THE BASIL BRUSH BRIGADE OF LESTAA v THE TOON *** MUNDAY NEET!

 Posted 'high noon bells' Sunday 6th April 2025

The race for the 5 Champions Leegue places iz hottin' up az we heed to relegation threatened Lestaa at their King Power groond!

They are in freefall havin lost their last 7 games in a row, while we have won wor last 3 in a row includin the famous victory at Wembley last month!

After Saturday’s results we find worselz in 7th place, but with 2 games in hand of those aroond us!

IF Man City beat Moan U at The Theatre of Muppets this afternoon and Chelsea beat Brentfaad then we can’t overtake them on Munday!

A win at Lestaa tomorrow will lift us up at least 1 place to 6th, (or 4th if both Chelsea or Man C lose!) so we must be 100% to grab the 3points!

IF we dee win then this will virtually relegate ‘The Basil Brush Brigade’ az they will be 15 points from safety, with just 7 games left!

Aall 3,300 away tickets were snapped up ages ago!  Wonder how many empty seats there will be in the home sections, considering their plight and live telly coverage!?

Anthony Gordon ends hiz 3 game suspension, but Harvey Barnes haz played MAGnificently in hiz place, so ‘Steady Eddie’ haz a very difficult decision to make on that score!

Trippier, Isak and Joelinton are carrying knocks, but hopefully they should be OK come the ‘8:00 🔔s’ kick off!

A full Geordie Times match and booze report will appear here az per usual when we get back on Tuezday afternoon! APU “Watch this space!”

THE TOON 2 THE BRENTFAAD BEEZ KNEEZ 1 *** PREMYAA LEEGUE 2024-2025

 Posted just after 'high noon bells' Thorzday 3rd April 2025

"BEE STING!"

Just ower 2 weeks since wor famous Wembley win, we took on Brentfaad last neet at a rockin SJP!

It certainly wasnt a classic game, but we managed to ground oot a 2-1 win az wor visitors from west London hadnt come here to join the party!

Indeed The Beez of Brentfaad had won 5 succesive away games in a row and were determined to make it 6 in a tight game!

Both sides had chances in the forst half and Harvey Barnes heeded in from a Isak punt inside the box, but he woz offside az VAR conformed!---Isak shud have scored himself, but opted to pass to Barnes!

Not to worry though, az just a minute later and into stoppage time, 'Alexander the Great' made amends when a great Jacob Murphy centre from the right foond Isak, who stuck hiz right foot oot and direct the baall into the net at The Gallowgate End! 

HT 1-0 to us!

Like aa say The Beez of Brentfaad were determined to find an equaliser and it came in the 66th minute when 'The Pope' in the Toon goal pulled doon Wissa in the box and straight away aa thought 'penalty' az the ref pointed to the spot!

 Mbeumo took it and sent the baall to the right of Pope to level the scores!

They were very unlucky a few minutes later when a Pinnock heeder hit the left hand post, but thankfully the baall reboonded straight into Pope's hands! (THAT'S wot the goalframe iz for---to stop the other team scorin'!)

Just when we thought that the game would end az a draw, oot of nowhere in the 74th minute, Sandro Tonali hit a tremedous rocket shot from the East Stand side of the pitch from a very tight angle and the baall flew into the far corner of the goal, with Flekken in the Brentfaad goal faalin backwards into the nettin in hiz attempt to reach the baall!

The roar from the crowd woz deafenin' az Tonali stood arms raised on an advertisin hoardin' to take the aclaim of the masses! 

2-1 to us!

Wor visitors tried in vain to find a 2nd equaliser, (and nealy did twice!) and after 9 minutes of stoppage time the ref finally blew the whistle to end the game and end Brentfaad's winnin away streak!

The win lifts us up to the 5th Champions Leegue place, for the time bein' at least az Chelseee take on Sporz tooneet and a win or a draw for Chelseee will drop us doon to 6th place again!  "Come on yoo Sporz!" (The game iz live on SKY at 8:00 bells' tooneet)

Attendance: 52,021 (aboot 800 Beez Kneez)

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👆FOR THOSE FANS WHO SADLY ARE NO LONGER WITH US! 👇

RIP 🪦 LADS & LASSES!

ALEXANDER THE GREAT! *** THE 1st TOON PLAYER TO SCORE 

20 GOALS IN 2 CONSECUTIVE PREMYAA LEEGUE SEASONS!

THE TOON V THE BEEZ KNEEZ OF BRENTFAAD *** TOONEET!

 Posted ‘high noon bells’🕭Wedinzday 2nd April 2025 🏆

"ONE FOR SORROW! *** TWO FOR JOY!"🏆

"1,256 DAYS TO WIN SILVERWARE!"

