Topic: NOFC vs Whitby Wanderers - Sun 18th April - GATESHEAD INTERNATIONAL, 11:15 MEET

[bowlingcrofty]

I'm out also - apologies for late update (been away in London)

My hamstring is still giving me jip so I'm not gonna risk it - off to Paris for work on Monday and can't afford to be f***ed...

[Stu]

Whitby have confirmed that they're still bringing a team up. I've given their lad (Andrew) Yorkie's mobile.

[Slim]

I ahve a mate who said he will play if we are in need

[Yorkie]

We were short as it is and now more have dropped out. In my opinion we need another seven names and i really, really don't think it's going to happen. I'll still make another pitch enquiry but i'm going to cancel this tomorrow if there's still a major shortage.

Thanks for collaring your mate, Slim.

Anyone else - can you bring your Dad, uncles, brothers, sisters, dogs, aunties? If not - i'm gonna have to apologise and draw a line through this fixture. The Whitby lads aren't coming up for a league football match, they're just coming up to play with us guys - so i don't want to mess them around.

Thanks.

[Yorkie]

Guy at Whitby says that they actually have a couple Newcastle fans in their (sizeable) squad. So as a last resort, say we get our lot from here up to eleven players, we can always look at that.

But aye, it's got to be by tomorrow because i don't want to be cancelling stuff at the last minute.

[Slim]

See no reason why people cannot bring one friend.  Infact if you let me know how many people we need by the end of play @ 3am i could find a few more

[Yorkie]

Slim, get onto them now mate, let them know we might need them. Would be great if you could get two or three along with you. We are desperately short. It'd be good to see if we could get some more names from here but, like we've said, it's not just exclusive to Newcastle Online. We want to give these Whitby lads a game and if your friends are Newcastle fans, it works for me.

[jonbobson]

as above muzza's mate said he can play, so theres one to add

Mate at work, Daniel, wants to play, plus another Callum, if said for them to come along, if thats ok, and if we are short they can join in?

[Disco]

We could do with a keeper if anyone knows one.

[muzza]

Me mate and his bro r defo in. Can get more if short

[Slim]

We could do with a keeper if anyone knows one.

I can play in goal...not that i want to like

[Heneage]

Kev (Left winger blue shorts.) Has offered to play.

[Heron]

I'll play xx

[jonbobson]

Is this confirmed as being on yet? pitch etc?

[Slim]

I have 2 mates playing now.  Maybe a few more tba

[Yorkie]

Newcastle Uni was our last hope of a pitch at a reasonable price and there's been a message left on the chap's answer machine since yesterday lunch time.



I've probably come out of this whole thing looking very s*** and unorganised but i genuinely don't know what else to do at times. I'll give the bloke another ring later this afternoon (just tried again there, answer machine again).

Nice one gathering some players, though. Great effort.

[SEMTEX]

There are grass football pitches everywhere. Is there noone with a pitch outside their house? Theres one outside mine like.

[jonbobson]

is gateshead stadium avail?

theres a few grass pitches at wrekenton, but as most places on sunday they will be in use for organised games

[ObiChrisKenobi]

There are grass football pitches everywhere. Is there noone with a pitch outside their house? Theres one outside mine like.

PLus three on Killie field (though all constantly waterlogged and covered in s***).

[Yorkie]

Well i'm ninety miles away and dunno where the footy pitches are. I've only gone off what i've found on the net. Without being all high-horsey, i only volunteered to start scouting the pitches cos no one else had, and we had fixtures fairly fast approaching.

If someone wants to point the squad in the direction of a nearby pitch (and the Whitby lads, i've got the chap's number so just give me the details and i'll pass it on), then by all means - please do.

I'm gonna draw a line under my involvement in pitch organisation next season cos like i say, i dunno where stuff is. I'm not really the right bloke to be doing it if we're honest.

[jonbobson]

I also dont want to get high horsey but if someone had asked me earlier in the week I could have tried to find somewhere.

just rang gateshead, £48 for a hour, another £24 to make it 90 mins!!!!!

so unless anyone has another venue I guess we are knackered

[Yorkie]

£72's fairly reasonable in the grand scheme of things. What did you say to them? There was an application form process last time i contacted Gateshead, mind that was about three weeks ago. It was a lot more expensive n'all but that could have been down to a fixture pile-up following the poxy winter.

Thanks for enquiring, though.

[jonbobson]

I've got an "active" card so get a discount?? apparently??

anyway, should I book this? dont wanna take the hit if its a no go.

I said for 1230 ko time?

[Yorkie]

I've got an "active" card so get a discount?? apparently??

anyway, should I book this? dont wanna take the hit if its a no go.

I said for 1230 ko time?

This makes a lot of sense, cos it was upwards of £95 when i enquired.

Book the s*** out of it, i say. Whitby lads are all still determined for a game and we look to have a squad of players available now.

[jonbobson]

Change of venue, its now Gateshead stadium KO is 1030, pitch is ours til 12!!

total is £58 but twice ive rang and they gave different prices. LOL

Hope this is OK with everyone, and for the whitby guys?+