THE TOON 4 PSG FROGGIES 1 *** CHAMPIONS LEEGUE GROUP STAGE 2023-2024

 Posted 'high noon bells' Thorzday 5th Octobaa 2023

"JUST CHAMPION!---WOT A TEAM!---WOT A DREAM!"

We reeeely divvint naa wot to say aboot this stunnin' display, both on and off the pitch!

The build up woz brilliant with the whole groond (apart from the PSG end) covered in black n white and then the famous magpie appeared on a new surfer in the middle of The Gallowgate End az the team came oot to the soond of The Champions Leegue anthem!---Memorable stuff that none of us will forget!⬇️

And then the 'memorable stuff' on the pitch az we slaughtered PSG from start to finish, with their star man Mbappa lookin' confused and contained by non othaa than Jamaal Lascelles!

Miggy Almiron opened the scorin in the 17th minute at The Leazes End after Isak's rebound of a defender foond the feet of 'Miggy' and he made nee misstayk az he blasted the baall into the net to huge roars from the Toon fans! (1-0 to us!)

Almiron goal celebrations!

Then 'The Boy from Blyth' (Dan Burn) heeded in a Bruno cross which went to a very lengthy VAR check, before finally being given az the ref pointed to the centre spot to put us 2-0 up! (at forst we thought the check woz for a 'did it cross the goal line, check' ---but in fact it woz an offside check!) HT 2-0

Dan Burn goal!

The dream continued in the 2nd half az we attacked the Gallowgate goal and it didnt take lang to stretch wor lead to 3-0 (5 mins) when 'local boy' Sean Longstaff hit a sweat shot from the right hand side of the goal from a Trippier pin point pass and hiz effort went in off their keeper to increase the margin!

The Froggies then pulled a goal back through Hernandez 5 mins later az hiz glancin heeder went in past 'The Pope' in the Toon goal to set up a norvy few minutes az PSG went to get a  2nd!

Thankfully that didnt happen and just into stoppage time up stepped 'Fab' Schar to hit a screamer from a Jacob Murphy 'one two' from 20 yards oot to seal a memorable victory!

"OIL TAKE THAT!"

It hard to beleeeve that from the 4 goal scorers, 2 were from the local area and the othaa 2 were here before the takeower in Octobaa 2021!

Oil money won it? ---my arse! 

This result even beats the 3-2 success ower Barcelona in 1997 and woz wor best ever performance in Europe ---game 136! (game 149 if yoo include 13 Anglo-Italian games)

PS: Thiz woz mee 115th consecutive European game home or away (109th excludin Anglo-Italian Cup games (6)

Aalso I am proud to say that I have been to 100% of aall European games at SJP (from Feyenoord in 1968 onwards!) Played 75  Attended 75 (69 not includin Anglo-Italian Cup games)

"F' TROUP!"

Happy days?----yoo bet they are!-----NUFC are TOP of Group 'F' table now, az Dortmund and AC Milan drew 0-0 in Jawmany!

Bring on Borussia Dortmund!

Attendance: 52,009 (2,600 Froggies!)

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*There woz anothaa game last neet 12 miles doon the road!

Bet they didn't have THIS on the front cover of their programme?😂

THE TOON v PSG *** CHAMPIONS LEEGUE GROUP STAGE!

 Posted '1:15 pm bells' Wedinzday 4th Octobaa 2023

Well! The big day iz finally upon us after a 20 year wait!—a Champions Leegue game at 'The Cathedral on the Hill', when we play Paris Saint Germain at '8 bells' tooneet!

Wor Flags have put flags in aall parts of the groond, plus a surfer!🏁 It iz sure to be a grand occasion come kick off time!

The times they certainly are a changin'!

Match report on Thorzday!

