You are here: Home > News > Our loony Toon trip
June 9 2025 4.51pm

Our loony Toon trip

January 31 2002

St. James' Park Newcastle

St. James' Park Newcastle

One Palace fan won't forget his trip to Newcastle for the FA Cup match a few weeks ago in a hurry...

Myself, my dad and a couple of mates, flew up to the Newcastle game, with go-fly. My dad booked the tickets on the web, so we landed at 7.40am in complete darkness, all very hungry.

After a few hours wandering around the town and a cooked breakfast later, we ventured into a pub for bang on eleven.

Wearing my colours with pride, a geordie asked us to leave as there were no away fans allowed in the pub, a Wetherspoon's chain I might add.

He wanted us to cancel our food, drink up and go. But after a bit of persuation, he let us have our lunch before we could leave (charming bloke).

So the game commenced and we sang. Saw the best save I have ever seen and a good goal disallowed and had a great time at St James's.

Our return flight home was at five mins past eight. So we had a pint after the game (not in the Wetherspoon's) and made our way to the airport.

We walked to the desk, requesting our tickets for the flight home, only to be told that there was not a plane, never was a plane and never will be a plane at five past eight.

So my dad produced his conformation sheet to the lady and said: "See, look, 08:05."

"Yeah", she replied. "Five past eight this morning!". So we landed at 7.40am and 20 minutes later, our flight home was due to leave.. 20 minutes in Newcastle, are you sure?!

My dad was never any good with the 24 hour clock. So to cut a long story short, my dad kindly paid for a cab, all the way back to London where everyone knows your name, for a small price of £300!

The things us footy fans do for our clubs. The funny thing was we were talking to Kit Symons after the game and the last thing he said to us was, "Have a safe journey home!" Little did he know. Cheers.

Latest Headlines

Palace Talk Forum Latest

Palace potentially denied entry to Europa League?
at 4.38pm by chris123

CPFC Retained/Released List
at 4.30pm by Badger11

Released and Retained Players
at 4.27pm by Badger11

Ismaili Sarr chant
at 4.20pm by Part Time James

An old mans dream?
at 3.51pm by Mr Porko

Naming the new stand.
at 1.47pm by Teddy Eagle

The 1861 nonsense
at 1.30pm by Teddy Eagle

Christian Palace
at 12.09pm by eaglesdare

The Cup
at 9.14pm by Yorkseagle

No Guehi or Wharton in England Squad
at 9.47pm by cryrst

You are here: Home > News > Our loony Toon trip