THE BASIL BRUSH BRIGADE 0 THE TOON 3 *** PREMYAA LEEGUE 2022-2023

 Posted  '1:00pm🔔 bells' Tuezday 27th Decembaa 2022

Chris Wood penalty     1-0 to NUFC (VIEW from row 'LL' in the away corner)

"FROM 2ND BOTTOM TO 2ND TOP!"

A year ago NUFC were in free fall after the mess Broken Nose Bruce had left--just ONE win and heedin for the Championship abyss!

A year on and under 'Steady Eddie' ("The guy who got Bournemoooth relegated!" said Brucey) we have won 7 in a row and can dream of a Champions Leegue place!--or a miracle of the title (unlikely but not impossible!)

Within 3 minutes we had a penalty at the far end from us when Joelinton woz hacked doon in the box!

Chris Wood took the spot kick and fired hiz shot into the centre of the net!---Within 2 minutes of that we had doubled wor lead when a 'one-two-one' between Almiron and Bruno had Miggy jink through the Lestaa box to shoot into the far corner for a brilliant goal!---which sent the 3,300 Toon fans in the far corner into meltdoon!

Toon fans started singin': "We're gonna win the Leegue!"  Not me mind--lets wait til we DEE and I will sing alang then!

Joelinton trebled wor lead before the half hour mark when he rose above the home defence to heed home from the edge edge of the box from a Kieran Trippier corner to virtually seal the win and the 3 points, well before the half time break!

The 2nd half wasnt az good az we eased off the gas but *The Basil Brush Brigade misfired badly and hardly had a shot on goal!  (Lestaaz nickname iz The Foxes--Basil Brush iz a fox!---get it!???) The atmosphere from their fans woz crap, but the one good thing iz they don't have them horrible clappers anymore! (Just crap plastic blue flags to wave!)

Jamie Vardy came on az a sub for Lestaa to chants from the Toon faithful of: "Jamie Vardy--your lass iz a grass!" (In relation to hor lost libel case against Wayne Rooney's wife!)

By this time there were thooosands of empty blue seats az their fans left in droves!

" We can see yoo sneakin' out!"

Anothaa clean sheet az well, az we climbed above Man City into 2nd place! (For the time being at least!)

Anothaa fab win under Steady Eddie's guidance!---wot a difference a year makes!

*PS: We said in The Geordie Times preview of the match that we hoped that the Toon fans could sing the "Jingle bells" song;

Wor wish woz granted!

Aaltogether now!

🎵Jingle 🔔 bells- Jingle 🔔 bells--Jingle aall the way!--oh wot fun it iz to see Newcasil win away!🎵

*Attendance: 32,185 (3,300 very happy Toon fans!)

Az usual when we come doon these parts we heeded for The Regent Club for the pre match 'gargels' which iz aboot a 20 minute walk from the groond!) 

Wor 84th Liquid Lubrication Location of the season so far!

THE BASIL BRUSH BRIGADE v THE TOON **** BOXIN' DAY 2022

 Posted '6:00pm bells' Xmas Day 2022🎄🎄🎄

"A VERY MERRY XMAS TO AALL WOR READERS!"

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*We heed for deepest Leicestershire tomorrow when we take on 'The Basil Brush Brigade' in a '3:00 bells' kick off Premyaa Leegue fixture!

NUFC have won wor last six games in the Leegue and Leegue Cup and have lost just once (Unjustly v Livaapoool) in wor last 20 games!

Aaall 3,300 tickets were snapped up lang ago and there shud be a canny atmosphere at The King Power (Crisp) Stadium!

Hopefully we can sing that old Xmas classic: "Jingle bells--jingle bells---jingle all the way!----Oh wot fun it iz to see Newcasil win away!"----Hopefully?

We of course play Lestaa az well in The Leegue Cup qwaataa finals on Tuesday 10th January at SJP and so a victory would be very nice to set us up for that tie!

WOT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES!

LEEGUE CUP QWAATAA FINAL DRAW TOOONEEET!

 Posted 'high noon bells' Thorzday 22nd Decembaa 2022

"CAN WE HAVE ONE OF THOSE PLEEEEZE!?"

BEST AND WORST CASE SCENARIOS!

The draw for the qwaataa final of the Leegue Cup takes place at aroond aboot '10:00 bells' toooneet after the Man City v Livaapoool tie!

From the teams left in the competition the best case scenario for NUFC (and wor fans) iz a home draw against Leegue One Charlton.