TOON TRAVEL IZ BACK! ✈️

After a canny few years absence Toon Travel (2023) are runnin an 189 seater plane to wor away Champions Leegue game in Dortmund!🛫🛬

Its a flight anly deal, flyin from Newcastle 🛫to Dusseldorf 🛬 on Munday Novembaa 6th and retornin on the day after the game (Wedinzday 8th Novembaa)

There iz a direct train to Dortmund from Dusseldorf 🚂which takes aroond an hour with a very regular and cheap service!

Hotel accomodation 🏨 iz doon to the individual and gives the choice of Dusseldorf or Dortmund and aalso the class of hotel!

The price of the return flight iz £345

ATOL cover iz provided by North Star Travel 

ATOL number 11313

£100 deposit secures a place!

Telephone Keith: 07876 80 6662

E mail: kjb8888@outlook.com

PS: The Geordie Times makes absolutleee nee money oot of this info! (£000:00!) ( Indeed, we have made uthaa arrangements!)

We have put this online to help fellow Toon fans who divvint want the 'carry on' we aall had gettin to Milan and back ----in wor case a train to Edinburgh---a flight to Berlin----a flight to Milan---and the same 'carry on' on the way back!

“See yoo in Dortmund!”

Spectacular drone light show ower SJP!

 Posted ‘high noon 🔔s Tuesday 3rd Octobaa 2023

In celebration of wor retorn to The Champions Leegue at SJP this week, after a 20 year absence, a spectacular drone light show could be seen miles away from the groond on Munday neet!

VIEW FROM RIVER TYNE---A MAGPIE ON ONE OF THE ELSWICK TOWER BLOCKS

SJP IZ TO THE RIGHT WHERE THE LIGHT IZ SHINING 

(SPECIAL THANX TO WOR LASS FOR THE PHOTOS (XXXX!)

VIEW FROM THE REDHEUGH BRIDGE 

(SPECIAL THANX TO CRAIG FOR THE PHOTOS)

THE TOON 2 THE BORNLEEE HILLBILLIES 0 *** PREMYAA LEEGUE 2023-2024

 Posted just after 'high noon'bells' onwards, Sunday 1st Octobaa 2023

ISAK'S PENALTY TO SEAL THE VICTORY

"FIVE IN A ROW!"

For the forst time in many a year aa missed the kick off coz the queues were massive to get in!---Aa missed the forst 2 minutes despite leavin The Leazes End Club (Companions) 40 minutes before the kick off, joinin the queue 5 minutes later!---Total chaos with some fans still ootside 30 minutes after the kick off!---NUFC reely shud get this sorted az the didgy ticket on phones simply take too lang to get in, with some not workin! (There woz nee issues with the plastic card season tickets we used to have!)

For the fifth time in 14 days we conceded zero goals and gained wor thord Premyaa Leegue scalp in a row!  The 5 games in question are: Brentfaad 1-0, AC Milan 0-0, Sheff U 8-0, Man C 1-0 and now Bornleee 2-0!

It took just 14 minutes for us to make the breakthrough when Trippier dispossessed Ramsey just ootside the box and gave it to Miggy Almiron who hit a screamer into the corner of the net at The Leazes End to send the crowd potty!

There were many more chances to increase the lead but somehow lady luck woz on wor visitors side and we went in just one goal to the good, when it shud have been at least 4!

The 2nd period woz just the same with 'The Hillbillies' hardy crossin the halfway line, but they did have a 'purple patch' when an underserved equaliser nearly came aboot when a shot woz acrobatically pushed ower the bar by 'The Pope' in the Toon goal, for a rude wake up caall!

Al Dakhil then upended Anthony Gordon in the box in the 77th minute and the ref pointed straight to the spot!

Alexander the Great (Isak) took the penalty, sendin the Bornlee keeper the wrang way to double wor lead and end any hope of wor visitors makin a comeback! (They havvint won at SJP since 1976!)

More chances went a beggin and the final score woz just 2-0, rather than 6-0, which would have been a fairer ootcome! 

