TheBrownBottle Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 15 hours ago, MrRaspberryJam said: https://www.nufc.com/html/1997-98html/1997-09-17barcelona-h.html Didn't realise Brian Pinas was on the bench for the Barca game. The songs still make my heart glow. Happy days. Simple pleasures Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieDazzler Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 Europa league final (either as CL drop outs or if we don’t quite make it is in Dublin). Carnage if we got there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCOCOL Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 Aye I second this. At Brugge I ran into a young lad who had travelled without a ticket and had never been to a European away so I gave him mine (for face value). as it turns out watching in the square on the big screen (with a couple of thousand ticketless mags)they put up was more enjoyable that the escorted 2 mile walk to the ground before and after the game. 17 hours ago, geordiesteve710 said: Fuck it, just go anyway (I say at the risk of upsetting any police spotters that lurk on here.) The trip, camaraderie and the beers are the best part of most European trips. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRaspberryJam Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 50 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said: The songs still make my heart glow. Happy days. Simple pleasures We had to let him go in the end. He was rubbish Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 36 minutes ago, MrRaspberryJam said: We had to let him go in the end. He was rubbish Tbf we did say ‘YOUREACOCKYOUREACOCKYOUREACOCK’ Pinas, actually Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 1 hour ago, OCOCOL said: Aye I second this. At Brugge I ran into a young lad who had travelled without a ticket and had never been to a European away so I gave him mine (for face value). as it turns out watching in the square on the big screen (with a couple of thousand ticketless mags)they put up was more enjoyable that the escorted 2 mile walk to the ground before and after the game. I was in the square also, only one of our group without a ticket... took the escorted walk on the way up to see if I got lucky buy alas... it wasn't to be! Back to square I went end enjoyed it all the same. Excellent trip. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 (edited) Bruges square was absolutely mint. Didn't Club Brugge refuse us an expanded ticket allocation then end up with a crowd way below capacity? Edit: 11,000 below capacity. Pricks. Edited May 16, 2023 by NEEJ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRaspberryJam Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 21 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said: Tbf we did say ‘YOUREACOCKYOUREACOCKYOUREACOCK’ Pinas, actually Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sushimonster85 Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 21 hours ago, arnonel said: Tino Asprilla hat-trick: Newcastle v Barcelona 1997 Keith Gillespie couldn't half cross a ball. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Dancer Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 1 hour ago, NEEJ said: Bruges square was absolutely mint. Didn't Club Brugge refuse us an expanded ticket allocation then end up with a crowd way below capacity? Edit: 11,000 below capacity. Pricks. Aye. I'm sure Birmingham had a 7/8000 allocation a year or two prior. That walk was a pisser, though. Seemed to go on forever, although I think that trip was the birth of the 'don't sell Cabaye/don't take me home' songs. One of them anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christ Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 1 hour ago, NEEJ said: Bruges square was absolutely mint. Didn't Club Brugge refuse us an expanded ticket allocation then end up with a crowd way below capacity? Edit: 11,000 below capacity. Pricks. It felt like all of Newcastle was there. I was constantly bumping into people from my local or people who sat near me at the match. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowlingcrofty Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 33 minutes ago, Chicken Dancer said: Aye. I'm sure Birmingham had a 7/8000 allocation a year or two prior. That walk was a pisser, though. Seemed to go on forever, although I think that trip was the birth of the 'don't sell Cabaye/don't take me home' songs. One of them anyway. Thankfully they made it up to us with lots of 0% alcohol in the stadium. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiesteve710 Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Chicken Dancer said: Aye. I'm sure Birmingham had a 7/8000 allocation a year or two prior. That walk was a pisser, though. Seemed to go on forever, although I think that trip was the birth of the 'don't sell Cabaye/don't take me home' songs. One of them anyway. 'Don't take me home' was Bordeaux I think. Which was also a cracking away trip. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Dancer Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 2 minutes ago, geordiesteve710 said: 'Don't take me home' was Bordeaux I think. Which was also a cracking away trip. Always thought it was born from Brugge - Fulham away a few days later. Could be completely wrong - probably am given I was out of it on very strong Belgian beer and some extra-strong party paracetamol for 3 nights Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 7 minutes ago, geordiesteve710 said: 'Don't take me home' was Bordeaux I think. Which was also a cracking away trip. Aye I think it was Bordeaux! We stopped in London for the weekend as we were at Fulham on the Monday night! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 From my own limited experience (Milan and Metz) and conversation with those who barely miss a game, the "big ones" aren't as good trips. Metz was better than Milan, Bilbao better than Barce etc. Also I hope when we do go away our support builds a decent reputation, the sort that drew compliments from the likes of Metz, Bilbao and Bourdeaux. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiesteve710 Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 31 minutes ago, Chicken Dancer said: Always thought it was born from Brugge - Fulham away a few days later. Could be completely wrong - probably am given I was out of it on very strong Belgian beer and some extra-strong party paracetamol for 3 nights brilliant Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 Bruges Square was unreal. What a trip that was. The eurostar then megabus home was BRUTAL though. And I was younger then 😆 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUFC91 Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 Brugge was the birth of geordie boys from africa to the tune of shakira. Shola ameobi Check tiote Papisse cisse Demba ba Geordie boys from africa... Great trip that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Paully said: Aye I think it was Bordeaux! We stopped in London for the weekend as we were at Fulham on the Monday night! Bruges on the ferry home was the first I heard don't take me home like Was none stop for about 3 hours, had me head battered Edited May 16, 2023 by jack j Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 Kharkiv was my favourite trip. Flew from gatwick to madrid then Istanbul with a 10 hour gap in flights or summit mental. Was on edge the whole time I was there like Remember someone lighting a flare in the newfastle end near me and the copper steaming towards me cos the daft cunt had dropped it on the floor. Nearly shit meself Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 It's a bucket list thing for me to do a European away game. Was too young to go to one in the Pardew EL run. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 Hopefully matchday 4 is home, and maybe one other home fixture around that time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 9 hours ago, GeordieDazzler said: Europa league final (either as CL drop outs or if we don’t quite make it is in Dublin). Carnage if we got there @Shak @Decky @Froggy @CFlan @Mike @The other irish posters @Beren Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 1 hour ago, jack j said: Bruges on the ferry home was the first I heard don't take me home like Was none stop for about 3 hours, had me head battered Aye Brugge was the first time I'd heard it. Don't know if Wales were singing it before us though. Always wonder what happened to the bloke who fell down a ludicrously steep set of stairs in one of those bars where everyone was after the match. Got carted off in an ambulance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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