular colours to play in!

IZ THERE LIFE ON MARS!?--"WHEY AYE MAAN!"

 Posted '12:52pm bells'🔔 Sunday 6th Joon 2021

 "TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER!--WHEY AYE MAAN!"

'GEORDIE TIMES EXCLUUUSIVE!'

The NASA mission to the planet Mars haz seen some sensational pictures that have been sent back to Earth from the Perseverance Rover's onboard camera, to prove once and for aall, that there iz indeed 'LIFE ON MARS'!  

Not anly that, but this amazing picture of a Martian taken by the Rover, proves this theory!

THE MOMENT THE PERSEVERANCE ROVER FOOND LIFE ON MARS!

Az yoo can see, the Martian iz dressed in a Toon top AND can unbelievably can speak broken English and fluent Geordie az well!!!! The forst spoken words from the Martian were: "Take me to your leader!---Whey aye maan!"

The sensational news haz rocked the world from Antarctica to Australia and world leaders were quick to add their comments:

Joe Biden: "The news is unreal and remarkable, and we offer a hand of friendship to our alien friend!"

Boris Johnson: "We are staggered to hear and see this with our own eyes!"

Jimmy Nail: "The fact he iz a Toon fan az well, iz unbelievable!---and where did he get the Toon top from?"

*PS   honest it's true!---It's in The 🌞!

 

MORE TAKEOWER RUMOURS!

 Posted 📫'high noon 🔔bells' Saturday 5th Joon 2021

The seemingly never ending takeower saga just gans on and on and on!

This iz the latest news from The 🌞 which haz been reproduced on Twitter!

Beleeeve wot yoo will, 😳 from a paper that quite often gets it wrang!---But let's hope they a reet for once?

Of course, season ticket renewals are due az well?

NUFC PORTUGAL TRAINING CAMP IN JEPODY!

 Posted 'high noon🔔bells' Friday 4th Joon 2021

News that Portugal haz unexpectedly been put on the 'amber list', where people returning to the UK will have to gan into a 10 days lockdoon, will surely scupper NUFCs plan to gan there for pre season trainin and a possible friendly with Peterboro (who were aalso planning to gan there!)

Looks like they'll have to stay on home soil!---just like the rest of us!!!

SPORTSNEGLECT.COM

 Posted '2:52pm bells' Munday 31st May 2021

A new sponsor's logo can just be seen in the red circle! (Castore)

But have yoo seen the state of the Gallowgate End roof!!!!

Perhaps wor reluctant owner should change the name of hiz sports company to the above heading?

HOWWWAY THE TEAMS IN RED n WHITE STRIPES!

 Posted 'high noon bells' Saturday 29th May 2021

BRENTFORD COMMUNITY STADIUM

"HOWWWAY BRENTFAAD!"

The biggest game of the week takes place later on today!---and a'm NOT taakin aboot the Champions Leegue final between Man City and Chelski in Porto----A'm taakin aboot the Championship playoff game between Brentfaad and Swanzee at Wembley!

This will be Brentfaad's TENTH attempt to win promotion via the play offs!---10th time lucky?

Aaall 'The NUFC mad-sad groundhoppers' will be rootin for red n white striped Brentfaad to win promotion to the big time, az this will be a new groond to visit next season and Swanzee's won't!

We will be watchin on from Rosie's Bar, which iz within hocklin distance of SJP!

And then tomorrow Lingkin (Lincoln), anothaa team who play in red n white stripes, will be tryin to win promotion to The Championship in the Leegue 1 play off final and we want THEM to win az well, coz they knocked the SMBs oot at the semi final stage! (They play Blackpoool in their final!)

PS: Despite 21,000 allowed into the FA Cup final, anly 12,000 will be allowed in today and just 10,000 tomorrow, despite desperate pleas from the clubs involved for an increased allocation!----This 'logic' beggars belief!

Updated '5:00pm bells'

Joyous news from Wembley for the 2nd week in a row az Brentfaad won 2-0 !🤪👍

(The non leegue team beginning with  the letter 'H' who we love to hate lost there last Saturday!)