Attendance: 52, 163 (2,500 Hillbilies in level 7 of The Leazes End)

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The Toon v The Bornleee Hillbillies This afternoon

 Posted high noon bells Saturday 30th Septembaa 2023

SJP  The Cathedral on the Hill!

NUFC play wor 5th game in 14days at 3:00 🛎️ s today against a Bornlee side that are struggling near the bottom of the table alang with the othaa 2 promoted teams who aall have 1 solitary point! Sheff U who we beat 0-8 last week and Luton, who we play in Decembaa

It won’t be easy ax we expect them to park the bus and try and get a nil-nil draw!

Wor aim iz to win wor 3rd Premyaa Leegue game in a row and get wor 3rd clean sheet in a row!

A full Geordie Times match report will appear here on Sunday. Az per usual “Watch this space!”

THE TOON 1 THE BLUE MOONIES 0 *** LEEGUE CUP 3RD ROOND 2023-2024

 Posted ‘high noon 🛎️s’ Thorzday 28th September 2023

CELEBRATIONS AT THE FINAL WHSTLE!

“'EIGHT' DAYS A WEEK!”

It’s been a great week for NUFC fans after wor exploits in Milan just ower a week ago and 8 goal demolition of Sheff U last Saturday!---The 3rd great result in the last 8 days happened last neet when we inflicted European champions Man City's forst defeat of the domestic season, to unbridled joy from the players and fans alike at the final whistle (see above video!)

It haz to be said that 'The Blue Moonies' were the better team in the forst half az Toon manager 'Steady Eddie' had made TEN changes to the startin line up from the 0-8 thrashin' of 'The Blade Runners' 4 days before!

The 2nd half woz different though az we dominated most of the half with the vital---and one and anly goal--comin in the 52nd minute, when Joelinton sent a cross in at The Gallowgate End and the baall ended up in front of 'Alexander the Great' (Isak) and from 1 yard oot he had the simple task of placin the baall into the net, to send most of the 50,000 plus crowd crazy with delight!

FANS REACTION TO ISAK’S GOAL!

It haz to be said that Tino Livramento woz the star of the game with an ootstandin performance!

Man City tried to find a way back, but their team--who had aalso made major changes, couldnt make the breakthrough and we held on to gain a place in the 4th roond of the competition!

We went to The Leazes End (Companions) club near The East Stand after the game to celebrate with a few 'liquid lubrications' and to watch the draw for the 4th roond on the telly!

Ex mackem failure Don Goodman picked the away teams oot of the bowl and when Man U came oot az the home team, he seemed to look into the bowl and grabbed number 16, which woz the NUFC baall !

“Is that number 16 down there?”

Woz it a fix?---anly Goodman and the Toon fans know that it WOZ and so we must play the other half of Manchester away in a few weeks time!

Attendance:: 51,000 (4,900 Blue Moonies)

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THE TOON v THE BLUE MOONIES *** LEEGUE CUP TOOONEET!

 Posted 'high noon bells' Wedinzday 27th Septembaa 2023

THE GEORDIE TIMES DRONE CAMERA  TOOK THIS PICTURE OF THE RED ARROW(S) FLYIN OWER SJP (HONEST!)

We said the games are comin thick and fast and they certainly are az we play wor 3rd game in different competitions in the last 8 days! 

After wor exploits in Milan and the crazy 0-8 thrashin of Sheff U on Sunday, but it’s back home for a 3rd roond Leegue Cup tie v Man City tooneet! 

Blue Moonies manager ‘Pep’ haz aall ready said that he will play a weakened team and nee doubt Steady Eddie will az well! (We shall soon find oot!)

Harvey Barnes foot injury he sustained at Bramall Lane iz worse than expected and he could be oot til Xmas! Nee sign of Joelinton or Joe Willock comin back eethaa, but Emil Krafth iz close to a retorn !

The game iz a sellout with fans able to buy their own seats in Level 7 of The Milburn Stand—-unlike previous season when we were forced to buy seats in the lower tiers!