That's🠝how many days it haz taken NUFC to win a major trophy from the PIF takeower on 7th Octobaa 2021 when we looked certain for relegation to The Championship! 🠞🠞🠞 Fast forward to 16th March 2025 and we have a team winnin' a major cup final!---A truely remarkable tornaroond!

*It seems ages since we won the Leegue Cup, but of course its just 16 days ago since the Wembley triumph---and now, after the huge victory parade through the streets on Saturday, we are back doon to Orth with a very important Premyaa Leegue home game v Brentfaad tooneet! (23 days since wor 1-0 victory at West 'am in wor last Premyaa Leegue game!)

The west Londoners are nee mugs az they beat us 4-2 back at their place on the 7th of December, when wor defence woz at sixes and sevens!---A bad day at the office for certain!--But then we beat them 3-1 in the Leegue Cup qwaataa final, just ower a fortneet later to gain revenge!

NUFC sit in the 6th place in the table and just 1 point behind Man Citih in 5th place and 2 behind Chelseee, who are 4th!

The Beez Kneez are 6 points behind us in 11th place!

The chasin pack of Brightin, Fulim, Villa and Bournemoooth are breathin doon wor neck and so 3 points iz vital at SJP to keep wor Champions Leegue dreams alive!

Of course we have aalready qualified for The Europa Conference by virtue of winnin the Leegue Cup, but we have much higher ambitions that this 3rd best European tournament, with The Europa Leegue the 2nd best option and (of course!) The Champions Leegue 'holy grail' in forst place!

Anthony Gordon iz still suspended and 'Steady Eddie' iz hopeful that the injury he picked up for Ing-er-land in the International break will be 'sorted' for wor away game at Lestaa next Munday!

Sven Botman iz aalso close to a retorn, but not for a couple of games yet!

The Toon have 10 'cup finals' left in wor quest for Champions Leegue futbaall for the 2nd time in 3 years!

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

53rd ANNIVERSARY TODAY!---"APRIL FOOL!---THE JUDGE IZ A GEORDIE!"

Posted '6:00am bells' April Fools Day 2025

BRAMALL LANE AS IT LOOKED IN 1972

On 'April Fools Day' 53 years ago, NUFC visited Bramall Lane in 'The Battle Of Sheffield 1972'
And a report from that day, which starred Toon fan 'Daft Tommy', iz reprinted below in the Geordie Times archive! (ground number 022)

PS: Sadly, 'Daft Tommy' iz nee langer with us! 

RIP Tommy

022 bramall lane sheffield

(GROUND NUMBER 22)
Date of First Visit: APRIL FOOLS DAY! 1972
BRAMALL LANE, SHEFFIELD

SHEFFIELD UNITED 1
NEWCASTLE UNITED 0

(OLD) DIVISION ONE
ATTENDANCE: 28,103 (4,000 Toon fans)





Part One:
"APRIL FOOL!---THE JUDGE IZ A GEORDIE!"

The forst thing that springs to mind aboot this place, is!---- 'The Crystal Rooms', which was (and probably still is) a 'One Armed Bandit' arcade in the centre of Sheffield, as this is where the Toon and the Sheff. 'U' radgies had massive fights in 1972, before and after the match!

Hundreds had travelled doon on the train and many of the 'Leazes End Boot Boys' had simply 'come for a fight', dressed in their 'Prince of Wales' suits, slack braces and the obligatory 'Doc Marten Boots' ---and they were'nt to be disappointed!




As soon as they got off the train they made for the main drinkin' area and marched doon the middle of the road shoutin', "Your' gonna get your' f*****' heads kicked in!" as they made for where they knew the Sheffield 'crew' would be.---and sure enough, they were!---and ready for a 'go' as well!



Before lang, runnin' battles doon the streets between the rival fans ensued with innocent shoppers gettin' caught up in the middle as bottles, bricks and plant pots nicked from a gardenin' shop were hurled (still with the plants inside!) as fans fought each other.




'The Sheffield Dibble' torned up with several 'meat wagons' and 'The Flyin' Squad' collered anybody who looked remotely like a skinheed. (not me, aa hasten to add!—as mee hair was doon mee back at that time!---'Led Zeppelin style'!)


Dustbins and litter bins were hoyed through the plate glass windows by the Newcastle 'nutters', and there were runnin' battles through the streets!




This sent the fans of both sides scatterin' and after a few 'Arthur Scargills' in a sleazy dive we foond, it was time to gan to Bramall Lane. The Toon fans had infiltrated the 'Shoreham End', which was the Sheffield skinheed's 'hard end' at the time, and sporadic fightin' broke oot between the rival fans.