Updated Munday '11:05am bells'

Unfortunately Blackpoool won, so The SMBs can 'enjoy Lingkin' again next season az well!🤪👍

NUFC PRE-SEASON FIXTURES 2021-2022 (SO FAR!)

 Posted from just after 'high noon bells' Friday 28th May 2021

(Will be updated az new fixtures are annoonced)

BLACKWELL MEADOW, DARLO---NEW GROOND!---NEW GROOND!

"51 DAYS AND COOONTIN'!"

Some pre season fixtures have aalready been released and beleeeve it or not it iz anly SEVEN WEEKS on Sunday, til the forst game!

The forst team have 3 fixtures lined up (2 on the same day!) and wor U23/resorve side have 2 lined up! (Forst team in gold, U23/resorves in pink)

Hope we can get in????

Sunday 18th July, '2:00 bells', York City at their new groond!!!

Sunday 18th July, '2;00 bells', Harrogate Toon, away

(NUFC will split wor forst team 25 man squad and send half to each game!)

Saturday 24th July, '3:00 bells', Darlo at their new groond!!!

Tuesday 27th July '7:00 bells' Rotherham, away

Friday 30th July, '7:45 bells', Burton Albion, away

Saturday 31st July, '3:00 bells', Gatesheed, away

*Forst team fixtures will be released on Wedinzday 16th Joon

*New season begins on Saturday 14th August

KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES'S!

 Posted 'high noon bells'🔔 Wedinzday 26th May 2021

JONES GIVES ENCOURAGEMENT TO CALLUM WILSON!

It's seems that wor heed coach haz taken aall the credit for keepin us up, yet before Graeme Jones came aboard, we were anly heedin for one place---THE CHAMPIONSHIP!

The futbaall woz dire and unbearable to watch on wor 💻laptops and 📺tellys az we were were labeled 🏷'The Untertainters'!

Since Jones's arrival we have picked up more points and scored more goals than we did before he came!

In hiz forst game at Evertin he woz bellowing oot instructions from the touchline,  while Brucey looked on disaprovingly with arms folded

He woz a breath of fresh air az we played some great stuff and beat the Morseysiders 2-0!

Hiz record iz thus: In the 18 games before hiz arrival we had 19 points from 20 games and had scored just 19 goals!

Since hiz arrival we have played 18 games and have amased 26 points and scored 27 goals, thanx mainly to Callum Wilson and Joe Willock in particular!

Anly once, when asked at a press conference haz Bruce acknowledged him, and haz taken aall the credit for wor revival!

Not anly that, but he haz yet again had a go at the battle weary fans and told us to eat 'humble pie'!

Jonesy haz impressed Gareth Southgate SO much, that he haz added him to hiz coaching squad for the forthcoming Euros!

Not one word of praise from Brucey!

Make nee misstayk,  Graeme Jones iz the man who kept us up! Givin' new meanin' to the phrase 'KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES'S!

We can anly hope and pray that a change of ownership (and management!) happens soon, or else it's the 'same old', 'same old story' next season again!

FULIM 0 THE TOON 2 *** PREMYAA LEEGUE 2020-2021

 Posted 'high noon bells' Munday 24th May 2021

FABIAN SCHAR PENALTY! (VIEW FROM 'ROSIE'S, UPSTAIRS!)

"THE END GAME!"

3 of us watched this game in Rosie's Bar, within hocklin distance of SJP, against a Fulim team aalready relegated!

NUFC took the lead in the 23rd minute when Joe Willock ran 3 qwaataz the length of the pitch to score a breathtakin goal at The Hammersmith End with a great shot! Hiz 7th goal in 7 consecutive games, which equals Alan Shearer's record in the Premyaa Leegue era! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

JOE WILLOCK GOAL (IN THE DARK STRIP IN CENTRE OF PIC)

There were then lang periods of the game where we went off the boil, with the home side nee better!