The draw for the 4th roond iz made straight after the game and we would like a home draw again IF we get through?

A full Geordie Times match report will appear here sometime on Thorzday!  APR "Watch this space!"

THE BLADE RUNNERS 0 THE TOON 8 (EIGHT!) *** PREMYAA LEEGUE 2023-2024

 Posted 'high noon bells' Munday 25th September 2023

"BLADES CUT TO RIBBONS!"

NUFC recorded wor biggest ever away win in Leegue history and this woz SUFCs worst ever defeat! The fact that the forst goal didnt gan in til the halfway point of the forst half, meenz that we actually scored the 8 goals in a 66 minute period!---A goal every 8 minutes on average from Longstaff who opened the scorin in the 21st minute, to the 87th minute when Isak scored the last goal!----And 8 different goalscorers az well! 

(The Toon played in wor dark Blue and yellow away kit)

The goal sequences in minutes were az follows! (deep breath!)

21 Sean Longstaff: Gordon cuts to the byline and sends a precision pass to Longstaff, who hit the baall home from inside the box! (0-1)

31 Dan Burn: A Trippier corner finds the divin heed of Burn, who bury's the baall into the net! (0-2)

35 Sven Botman: A Tripper free kick finds Botman and hiz glancin' heeder gan into the far corner! (0-3)   HT 0-3 to us! 

51 Callum Wilson: A Trippier cross finds Wilson's heed and he makes nee misstayk from close in! (0-4)

61 Antony Gordon: Gordon cuts in from the wing and hits an unstoppable shot into the corner of the net from the edge of the box to send The Toon fans behind the goal into dreamland!

68 Miggy Almiron: Bruno sends Almiron away with a great through baall and Miggy hits a sweet shot into the goal (0-6)

73 Bruno: A deflected Burn shot finds Bruno unmarked in the penalty area and he hit it home for '7 heaven'! (0-7)

87 Alexander the Great (Isak): And finally!---wor 8th different scorer woz Isak who dribbes roond a Sheffeeeld defender to place hiz shot into the centre of the net! 'After 8 chocolates' at the ready! (0-8)

FT: NIL-EIGHT!

On top of this Callum Wilson missed 3 glorious chances and Anthony Gordon had a blatant penalty waved away by the blind ref!

Az a fan who haz travelled to away games for 56 years, this woz the biggest win I have witnessed!-----We beat Morecambe away 0-7 when covid 19 prevented us from gannin and the next highest away score actually witnessed by me, woz at Notts Coonty, when we won 1-7 in the Leegue Cup 30 years ago!  

Every picture tells a story---Sheff U fans in the near deserted top tier of the stand, while The Packed Toon end below celebrates wildly with the players!

The record breakers!

Attendance: 30,568 (3,000 disbeleeevin Toon fans!)

PUB CRAWL PIX  3 visited  runnin total 35

Doncaster station   The Draughtsman

Sheffield Tap

Sheffield Tap

Triple Point Brewing, Sheffield

THE BLADE RUNNERS v THE TOON —Tomorrow afternooon!

 Posted ‘7:00pm bells’ Saturday 23rd September 2023

The last time we were there in person----December 2019----    won 2-0 (Saint Max, Shelvey) NUFC played there and lost 1-0 in the 2020-2021 season when we wornt allowed to gan because of Covid 19

The games are comin up at break-neck speed and after gettin back from Milan on Wedinzday neet , we are off to Sheffeeeld tomorrow mornin for wor leegue game at Bramall Lane v Sheff U!

Gettin  to South Yorkshire iz bit easier than Milan for certain! and we are on the '9:25 bells' train from The Central and shud be in Sheffeeeld in good time for a few gargles before the 4:30 🛎️s kick off!

Bramall Lane iz a bit different to The San Siro (and much smaaller!), but it iz a nice compact groond not far from the city centre!

