1. Log in now to remove adverts - no adverts at all to registered members!

BusFace - Match 2 WHERE SHOULD I GO?

Discussion in 'Newcastle United' started by Mod Face, Apr 25, 2011.

?

Where are you sending me?

Poll closed Apr 29, 2011.

  1. Blyth

    6 vote(s)
    28.6%

  2. Cramlington

    2 vote(s)
    9.5%

  3. Dunston

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  4. Gosforth

    5 vote(s)
    23.8%

  5. North Shields

    5 vote(s)
    23.8%

  6. Seaton Delaval

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  7. Walker

    3 vote(s)
    14.3%
Multiple votes are allowed.
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
Page 1 of 2
  1. Mod Face

    Mod Face Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 28, 2011
    Messages:
    3,224
    Likes Received:
    122
    Not sure how many people have read my first entry but I'm trying to start my own little groundhopper-imitation with BusFace, a blog from the point of view of a football fan with a restricted budget (me). I'm still trying to get the feel of it but eventually I want it to be an incomprehensible guide for local football enthusiasts.

    I realise this has been done before but I like adventures so I'm going to add a little twist. You guys decide where I go!

    Now I have to plan around work but I've got a window this saturday, I'm only at work 7am-11am and both Toon and Blyth don't have home games.

    The matches to pick from (because I won't have you sending me to see the New York Bulls or whatever) are;

    Dunston UTS v Newcastle Benfield
    North Shields v Marske United
    Blyth Town v Carlisle City
    Cramlington Town v Murton
    Seaton Delaval Ameteurs v Stocksfield
    Walker Central v Alnwick Town
    Gosforth Bohemians v Cullercoats
    Spennymoor v Whitley Bay

    Now as well as picking where I go, I want suggestions as to what I should look out for, it can be anything. Any dogs wandering about? How many hats? Does the barman moan when I ask him to break a tenner, stuff like that.

    Get voting lads and needless to say, I need to know by Friday what I'm doing. <ok>
     
    #1
    Mod Face, Apr 25, 2011
  2. NUFCtomw362

    NUFCtomw362 Active Member

    Joined:
    Jan 25, 2011
    Messages:
    2,828
    Likes Received:
    13
    Nice idea... quite like the groundhopping idea myself. Was at Guisborough on Saturday (my mentor was refereeing so got me in for free and gave me a lift there) and was gonna go to Tow Law this afternoon but couldn't be bothered by the time I got out of bed. Go to Chester-le-Street games whenever I can be bothered and there are no clashes and been to Croft Park a few times too.

    Not too familiar with most of those teams, but I'd go for the Blyth Town one <ok>
     
    #2
    NUFCtomw362, Apr 25, 2011
  3. KingoStarr

    KingoStarr Active Member

    Joined:
    Jan 25, 2011
    Messages:
    1,503
    Likes Received:
    8
    Because I used to live there I voted for Gosforth. Dont know anything about the team but you can inform me Im sure ;)
     
    #3
    KingoStarr, Apr 25, 2011
  4. Agent Bruce

    Agent Bruce Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 31, 2011
    Messages:
    47,442
    Likes Received:
    3,237
    Why no option for us to tell you our own choice of where you should go?
     
    #4
    Agent Bruce, Apr 25, 2011
  5. Mod Face

    Mod Face Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 28, 2011
    Messages:
    3,224
    Likes Received:
    122
    I'm quite restricted by the fact I don't currently own a car and/or much money. :(

    Any local suggestions (Northumbria/Tyne&Wear) are welcome. <ok>
     
    #5
    Mod Face, Apr 25, 2011
  6. NUFCtomw362

    NUFCtomw362 Active Member

    Joined:
    Jan 25, 2011
    Messages:
    2,828
    Likes Received:
    13
    Spennymoor - Whitley Bay would be my choice out of any in the region. They come out to Local Hero and wear Black and White...
     
    #6
    NUFCtomw362, Apr 25, 2011
  7. Mod Face

    Mod Face Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 28, 2011
    Messages:
    3,224
    Likes Received:
    122
    I was thinking about that one actually, just trying to plan how to get there...
     
