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Posted '8:00am bells' Munday 10th February 2020

KEYS PARK, HEDNESFORD

We are off on wor travels again this mornin' at '8:30 bells', az we heed to Hednesford in Staffordshire, where NUFC U23s are takin on West Brom U23s in a Premyaa Leegue Cup tie at '2:00 bells' this afternoon at Keys Park---the home of non leegue Hednesford Toon FC and West Brom's resorves groond

The bad news when aa got up woz a message on mee 'telling bone' that said wor train from Hednesford to Bormingham New Street station haz been cancelled because of severe weathaa conditions in the area from Storm Ciara!

Up til now the game iz still ON, but the above news haz put us on the 'backfoot' and we will check on the way doon IF it's to be played? ('U' turns at the ready!)

We're gannin doon in Sarnie Steve's car and then he haz got to gan to Reading for work after the game, so we (Me, Biffa the Beer and Blondie Alan the Morris Dancer) must get 2 trains back (hopefully!)

The Geordie Times will keep yoo informed of forthaa developments az they happen----meeenwhile keep 'tuned' for a match report back on the train(s) (If they are runnin!)

BAD BLUE BOYS 1 MOSSLEY 1 *** NORTHERN PREMYAA, NORTH WEST DIVISION

Posted '11:15am bells' Sunday 9th February 2020

THE BAD BLUE BOYS ATTACK THE GOAL AT

'THE TEAHUT END'!

With nee NUFC game this weekend because of the so called 'Winter Break', we heeded for wor Saturday 'fix' at Dunston, where 'The Bad Blue Boys' were takin on Mossley F.C. who hail from Greater Manchester (near Oldham) 
Az usual we heeded for the Dunston clubhoose before the game, and it woz packed with both sets of fans!

The game kicked off and straight away Mossley 'went for goal' az they attacked 'The Teahut End' and they took the lead in the 13th minute through Halfacre who had 'acres' of space to fire in a raspin' shot to send their 40 or so travellin fans wild with delight!

BY AMAZING COINCIDENCE BOTH HOME AND AWAY FANS

DISPLAYED 'POPPY BANNERS'

Dunston did have chances themsels, but couldn't break doon a resilient defence and we heeded back to the clubhoose for the 'customary' half time 'gargels' one goal doon!

The noisy Mossley fans sang songs az the Bad Blue Boys fans told them to "Shut up!"---they didn't, although it woz good natured fun and not hostile!

LOOKIN TOWARDS THE TOMMY COONEY STAND

The 2nd half woz a bit better for Dunston and the eventually they equalised through  Craig Scott with a great heeder, after a pinpoint cross from ?? in the 79th minute! (Can't remember who crossed the baall!??)
There woz nee more scorin and in the end 1-1 woz a fair result!
We heeded for 'The Royal' and 'Tudor Rose' just doon the road after the game for some more 'garglin' practice! (az yih dee!)

WE WOZ THERE!

TEAMSHEET AND RIPPED MATCH TICKET!

Attendance: 302 (40 noisy Mossley fans!)

THE BAD BLUE BOYS v MOSSLEY *** THIS AFTERNOOON!

Posted '1:27pm bells' Saturday 8th February 2020

Az NUFC are off on their 'winter break' this week, we need to get wor 'Saturday 'fix' and are heedin' to Dunston (2 miles from The Toon), where 'The Bad Blue Boys' (Dunston) are takin on Mossley in a North West Coonties Leegue fixture!

It iz a very windy day on Tyneside, which invariably spoils the game, but we will take 'shelter' in the cluhoose, before, at half time and full time, for the customary 'liquid lubrications'!🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺

A Geordie Times match report on the game will appear here, eethaa tooneet or tomorrow mornin'!

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

NEE 'WINTER BREAK' FOR THE NUFC MAD-SAD GROUNDHOPPERS!

Posted '1:00pm bells' Friday 7th February 2020

KEYS PARK, HEDNESFORD!

AALTOGETHER NOW!---"WEAZE KEYS ARE THEAZE?"

While wor forst team squad are havin a so caalled 'winter break' rest from the Premyaa Leegue fixtures, the NUFC mad-sad groundhoppers will get nee such rest az we need to get wor fixes at the weekend and next week az well!

Several of the 'hoppers' are off to Jockland on Saturday to watch games at Stranraer v Raith Rovers in the Scottish Leegue and Dalbeattie Star v Kelty Hearts in the Lowland Leegue!

While your truly iz on a short trip to mee fave non leegue club, 'The Bad Blue Boys' of Dunston v Mossley in the North West Coonties Leegue!

And then on Munday wor U23s are in action at Hednesford Toon FC, where we are takin' on West Brom U23s in a Premyaa Leegue Cup fixture!
A groond we have never been tee of course, and so 'off we gan' on Munday morning for the '2:00 bells' afternoon kick off in the Midlands!

Next Friday its an U23s derby at SJP when we take on the SMBs U23s, so its 'all go' for The NUFC hoppers in the next week!