The worst case scenario (for the fans) iz a midweek away tie at Sooothampton! ("Pleeeze God, NO!")

The teams left are: NUFC, Lestaa, Sooothampton, Wolves, Forest, Man U, Charlton and eethaa Man City or Livaapoool

It doesn't reeely matter just who we get az there are aalways gannin to be be some of the so caalled 'big six' to beat, to win it!

The draw iz live on SKY 

The Geordie Times will of course bring yoo the draw az soon az we find oot--- in wor case aboot 3 hours after the event!

"Watch this space below!"

Updated at 'midneet 🔔bells' 

*It's The Basil Brush Brigade of Lestaa at SJP!

"Home sweet home!"

THE TOON 1 BOURNEMOOOTH 0 *** LEEGUE CUP 4th ROOND

 Posted '1:00pm bells' Wedinzday 21st Decembaa 2022

"ROOM WITH A DIFFERENT VIEW!"

Anotthaa different seat in the stands for us---this time row DD in The Milburn Stand (3 row from the front) which gives a much different view from wor normal Level 7 Balcony seats high up behind us!

We were too low doon for my likin and cannit wait to sit in mee normal 'birds eye view' seat for the next Leegue game!

The game it haz to be said woz aaful, but NUFC were well on top and a dubious disallowed goal for Callum Wilson at The Gallowgate End in the forst half woz the highlight of that half.

It woz ruled oot for 'offside', but from wor pitch level perch we couldnt make oot if it woz or not? (Apparently NOT!)

Anyway!---the 2nd half wasnt much better and the main taalkin point woz a handbaall which wasnt given and an own goal from Bournemooth's number 15 Adam Smith, after he heeded past hiz own keeper from a Kieran Trippier cross in the 67th minute!----The anly goal of the game!

The 400 away followin had the cheek to keep singin "This is a loybree!" (Library) when they couldnt even fill the 500 section that they were in at the top corner of The Leazes End! (Hence the below capacity crowd of under 52,000!)

They were right up to a point az the atmosphere wozint very good at times!

We didnt play well and won ugly---which iz wot Man City, Chelseee and Livaapoool have done for years!   Thats just one loss in the 20 games we have played this season! (The one loss woz undesorved az well v Livaapoool!)

The draw for the qwaataa finals iz tomorrow neet after the Man City v Livaapoool tie!---so at least one of the so caalled 'big six' will be eliminated! 

Attendance: 51,579 (Just 453 from Bournemoooth)

*Spot the difference:

The view of the game that we had last neet

And the last time we were in wor normal seats high above! 

PS: On the same neet less than 2 miles away across the river Tyne, Gatesheed beat Gloucester 5-1 at The Gatesheed International Stadium in front of a 253 'crowd' (200 less than wot Bournemoooth brought to SJP)

That 253 included ONE FAN from Gloucester! Who got  a standin' ovation!😀👏 

THE TOON v BOURNEMOOOTH *** LEEGUE CUP 4th ROOND *** TOOONEET AT SJP

 Posted '12:24pm bells' Tuesday 20th Decembaa 2022

SJP AT NIGHT FROM ROSIE'S BAR BALCONY ROSE GARDEN

After the 38 day break coz of The World Cup, NUFC are back in competitive action toooneet v Bournemoooth for a place in the qwaataa final of The Leegue Cup!

Aaall tickets are sold and for a change aa find meesel in the lower section of The Milburn Stand, somewhere near the front (Couldnt buy mee own seat in level 7 til they went on general sale--so opted for a lower level seat to make sure aa got one!) Just why they wont sell level 7 tickets for Cup games to season ticket holders forst, iz beyond me???)

NOTE: THE GAME WOZ MOVED BACK A DAY COZ OF THE NHS STRIKE  HENCE THE WRANG DATE ON THE MATCH TICKET

NUFC have lost just once in 17 games this season (unjustly at Livaapool!) and are unbeaten in wor last 11

Shud we win?--The draw for the next roond takes place on Thorzday neet and the tie will be sandwiched in between wor FA Cup away game at Sheff Wed and Fulim at SJP in January

Not sure how many fans Bournemoooth are bringin' up, but it wont be many and certainly they wont be az entertainin' az the Rayo fans were on Saturday! (Seee that match report below)

A full Geordie Times match report will appear here sometime on Wedinzday, so az per usual, "Watch this space!" 

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!"