I went to Gateshead in 2010. Last match of the season but we weren't going to make the playoffs whatever happened. Mildly abusive messages on FB from Ebbsfleet supporters when our loss relegated them.

Premier Sport were previously/linked to Setanta.

Premier Sport or Subprime Sport as I used to call them. They were awful.

I remember having a crap journey up to the North East for that conference match in January 2011. The traffic was bad (a Friday afternoon so hardly surprising) and I had been driving for about 7 hours without stopping until I got to the ground. There were only about 120 of us there, it was cold and there was loads of space. My wife and I sat about half way down as those that like to stand congregate towards the back. I was so tired I didn't have the energy to stand. Right before kick off a pissed individual decided to stand right in front of us, despite having the choice of rows and seats that would not block anybody's view. That was my first introduction to one of who became the WHAD presenters. Take a bow Mr Finch!

BE - yeah, that's right. Something like Premier Sports or some such like. I think this may be them [Link]

It was probably that Ratty chap who used to post on here 😀

BBC will pick Jack Wilshere v Robbie Savage as one of their matches.

At 1-2 down Craig Bellamy heard to say “there’s a rat on the pitch and what am I gonna do?”

Rat on pitch!

Anyway, not us though I was astonished our game v Dagenham was picked so you can never be certain.

OI-South Shields v Shrewsbury and Eastleigh v Walsall are a better bet

The hypocrisy on that SOW episode is absolutely astounding. The levels of delusion and self righteousness are frankly mind blowing.

Chelmsford vs Braintree, a nice little derby there

Dog in the Tyne

Stayed at the big lamp brewery Newburn for both gateshead matches.lucky we played that tv game on a Friday as Saturday was so frosty it would of been off ,big spit nearly slipped in the Tyne on a stroll to Wylam Saturday lunchtime

I guess the winners of Brackley and Woking will get TV against Notts County, not many others that are obviously attractive.

BBC 3

Wales leading

LD-Perth and Dennis Wise

Played Sunday league football in Gateshead a few times. Amazing games it was all studs and elbows then beers in the clubhouse afterwards.

6 mill - that Gateshead Friday game was on some piss poor sports channel which I paid to watch - can’t remember name of it

Can you name the place where Como are playing their Serie A match against AC Milan in February? Also who was the Como CEO from 2021 to 2024?

Stayed at the Hilton nice hotel Ivor was there as well lost weekend salard had trouble getting over the railway bridge in Newcastle station helped him out

Went to Gateshead for both our games in the Conference. Horrible place to watch football. A decrepit athletics stadium in a stand miles from the pitch with zero atmosphere. I remember being there on a Friday night and it was freezing. You could see frost developing on the pitch. Not a great draw for them as the crowd will be low, a 600 mile round trip, they'll make no money and they'll probably lose if we have the right mindset and team selection.

yes, Gateshead stadium is Brendan Foster's home ground for running.