Some of the more sensible Toon fans (alas---not me!) who'd went in the opposite end, were gettin' slagged off by the 'Shoreham Invaders' for 'chickenin' oot' of the 'pagger'.
Aa of course, went with the 'radgie gadgies', (like a lamb to the slaughter!) (bravado---or what?) and stood at the back of the stand with mee black 'n' white scarf on, thinkin' that aat any minute aa would get mee 'heed caved in' as it soon became obvious that we were ootnumbered by wor Sheffield counterparts by aboot fower tih one!




And before lang it 'kicked off'---NOT! the match you understand!, but the fightin' as the 'brave' ootnumbered 'Leazes Enders' charged into the middle of the Shoreham End! (they did have their 'reputations' to think aboot!) led by 'one' 'Doddsy' in his 'trademark' white 'butchers coat' complete with a huge Doc Marten boot crudely drawn in felt tip pen on the back, with: 'LEAZES END BOOT BOYS', written above it! (he has been mentioned before!)

Loads of Toon and 'Blades' fans got 'lifted' by the Yorkshire 'Dibbles', so aa kept mee heed doon, as ah did'nt fancy bed 'n' breakfast in the 'Dibble Savoy'! (or worse still!—'The Sheffield Royal Infirmary'!)




As the 'propa' match kicked off, there was still 'beadlem' in front of iz, and it was hard to concentrate on the action on the field, instead of the 'action' on the terraces!.

Bramall Lane was a three sided groond back then, with a cricket pitch on the far side, and this totally killed the atmosphere. (Just how the fans on that side could see, withoot a pair of binoculars---is beyond me!)

The Toon were by far the better team that day, with John Tudor and 'Supermac' gannin close on several occasions.

Tony Green and Tommy Gibb had blinders,---BUT!,---it was tih nee avail, and Sheffield took the points with just fower minutes tih gan, when Ford (who'd just came on as a late sub) beat Toon keeper Willie McFaul, with his forst touch off the baall! (which was aalso 'The Blades' forst shot of the game!)

Newcastle manager, 'Smokin' Joe Harvey, (who could'nt believe that wi'd lost!) summed it up after the match, when he said:

"IT'S NOT APRIL FOOLS DAY?---IS IT"???"WELL!----ACTUALLY!!-----JOE!!!"








Part Two:-----(A few weeks later!)




♫OH!-MEE LADS-YIH SHOULD'IV SEEN US GANNIN!♫

scene from The Blaydon Races 1862

One Toon fan who'd been arrested after the match at 'The Crystal Rooms', was a lad caalled 'Daft Tommy', who's, name implies—IS!----as 'Daft as a Brush'!, but tih be honest would'nt (and could'nt) harm a fly or punch hiz way oot of a paper bag!.

Tommy had been caught up in 'The battle of Sheffield' after the match and was nicked and charged with bein' 'drunk and dizzy', which is an offence that yih can plead guilty tee, by letter.






Quite a few had been charged with more serious offences like GBH and affray and HAD to appear personally in court. So!---on the day of the court cases a few weeks after the match, the train was 'chocker' with fans travellin' doon tih Sheffield on charges of affray and 'god naa's what'!.

Then---aall of a sudden, 'Daft Tommy' appeared and jumped on the train. The other Toon fans just stared at him, coz they could'nt work oot what he was deein there!?.






"A THOUGHT YIH WERE PLEADIN' GUILTY BY LETTER, TOMMY?", one fan asked him, with a puzzled look on his face!.

"I AM!", said Tommy, "A'V GOT THE LETTER IN MEE POCKET!!!", he said az he pulled the 'said' letter from hiz 'nanny goat'!

("There's nee answer tih that one!??-------
IS THERE"!???)



"
On their arrival in Sheffield, they heeded straight for the court hoose, where one joker said:
"THE JUDGE IS A GEORDIE, TOMMY!---IF YIH SING THE 'BLAYDON RACES' TO HIM WHEN YIH GAN IN THE DOCK, HE'LL LET YIH OFF!".

SO!---'Daft Tommy' gave the judge a rendition of the 'Geordie National Anthem'-----------
AND GOT FINED 300 quid! FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT!!! (A considerable sum in 1972!)

(There's DEFINITELY! nee answer tih THAT ONE!?????)





Footnote:
Tommy's 'claim tih fame', is that he used tih stand on one of the concrete crash barriers in the middle of the aad 'Gallowgate End', and give the crowd a rendition of the early 'sixties classic', 'LITTLE WHITE BULL!'