The final nail in Fulim's coffin⚰ came near the end when Matt Richie woz (alledgeldy?) clipped in the box and the ref pointed straight to the spot! (We thought VAR would owertorn the decision, but thankfully, didn't!)

Fabian Schar took it and casually placed the baall into the corner of the net, to double wor advantage and seal the 3 points!

Amazingly aall the other results went in wor favour and we climbed from 15th to 12th place in the final leegue table!

There were supposed to be no away fans in attendance, but we know personally of at least 2 Toon fans who somehow gained admittance to the game!  And one of them sent The Geordie Times photos from the Putney End of Craven Cottage (appropriately, the 'away end' when we can gan back!)

We can't divulge hiz/her names az they of course shouldn't have been there!  The fan in question who took the photos tells us that apart from him and a hiz mate, he spotted TWO more fans, to make a total of 4 Toon fans in the 2,000 crowd! (That we know of!)

FABIAN SCHAR (NEXT TO REF) PREPARES TO TAKE THE PENALTY!

VIEW FROM A TOON FAN'S SEAT IN THE PUTNEY END!

Jealous?---That the rest of us had to watch from pubs and at home? No way! Well done to the 'NUFC mad-sad groundhoppers' who got in! 👏👏👏👏

SO!-At least a handful of diehards witnessed this win in person!

Hopefully next season we will have a full compliment of fans at EVERY away game!

At the end of the game Brucey came oot with another one of hiz nonsense comments: 

"We'll never say that it's an achievement to finish 12th for a club of our stature!---BUT! it's an achievement!"  ????????????

Attendance: 1,996 Fulim fans and 4 Toon fans!

FULIM V THE TOON @ '4:00 BELLS' TODAY

 Posted 'high noon bells' Sunday 23rd May 2021

THE LAST TIME NUFC FANS WERE HERE! A 4-0 WIN IN 2019

"AND NOW THE END IZ NEAR!"

What a Saturday!---Aaall the teams we wanted to succeed did (apart from 1) az results from the SOS and Wembley came through at '5:30 bells' last neet!   Aalso, Brentfaad won, which meenz they gan into the Championship play off final to try for a place in the top flight! (IF they win it will be a new groond for The NUFC mad-sad groundhoppers to gan tee next season!) (Hopefully!)

Today, we torn wor attention to Craven Cottage in west London where NUFC bring doon the curtain at relegated Fulim in a dead rubber game!

3 months ago this woz supposed to be the game where ex mackem player Maja woz gannin to send us doon to The Championship az the SMBs won automatic promotion from Leegue 1!

Of course yesterday's 3-2 aggregate loss consigned the mackems to a FOURTH consecutive season in the thord tier of Inglish futbaall, while NUFC secured safety to the top flight a month ago!

They can now look forward to trips to Cheltenham and possibly Newport Coonty, Morecambe or Forest Green Rovers and of course they must 'enjoy Burton' for the 4th succesive season!

🤪👍

At Wembley yesterday, that non leegue team we love to hate  begginin with the letter 'H' lost 3-1 to Hornchurch in The FA Trophy final!---A hat-trick of success for us, for sure!😆

The anly 'blip' woz Binfield FCs, who lost the FA Vase to Warrington az wor mate from Bracknell near Reading 'Colonel Gadaffi' used to play for them in the 1960s, which shows just how old he iz!---WE wanted them to win for hiz sake, but it wasnt to be!

ANYWAY!--back to this afternooon at '4 bells' where we will watch the game in Rosie's Bar which iz within hocklin distance of SJP!

A win will propel us up to az high az 13th if other results gan wor way, or az low az 17th if they divvint--and The Toon lose!

This will bring an end to wot haz been a horrendous season of havin to watch Toon games on Laptops, pub screens and mobile phones!(and even listen on truck 📻s!)

Some of the games have been truly aaful and a change of owner and 🦖 management are wor anly hope of avoidin' relegation battles season after season after season!---We live in hope!🙏

A full Geordie Times match report will appear here az per usual by 'high noon bells' tomorrow!---"Watch this space!"