Chris_R Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 6 minutes ago, bobbydazzla said: 0191 4883188 GET TO THOSE PHONES! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Chris_R said: GET TO THOSE PHONES! “Hello Alan, it’s Bobbydazzla here, I’m a bit nervous about being on the radio, but I just wanted to call in and say to all your listeners, I had a lush time at Metroland with Michelle from Walford. It was only our first date but I think it might be true love. Michelle, if you’re listening, you made my life complete on Metroland rollercoaster. I love you. Will you marry me?” Edited April 5 by bobbydazzla Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Fucking loved Nightowls. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 46 minutes ago, Colos Short and Curlies said: Fucking loved Nightowls. There were times when it was shit and times when it was great. Used to be a bloke called Angus who would ring up with a really crap joke every week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 1 hour ago, Lazarus said: There were times when it was shit and times when it was great. Used to be a bloke called Angus who would ring up with a really crap joke every week. Nightowls was a microcosm of life Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Nightowls was class. Used to be some right heedthebaals ring, and Robson was quite inappropriate at times compared to what you would get away with now. Used to love that quiz he’d do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 James Whale when he was on Metro years ago was very good also Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 Annoying just how much I can remember about Nightowls from 30 years ago without any hesitation, but I can't remember where I've put my hat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 When I was about 4 or 5 I rang Metro to tell a joke live on the airwaves. Paddy MacDee was the DJ. It was recorded on a tape for posterity so I’ve heard it more than a few times. Paddy asked me where I was from but I couldn’t remember, so you can hear me shouting for my mother to ask where we live. Cue much chortling from Paddy. Got sent a Metro FM goody bag with window stickers and various other promo items. Best days of my life Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunk Moreland Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 24 minutes ago, bobbydazzla said: Paddy asked me where I was from but I couldn’t remember, so you can hear me shouting for my mother to ask where we live. Cue much chortling from Paddy. Creased at that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izakaya Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Used to put Nightowls on to fall asleep as a bairn. Alan Robson had such a soothing voice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 I met him when he came for Sunday Lunch at the George in Chollerford. I know he had a rep for being a bit up himself at times but he was on great form that day, tipped pretty well. Also had Frank Clark in one evening for a private function, kept the bar open until 5 am for him and his party, he was decent on the old guitar. Then good ol' Sid Waddell and Jerome Flynn (on separate occasions), refused to be called sir and we're great company. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian1881 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Damn thanks God that we won League Cup otherwise our owners would not have realized that we need bigger stadium than 65k WTF??? . Come on guys give me at least 5k more. Fu... Green Bay, Wi in the US has more than that...I really hope for 75k. Damn please abandon fu.. idea about 65k.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Just say it's 65000 but then build a 75000, there's 10000 tax free tickets a week right there, no-one is going to count them, clubs used to falsify attendance loads back in the day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 2 hours ago, Ben said: Just say it's 65000 but then build a 75000, there's 10000 tax free tickets a week right there, no-one is going to count them, clubs used to falsify attendance loads back in the day. Cash turnstiles? Hair cut while you wait? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 1 hour ago, Groundhog63 said: Cash turnstiles? Hair cut while you wait? Chuck the youngins under the turnstile, sit them on your knee, sorted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 1 hour ago, Ben said: Chuck the youngins under the turnstile, sit them on your knee, sorted. Is that a Jimmy Savile quote ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 9 hours ago, bobbydazzla said: Is that a Jimmy Savile quote ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieT Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 East Stand, oddly given its far from an a architectural masterpiece even amongst those who admire brutalism features on the C20 at Risk List “10 outstanding twentieth and twenty-first century buildings across the UK threatened with demolition, dereliction, or neglect”. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/apr/09/its-unjust-charity-fights-to-save-uks-at-risk-modern-buildings Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT24 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 8 minutes ago, GeordieT said: East Stand, oddly given its far from an a architectural masterpiece even amongst those who admire brutalism features on the C20 at Risk List “10 outstanding twentieth and twenty-first century buildings across the UK threatened with demolition, dereliction, or neglect”. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/apr/09/its-unjust-charity-fights-to-save-uks-at-risk-modern-buildings Oh no, anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 1 hour ago, GeordieT said: East Stand, oddly given its far from an a architectural masterpiece even amongst those who admire brutalism features on the C20 at Risk List “10 outstanding twentieth and twenty-first century buildings across the UK threatened with demolition, dereliction, or neglect”. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/apr/09/its-unjust-charity-fights-to-save-uks-at-risk-modern-buildings Perhaps they can maintain the carbuncle when the rest of the stadium is torn down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 1 hour ago, GeordieT said: East Stand, oddly given its far from an a architectural masterpiece even amongst those who admire brutalism features on the C20 at Risk List “10 outstanding twentieth and twenty-first century buildings across the UK threatened with demolition, dereliction, or neglect”. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/apr/09/its-unjust-charity-fights-to-save-uks-at-risk-modern-buildings There's certainly a couple of fans in that stand with listed historical status. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manorpark Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 3 minutes ago, Fenham Mag said: There's certainly a couple of fans in that stand with listed historical status. Lovely comment, are you a "listed ancient monument" yourself? So much grotty ageism on this forum at times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie1892 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 23 minutes ago, manorpark said: Lovely comment, are you a "listed ancient monument" yourself? So much grotty ageism on this forum at times. Shut up man ya owld bastard Spoiler Dont mean it really :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Broon Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 2 hours ago, GeordieT said: East Stand, oddly given its far from an a architectural masterpiece even amongst those who admire brutalism features on the C20 at Risk List “10 outstanding twentieth and twenty-first century buildings across the UK threatened with demolition, dereliction, or neglect”. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/apr/09/its-unjust-charity-fights-to-save-uks-at-risk-modern-buildings It does have some appreciation among those who admire brutalism: On 07/03/2022 at 17:34, Jackie Broon said: Coincidentally, I've just bought this book called Brutal North for a mate who likes a bit of the old brutalism, I was flicking through it and found this: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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