A full Geordie Times match and boozer report will appear here on Munday sometime!---Az per usual---"Watch this space!" 

363 centro sportivo pepino visamara (v ac milan u19s)

 Ground number 363

Date of First Visit: 19th September 2023

Centro Sportivo Pepini Visamara Training Ground, Milan, Italy

AC Milan U19s 4

Newcastle United U19s 0

UEFA Youth League

Attendance: 400  (est) 10 or so Toon fans dotted about the seats! 5 NUFC mad-sad groundhoppers (Glennn from Ashington, Blondie Alan the Morris Dancer, Big Al (NOT the sheet metal workers son), Sarnie Steve, ‘me’) and 5 related to players including Jamie Miley’s dad and granddad (who I went to school with when I woz 5 years old!)

"GLENNN TO THE RESCUE!"

After the gruelling 15 hour jorney the day before to Milan for wor Champions Leegue game v AC Milan ,3 of wor party (me, Big Al ( NOT the sheet metal workers son!) and Sarnie Steve) decided to take in wor U19s game v AC Milan U19s on the south side of Milan at their training groond which kicked off at 1:00pm bells’ and gave us plenty of time to travel to the north side of Milan for the ‘6:45 bells’ start in the ‘big boys game’!

The day before it had been p-ssin doon and videos of Toon fans slidin doon the streets next to a canal were seeing the Roond on social media!

In total contrast to that, it woz deed hot with the ‘current bun’ shining brightly in the sky above and a ride to the nearest stop to the trainin groond on the Metro and a tram woz undertaken!

Ax expected? we ended up on the wrang side of the groond where a gateman told us to gan to the other side, which woz a good 20 minute walk away!

On the way we foond oot that the kick off woz infact '2:00pm bells' which gave us a bit more time az it woz now near to '1:00pm bells'

But this meant that we would have an hour less to get to The San Siro!

We eventually got to the entrance but we needed e tickets to get in, which of course we didnt have!  We were told by a steward to download the FREE tickets from Milan's website from the poster on the fence!

And this to watch a kids game!?-wot a palarvour!

After nearly half an hours fruitless attempts to dee this we feared that we wouldnt get in!-----But then Glennn from Ashington, who woz inside the groond came alang and told us that he'd managed to download 5 tickets, 3 of which had been scanned on hiz phone!

He passed hiz phone ower a wire fence and tried to see if it would work!---The 2 unscanned tickets were OK and so norves were janglin' for the 3rd ticket which had aalready been scanned!

By some miracle it WORKED and we aall got in!  Glennn to the rescue!

We were housed in a smaall covered stand with the rest of the groond surroonded by trees!

The game kicked off and straight away Milan went on the attack and within 16 minutes NUFCs youngins were 1-0 doon when Traore shot from close range from a cross!

Just 4 mins later they got a penalty which woz taken by Camarda who rifled the baall doon the middle to put them 2-0 up!

Worse woz to follow when Camarda hit a raspin shot in the 26th minute, from inside the box, givin' Harrison in The Toon goal nee chance! 3-0 doon aalready and it looked like it would be a cricket score by the end! (Camarda, az Glennn informed us woz aanly 15 years old!)

We had a chance to get off the mark in the 35th minute, when Parkinson woz clean through but hiz shot from very close in woz hit straight at their keeper and the chance woz gone! 

HT 3-0 to Milan---It should have been more!

Another chance for Parkinson with a heeder from a Jamie Miley corner just missed the target in the 58th minute!

The anly goal in the 2nd period woz another penalty in the 75th minute when a push on one of their attackers in the box resulted in the spot kick!--Zeroli took it and sent Harrison the wrang way!

FT 4-0 to AC Milan U19s

After the match we hurried straight for the tram to take us back to the centre of Milan and then a Metro to San Siro!---We didnt have time for any gargels and heeded straight for the groond where security woz very tight!-----See Champions Leegue match report! (Ground 220 revisited)