PS: A match report on the game at Hednesford will appear here next Tuesday

PPS: Wor away FA Cup 5th roond game v 'The Baggie Troosers' of West Brom will take place on Tuesday 3rd March at '8:00 bells'
NUFC have been given the whole of The Smethwick End and have been allocated 4,000 tickets, risin' to 5,000 if the demand iz there!

400,000 THANKYOOZ TO AALL WOR REEEDERS!

Posted 'high noon bells' Thorsday 6th February 2020

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"GEORDIE TIMES RULES OK!"

Orlier this week The Geordie Times reached yet anothaa 'historic' landmark, when we received wor 400,000th pageview and we thank each and every one of yoo for loggin in to this mad-sad groundhoppers website!

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THE OXFAAD SKOLAAZ 2 THE TOON 3 *** FA CUP 4TH ROOND REPLAY 2019-2020

Posted '1:05pm bells' Wedinzday 5th February 2020

"SAINTS ALIVE!"

VIEW FROM ROW 'Z' OF THE AWAY SECTION

If there's anything that The Toon like to put their fans through, then it's a torture chamber for certain---and that's exactly wot they did in Oxfaad last neet!

Leading 2-0 at half time and 'cruisin', with goals from Saun Longstaff in the 15th minute at 'The Car Park End', with a fine strike and one from Joelinton---yes!---JOELINTON!, who ran through the Oxfaad defence  and beat their keeper with a well placed shot on the half hour mark, to send the 1,800 Toon fans into dilerium!

"SING IN THE CAR PARK!"

But the dilerium woz shattered in the 84th minute when a needless free kick woz given away by Matt Ritchie near the edge of the box.

The resulting free kick taken by  Kelly, ended up in the corner of wor net, with Karl Darlow in The Toon goal beaten, to half the deficeit!

2nd HALF ACTION AZ NUFC ATTACK THE LEFT HAND GOAL!

And then complete disaster!---Deep into stoppage time with wor defence in disarray, a cross came ower and Nathan Holland volleyed home in the 95th minute, to take the tie to an unwanted 30 minutes extra time!

I sank to my seat in despair with my heed in hands!---It could anly happen to 'US'!

Anyway!---Oxfaad then went for the winner az wor shattered team tried to defend desperately!

Just when it looked az though it would gan to a penalty shootout, Saint-Maximin went on a run into the home sides penalty box, weaving in and out az he went and then hit an unstoppable shot past the Oxfaad keeper, to send us from utter despair---to unbridled joy!

This woz in the 116th minute and we desperately defended for the final 4 minutes of extra time before the ref blew for full time!

THE SAINT had done it!---and he milked the applause from the Toon faithful az we danced with joy az the team came ower to celebrate with the fans!

After the game we heeded back to the huge car park behind the groond where the traffic woz at a standstill!---We decided to gan for a drink in the nearby hotel bar to let the traffic ease---they were still queuing to get oot when we went back to wor car an HOUR later!

It woz now nearly 'midneet bells' az we got onto the ring road back to the M40!----and 5 hours later we eventually arrived back on Tyneside, completely nackered by the whole experience! 

Aa eventually got the key in mee front door at '5 am bells', 17 hours after closin' it to gan to Oxfaad, in Big Al's car! (NOT the sheet metal workers son!)

Woz it worth it?---well its always 'worth it' when The Toon win away!

Aaltogether now: "Oh when The Saint!---Oh when The Saint!---Oh when The Saint goes marchin' in!----Aa wanna be in that number!---When The Saint goes marchin' in!"

The pre match gargels took place in The Stratton Arms in the village of Turweston (22 miles from Oxfaad) and in 'The Ridge' next to Oxfaad's Kassam Stadium!

WE GOT 'GOOSED' ON 'GOOSE IPA' ALE!

Post match gargels took place in the 'Hampton hotel bar' after the game!

Bizzarly there were two different match programmes for the game----one for home fans---and one for away fans!!??

        ↑HOME---AND---AWAY↑

       


PS: more pix and team line to follow much later, az av got to gan to work in an hours time---and drive to Redditch in Worcestershire in mee truck!

Much later!
Toon team: Darlow, Yedlin, Schar, Lascelles, Lejeune (Clark 97), Ritchie, M.Longstaff, S.Longstaff, Bentaleb (Atsu 103), Almiron (Hayden 90), Joelinton (Saint-Maximin 37)

Attendance: 11,520 (Officially 1,779 Toon fans) (Allocation 1,800?)

*Footnote: The result meeenz that we will gan into March in the FA Cup for the forst time in 14 years, havin been knocked oot of the competition in January every year since 2006!  

THE OXFAAD SKOLAAZ V THE TOON *** TOMORROW NEET!

Posted '1:30pm bells' Munday 3rd February 2020

We face an unwanted 520 mile road trip tomorrow to Oxfaad and back, for this FA Cup 4th roond replay at The Kassam Stadium!
We have sold wor allocation of 1,800 tickets in this 12,000 capacity 3 sided stadium (the goal to the right of the away end has a car park behind it!)

Reely, we shud have wrapped it up at SJP, but wor inability to score just one goal against this Leegue One outfit means we must heed for Oxfaadshire and hope we can get a few goals???

