THE TOON 2 THE BUKANEROS 1 *** FRIENDLY

 Posted 2:15pm 🔔 bells' Sunday 18th Decembaa 2022

"THE ENTERTAINERS!"

The best thing aboot this game wasnt the game!---it woz the 30 diehard Rayo Vallecano fans who sang and danced and waved their skull and crossbone flags for virtually the entire game, outsinging the 34,926 Toon fans, who were very quiet---not really suprizin givin the '12:30 bells' kick off time (ie: not enough pre match drinkin time!)

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Saun Longstaff opened the scorin in the 4th minute at The Leazes End with a fine crossfield shot into the corner of the net! HT 1-0 to NUFC

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The rest of the game woz dour apart from the entertainment from the Rayo fans.

*We went 2-0 UP in the 70th minute through a penalty scored by Chris Wood at The Gallowgate End!--this didn't stop the Spaniards from dancin az they ran between the seats, still singin and dacin! (Bizzare!)

An own goal by Matt Target a few minutes later halfed wor advantage az the magnificent 30 went ballistic!

Attendance:34,956 (30 noisy Spaniards!) 

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This picture iz near the end of the game when some young Toon fans joined the Rayo fans for a sing song and a bit flag wavin and dancin!---a nice touch!

                                "THE BUK STOPS HERE!!"

Footnote: Rayo are the 3rd team in Madrid (can't for the life of mee fink wot the othaa 2 are caalled!???🤔)

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THE TOON V RAYO VALLECANO *** TOMORROW DINNATIME

 Posted '5:47pm bells' Friday 16th Decembaa 2022

THE GALLOWGATE END SHROUDED IN THICK FREEEZZZZIN FOG ORLIER THIS WEEK

The Toon retorn to action after  the World Cup break, when we take on Spanish side Rayo Vallecano in a mid-season friendly at SJP at '12:30 bells' (Don't know just why this iz the kick off time?)

The lower bowl haz nearly been sold oot so a 30,000 plus crowd iz predicted!

Non of wor players who were on World Cup duty are expected to play in wot iz predicted sub zero temperatures!🥶

A full Geordie Times match report will appear here sometime on Sunday!

Az per usual: "Watch this space!"

BOURNEMOOOTH HOME GAME MOVED BACK A DAY TO TUESDAY NEXT WEEK!

 Posted 'high noon 🔔 bells Tuezday 13th Decembaa 2022

CAN YOO SPOT THE GLARIN' MISSTAYK ON THE SCREEN?

(The missstaik woz on aall day!)

Aa saw this on SKY SPORTS in 'The Strawberry' yesterday afternooon, which sent me into panic mode, az a'd booked a days holiday from work for Wedinzday week!  I will now have to gan to work this afternooon and try and change mee holiday to Tuezday for WOR HOME Leegue Cup game v Bournemoooth!

Ambulance drivers are on strike on the 21st Decembaa and this iz the reason for the date change az NUFC would have been forced to cancel the game aaltogethaa az their might have been a medical emergency at SJP!

THE PAIN OF NO SHOW TRAIN!

 Posted '2:35pm bells' Munday 12th Decembaa 2022

"YOU'RE GANNIN NEEWHERE SOON!"

Soon we will be back to 'normal service' when the Premyaa Leegue returns--BUT 'normal service' haz NOT returned on the trains with wor followin fixtures home and away severely disrupted due to strikes and line work!

Luckily for most Toon fans the home fixtures arnt affected az we don't need trains to get us to SJP!

However! There are many exiled Toon fans who live aall ower the place like York, Berkshire, London and beyond!

Below iz the shockin list of wor next TEN fixtures that will be disrupted!

ING-ER-LAND 1 (LOST IN) FRANCE ("ER"!) (QATAR) 2 **** KANE AND UNABLE!

 Posted 'high noon 🔔 bells' Sunday 11th Decembaa 2022

ING-ER-LAD EXPECTED---BUT PAID THE 'PENALTY'!

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"         "LOOK SON!-----IT'S KANE'S PENALTY!"

AL-HILAL 0 THE TOON 5 *** FRIENDLY

Posted 1:01pm bells' Friday 9th Decembaa 2022

A TEAM PHOTO FROM THE 1890s TAKEN IN LEAZES PARK, NEXT TO SJP

"HAPPY BORTHDAY TO 'US'!"

Forst of aall!---On this day 130 years ago NUFC were formed with the amalgamation of Nawcasil East End FC and Newcasil West End FC to UNITE az one!