Geordie Glossary of Terms & Phrases (for the benefit of 'non Geordie' readers)
(as the words appear)

Toon fans=Newcastle supporters
forst=first
aboot=about
one armed bandit=gambling fruit machine
radgies=hooligans
doon=down
Leazes End Boot Boys=Newcastle hooligans
crew=hooligans
lang=long
the Sheffield dibble=the Sheffield police force
meat wagon=prison van
the flyin' squad=Sheffield police 'snatch squad'
collared=arrested
skinheed=skinhead
mee=my
hoyed=thrown
nutters=idiots
one-nowt=one-nil
Arthur Scargills=gargels=beers!
sleavy dive=run down pub
foond=found
gan=go
hard end=hooligans terrace
oot=out
pagger=fight
radgie gadgies=hooligan fans
heed caved in=head butted/punched
wor=our
tih=to
lang=long
lifted=arrested
Yorkshire dibbles=Yorkshire police force
dibble savoy=police cells
propa=proper
iz=me
groond=ground
withoot=without
gannin'=going
nee=no
fower=four
aalso=also
wi'd=we had
yih=you
should'iv=should have
caalled=called
drunk and dizzy=drunk and disorderly
tee=to
GBH=grevious bodily harm
chocker=full
doon=down
aall=all
coz=because
oot=out
deein'=doing
a'v=I have
nanny goat=coat
heeded=headed
court hoose=magestates court
yih=you
gan=go
aad=old

WHAT A PARTY!🥳👍🏁🏆🥇

 Posted ‘high noon 🛎️bells’ Sunday 30th March 2025

An estimated 300,000 fans torned oot for the victory parade yesterday!

Some of the photos, videos and drones are absolutely brilliant!

“IT’S WOR CUP!”

FOR THOSE WHO KNOW ME, I’M ON THIS VIDEO THAT EMIL KRAFTH TOOK ON THE OPEN TOP BUS PARADE******FAME AT LAST!🤪👍🏁🏆🥇📽️

PRE PARADE BANNERS AND FLAGS!

 Posted ‘midneet 🛎️ bells’ Friday 28th March 2025

Been in the Toon tooneet to see the displays of NUFC fans banners, flags and displays for tomorrow’s open top bus parade!

The Geordie Times will of course bring you pix of the Leegue Cup parade sometime on Sunday!

“Keep the faith! NUFC!”

OPEN TOP BUS PARADE CONFORMED!

 Posted ‘high noon’ 🛎️bells’ Tuezday 25th March 2025

Updated Wedinzday neet!

Updated Thorzday afternooon!

THE LOSERS OPEN TOP BUS PARADE GANNIN UP NEWGATE STREET IN 1974 WHEN NUFC LOST 3-0 TO LIVAAPOOOL IN THE FA CUP FINAL 

("IMAGINE THE SCENES IF THEY EVER WIN ANYTHING!", SAID THE COMMENTATOR IN THIS VIDEO!)

PS: NOT SEEN ON THIS PHOTO, BUT A FAN THREW A CARDBOARD CUT OUT OF THE FA CUP COVERED IN SILVER FOIL ONTO THE OPEN TOP BUS AND BOBBY MONCUR SHOWED IT TO THE CROWD!

At last sense haz prevailed and there will indeed be an open top bus parade aroond the Toon, albeit a short one from SJP, Gallowgate, Percy Street , The Great North Road and finally the Toon Moor, where the climax of the party will end in front of at least 150,000 fans of aall ages!

Aall who showed an interest have been given free tickets!

The bus route map iz shown below!---Timings are az follows!

The open top bus parade will start at '4:30pm bells' and eventually arrive at the Toon Moor at '5:00pm bells' for the antisapated event!

*HOWEVER! Have you seen the weather forecast for Saturday which could put a dampener on precedings!🥶 ☔️ ⚡️ ⛈️ ⏬️⏬️⏬️

WILL THERE BE A SHORT PARADE TO THE MOOR?

 Posted ‘12:49pm bells’ Munday 24th March 2025

News that the NUFC team will leave SJP on the short trip to the Toon Moor next Saturday have been deein the roonds!

We have nee idea if the bus will be an open top one on the jorney via Gallowgate, Percy Street and The Great North Road which takes yoo to the ‘closed’ shop’ event on the Moor?

What we dee naa iz that The Great North Road will be shut aall day next Saturday and most likely Gallowgate and Percy Street az well!

The Geordie Times will keep yoo informed if there IZ to be a short parade aroond the streets mentioned!?

In other news NUFC Lasses beat SMB Lasses 1-0 at SJP yesterday in front of a record NUFC Lasses crowd of ower 38,000!👏 (Higher than the mackem men’s team got for their last Championship home game at the 🆘 (Stadium of 💩)

The Leegue Cup aalso made an appearance with Fairs Cup captain and club CEO Darren Eales paradin the cup at half time!⏬️