IF we win, we will face The Baggie Troosers of West Brom away in the 5th roond--a midweek game again in orly March, because of the so caalled 'winter break'!

A Geordie Times match report on the game will appear here sometime on Wedinzday!
Az per usual--"Watch this space!"

SWANZEE U23S 0 THE TOON U23S 4 *** FA PREMYAA LEEGUE 2

Posted '6:20pm bells' Munday 3rd February 2020 at Trowell truck park, M1 southbound!

  The Toon are in the orange    strip!

Wor U23s ran riot in south Wales this afternooon, winning 4-0 at Landore training groond!

Wor goals were scored by Wilson (39 seconds!), Longelo (65th minute), Sorenson (68th minute) and Toure with 10 mins left on the clock!

THREE NUFC mad-sad groundhoppers were in attendance, namely Glennn from Ashington, Byzeee and wor Rovin' reporter, Blondie Alan the Morris Dancer, who sent the photos above photo and team sheet!

THE TOON 0 THE CANARY CUSTARD 'REDS' 0 *** PREMYAA LEEGUE 2019-2020

Posted '11:30am bells' Sunday 2nd February 2020

😴"SLEEPWAAKIN' TO SAFETY!"😴

Unfortunately, this woz yet anothaa game to forget, which surely will be last on Match of the Day, when I watch it on Sunday mornin'? (It WOZ!---aall 4 and a half minutes of it!)

It reely iz cringeworthy stuff to watch and if yoo cannit sleep at night, an afternoon at St. James' Park will surely make yoo want to 'drop off' into a deep-deep sleep! "ZZZZZzzzzz!"😴

ACTION? AZ NUFC ATTACK THE LEAZES GOAL

The fact that Nohrich, the bottom club who look certain to be relegated, had more clear cut chances, speaks volumes of wor erratic display yesterday afternoon!

Make nee misstayk, wor visitors from Norfolk shud have won this with at least 7 clear cut chances, but the reason that they are bottom of the pile iz because of their powder puff attack, which misfired time after time! (Just like wors!)
NUFC had chances az well, but not many, with just one clear cut chance in the forst half , a heeder from Joelinton, which woz expertly tipped ower the bar by ex Toon goalie Tim Krul! 
(The anly chance created by wor 40 million poond man who looks low on confidence!)
And then in the 2nd half Saint Maximin hit a shot across the box which narrowly went wide! ---And that woz it az far az we were concerned!

MATT RITCHIE PREPARES TO TAKE A FREE KICK IN THE 2nd HALF!

There were Premyaa Leegue debuts for 3 players, Nabil Bentaleb from the start and 2nd half substitutions, Danny Rose and Valentino Lazaro, but it woz 'the same old', same old' NUFC, az we plodded alang with quite a few misplaced passes to Nohrich players, and backward passes aplenty, to frustrate the near capacity crowd!

Grandson Jamie said at the final whistle, that he couldn't bare to watch anymore after 75 minutes, and played games on hiz phone instead for the last 15 minutes! (for the 2nd home game in a row!)
That just aboot sums uz up!

Amazingly, the point lifts us into the top half of the table, az nearly every othaa result went wor way! (Just 5 points behind Sheff U in 5th place and 7 points more than West Ham in the last relegation place!)

Toon team: Dubravka, Yedlin (Lazaro 54), Ritchie, Clark, Lascelles, Fernandez, Hayden (S. Longstaff), Bentaleb, Almiron, Saint-Maximin (Rose 79), Joelinton

Attendance: 52,204 (1,500 colour blind Canary Custards who sang "Come on you yellows!" throughout the match!---they played in AALL RED!) 

*Footnote: Forwards, Joelinton, Saint-Maximin and Almiron cost us EIGHTY MILLION QUID between them and they have scored just FOUR Premyaa Leegue goals so far this season, from 25 games!

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THE TOON v DELIA'Z CANARY CUSTARD CREAMS *** PREMYAA LEEGUE 2019-2020

Posted '2:10pm bells' BREXIT FRIDAY😊31st January 2020

GREY'S MONUMENT ENTRANCE TO ELDON SQUARE!

Tomorrow afternoon we play basement club Nohrich at SJP and 3 points 'iz a must' against the strugglin' east Anglian club!

NUFC will have THREE players makin their Premyaa Leegue debut for us, namely, Valantino Larazo, Danny Rose and Nabil Bentalib, but there iz nee sign of a much needed goalscorer to bolster wor attack! (Deadline day deal unlikely)
However! Shelvey, Dummett, Gayle, Muto, Carroll, Krafth and Manquillo are still 'crocked'!

Not suprizingly, bottom club Nohrich haven't sold their 3,000 allocation of tickets and the unsold tickets are now on sale to NUFC fans (We expect no more than 500-600 to torn up from Norfolk!)
A 50,000 crowd of predicted by The Geordie Times! (Instead of 52,000 had wor visitors sold their allocation)

Meeenwhile, wor next 2 away games v 'The Oxfaad Skolaaz' and 'The Arse' are completely sold oot!

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