    #7
    Mod Face, Apr 25, 2011
  8. Agent Bruce

    Agent Bruce Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 31, 2011
    Messages:
    47,442
    Likes Received:
    3,237
    Cramlington Town v Murton has a touch of Geordies vs Mackems about it.
     
    #8
    Agent Bruce, Apr 25, 2011
  9. NUFCtomw362

    NUFCtomw362 Active Member

    Joined:
    Jan 25, 2011
    Messages:
    2,828
    Likes Received:
    13
    Where you coming from? Blyth?

    Blyth - Newcastle, Newcastle-Durham, Durham-Spenny? Bit of a hassle though :\
     
    #9
    NUFCtomw362, Apr 25, 2011
  10. I want curly hair too

    I want curly hair too Active Member

    Joined:
    Jan 25, 2011
    Messages:
    3,109
    Likes Received:
    0
    Lived in Gosforth so there's my vote <ok>
     
    #10
    I want curly hair too, Apr 25, 2011

  11. Mod Face

    Mod Face Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 28, 2011
    Messages:
    3,224
    Likes Received:
    122
    Aye I'm coming from Blyth. I get in from work about half 11, kickoff is 3. Sounds doable. <ok>
     
    #11
    Mod Face, Apr 25, 2011
  12. NUFCtomw362

    NUFCtomw362 Active Member

    Joined:
    Jan 25, 2011
    Messages:
    2,828
    Likes Received:
    13
    Do-able, but would be quite expensive, buses are a rip-off, slow and smell like piss. Train from Durham to Newcastle might be an option, prefer train travel, quicker and usually costs less for me.

    Not sure about how far you'd have to walk from bus stop in Spenny to the ground, but I'm sure you could find it.
     
    #12
    NUFCtomw362, Apr 25, 2011
  13. Agent Bruce

    Agent Bruce Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 31, 2011
    Messages:
    47,442
    Likes Received:
    3,237
    Thought you ran a gas guzzler MF, get rid of it?
     
    #13
    Agent Bruce, Apr 25, 2011
  14. Mod Face

    Mod Face Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 28, 2011
    Messages:
    3,224
    Likes Received:
    122
    Train sounds like a decent option yeah. Okay, Spennymoor's an option now though I can't seem to edit it into the poll.

    Shared a car with my dad but kinda bust it then ****ed off to Australia, came back penniless and haven't been able to afford to drive since.
     
    #14
    Mod Face, Apr 25, 2011
  15. TOON_LEWIS

    TOON_LEWIS Member

    Joined:
    Jan 25, 2011
    Messages:
    373
    Likes Received:
    0
    I voted Walker. See whether you can find any more Michael Richardsons!
     
    #15
    TOON_LEWIS, Apr 25, 2011
  16. Snorlax

    Snorlax Active Member

    Joined:
    Jan 29, 2011
    Messages:
    3,234
    Likes Received:
    35
    Walker central - isn't that who M. Richardson used to play for? In the BBC article on him, it said he visited there now and again to see his old club.
     
    #16
    Snorlax, Apr 25, 2011
  17. Snorlax

    Snorlax Active Member

    Joined:
    Jan 29, 2011
    Messages:
    3,234
    Likes Received:
    35
    Also, despite living in Northants , my aunts got a cottage near Alnwick, been there a few times, like my birthday two years ago, when we beat Posh 3-1
     
    #17
    Snorlax, Apr 25, 2011
  18. Mod Face

    Mod Face Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 28, 2011
    Messages:
    3,224
    Likes Received:
    122
    #18
    Mod Face, May 1, 2011
  19. NUFCtomw362

    NUFCtomw362 Active Member

    Joined:
    Jan 25, 2011
    Messages:
    2,828
    Likes Received:
    13
    #19
    NUFCtomw362, May 1, 2011
  20. LTF

    LTF Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 25, 2011
    Messages:
    3,461
    Likes Received:
    1,265
    A really good report, you've set youself quite a task good luck with it though.
     
    #20
    LTF, May 1, 2011
Page 1 of 2
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.

Share This Page