And from the match in Saudi Arabia on Thorzday!

NUFC won this totally one sided game by 5-0 in Riyadh against Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal yesterday

The goals were az follows, curtesy of Colonel Gadaffi on NUFC TV (The one from Bracknell in Berkshire NOT the one from Tripoli in Libya!)

And from The Geordie Times intrepid paparazzi reporter in Saudi, 'Paul the Englishman', with some Toon flags and the 30 or so 'NUFC mad-sad groundhoppers' who had made the jorney at great expense!

The stadium entrance

Team sheet

Some of the Toon fans

Stadium entrance again!

Get the flags oot for the lads!

Loyal supporters--fanatics everyone!

TYNESIDE UNITED! Nee North and South divide here!  For those of yoo who divvint naa, North Sheeeldz iz on the north back of the River Tyne and Soooth Sheeelz iz on the soooth bank----beleeeve it or not!?

AL-HILAL V THE TOON TODAY AT 5:00 🔔 BELLS'

 Posted 'high noon 🔔 bells' Thorzday 8th Decembaa 2022

TOON PLAYERS, MANAGER AND FANS POSE FOR A PRE MATCH PHOTO!---ie: "WE ARE AALL IN THIS PROJECT TOGETHER!"

The forst of the NUFC 'mini friendlies' takes place in 5 hours time in Riyadh against Saudi Arabia side Al-Hilal!

The game iz live on nufc.co.uk and iz FREE!

'The Geordie Times' will publish the outcome az soon az the match iz over!--or maybeez a couple of hours later! (This IZ 'The Geordie Times'--wot did yoo expect?

Match pix will be sent by wor paparazzi Saudi Arabia reporter Paul, who iz in Riyadh alang with a few othaa 'NUFC Mad-Sad Groundhoppers'!

Az per usual "Watch this space below!!!"

Updated 4:59pm onwards with pix from Paul

And from nufc.co.uk TV

Joelinton heeds 1st goal!

HT 2-0 UP!

FT won 5-0!

AL-HILAL v THE TOON *** TOMORROW EVENIN'

 Posted '1:00pm bells' Wedinzday 7th Decembaa 2022

"WE NAA THE GUY ON THE RIGHT, BUT WHO'S THAT LASSIE ON THE LEFT?"

The Toon are playin a friendly tomorrow in Saudi Arabia and some of 'The NUFC Mad-Sad Groundhoppers' will be there!----Aboot a dozen of them!

One of them caalled Paul haz sent 'The Geordie Times' some photos of their time in Riyadh so far and will send  us some photos from the game tomorrow!

"SHEIKH RATTLE AND ROLL!"

"WHERE'S THE CHIPS---LIKE?"

"WHO'S THE GUY ON THE RIGHT!????"

In total contrast to the above photos, aa woz in unglamourous Grantham last neet to watch Dunston in freeeezin conditions, while Paul and the crew were baskin in 80 plus degree temperatures in Riyadh! 

  The Dunston game woz terrible and ended 0-0 and there are some pix of that game below!

MINUS 3 DEGREES IN THE FREEZIN FOG!

THE GRANTHAM CLUBHOOSE-----CAALLED 'THE GINGERBREAD' (THEIR NICKNAME IZ 'THE GINGERBREADS' FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON?)

Meeenwhile doon in south London NUFC U18s progressed to the 4th roond of the FA Youth Cup with and excellent 3-2 win at The Valley v Charlton!-----Hopefully they will play on a new groond next time! 

Aa didnt gan there coz av been to The Valley many times before, with wor forst team, whereaz Grantham woz a new groond for me----Number 68 watchin The Dunston Bad Blue Boys! (who played in their red away strip while Grantham played in black n white stripes!!!!

ING-ER-LAND EXPECTS! (PART 4)

 Posted '6:03pm bells' Sunday 4th Decembaa 2022

Updated Munday

With less than an hour to gan to see Ing-er-land take on Senegal in the World Cup, 'The Geordie Times' will watch the game in the Dunston FC clubhoose az wor original choice of 'The Leazes End Companions Club' behind SJP iz SHUT????

"HOWAY ING-ER-LAND!"

Updated Munday

A 3-0 win puts us in the qwaataa final against 'lost in' France--  'The Geordie Times' will make sure that 'The Leazes End Companions Club' iz open this time next Saturday for the '7:00 bells' kick off!

View of the game last neet from the Dunston FC clubhoose

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