Vankleek Hill Seagull
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well done Yorkie, good report. I'm so jealous.Yorkie said:Got back to Brighton at 5am. Managed to doze on the coach on the way home.
I love St James Park. It is better than the Millenium stadium.
We set off at 9.30 and had enough time to visit the Angel of the North in Gateshead before heading off to the stadium (I've taken some photos which I will post later today)
We arrived and the parents of the team who were on our coach went to the reception desk to collect their tickets. The remaining supporters had a look round the club shop and had a drink in Shearer's bar. Liz went back to reception to find out where the fans were to be placed and found that they had several tickets left over so the remaining supporters from the coach also went in the executive suite for cups of tea (and stronger beverages) and had seats in the director's boxes.
You reach these by escalators or lifts. It is a different world in the Prem. I've done the Old Trafford tour and it wasn't a patch on the facilities at St James Park.
Dick Knight and all the directors were there along with MM BB and Dean White.
We were right behind the press seats which is why you could hear the singing (the irritating little Geordie girl was about 11 btw) We could see Hawesy and Paul doing the commentary.
All the other fans were the opposite side of us. We could see the BHALBAs Scottish flag clearly and hear them singing and chanting.
The commentary may have sounded dull but the game was anything but. Newcastle had done their homework as every time Gatting got the ball he was pounced on by 3 defenders. Hinshelwood was taken to hospital as his knee looked badly jarred when he went down under the tackle.
Lualua (junior) shows great promise. Their keeper was superb.
I really thought we had the victory in the dying minutes and came so close. Lynch had a stormer of a game.
There were loads of scouts watching the game. I spotted the Palace scout (I growled as I walked past him )
We watched the end of the England game back in the Kielder suite. They don't just have one executive suite but several.
It was no disgrace to go out to a team like that especially when we matched them ball for ball. The cramp was suffered by the Newcastle team (who had just returned from a fortnight in Italy) Our lads looked fitter and didn't appear to suffer cramp at all.
I'm glad I went and the lads have every reason to be proud of the way they played.
If you've saved them to a folder on your pc, you can add them as an attachment if they are not too large.......better to just host them......it doesn't take that long.scotjem said:
Now, can I post piccies without going through all that Image Shack palaver ?
I CAN'T SEE HER............scotjem said:Spot Yorkie.